Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe
🇧🇩 Bangladesh vs 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe won the one-off match
Player of the Match: 🇿🇼 Innocent Kaia (Zimbabwe)
Series Result: Zimbabwe won the one-off match
Match Details
Ground: Harare Sports Club
Toss: Zimbabwe, elected to field first
Series: Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe
Season: 2026
Match Number: Test no. 2625
Match Days: 28, 29, 30 June 2026 – day (5-day match)
Hours of Play: 9.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30
Umpires: 🇿🇦 Allahuddien Paleker, 🇵🇰 Rashid Riaz
TV Umpire: 🇿🇼 Langton Rusere
Reserve Umpire: 🇿🇼 Forster Mutizwa
Match Referee: 🇿🇼 Dave Gilbert
Test Debut: 🇧🇩 Amite Hasan, 🇧🇩 Towhid Hridoy
🇧🇩 Bangladesh 1st Innings
| Batting |
Dismissal |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | c †Tsiga b Nyamhuri | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 |
| Shadman Islam | c Ervine b Evans | 20 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 52.63 |
| Mominul Haque | c Ervine b Nyamhuri | 60 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 74.07 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto (c) | c †Tsiga b Evans | 19 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 26.02 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | b Ngarava | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 42.85 |
| Towhid Hridoy | c †Tsiga b Ngarava | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
| Amite Hasan †| c †Tsiga b Muzarabani | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26.66 |
| Taijul Islam | c †Tsiga b Nyamhuri | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 69.23 |
| Hasan Mahmud | c Bennett b Muzarabani | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Khaled Ahmed | b Nyamhuri | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ebadot Hossain | not out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 6, lb 6, w 2) | 14 | |
| Total | 10 wickets; 47.2 overs | 140 | Run Rate: 2.95 |
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Mahmudul Hasan Joy, 6.2 ov), 2-36 (Shadman Islam, 11.6 ov), 3-113 (Mominul Haque, 33.4 ov), 4-119 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 36.3 ov), 5-125 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 39.4 ov), 6-130 (Towhid Hridoy, 41.5 ov), 7-132 (Amite Hasan, 44.5 ov), 8-140 (Taijul Islam, 45.5 ov), 9-140 (Hasan Mahmud, 46.2 ov), 10-140 (Khaled Ahmed, 47.2 ov)
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Bowling
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NB |
| Richard Ngarava | 10 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1.80 | 1 | 0 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 15 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 1.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 12.2 | 1 | 61 | 4 | 4.94 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Evans | 10 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1st Innings
| Batting |
Dismissal |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
| Innocent Kaia | c Shadman Islam b Taijul Islam | 140 | 227 | 17 | 0 | 61.67 |
| Ben Curran | c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Khaled Ahmed | 42 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 82.35 |
| Brendan Taylor | c †Amite Hasan b Khaled Ahmed | 17 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 31.48 |
| Brian Bennett | c & b Taijul Islam | 59 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 88.05 |
| Craig Ervine | c Hasan Mahmud b Taijul Islam | 60 | 100 | 6 | 1 | 60.00 |
| Tafadzwa Tsiga †| run out (Hasan Mahmud/†Amite Hasan) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Wessly Madhevere | not out | 77 | 108 | 8 | 0 | 71.29 |
| Brad Evans | lbw b Taijul Islam | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | c Towhid Hridoy b Taijul Islam | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Richard Ngarava (c) | b Taijul Islam | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | lbw b Taijul Islam | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 5, w 1) | 7 | |
| Total | 10 wickets; 107.2 overs | 410 | Run Rate: 3.81 |
Fall of wickets: 1-89 (Ben Curran, 16.2 ov), 2-143 (Brendan Taylor, 38.1 ov), 3-250 (Brian Bennett, 61.6 ov), 4-279 (Innocent Kaia, 71.1 ov), 5-280 (Tafadzwa Tsiga, 71.3 ov), 6-382 (Craig Ervine, 97.6 ov), 7-394 (Brad Evans, 101.2 ov), 8-396 (Newman Nyamhuri, 103.3 ov), 9-404 (Richard Ngarava, 105.6 ov), 10-410 (Blessing Muzarabani, 107.2 ov)
🇧🇩 Bangladesh Bowling
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NB |
| Hasan Mahmud | 25 | 2 | 102 | 0 | 4.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Khaled Ahmed | 22 | 3 | 68 | 2 | 3.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebadot Hossain | 20 | 1 | 96 | 0 | 4.80 | 1 | 0 |
| Taijul Islam | 40.2 | 1 | 138 | 7 | 3.42 | 0 | 0 |
🇧🇩 Bangladesh 2nd Innings
| Batting |
Dismissal |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | c Bennett b Muzarabani | 22 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 68.75 |
| Shadman Islam | c Curran b Ngarava | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 81.81 |
