ZIM vs BAN 3rd T20I Commentary - Bulawayo (19 July 2026)

Full and outside off, Tanzid Hasan steers it to backward point for a single.

OUT! TIMBER! Game on. Is there a twist in the tale? Brad Evans bowls a full toss, on off, Mosaddek Hossain stays back, makes room, and looks to drive it, but misses it completely as the ball rattles over the off pole. Bangladesh are 5 down now and still needs 4 runs off 4 deliveries.

OUT! TAKEN! Back-to-back wickets for Brad Evans. Hard length, on middle, Mohammad Saifuddin moves to his off side and tries to go big. He looks to heave it over mid-wicket but doesn't connect well. The ball goes straight in the hands of Ryan Burl at mid-wicket, who makes no mistake. Don't go anywhere!

FOUR! That will do for Bangladesh! A high full toss outside off, Mahedi Hasan picks it well and punches it magnificently over cover for a boundary. Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 4 wickets and win the T20I series 2-1.

Fullish, outside off, Yasir Ali drives it through covers for a single.

Hard length, outside off, Tanzid Hasan punches it through covers for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Yasir Ali falls for 10. Richard Ngarava bangs it short and outside off, Yasir Ali stays back and looks to punch it. Gets a slight outside edge as the ball carries behind. Tadiwanashe Marumani dives to his right and takes a good catch. Bangladesh just need 7 more runs now.

Hard length, outside off, Mosaddek Hossain punches it through backward point for a single.

Angling in, on off, Tanzid Hasan knocks it to mid on for one more.

Beaten! Full and outside off, Mosaddek Hossain looks to drive it but misses. A loud appeal for caught behind but nothing from the umpire.

Hard length, outside off, Yasir Ali guides it to third man for a single.

Fullish, on off, Tanzid Hasan knocks it to mid on for a single.

Short, on leg, Yasir Ali tugs it to backward square leg for one more.

Back of a length, outside off, Tanzid Hasan slaps it to backward point for one again.

Shaping in, on off, Yasir Ali chips it over mid on for a single.

Bangs it short, on leg, Tanzid Hasan ducks under it.

Back of a length, outside off, Tanzid Hasan slaps it through point for a single.

Angling in, on leg, Yasir Ali tucks it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Brilliant timing from Yasir Ali! Hard length, outside off, Yasir Ali rocks back and punches it in the gap through covers for a boundary. 

Full, on leg, Yasir Ali flicks it to fine leg for a single.

Too full, outside off, Tanzid Hasan drives it to cover for a single.

A tad fuller, on off, Yasir Ali pushes it to cover for a run. 14 runs needed from 18 balls now.

Wide! Down the leg side, Towhid Hridoy looks to flick it but misses. The keeper fails to collect it as the batters collect a single.

SIX! Excellent effort though! Full and on leg, Tanzid Hasan heaves it over deep mid-wicket. The fielder takes the catch and falls on the ropes before throwing the ball towards the other fielder. The umpire checks and confirms that the fielder has touched the ropes when the ball was in his hands.

Much fuller, on leg, Tanzid Hasan flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace.

Short, on off, Tanzid Hasan punches it to cover.

Flatter, outside off, Tanzid Hasan taps it to cover for a single.

FOUR! That should have been stopped! Full, outside off, Towhid Hridoy chips it over extra covers. The fielder moves to his left but the ball spins after the bounce and races away to the fence.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Sikandar Raza strikes. Fullish, outside off, Towhid Hridoy tries to chip it over mid off but doesn't connect well. The ball carries back to the bowler. Sikandar Raza leaps and takes a good catch over his head. Bangladesh now need 22 runs from the final 4 overs.

Wide! Width, way too wide. Wided.

Back of a length, outside off, Towhid Hridoy taps it to backward point for a single.

Angling in, on off, Tanzid Hasan pushes it to cover. An overthrow allows the batters to collect a quick single. Fifty up for Tanzid Hasan. His 13th fifty in the T20I's.

Past the edge! Hard length, outside off, Towhid Hridoy swings hard but misses.

Back of a length, outside off, Towhid Hridoy guides it to third man for a run.

Down the leg side, Tanzid Hasan looks to flick it but the ball brushes his pads and rolls fine. They collect a leg bye.

Back of a length, outside off, Towhid Hridoy guides it to backward point for a single.

SIX! That goes the distance! A full toss, on leg, Towhid Hridoy shimmies down the ground and smashes it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Fullish, on off, Towhid Hridoy flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

A bit short, on off, Tanzid Hasan tucks it through mid-wicket for a brace.

Flatter, outside off, Tanzid Hasan slaps it to backward point.

Much fuller, on off, Tanzid Hasan pushes it to cover for a single. 100 comes up for Bangladesh. Tanzid Hasan moves to 49 now.

Quicker, on off, Towhid Hridoy drives it to cover for a single.

A bit short, outside off, Tanzid Hasan slaps it to backward point for a single.

