ZIM vs BAN 3rd ODI Live Commentary - Harare (11 July 2026)

Short of a length, over middle and leg, Masakadza takes his eyes off the ball and gets hit on the chest.

Good length on leg, tucked down in front of mid-wicket for a single.

Fractionally short and outside off, cut away in front of point for a single.

Tossed up, a bit fuller and on off, Evans strides ahead to defend.

FOUR! Almost went all the way. Tossed up again, full and on off, Brad Evans slog-sweeps with the turn and hits it flat and to the left of deep square leg for a one-bounce boundary.

SIX! That's massive! Floated up on a dragged length, but Brad Evans dances down the track and thwacks it a long way over cow corner for a biggie.

Shorter in length, turning in, Evans hops back to make a leave but gets hit on the thigh pad.

Nagging length, at the batter. Evans steps out to work it away but fails to do so.

Flatter one on the pads, tucked down to short fine leg for a quick single.

OUT! TAKEN! Wessly Madhevere is absolutely distraught. Tanvir Islam just drags the length back, floating it up around middle. Madhevere presses back to flick but the ball stops on him and turns away. Madhevere is caught on the crease and the ball takes the top edge to lob over short extra cover, where Mehidy Hasan Miraz scampers back and takes it brilliantly over his head.

Tossed up on off, Wellington Masakadza blocks it off.

Bowled flatter now, darted into the pads, Masakadza nudges it away to square leg.

Fuller in length, on the pads, Masakadza turns it just behind square leg and picks up a single.

That is another ripper from Tanvir to finish his spell. Nagging length, drifted into off, but the ball pitches and turns away with some extra bounce. Brad Evans is left bamboozled. Islam ends with figures of 10-0-37-2!

Short of a length, angled into the body, Madhevere awkwardly fends it off his gloves to the leg side and scampers across for the single.

Short ball again, at the bodyline, sovelled down to fine leg for a single.

Pitched fuller on off, Madhevere leans on to defend.

FOUR! The runs are starting to flow a bit now for Zimbabwe. Banged in well short over middle and leg, Madhevere gets on his toes, reaches up and ramps it over the keeper, towards fine leg for a boundary.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries to bring up the 150 for Zimbabwe. Short ball outside off, Madhevere charges at the delivery and slashes it between deep third and deep point for four more runs.

Good length, in the channel, Madhevere blocks it in front of point.

Bowled back of a length, around off, Madhevere gets on his toes and stabs it through mid on for a single.

Good delivery. Pitched full and outside off, draws the drive from the batter and gets it to swing late and beat the outside edge.

Short ball on middle, Evans swivels inside the line and flat-bats the pull to deep mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! Hammered away. Overpitched and outside off, Wessly Madhevere puts it away with disdain, getting it through covers for a boundary.

Good work in the deep, but that's an easy three for the batters. Length ball on the pads, Madhevere tucks it away well behind square leg. Soumya Sarkar runs to his right from deep square leg and dives to save the boundary.

PUT DOWN! A sharp return catch, and Mohammad Saifuddin has spilled it. Low full toss on off, Brad Evans punches it straight back. Saifuddin tries to cling on with both hands but fumbles it down to his left.

FOUR! Well controlled in the end. Tossed up around off, Brad Evans comes down the track, doesn't quite get to the pitch of the ball, but keeps his shape and just punches it uppishly to the right of mid off and picks up a boundary.

Bowled flatter and on off, Evans keeps it out.

Tossed up on off, turning into the pads. Evans looks to step out but ends up padding it on the leg side.

WIDE! Round-arm delivery, turns just down the leg side. Evans leaves it alone.

Floated up on the pads, worked away around the corner on the leg side for a single.

Slightly short and outside off, hit away off the back foot and past point for one more.

Flatter delivery, in line with the stumps, Evans solidly blocks it off.

Short of a length and around off, Madhevere gets on his toes to cut but gets an inside edge onto the leg side.

Hard length on off, Madhevere looks to pull but the length isn't short enough and he gets an inside edge back onto the thigh pad.

Short of a length, over middle, Madhevere hangs back and smacks it down the ground, to the left of mid on and picks up a couple of runs.

