Zimbabwe VS Bangladesh, 1st Test, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe 2026 - Live Cricket Score, ball by ball Commentary

1st Test, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe 2026

ZIMBABWE BEAT BANGLADESH BY AN INNINGS AND 85 RUNS
MATCH ENDED

Bangladesh
140/10 (47.2) & 185/10 (45.0)

VS

Zimbabwe
410/10 (107.2)

Match Information Desktop Scorecard

Toss	Zimbabwe elected to field
Match Status	Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by an innings and 85 runs Match Ended
Umpires	Allahudien Paleker (SA), Rashid Riaz (PAK) and Langton Rusere (ZIM)
Man of the Match	Innocent Kaia

Bangladesh (140/10 in 47.2 ovs)

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mahmudul Hasan Joy c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Newman Nyamhuri	2	17	0	0	12
Shadman Islam c Craig Ervine b Brad Evans	20	38	3	0	53
Mominul Haque c Craig Ervine b Newman Nyamhuri	60	81	12	0	74
Najmul Hossain Shanto c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Brad Evans	19	73	2	0	26
Mushfiqur Rahim b Richard Ngarava	9	21	2	0	43
Towhid Hridoy c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Richard Ngarava	3	16	0	0	19
Amite Hasan c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Blessing Muzarabani	4	15	0	0	27
Taijul Islam c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Newman Nyamhuri	9	13	2	0	69
Hasan Mahmud c Brian Bennett b Blessing Muzarabani	0	3	0	0	0
Khaled Ahmed b Newman Nyamhuri	0	3	0	0	0
Ebadot Hossain not out	0	4	0	0	0

Extras	(b 6, lb 6, w 2, nb 0)				14
Total	(Wicket 10, Overs 47.2)				140
(2.96 runs per over)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Richard Ngarava	10	4	18	2	1.80
Blessing Muzarabani	15	8	19	2	1.26
Newman Nyamhuri	12.2	1	61	4	4.94
Brad Evans	10	4	30	2	3.00

Zimbabwe (410/10 in 107.2 ovs)

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Innocent Kaia c Shadman Islam b Taijul Islam	140	227	17	0	62
Ben Curran c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Khaled Ahmed	42	51	5	0	82
Brendan Taylor c Amite Hasan b Khaled Ahmed	17	54	0	0	31
Brian Bennett c & b Taijul Islam	59	67	9	0	88
Craig Ervine c Hasan Mahmud b Taijul Islam	60	100	6	1	60
Tafadzwa Tsiga run out (Hasan Mahmud / Amite Hasan)	1	2	0	0	50
Wessly Madhevere not out	77	108	8	0	71
Brad Evans lbw b Taijul Islam	4	10	0	0	40
Newman Nyamhuri c Towhid Hridoy b Taijul Islam	0	11	0	0	0
Richard Ngarava b Taijul Islam	3	11	0	0	27
Blessing Muzarabani lbw b Taijul Islam	0	3	0	0	0

Extras	(b 1, lb 5, w 1, nb 0)				7
Total	(Wicket 10, Overs 107.2)				410
(3.82 runs per over)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Hasan Mahmud	25	2	102	0	4.08
Khaled Ahmed	22	3	68	2	3.09
Ebadot Hossain	20	1	96	0	4.80
Taijul Islam	40.2	1	138	7	3.42

Bangladesh (185/10 in 45.0 ovs)

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mahmudul Hasan Joy c Brian Bennett b Blessing Muzarabani	22	32	2	0	69
Shadman Islam c Ben Curran b Richard Ngarava	9	11	1	0	82
Mominul Haque c Brad Evans b Blessing Muzarabani	13	30	2	0	43
Najmul Hossain Shanto b Newman Nyamhuri	30	41	4	0	73
Mushfiqur Rahim c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Blessing Muzarabani	34	62	4	0	55
Towhid Hridoy c Brad Evans b Blessing Muzarabani	9	17	1	0	53
Amite Hasan c Craig Ervine b Richard Ngarava	25	25	5	0	100
Taijul Islam c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Brad Evans	8	23	1	0	35
Hasan Mahmud c Blessing Muzarabani b Newman Nyamhuri	15	17	3	0	88
Khaled Ahmed c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Richard Ngarava	0	2	0	0	0
Ebadot Hossain not out	12	10	2	0	120

Extras	(b 0, lb 5, w 3, nb 0)				8
Total	(Wicket 10, Overs 45.0)				185
(4.11 runs per over)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Richard Ngarava	9	1	32	3	3.55
Blessing Muzarabani	17	3	65	4	3.82
Brad Evans	11	1	55	1	5.00
Newman Nyamhuri	8	0	28	2	3.50

Team Sqaud

Bangladesh

Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Amite Hasan (w), Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain

Zimbabwe

Ben Curran, Innocent Kaia, Brendan Taylor, Brian Bennett, Craig Ervine, Tafadzwa Tsiga (w), Wessly Madhevere, Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava (c), Blessing Muzarabani