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00:12Hello, wherever you may be in this beautiful world, we welcome you to Harare Sports Club,
00:17where Zimbabwe will play Bangladesh in a once-off test match.
00:22Richard Ngarrava in his first test match as captain wins the toss and he decides to bowl first.
00:32We'll have a look at the Bangladesh side first that will be batting.
00:36It'll be Nazmal Hussain Shanto, the skipper, Omadul Joy, Islam, Omadul Hak,
00:43where Zimbabwe, Ben Curran will be at the top.
00:46Nissen Kahir back in the side.
00:48Brendan Taylor will be in at number three.
00:51Brian Bennett, there's a surprise for you.
00:53And will he bat at number four or will he open?
00:56Craig Irvin, who's relinquished the captaincy.
00:59And then we go into Ziga.
01:00And a welcome return to Wesley Mardevera, who's in a good vein of form.
01:05Brad Evans, Newman Yamouri, Richard Ngarrava in his first test match and blessing Muzarabani.
01:20And Bangladesh are up and running.
01:26Oh, up-ish.
01:28But it finds the gap.
01:31It's a outfield, the first boundary of the test match.
01:42Well, not happy with that decision.
01:44The batter maybe feels he's got something from the bat while it hit the pad.
01:48But that jagged it quickly.
01:51And that's the result you can get when you ball a touch fuller,
01:54which has been missing with that new ball and the two ballers who've operated before this.
02:00More than likely because he's felt he hasn't asked the right questions early on.
02:05On a pitch where you expect the ball to do that.
02:08Move around.
02:09That looks like it's brushed the glove.
02:11Ziga takes a comfortable catch.
02:13And young Yamouri takes Zimbabwe's first wicket of the test match.
02:19Mabudul Hassan Joy goes for two.
02:21Bangladesh six for one.
02:25Yeah, it had to be put away.
02:28A full toss outside off and just had to show the back with that pace on.
02:35Yeah, again, a lot fuller, but the width is the problem.
02:38That's just allowing Mabudul to lean into that drive and play it at will.
02:45Just ramp that.
02:47Too short on that occasion.
02:48He knows very well he can control it.
02:53It's a bit of a rash shot, but he'll take that.
02:57He's flown over.
02:58Slips for another boundary there for Shadman.
03:06Yeah, not really sure what Muzurbani is trying to do here
03:10because he's just gone way too short and he's providing width as well.
03:16Gone!
03:20How often does Brad Evans do this when he's asked to do a job with the ball for Zimbabwe?
03:28Told you that his bowling looks a lot more organized than the man he replaced.
03:34Just keeping just outside off and a little bit of a reaction from the batter tells you about that extra
03:39bit of bounce also.
03:41But that is such a good corridor.
03:44First up, new over and he takes that big wicket of Shadman.
03:48Bangladesh are 36 for two and it's also time for tricks.
03:55I want to get the groupings right at him, don't you?
04:02Just over 60 in the last 18 months of cricket.
04:09I'll pitch for a moment.
04:11It's hard, well-timed.
04:14He'll pick up a boundary.
04:19Doesn't play with a great deal of confidence, but I think he'll get a boundary.
04:22Yep, he does.
04:24And that brings up the 50 for Bangladesh.
04:28Doesn't look comfortable at all, but it's off the middle of the bat.
04:34Outside edge.
04:36Now it looks like that's been put down.
04:40Ben Curran.
04:43Diving away to his right.
04:45Not able to hold on to that one.
04:49Lovely.
04:51This time on the onside.
04:54It just looks a mere defensive push.
04:58But look at the timing from Mominalak.
05:05That will run away.
05:06Nyamuri puts in the effort.
05:08A great effort down at.
05:09Fine leg, but he won't save the boundary.
05:11So 20 overs gone.
05:14Bangladesh moving along nicely now.
05:19Nicely done.
05:21And for the first time today,
05:23just walks down the wicket,
05:24picks the gap beautifully in front of Square on the onside.
05:274 to end the 24th.
05:2876 for two.
05:31Across formats.
05:33Again,
05:34the only thing you feel
05:37what he's been doing
05:38when he pitches it up
05:39or balls fully
05:40allows that width also outside of.