Back of a length, over the stumps, Madhevere rises up with the bounce and keeps it down towards mid-wicket.

Good length around off, Madhevere just blocks it down the pitch.

A few inches shorter than the last ball, around off, Madhevere presses back to defend. Zimbabwe are 124/6 with 13 overs remaining.

Floated up on middle, worked away to mid-wicket.

FIFTY for Wessly Madhevere. What a fighting knock this has been. Dragged short on off, punched off the back foot for a single down to long on.

No run, a gentle push by the batter but cannot pierce the gap.

On the pads, swept away through backward square leg for a single.

FOUR! That's there to be hit and Wessly Madhevere puts it away. Dropped way too short and on leg, Madhevere rocks back and drags the pull well behind square leg for a boundary.

Good length on off, played off the back foot and down to long on for a single.

Nicely drifted into middle, Tanvir gets the ball to grip a bit. Madhevere lunges to defend.

Tossed up on off and middle, Madhevere shows the full face of the blade and drives it to long off for a run. He moves on to 49 now.

Full and angled into the leg stump, Evans takes the front leg out and drives it straight. Tanvir makes a good stop down to his right.

Flighted up, on a nagging length and around off. Brian Bennett pushes it to the off side.

No timing on it! Tossed up on off stump, Brad Evans goes on one knee looking for the slog sweep but gets a top edge over mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

A huge appeal for caught behind, but the umpire turns it down. Lovely bit of bowling by Tanvir Islam as he tosses it up outside off and gets the ball to turn away a bit, but sharply. Brad Evans hansg back and has a poke at it but gets beaten past the outside edge. The Bangladesh players cannot believe it, and the replays suggest there might have been an outside edge.

Good length on middle, slower too, Clive Madande covers the line well and blocks it out. Also, Shoriful Islam takes a tumble in his followthrough.

Fullish length, angled back into off, Madande keeps it out.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! That's a lovely delivery from Shoriful Islam and he gets his third wicket now. Islam pitches it a tad fuller and outside off, getting the ball to leave the right-hander after angling in. Clive Madande is drawn into playing at it but ends up nicking it behind. The keeper Nurul Hasan moves to his right and takes a good catch. Zimbabwe lose their 6th wicket now.

Back of a length, angled in over off, Brad Evans blocks it down on the off side.

FOUR! Such a lovely stroke. Fuller and outside off, Islam looks to straighten it again, but Evans leans across and drives it on the full, getting it through the gap at covers as the ball speeds away to the fence.

Full and outside off, Evans lunges acros and pushes it out to cover.

A bit quicker and shorter outside off, Madhevere rocks back and swats it down to long on for a single.

Flighted ball, full and outside off. Raza has a swipe at it but slices it away to the cover-point fielder.

Dragged shorter now, outside off, Raza smacks it straight to the cover-point fielder again.

OUT! CAUGHT! A huge moment straight after the break. Tanvir Islam gives it a rip and bowls it on a length and on off. Sikandar Raza tries to rock back and swing it leg side but the ball grips and turns away sharply./ Raza falls over and gets a top edge towards short fine leg, where Mohammad Saifuddin takes a simple catch. Zimbabwe are now 107/5.

Tossed up, full and on off, blocked off by Clive Madande.

Darted in around off, Madande squeezes it away through the off side for a single.

SIX! Wow, Shoriful Islam comes back into the attack and Sikandar Raza takes him on. A length ball from around the wicket, Raza comes down the track, stays still and whacks it straight back down the ground for a biggie, the first one of the innings. 100 up for Zimbabwe.

This time, Shoriful sees Raza coming and pulls the length back a bit. Raza gets cramped and jams it out behind point.

Good length, angling into middle and leg, Raza walks inside the line and flicks it down to fine leg for a run.

A well-directed bumper, around off, Wessly Madhevere watches it well and sways his head away from the line of the ball.

WIDE! Another bumper, banged in way too short and well outside off.

Back of a length, outside off, stabbed down towards point.

A skiddy short ball over middle, Madhevere gets rushed but manages to pull it through mid-wicket for a single.

An eye-catching stroke from Madhevere. Flighted up around off, Madhevere backs away and goes inside-out over extra cover, picking up two runs as well.