| Mominul Haque | c Evans b Muzarabani | 13 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 43.33 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto (c) | b Nyamhuri | 30 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 73.17 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | c †Tsiga b Muzarabani | 34 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 54.83 |
| Towhid Hridoy | c Evans b Muzarabani | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Amite Hasan †| c Ervine b Ngarava | 25 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Taijul Islam | c †Tsiga b Evans | 8 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 34.78 |
| Hasan Mahmud | c Muzarabani b Nyamhuri | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 88.23 |
| Khaled Ahmed | c †Tsiga b Ngarava | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ebadot Hossain | not out | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Extras | (lb 5, w 3) | 8 | |
| Total | 10 wickets; 45 overs | 185 | Run Rate: 4.11 |
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Shadman Islam, 4.2 ov), 2-41 (Mahmudul Hasan Joy, 10.3 ov), 3-46 (Mominul Haque, 12.5 ov), 4-107 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 27.5 ov), 5-117 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 30.4 ov), 6-124 (Towhid Hridoy, 32.3 ov), 7-158 (Taijul Islam, 39.5 ov), 8-162 (Amite Hasan, 40.2 ov), 9-162 (Khaled Ahmed, 40.4 ov), 10-185 (Hasan Mahmud, 44.6 ov)
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Bowling
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NB |
| Richard Ngarava | 9 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 3.55 | 0 | 0 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 17 | 3 | 65 | 4 | 3.82 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Evans | 11 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 5.00 | 2 | 0 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 8 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 |
Match Flow Timeline
Day 1
- Bangladesh 1st innings
- Drinks: Bangladesh – 36/2 in 12.0 overs (Mominul Haque 13)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 1
- Lunch: Bangladesh – 76/2 in 25.0 overs (Mominul Haque 41, Najmul Hossain Shanto 9)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (Mominul Haque 35, Najmul Hossain Shanto 12, Ex 3)
- Mominul Haque: 50 off 64 balls (11 x 4)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 29.4 overs (178 balls), Extras 9
- Drinks: Bangladesh – 119/4 in 36.3 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 4)
- Innings Break: Bangladesh – 140/10 in 47.2 overs (Ebadot Hossain 0)
- Tea: Bangladesh – 140/10 in 47.2 overs (Ebadot Hossain 0)
- Zimbabwe 1st innings
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (I Kaia 23, BJ Curran 27, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe – 77/0 in 13.2 overs (I Kaia 43, BJ Curran 33)
- I Kaia: 50 off 61 balls (6 x 4)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 22.2 overs (134 balls), Extras 1
- End Of Day: Zimbabwe – 136/1 in 34.0 overs (I Kaia 76, BRM Taylor 17)
Day 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 119 balls (I Kaia 31, BRM Taylor 17, Ex 2)
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 40.2 overs (242 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Zimbabwe – 186/2 in 47.0 overs (I Kaia 103, BJ Bennett 20)
- I Kaia: 100 off 153 balls (13 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (I Kaia 23, BJ Bennett 26, Ex 1)
- Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 49.6 overs (300 balls), Extras 4
- BJ Bennett: 50 off 54 balls (8 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 120 balls (I Kaia 44, BJ Bennett 57, Ex 1)
- Lunch: Zimbabwe – 249/2 in 61.0 overs (I Kaia 127, BJ Bennett 59)
- Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 61.4 overs (370 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: Zimbabwe – 293/5 in 75.0 overs (CR Ervine 19, W Madhevere 11)
- Zimbabwe: 300 runs in 77.1 overs (463 balls), Extras 4
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (CR Ervine 26, W Madhevere 22, Ex 2)
- Zimbabwe: 350 runs in 87.6 overs (528 balls), Extras 6
- Tea: Zimbabwe – 350/5 in 88.0 overs (CR Ervine 49, W Madhevere 36)
- CR Ervine: 50 off 75 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- W Madhevere: 50 off 76 balls (5 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 154 balls (CR Ervine 43, W Madhevere 55, Ex 3)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe – 399/8 in 105.0 overs (W Madhevere 66, R Ngarava 3)
- Zimbabwe: 400 runs in 105.2 overs (632 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe – 410/10 in 107.2 overs (W Madhevere 77)
- Bangladesh 2nd innings
- End Of Day: Bangladesh – 40/1 in 9.0 overs (Mahmudul Hasan Joy 21, Mominul Haque 9)
Day 3
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Bangladesh – 87/3 in 22.0 overs (Najmul Hossain Shanto 21, Mushfiqur Rahim 20)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls (Najmul Hossain Shanto 23, Mushfiqur Rahim 22, Ex 5)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 26.3 overs (159 balls), Extras 6
- Lunch: Bangladesh – 117/5 in 30.4 overs (Towhid Hridoy 2)
- Bangladesh: 150 runs in 36.3 overs (219 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: Bangladesh – 174/9 in 43.0 overs (Hasan Mahmud 8, Ebadot Hossain 8)
- End Of Match: Bangladesh – 185 all out (45 overs) – Zimbabwe won by an innings and 85 runs