05:50That went a long way down the leg side.
05:58There you go.
06:00Easy as you like.
06:02It'll be a boundary.
06:03It'll also be
06:03momental hucks 28 test match 50.
06:07And the kind of form he's in
06:09is his sixth 50
06:10in the last five test matches.
06:18Yeah, you wouldn't mind that
06:20as a as a bowler.
06:23Make them play.
06:29Well, again, not the first time
06:31we've seen that flashy bat from
06:34Momino.
06:34It earns him the boundary.
06:38This time it's straight into the hound
06:41and he pouches it.
06:45And it's the big wicket,
06:46the very big wicket.
06:47We were just talking about Momino
06:49and his performances
06:50over the last 18 months
06:53and another 50 to his name.
06:57The
07:00legit delivery is good.
07:01He has something behind the line,
07:03but it's the extra bounce,
07:04the extra pace
07:05and very straightforward.
07:07Greg Irwin at second slips
07:09takes the catch.
07:12He has to go
07:13for playing a good hand.
07:15Gone for 60.
07:16It's one one three for three.
07:22Then he decides to
07:23go for the short one.
07:27Touching the
07:29thing is done well here.
07:31Well,
07:32we'll have to wait and see.
07:34Nope.
07:35Boundary.
07:40Can you believe it?
07:41He goes down the wicket
07:42out of the blue
07:43and he's got an inside edge.
07:49I think it's an understanding
07:51that Brad Evans,
07:52he's gotten
07:53his second delivery
07:55of this spell, right?
07:56He's the danger man
07:57bowling in those areas.
07:59Wants to force him
08:00off that good length
08:01and plays a little bit
08:04slightly wild shot
08:05and characteristic
08:06from Chanton.
08:07He's angry with himself.
08:08He's gone for 19
08:10from 73
08:11and at 119 for four.
08:14Then he'll score.
08:16Oh,
08:17that was a chance.
08:18I built so much up.
08:21It was an opportunity there.
08:23Don't know if it
08:24bounced off the surface.
08:25That looked like a catch.
08:31Bowled him.
08:33Don't worry about the drop
08:34catch a couple of deliveries
08:35ago because Ngarava's
08:37got the in-swinger
08:38through the defenses
08:39of Mushfiku Raheem.
08:42That's a perfect yoga.
08:44You can click
08:45a screenshot
08:46if you have your phone.
08:47That has just gone
08:48through the defense,
08:49the solid defense
08:50of Mushfiku Raheem.
08:53Off stump uprooted.
08:54The captain says,
08:55I'm going to have it my way.
08:56Don't need fielders.
08:57Mushfiku goes for nine.
08:59125
08:59for five.
09:04Gone, gone, gone.
09:05Yes.
09:06No problems whatsoever.
09:08Rashid Riyaz puts his hand up.
09:10It's the good areas.
09:11It's the length
09:12you were talking about
09:13that's bringing in
09:14the results for Zimbabwe.
09:17And that one
09:18was dying on him
09:19as it carried through.
09:22No problems
09:23with the front foot
09:23from Ngarava.
09:24It's just a little tickle.
09:27He's literally
09:28still got his foot
09:29moving towards the ball
09:30when it's going
09:30past the bat.
09:33Zimbabwe continue
09:34to just chip away
09:35at this Bangladesh
09:36batting lineup.
09:37Ridoi gone for three.
09:39Big trouble
09:40for Bangladesh.
09:40It's 130 for six.
09:45Edged
09:46and taken.
09:49And that's his first one.
09:51Lessing Zadabani
09:52has been outstanding.
09:54He's taken him
09:5613 overs
09:57and four deliveries
09:58to get his first wicket.
10:00That has
10:01got something
10:02behind the line.
10:03Just again
10:04as the fuller length
10:05isn't it drawing.
10:06Ahmed Toussaint
10:07onto the front foot
10:08and the extra bounce
10:09makes an easy catch
10:11for Jafat Swatsika.
10:15On his debut
10:16he's four from 15.
10:18Bangladesh are
10:19132 for seven.
10:23And yeah
10:24does it find the gap?
10:25Yes it does.
10:27Much needed runs.
10:34This is the danger
10:35though.