Nice and full, at the stumps, Madhevere eases it down to long on and turns the strike over.

Even fuller, on middle, Raza plays it back to the bowler.

Tossed up on off, Raza leans on and strokes it away to cover.

Raza is going nowhere at the moment. Full again, on off, driven to the right of short extra cover, but the fielder is quick to cut it off.

Islam drops the length short on middle and leg, Raza pulls it off the back foot to deep square leg and picks up a single.

A bit fuller in length, just outside off, Raza comes forward and then decides to shoulder arms at it.

Sharp work in the field from Najmul Hossain Shanto. Good length on the pads, clipped away to the right of mid-wicket. The batters look for the single but Shanto dives across and makes a one-handed stop, keeping the batters in check.

Full and straight, punched with a vertical bat but straight to mid on.

Back of a length, wide outside off, Raza comes down the pitch again and makes a leave.

Nagging length on off, attacking the top of off. Raza stays back to block.

Good comeback over from Soumya Sarkar, a maiden! Good length again, in and around off, with the keeper up to the stumps. Raza stays in his crease and keeps it out.

Short of a length, over off, Madhevere hops up and dabs it in front of wide mid on for a quick single.

Oh, that's well left in the end. Back of a length, angled in from wide outside off, but this one straightens late. Raza looks to punch but pulls out of the shot at the last moment.

A risky single, but Raza is pretty quick between the stumps. Full and on off, Raza jams it out to mid off and sets off for the single right away. Madhevere responds as well and they make it through with ease.

Good running once again. Banged in shorter and outside off, Madhevere stands tall and smacks it to the left of the point fielder and Shoriful Islam runs around to his right from deep third as the batters pinch two runs.

Back of a length, around off, eased off the back foot and to the left of the cover fielder for a single.

Fuller in length, looking to slide it between bat and pad. Raza pushes it out to wide mid on and scampers through for a run.

A gentle-paced delivery, short and outside off, slapped away to deep point for a single.

That's skid through. The in-between length, darted in towards middle and leg, Raza gets inside the line and gets an inside edge off the pads and behind square leg for a single.

FOUR! Uppish but in the gap. Short and wide, Wessly Madhevere gets up on his toes and cuts it to well to the right of the backward point fielder and the ball races away to the fence.

Hard length over middle, Madhevere gets across a bit and taps it down to mid on.

Uppish again, but in the gap again. Pitched fuller and wide outside off, Madhevere goes after it and slices it to the left of backward point this time for a couple of runs.

Shorter now, turned away off the hips down to deep square leg for a single. 9 off Sarkar's first over.

OUT! CAUGHT! The bowling change works right away and Bangladesh finally have their fourth wicket. Taskin Ahmed starts with a short-pitched delivery, right at the batter. It isn't quite short enough to pull but Innocent Kaia goes after it. Kaia gets a top edge that flies high towards the mid-wicket region. Tanvir Islam circles around it and takes a very well judged catch, ending a 51-run stand between Kaia and Madhevere.

Back of a length, in the channel and seaming away. Sikandar Raza plays well inside the line of this one.

On a good length, pushed wide outside off, Raza hops across to the off side and makes a leave.

Pitched fuller around off, Raza walks inside the line of the ball, almost getting yorked and jams it back out to the bowler.

Good-length delivery, around off, Raza comes forward and makes the block.

A wicket-maiden for Taskin, his fourth maiden of this match. Just back of a length, slightly outside off and seaming away. Sikandar Raza shoulders arms.

Dropped short on off, turning in. Wessly Madhevere presses back and works it in front of square leg for a single in the deep.

Flatter now, around off, Kaia comes forward to flick but fails to get it away.

Fired in on the pads, flicked away through mid-wicket for a single.

Looking for two, but won't get it. Dragged length on middle and leg, Madhevere rocks back and wrists it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller and on the pads, flicked down to fine leg for one more.

This time, the batters do get the second run. Flatter one outside off, cut away to the left of deep point and the batters hustle back for two. The 50-run stand is up between these two as well.

Flighted full on off. Wessly Madhevere pushes this to mid off.

