15/07Result
1st T20I, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Jul 15 2026
Zimbabwe won by 32 runs
Player of the Match
Richard Ngarava
Richard NgaravaZimbabwe
15/07Result
1st T20I, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Jul 15 2026
Zimbabwe won by 32 runs
Player of the Match
Richard Ngarava
Richard NgaravaZimbabwe

END OF OVER:
19 | (wicket maiden) | BAN: 138/10 (33 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.26, RRR: 33.00)

  • Taskin Ahmed4 (1b)
  • Blessing Muzarabani4-1-17-4
  • Richard Ngarava4-0-26-4

Zimbabwe go 1-0 up in the T20Is after clinching the Test and the ODI series earlier. They will fancy wrapping it up in the next game. We sign off from this one, though. Good night and take care!

Sikandar Raza: "This was a 150-odd wicket. So for us to go above par was the positive. Fielding, eight out of ten. When it comes to the bowling, we were spot on. There were a lot of positives in all departments. It's nice that Brian is in a positive frame of mind. We gave him all the confidence he needed. Muzarabani and Ngarava have been clinical for a very long time. The World Cup was a real eye opener as to where we need to get better. Very happy [to go 1-0 up]... in Bulawayo you don't get too many opportunities to take ten wickers. The buzz is good. How do we get better [after the World Cup]? There are a few things we have identified."

Richard Ngarava is the Player of the Match: "I don't know what too say too much, to be honest. Happy that the team came out with a win. Feeling quite nice there. Everyone was prepared to defend that total. Nice to have everyone contributing. Bulawayo's pitch was quite slow off the deck. Quite happy that I managed to adjust there. It was quite nice everyone chipped in. Really nice."

Towhid Hridoy: "We need to work on some things. These are better conditions. Very good wicket to bat on. We were in very good shape. As a batting unit, we didn't bat well. Nahid is a very good bowler, and we know his ability very well. When we are chasing 170-180, we need a big partnership or two at the top."

Time for the presentations

4pm Yet another convincing performance by Zimbabwe. They have humbled Bangladesh in almost all games, including this one, which they've clinched by a good margin. Once again, their fast bowlers put them on top after Bennett and Evans propelled Zimbabwe to 170. Muzarabani, Ngarava and co continue to be the difference between the sides. Hang around for the presentations.

18.6
W
Muzarabani to Nahid Rana, OUT, bowled him!! The off stump comes off. Muzarabani is pumped up. Zimbabwe win by 32 runs. A yorker on off, and that's too good for Nahid. The length was too full for his attempted swing of the bat, and he was nowhere close to getting a touch

Nahid Rana b Muzarabani 0 (4m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

18.5
0
Muzarabani to Nahid Rana, no run, short of a length outside off again. Nahid has a pull but is beaten
18.4
0
Muzarabani to Nahid Rana, no run, yorker slanting on leg. Nahid looks to hoick but misses, and the ball goes past the leg stump
18.3
0
Muzarabani to Nahid Rana, no run, beaten again. The ball flies off a length on the stumps, as Nahid looked to heave across the line but was beaten
18.2
0
Muzarabani to Nahid Rana, no run, extra bounce off a short of a length just outside off. Nahid backed away to try and swat, but missed

Nahid is the last batter.

18.1
W
Muzarabani to Nasum Ahmed, OUT, taken after the ball is sent up a hundred miles in the air. The man came in from deep square leg, and kept waiting and waiting, before the ball dipped on to him. Muzarabani bowled it short, and Nasum went for the pull after making room. But he got a top edge, and sent the ball way up

Nasum Ahmed c Musekiwa b Muzarabani 2 (6m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | BAN: 138/8 (33 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.66, RRR: 16.50)

  • Taskin Ahmed4 (1b)
  • Nasum Ahmed2 (2b)
  • Richard Ngarava4-0-26-4
  • Blessing Muzarabani3-0-17-2
17.6
4
Ngarava to Taskin Ahmed, FOUR, flung away to deep midwicket. Taskin made room, and Ngarava followed. The ball was on a length, and slanting in towards leg. Taskin had a heave, and got four off the inside half of the bat

Taskin.