10:36And Zimbabwe will have
10:37to avert here
10:38because if you're
10:39over pitching
10:40and you're trying
10:40too hard
10:41you create
10:42scoring opportunities.
10:45Edge then taken.
10:48Yet another one falls.
10:51Yamori.
10:54He's got something
10:55behind the line
10:55so this is going to count.
10:58And it's off the outside edge
10:59and diving forward
11:01to Siga for the second time.
11:03Takes a very good catch
11:04coming forward.
11:06He's gone for nine
11:08and Bangladesh
11:09are 140 for eight.
11:12Oh he's found
11:12the outside edge again
11:13as it carried.
11:15Brian Bennett
11:15doesn't put down many
11:17and he holds on
11:18to give Muzadabani
11:19his second.
11:22Catching has been good.
11:23We've seen one go down
11:25but when you can
11:26complement good bowling
11:28with good catching
11:29you'll put your opponents
11:30under pressure.
11:33It's an excellent
11:34phase of play
11:35for Zimbabwe.
11:36Not so good
11:36for Bangladesh.
11:37Gone without scoring.
11:39140 for nine.
11:40And he's gone
11:43better than that.
11:44He's taken
11:45his fourth wicket
11:46as Zimbabwe
11:47have brought
11:48the Bangladesh
11:48innings to a close
11:50at 140 all out.
11:52Bold.
11:54And it's so good
11:55by the young man
11:58a bit expensive
12:00some would say
12:01but very effective
12:02today.
12:05He's come on
12:07leaps and bounds
12:08a few technical
12:10changes to his
12:11bowling action
12:11over the last
12:13seven to eight months
12:14Newman-Yamuri
12:15and he's put on
12:17a show with the ball
12:18today.
12:18Four for 61.
12:21You look at
12:22the batting card
12:23Shadman with 20
12:25Momino with 60
12:27the skipper
12:28with 19
12:29and the rest
12:30is single digits.
12:32Bowlers
12:32two for Ngarava
12:34two for Mzarabani
12:36four for Newman-Yamuri
12:38and two for Evans.
12:40Pick of the bowlers
12:41Newman-Yamuri.
12:42Mamut to
12:43Kaya.
12:49And it's a very good
12:50off-through
12:50to a 20-time.
12:54Goes on the pull shot.
12:56It's not all that
12:57short but wow
12:58what lovely
12:59execution from Kaya.
13:04Outside edge.
13:06It's thick.
13:07It flies over the
13:08cordon.
13:09Karen gets four.
13:14Nicely handled there.
13:16Plays it in front of
13:17square on the
13:17onside.
13:18Boundary for Kaya.
13:22Oh that was a
13:23very very loose
13:24shot.
13:25If he was trying
13:26to play that
13:27should have
13:28probably made
13:28sure that it
13:29goes way over
13:30that slip
13:30cordon.
13:33Well this time
13:35he can afford
13:35to do that
13:36knowing that
13:36there's nobody
13:37in the deep
13:38behind the
13:38square.
13:45Should be a
13:46boundary.
13:48Went very very
13:49fine.
13:49No chance
13:49for that
13:50wide
13:50fine leg
13:51fielder
13:51to cut it
13:52off.
13:56And counting.
13:58That's a good
13:58shot off the
13:59back foot.
14:00Standing tall
14:01controlling
14:01that bounce
14:02there.
14:02It's a proper
14:03cricketing shot
14:04to end the
14:04over.
14:0558 for
14:05no loss.
14:09Nicely driven
14:10the length
14:11was available
14:11and he
14:12was on it
14:13in a flash.
14:19Shot again
14:19runs again
14:22Zimbabwe
14:23are on to
14:24a very good
14:25start here.
14:29He's really
14:30starting to
14:31turn it
14:32on isn't
14:32he?
14:33Shot from
14:34Innocent
14:34Cair.
14:38Now that
14:39is a good
14:39shot.
14:41There's a
14:42sweeper
14:42who's back
14:43but it
14:43struck so
14:44well
14:44that he's
14:45not going
14:45to get
14:45there.
14:48Outside
14:49edge
14:49and he's
14:50gone.
14:51The
14:52previous
14:52delivery
14:53went past
14:53the outside
14:54edge.