Flatter arm ball on off. Wessly Madhevere stays back and knocks this through wide of mid on for one.

Floated full at the stumps. Innocent Kaia drives this toward long on for a single.

Tad short, around off. Wessly Madhevere stays back and punches this to the fielder at short extra cover.

Flighted full, on off. Wessly Madhevere eases the drive toward long off for one.

Looped up very full, just outside the leg pole. Innocent Kaia tries to heave across the line but fails to connect. A fumble from the keeper in collecting the ball, and this rolls behind the stumps. At the halfway stage, Zimbabwe are 72/3.

 Off-break delivery on the length outside off. Kaia turns it through square leg and gets a run.

Flatter on the leg. Wessly Madhevere clips it through backward square leg for one.

Tossed up full at the stumps. Kaia prods and turns it toward square leg fielder.

Flatter and quicker delivery at the stumps. Kaia stays back and nudges it toward square leg fielder.

Flatter off-break, turning into the middle and leg. Kaia is cramped for room and turns it toward square leg for another dot.

Flatter and quicker delivery at the stumps. Innocent Kaia defends it down the pitch.

Tossed up very full, at the stumps. Kaia bunts this toward mid on.

Flatter delivery, around off. Kaia prods and defends this toward short third.

Flatter arm ball on the leg. Kaia nudges it through square leg for one.

Tossed up full, just outside off. Wessly Madhevere pushes this to mid off.

IN THE AIR BUT FALLS SAFELY! Tosses it full at the stumps. Wessly Madhevere sits on his knee and miscues the slog over the man at mid on for a couple of streaky runs.

SIX! Wessly Madhevere connects well now and gets the maximum. Flighted full, around off. Wessly Madhevere crouches low and smokes it over the wide long on fence for half a dozen. Madhevere breaks the shackles and the hosts need more of these now.

Flatter delivery on the middle and leg. Kaia works this through backward square leg for one.

On a length, around off. Wessly Madhevere stays back and punches this through the gap at point for one.

Fuller delivery, sliding down the leg. Kaia prods and clips it toward the fine leg region for a brace.

Flatter delivery at the stumps. Kaia defends it down the pitch.

Tossed up on a length on off. Innocent Kaia prods forward and keeps it out.

Flighted full on off. Innocent Kaia walks down the pitch and eases this to long on for a single.

 Floated delivery on the full outside off. Madhevere tries to defends it but misses.

Tossed up full, just outside off. Wessly Madhevere brings out the reverse sweep but fails to connect and wears on the pad.

Flighted full, down the leg. Wessly Madhevere sweeps it uppishly toward the long leg region for a single.

Tossed up around off. Innocent Kaia prods and eases it through covers for a single.

Flighted full, around off. Wessly Madhevere pushes this toward the extra cover fielder.

Flatter arm ball, just outside off. Wessly Madhevere tries to guide it through the short third man but fails to connect.

Tossed up full, down the leg. Wessly Madhevere clips this to fine leg for a single.

Flighted on the middle and leg. Innocent Kaia flicks this past the man at mid-wicket for one.

Flatter and quicker at the stumps. Wessly Madhevere stays back and punches this to long on for one. 50 comes up for the home side.

WIDE! Tosses it full, sliding down the leg. Kaia plays and misses. Wide signaled.

Fuller and quicker delivery on the leg pole. Innocent Kaia turns it toward short mid-wicket.

Pushed through flatter, at the stumps. Kaia tucks it toward the man at square leg.

Tosses it full, on off. Innocent Kaia prods and turns it toward short mid-wicket. After 20 overs, Zimbabwe are 51/3.

Tossed up full on off. Innocent Kaia pushes this through covers for a single.

Flighted full on the leg. Wessly Madhevere sweeps this toward deep backward square leg for a single.

Tosses it full at the stumps. Kaia bunts this back to the bowler.

Flighted full at the stumps. Kaia pushes this toward mid on for a single.

Floated on the leg. Wessly Madhevere flicks it through the gap at backward square leg for a couple of runs.

Tossed up on a length, around off. Wessly Madhevere taps this through the gap at cover point region for a single.

 Short of a good-length delivery shaping in at the hips. Wessly Madhevere tries to turn it but misses. The ball clips his thigh pad and is caught by the keeper.