Excellent effort! Flatter, outside off, Towhid Hridoy looks to flick it but gets a top edge. The ball lobs towards deep mid-wicket. Sikandar Raza dives to his right to take the catch but just manages to get his hand to it. Just a single. 

Short, on off, Tanzid Hasan punches it to cover for a single.

Flatter, outside off, Towhid Hridoy slaps it to point for a run.

FOUR! That should have been stopped! Flatter, on leg, Tanzid Hasan slogs it over backward square leg. The fielder comes forward as the ball bounces over him for a boundary.

Short, on off, Tanzid Hasan punches it to mid off. 

Keeps it full and on leg, Tanzid Hasan flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

A yorker, on off, Towhid Hridoy digs it to cover for a single.

Turn and bounce, on off, Tanzid Hasan punches it to cover for one again.

Shortish, on off, Towhid Hridoy guides it to point for one more. This is wonderful strike rotation from Towhid Hridoy and Tanzid Hasan.

A bit short, on off, Tanzid Hasan punches it to cover for a single.

Too full, on off, Towhid Hridoy taps it to the cover fielder.

Oh! Good length, on off, Tanzid Hasan taps to backward point. He wanted a single but was sent back. The fielder had a shy at the batter's end but missed.

SIX! That's huge from Tanzid Hasan! Tinotenda Maposa bangs it short, on leg, Tanzid Hasan swivels and pulls it magnificently over deep backward square leg for a biggie.

Down the leg side, Tanzid Hasan looks to flick it but the ball brushes his pads and rolls towards square leg. They colttwo leg byes.

Short and outside off, Tanzid Hasan tries to play an uppercut but misses.

Length and outside off, Tanzid Hasan punches it to backward point.

Too full, on middle, Tanzid Hasan eases it to cover for a single.

Full, on off, Towhid Hridoy leans forward and pushes it back to the bowler.

Pitches it up, angling on middle, Towhid Hridoy lunges and wrists it to wide of deep square leg for a couple of runs. 

Short, outside off, Towhid Hridoy pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Slower bouncer, on off, Tanzid Hasan bunts it to mid-wicket for a single.

A touch fuller, around off, Towhid Hridoy opens the face of the bat, before pushing it between cover and point for a single.

Short, outside off, Tanzid Hasan slaps it to deep cover for one.

Short, around off, Parvez Hossain Emon punches it to cover.

FIVE WIDES! Slowly, the Chevrons are losing the grip of the match. Short, angling down the leg side. Parvez Hossain Emon misses his flick and Tadiwanashe Marumani fails to glove it, before it races away to deep fine leg for four runs, plus a wide. 

Good length, outside off, Parvez Hossain Emon punches it to long off for one.

A touch fuller, at the stumps, Tanzid Hasan nudges it to mid-wicket for one.

OUT! TAKEN! Just when Bangladesh started to find their way to the boundaries, the skipper of Zimbabwe stepped up. This is on the fuller side, offering with a bit of flight, on middle. Parvez Hossain Emon clears his front foot to launch it downtown, but just while offering the shot, he loses his shape and loses the grip of the bottom hand. The ball lobs toward long on. Brad Evans runs forward from the boundary line and dives to catch it safely into his hands. 

Short, on middle, Towhid Hridoy flicks it to square leg for one.

Short, turning away, Tanzid Hasan hangs back and pulls it to the left of the long on fielder for a couple of runs. 

SIX! BANG! Good-length delivery, on off. Tanzid Hasan comes down the track and smokes it over long off for six more runs. 

Drops safely in the no man's land! Just a yard behind the good length, on off. Tanzid Hasan looks to heave it across the line, but catches the top edge. The ball loops and drops safely in the vacant square leg region.

FOUR! Oh, what a shot that is from Emon. Full-length delivery, trying to angle it away from the lefty. Parvez Hossain Emon skips down the track to get to the pitch of the delivery and drives it crisply toward the right of the mid off fielder for four more runs. 

Hard length, outside off, Parvez Hossain Emon guides it toward deep third for a single.

Pitches it up, dos Maposa, on off, Tanzid Hasan pushes it to mid off for a single.

Full, on off, Emon cover drives it to deep cover for a single. 

Pitches it up, does Raza, on off, Parvez Hossain Emon drives it to mid off for one. 

Full, on off, Tanzid Hasan leans on it and pushes it back to the bowler.

Tight single! A touch shorter, just outside off, Tanzid Hasan pushes it toward the left of the point fielder for a single. The fielder picks it up and has a shy at the keeper's end, but Tadiwanashe Marumani fails to glove the throw.

A touch fuller, around off, Emon punches it to cover.

Tossed up, just outside off, Emon gets down on one knee and looks to sweep it across, but gets beaten on the inside edge and hits the back thigh pad. 