17.5
W
Ngarava to Mohammad Saifuddin, OUT, caught at fine leg. Another wicket for Ngarava. The short ball gets him a wicket again. He bangs this on the pitch on middle and off, and Saifuddin swivels while pulling. The ball takes off from the top edge, and is taken comfortably by Shumba

Mohammad Saifuddin c Shumba b Ngarava 1 (8m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25

17.5
1w
Ngarava to Mohammad Saifuddin, 1 wide, another slower ball, but this is called wide. It is full and outside leg, and Saifuddin has a swipe but is beaten
17.4
1
Ngarava to Nasum Ahmed, 1 run, really slow from Ngarava. He bowls this full on off, and Nasum backs away to nudge it towards extra cover
17.3
1
Ngarava to Mohammad Saifuddin, 1 run, lovely bowling. Short ball followed by a yorker. This arrives bang on middle, and Saifuddin gets an inside edge towards square leg as he looks to jam at it
17.2
1
Ngarava to Nasum Ahmed, 1 run, takes his eyes off the ball, but still manages to get bat on it. Short delivery nearly cramping Nasum, who backs away a bit, and he pulls on a few bounces to the man at deep square leg

Nasum at No. 9.

17.1
W
Ngarava to Yasir Ali, OUT, strikes first ball. This should be it for Bangladesh. He goes for the swat off this short delivery climbing slightly wide of off, but ends up skying the ball miles up. Evans, at extra cover, backtracks to take it with a reverse cup

Yasir Ali c Evans b Ngarava 54 (60m 38b 2x4 3x6) SR: 142.1

Ngarava back.

END OF OVER:
17 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 130/6 (41 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.64, RRR: 13.66)

  • Mohammad Saifuddin0 (2b)
  • Yasir Ali54 (37b)
  • Blessing Muzarabani3-0-17-2
  • Brad Evans3-0-22-0
16.6
0
Muzarabani to Mohammad Saifuddin, no run, extra bounce, and Saifuddin is beaten again. Short of a length around off, and he tries the pull but the ball goes over his bat
16.5
0
Muzarabani to Mohammad Saifuddin, no run, tries the big heave first ball, but misses. Short delivery and he skips down, but is beaten

Saifuddin.

16.4
W
Muzarabani to Mahedi Hasan, OUT, got him!! Dropped last ball, but Mahedi doesn't last long. He got across the stumps early, and Muzarabani followed. The latter went on a fullish length and wide of off, and Mahedi ended up slicing it to mid-off

Mahedi Hasan c Sikandar Raza b Muzarabani 19 (31m 18b 3x4 0x6) SR: 105.55

16.3
4
Muzarabani to Mahedi Hasan, FOUR, top edge... and a chance is fluffed!! It's also four to add to the pain. Ngarava was at a straightish fine leg, but seemed to have moved a bit too much to his left. He dropped the catch in the end, and the ball dropped off
16.2
1
Muzarabani to Yasir Ali, 1 run, he makes room, and Muzarabani follows. The ball is very full and outside leg, and Yasir clips to fine leg off the inside half of the bat

Bangladesh's required rate now 12 runs an over.

16.1
1
Muzarabani to Mahedi Hasan, 1 run, short in length, and just outside off. Ramped to deep third

Muzarabani back.

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Bangladesh 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st25Saif HassanTanzid Hasan
2nd5Tanzid HasanParvez Hossain Emon
3rd4Towhid HridoyParvez Hossain Emon
4th39Yasir AliTowhid Hridoy
5th5Nurul HasanYasir Ali
6th52Yasir AliMahedi Hasan
7th0Yasir AliMohammad Saifuddin
8th4Nasum AhmedMohammad Saifuddin
9th4Nasum AhmedTaskin Ahmed
10th0Taskin AhmedNahid Rana