Back of a length on off. Wessly Madhevere rides the bounce and tucks this toward wide of mid on for a single.

On a hard length on off. Innocent Kaia defends this into the off-side of the pitch.

WIDE! Short of a length delivery, angling across the batter, around off. Innocent Kaia sways out of the line and lets it go. Wide signaled for the height.

Fuller than a length on the leg. Kaia clips it through square leg for a single.

Fuller than a good length, around off. Wessly Madhevere gets forward and times it nicely through the gap at covers for a couple of runs.

Fuller than a length delivery, angling into the middle and leg stump line. Wessly Madhevere misses the flick and wears on the pad. Appeal from the bowler is turned down. Probably misses the leg pole.

Tosses it full, in line of the stumps. Kaia presses forward in defence.

Looped up on off. Kaia pushes this to the short cover fielder.

Floated full on off. Innocent Kaia eases the drive to long off for one.

Flighted on a length, just outside off. Wessly Madhevere pushes this uppishly in front of the short cover fielder.

Flatter delivery, around off. Wessly Madhevere hangs back and punches this toward deep cover for one.

Tossed up on off. Innocent Kaia pushes this to the short cover fielder. Just a couple of runs from the over.

Fuller than a length on off. Wessly Madhevere prods and defends this toward mid off.

 Short of a good-length delivery shaping in on top of the stumps. Madhevere tries to defend it but gets an inside edge that deflects onto his boots and rolls away towards the off-side, and he steals one.

Short of a good length on off. Innocent Kaia gets on top of the bounce and turns it into the leg side.

 Short of a good-length delivery just outside off. Kaia drops it towards the on-side of the pitch again.

Short of a good length around off. Kaia steers it toward the man at backward point.

Good length delivery on off. Innocent Kaia pats it in front of the man at backward point for a single.

 Floated delivery on the full outside off. Kaia pushes the ball through cover and takes a single.

Flatter and wider outside off. Innocent Kaia carves it through the gap at point for a single.

Tossed up on a length on off. Wessly Madhevere prods and defends this toward backward point.

DROPPED! Flatter length ball outside off. Madhevere cuts the ball flat toward the substitute fielder, Rishad Hossain at point, who gets a hand to it but fails to hold onto the ball.

Flighted full, outside off. Wessly Madhevere drives away from the body toward the deep backward point region for a brace.

Tossed up on a length, on off. Wessly Madhevere taps it in front of the man at short point for one. Zimbabwe are 32/3 after 15 overs.

Full pitcher around off. Driven to mid off for none.

Back of a length, just outside off. Kaia hangs back and defends this toward backward point for none.

Skiddy length ball around off. Kaia stabs it toward the backward point fielder.

Pitched full, just outside off. Kaia strokes it straight to mid off for none.

Back of a length on the middle and leg. Innocent Kaia gets across and helps the pull toward fine leg for a single.

Nagging-length delivery in the channel around off. Wessly Madhevere shoulders arms to it.

Play and a miss! Short of a good length, nipping away around off. Craig Ervine tries to slash it away but misses.

Back of a length outside off. Craig Ervine looks to cut but fails to connect again.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Shoriful Islam gets the former Zimbabwe captain! Bowls it on a nagging length, in the channel around off. Craig Ervine has a tentative poke at it and gets the outside edge that shells into the gloves of Nurul Hasan behind the stumps. Ervine's scratchy knock ends on 5. Zimbabwe are three down and in trouble.

Short of a good length, pushed across just outside off. Wessly Madhevere looks to defend from the crease but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Short of a good length, nips back into the middle and leg stump line. Wessly Madhevere looks to tuck across the line but misses and wears on the thigh pad. Half an appeal is turned down.

Fuller than a good length, just outside off. Wessly Madhevere prods to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and rolls along the ground toward the gully fielder.

Fuller than a good length around off. Craig Ervine steers it toward the man at backward point. Kaia looks for a single, but Ervine is not keen. A direct hit at the striker's end but Ervine is well inside.

 Short of a good-length delivery shaping in at the stumps. Ervine stabs it behind point and takes a single.