SIX! A boundary after ages, but Bangladesh would hope that this is just the start of something big. Flatter and fuller, right into the slot, on middle. Parvez Hossain Emon plants his front foot away from the pitched area and launches it downtown for half a dozen. 

Back of a length, on off, Tanzid Hasan punches it to cover.

Good length, on off, Tanzid Hasan defends it back to the bowler.

Hits the deck hard, shaping it away, outside off. Tanzid Hasan looks to poke at it but misses.

Hard length, on middle, Tanzid Hasan makes room and drives it toward mid off for one. 

Back of a length, on off, Parvez Hossain Emon punches it to long off for one.

On a length, around leg, Tanzid Hasan flicks it toward the right of the deep square leg for a brace. 

Back of a length, angling across the batter. Tanzid Hasan comes down the track to lash it away, but misses the connection. 

Fuller, on off, Tanzid Hasan pushes it toward the right of the bowler and gets a quick single. 

Just a yard behind the good length, angling away. Emon punches it straight to the cover fielder with one bounce. 

Back of a length, outside off, Emon swings and misses. 

SIX! Excellent effort to save the biggie. Back of a length, on middle, Parvez Hossain Emon goes for a wild swing and connects the upper part of the bat. The ball loops up toward the backward square leg region. Brian Bennett is the man who leaps up high, pouches the catch and flicks it back into the field, but while he is flicking back, his leg just touches the boundary cushion. 

Fuller, around off, Parvez Hossain Emon looks to drive but catches the outside edge, before it rolls to short third. 

Muzarabani bends his back and hits the deck hard on the length, shaping it just away from the batter. Tanzid Hasan looks to have a poke at it, but gets beaten. Appeal for caught behind from Tadiwanashe Marumani, but the umpire shakes his head.  

Back of a length, slanting away from the batter. Tanzid Hasan misses his cut. 

Hard-length delivery, angling it away, Tanzid Hasan gets inside the line to pull it over backward square leg, but misses on the outside edge. Tadiwanashe Marumani dives to his left and gloves the ball. Six back-to-back dot deliveries. 

Dot again! Unless Bangladesh have some game plan in their head, these dot deliveries are really going to affect them in the later stages of the game. On a nagging length, just outside off, Tanzid Hasan keeps it out. 

Much fuller, nearly a yorker, on off, Tanzid Hasan digs it down the deck. 

Single after eight dot deliveries! Good-length delivery, on middle, Tanzid Hasan nudges it to mid-wicket for a single. 

SIX! Up, up and over! Hard-length delivery, around the hips of the batter. Tanzid Hasan just rolls his wrists and flicks it up and over the deep fine leg fence for half a dozen, using the pace of the delivery against the bowler.

Shaping in, on middle and leg, fuller in length. Tanzid Hasan prods halfway and tries to defend with a full face of the bat but misses on the inside edge and wears on the front pad. Huge appeal from the bowler, absolutely desperate to see the raise of the finger of the umpire, but gets rejected. 

Just a yard behind the good length, around the pads, Tanzid Hasan flicks it to mid-square leg for one.

Fires this one fuller, on middle and leg, Parvez Hossain Emon nudges it to mid-wicket.

On a nagging length, attacking the middle stump, Emon turns it to mid-wicket. 

Again aiming at the pads of the batter. Parvez Hossain Emon looks to flick it away, but gets beaten with the pace and gets thud on the front pad. 

Full, on off, Tanzid Hasan pushes it to cover and gets a single. 

Back of a length, shaping away from the left-hander. Parvez Hossain Emon tries to punch it through cover but misses on the outside edge. 

Hard length, just outside off, Emon dabs it late to the left of short third for one. 

Back of a length, outside off, Tanzid Hasan cuts it late to the right of the deep backward point fielder for a brace. 

Hard length, outside off, Tanzid Hasan steers it to deep backward point for one.

A touch fuller, around off, Parvez Hossain Emon shuffles and offers a cover drive toward the wide of the sweeper cover for a brace. 

Swing and a miss! Back of a length, over leg, Saif Hassan makes room and looks to heave at the first very ball of the innings, but gets beaten on the inside edge. 

FOUR! Excellent shot by Saif Hassan. Another short of a length, just outside leg. Saif Hassan picks up the length early, leans toward the right side, and pulls it over the short fine leg region for four runs. 

Good-length delivery, in the channel outside off, Saif Hassan pushes it to point. 

Pitching it a touch fuller, on off and angling it away. Saif Hassan gets down on one knee and sweeps it away, but misses and takes a blow on the flap of the bat and then it hits the gril of the helmet. 

OUT! CAUGHT! An early breakthrough from Richard Ngarava, just what the Chevrons needed. Good-length delivery, on middle and off. Saif Hassan once again looks to sweep it over the backward square leg region, but only gets the top edge. The ball balloons toward the left of short fine leg, where Blessing Muzarabani gets underneath to pouch a good running catch. 

Beaten! Hard length, just outside of, shaping it away. Parvez Hossain Emon defends the inside line of it.