14:54This
14:55one
14:55takes
14:55it.
14:58Front
14:58foot
14:58looks
14:59good.
14:59Yes.
15:01Zimbabwe
15:01are losing
15:02there first
15:03here.
15:03Wonderful
15:04change in
15:05line.
15:05A little
15:05straighter.
15:06A little
15:07shorter.
15:08Ben
15:08Karen
15:09fends
15:09it to
15:09second
15:10slip.
15:11He's
15:11gone
15:12for
15:1242.
15:13Good
15:13catch
15:14from
15:14Shanto
15:14and
15:1589
15:15for
15:16one.
15:18And
15:19in
15:19this
15:19situation
15:20nice
15:20shot.
15:21Nice
15:21shot.
15:21Couple
15:22of
15:22runs
15:22will
15:22get
15:23the
15:23score
15:23get
15:24past
15:24hundred.
15:25This
15:25time
15:26it's
15:26Brendan
15:27Taylor
15:27he'll
15:27come
15:27back
15:27for
15:28the
15:28third.
15:29This
15:29has
15:29been
15:29good
15:30batting.
15:36Yeah
15:36just
15:36a shade
15:37of that
15:37confidence
15:38that
15:38we've
15:38seen
15:38from
15:38Innocent
15:39Cair
15:39all
15:40through
15:40his
15:40innings.
15:46That
15:46might
15:46go
15:46to
15:47the
15:47boundary
15:47the
15:47man
15:47has
15:47always
15:48been
15:48very
15:48wide
15:50probably
15:50second
15:51or third
15:51time
15:52Kaya
15:52has
15:52got
15:52some
15:53runs
15:53there.
15:56That's
15:56a little
15:56inside
15:57edge
15:57it's
15:57going
15:58to
15:58go
15:58down
15:58to
15:58the
15:58boundary
15:59and
16:00Kaya
16:00gets
16:01another
16:01boundary
16:01leg
16:02side.
16:07It
16:07could
16:07be
16:08a
16:08couple
16:08of
16:08runs
16:08here.
16:13And
16:13they're
16:13coming
16:13back
16:14for
16:14the
16:14third.
16:14That's
16:15really
16:15good
16:15running.
16:16Very
16:17good
16:17running
16:17there.
16:18was
16:18Brendan
16:18Skoll
16:19to
16:19come
16:19back
16:19for
16:20the
16:20third.
16:21And
16:21the
16:21finish
16:22off
16:23136
16:23for
16:23one.
16:24The
16:24trail
16:25is
16:25still
16:25by
16:25four.
16:26But
16:27that
16:28will
16:28be
16:28the
16:28end
16:28of
16:28the
16:28day's
16:29play.
16:30And
16:30what
16:31a
16:31performance
16:31from
16:31Innocent
16:32Kaya.
16:33Concentration
16:34levels
16:34right
16:35up
16:35there.
16:36Focus
16:36right
16:37up
16:37there.
16:37And
16:38his
16:38job
16:38well
16:39done
16:39on
16:40day
16:40one.
16:41Quick
16:41look
16:42at
16:42what
16:42we've
16:43witnessed
16:43today.
16:44Bangladesh
16:44put
16:44into
16:44bat.
16:45They
16:45were
16:4576
16:46for
16:46two
16:46at
16:47lunch
16:47and
16:48after
16:48that
16:48they
16:48lost
16:48six
16:49or
16:49eight
16:50wickets
16:50for
16:50just
16:5127
16:51runs.
16:52Wrapped
16:52up
16:52at
16:52140.
16:53Moment
16:54will
16:54look
16:54good
16:54for
16:54a
16:5460
16:55but
16:55career
16:55best
16:56for
16:56Naimuri
16:57four
16:58for
16:5861
16:58and
16:59then
16:59reply
16:59a
17:00strong
17:00opening
17:01partnership
17:01between
17:02Kaya
17:02and
17:03Karan
17:03and
17:04Kaya
17:04still
17:04around
17:05there
17:0576
17:05not
17:06out
17:06Zimbabwe
17:06trailed
17:07by
17:07four
17:08runs
17:08at
17:08the
17:08end
17:09of
17:09the
17:09day's
17:09play.
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