Skiddy length ball, around off. Innocent Kaia defends it in front of the backward point fielder.

Tight line and length on off. Innocent Kaia defends from the crease.

Lands it on a length, on off. Innocent Kaia stabs it toward the man at gully.

 Short of a full-length delivery outside off. Kaia pushes the ball towards the off-side of the pitch.

Tight line and length on off. Craig Ervine taps it in front of the man at point for a single.

Back of a length around off. Innocent Kaia rides the bounce and fends it toward the gully fielder.

Tight line and length on off. Innocent Kaia presses forward to defend, gets the outside edge along the ground that rolls toward the right of gully.

TWO LEG BYES! Back of a length delivery, angled down the leg. Kaia clips it off the thigh pad toward fine leg for a couple of leg byes.

On a hard length, close to the off-side. Innocent Kaia defends it toward the man at point.

Good length delivery on the leg stump line. Innocent Kaia tucks it through the backward square leg region and takes a couple.

On a length, nips back into the middle stump line. Kaia clips it toward backward square leg and takes a single.

Fuller than a good length on off. Craig Ervine presses forward and defends this into the off side.

 Length ball angling across just outside off. Craig Ervine tries to defend but gets an outside edge that rolls away past the fielder at second slip to deep third for a couple.

 Short of a good-length delivery angling across just outside off. Ervine tries to defend but gets another outside edge that bounces past the first slip fielder this time for a run.

Good length delivery on the middle and leg. Kaia clips it toward the square leg fielder.

Fuller than a length around off. Innocent Kaia drives and picks out the man at mid off. After 10 overs, Zimbabwe are 21/2.

Fuller than a good length, attacking the stumps. Craig Ervine clips it off the inner half to the right of short mid-wicket.

Pitched full, at the stumps. Craig Ervine on-drives toward the mid on fielder.

Banged in short, on the middle stump line. Craig Ervine ducks under it and lets it go.

Overpitched delivery just outside off. Craig Ervine drives and picks out the man at short cover.

Good length delivery on off. Craig Ervine defends from the crease.

Lands this on a length, around off. Craig Ervine lets it go.

A skiddy length ball, just outside off. Innocent Kaia covers the line and defends to the left of the backward point fielder.

Good length delivery on off. Innocent Kaia defends it down the pitch.

Tight line and length on off. Innocent Kaia gets behind the ball and keeps it out.

Fuller than a length on the middle and leg. Clipped to the man at short mid-wicket.

Back of a length on off. Innocent Kaia is behind the line in defence.

Bowls it on a length on off. Innocent Kaia presses forward and defends this toward the point fielder.

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Taskin Ahmed gets his man. Both the openers are back in the hutch. Taskin bowls it on a good length in the channel just outside off. Brian Bennett has a poke at it and gets a faint edge which is taken by Nurul Hasan behind the stumps. The struggles of Bennett end on 6. Zimbabwe are two down.

Yorker-length ball on off. Craig Ervine bunts it down the pitch, rolls past the bowler and toward mid off.

Short of a good length on off. Craig Ervine covers the line and defends from the crease.

Short of a good length, zips through around off. Craig Ervine lets it go.

PEACH! Short of a good length, very close to the off-stump. Craig Ervine looks to defend from the crease but the ball moves a tad and beats his outside edge.

Lands it on a length, just outside off. Craig Ervine offers no shot.

OUT! BOWLED! Shoriful Islam draws first blood! Short of a good length, nips back into the middle stump line. Ben Curran tries to ride the bounce and defend from the crease, but the ball takes the inside edge, drops down the pitch, and rolls back onto the stump. Unlucky way to go for Curran but Bangladesh will take it. Zimbabwe are rocked early.

WIDE! Fuller than a length angling down the leg. Innocent Kaia looks to flick but misses. Wide given.

Short of a good length, angling across the batter just outside off. Innocent Kaia shoulders arms to it.

Good length delivery on off. Innocent Kaia presses forward and defends it down the pitch.

FOUR! Glorious! Full pitcher on off. Innocent Kaia offers full face of the blade and times it past the bowler through straightish mid off for a lovely boundary.

Length ball on the leg. Innocent Kaia clips it toward the man at square leg.

Short of a good length around off. Innocent Kaia rides the bounce and dabs this toward backward point for none.

Fuller than a length on off. Brian Bennett knocks it off the inner half toward mid on.

Fuller than a length again, around off. Brian Bennett looks to drive through covers, but gets it off the inner half of the blade, rolls down the pitch.

Pitched full, swings late around off. Brian Bennett looks to drive but fails to connect.

 Short of a good-length delivery shaping away outside off. Brian Bennett offers no shot to it.

 Short of a good-length delivery on top of the stumps. Bennett drops it towards the on-side of the pitch.

Back of a length, angled into the middle. Brian Bennett gets behind the line and defends from the crease. After five overs, Zimbabwe are 12/0.

Fuller than a good length, angling into the leg stump line. Ben Curran tries to clip across the line but misses and wears on the pad. Appeal from the bowler but the umpire turns it down.

On a nagging length, in the channel around off. Ben Curran lets it go.

On a hard length, on off. Ben Curran advances down the pitch and defends it to the right of the bowler. Good way to counter the swing.

Short of a good length, wide outside off. Ben Curran slashes hard and cuts it on the bounce to the man at deep third for a single.

Tight line and length on off. Brian Bennett defends it toward the man at backward point.

Back of a length, around the hip. Brian Bennett pulls it round the corner toward fine leg for a single. 

Short of a good length on the leg stump line. Ben Curran looks to tuck across the line but misses and wears on the thigh pad.

WIDE! Pitched full, swings down the leg. Ben Curran plays and misses. Wide given.

Good length delivery at the stumps. Ben Curran defends it down the pitch.

Short of a good length around off. Ben Curran steers it down to deep third for a single.

Back of a length, outside off. Brian Bennett slashes hard for the cut but fails to connect.

WIDE! Bowls it fuller than a good length, swinging outside the tramline on the off-side. Brian Bennett lets it go for a wide.

Good length delivery on off. Brian Bennett defends it from the crease.

JAFFA! Short of a good length, in the channel around off. Brian Bennett tries to defend from the crease but gets beaten on the outside edge. Half an appeal but the umpire was not keen.

Fuller than a length, pushed across the batter, around off. Brian Bennett looks to drive but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Lands it on a length and angles it back into the middle stump line. Brian Bennett presses forward and turns it toward short mid-wicket fielder.

Pitched full on the leg stump line. Brian Bennett flicks and finds the man at mid on.

Fuller than a length on the leg stump line. Brian Bennett misses the flick and gets a thud on the pad. Big appeal from the bowler, but the umpire is not interested. Probably pitching outside the leg pole.

Fuller than a good length, attacking the stumps. Brian Bennett turns it off the inner half toward the man at square leg.

FOUR! Top shot! Overpitched at the stumps. Brian Bennett presents full face of the bat and times it past the bowler and down the ground for a lovely boundary to close out the second over.

Zimbabwe are away! Back of a length, outside off. Brian Bennett slashes hard on the cut and carves it toward the deep third region for a single.

WIDE! Fuller than a length sliding down the leg. Ben Curran looks to flick but misses. Wide signaled by the umpire.

WIDE! Short of a good length, swings down the leg. Ben Curran tries to tickle it down to fine leg but fails to connect. Appeal from the bowler and the keeper for caught behind, but the umpire turns it down and signals another wide.

On a hard length, shapes back into the middle and leg stump line. Ben Curran tries to tuck it across the line but misses and wears high around the thigh pad.

Moves the other way now! Lands it on short of a good length, moving away around off. Ben Curran keeps the bat inside the line as the ball goes close to his outside edge.

Good length delivery, around off. Ben Curran defends it toward short cover.

Leading edge but falls safe! Fuller than a length on the middle and leg stump line. Ben Curran tries to work across the line but gets a leading edge that falls in front of the bowler.

Big appeal from the Bangladesh camp, but the umpire is unmoved! Taskin Ahmed bowls it short of a good length, angling just across the batter, around off. Ben Curran keeps the bat inside the line and allows the ball to go close to his outside edge. The bowler and the keeper appeal for caught behind, but the umpire is not keen. Eventful first over from Taskin Ahmed.