Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh Live Score and Commentary, Match 1, BAN vs ZIM, 7 July, 2021
COMPLETED / Match 1 / Harare Sports Club
276/10 (111.5 ov) & 256/10 (94.4 ov)
468/10 (126 ov) & 284/1 (67.4 ov)
Bangladesh won by 220 runs.
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Player of the match
Mahmudullah,
Bangladesh
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Muzarabani | 30 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 58.82 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 30.4 | 10 | 66 | 4 | 2.15 |
| Ebadot Hossain | 11 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 3.54 |
Bangladesh won by 220 runs.
Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 17 run (5.3 ov): Richard Ngarava: 10 (27), Blessing Muzarabani: 7 (6)
- Last Bat: Richard Ngarava 10(27) - b MH Miraz Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Fall of Wickets: 15 - 1 Milton Shumba, 110 - 2 Brendan Taylor, 132 - 3 Takudzwanashe Kaitano, 159 - 4 Dion Myers, 159 - 5 Timycen Maruma, 160 - 6 Roy Kaia, 164 - 7 Regis Chakabva, 198 - 8 Victor Nyauchi, 239 - 9 Donald Tiripano, 256 - 10 Richard Ngarava
- Reviews Remaining: Zimbabwe - 0 of 0, Bangladesh - 0 of 0
- Toss: Bangladesh elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: Match 1
- Series: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe
- Date: Wednesday, July 07, 2021
- Time: 01:00 PM
- Venue: Harare Sports Club
- City: Harare
- Umpires: Langton Rusere(Zimbabwe), Marais Erasmus(South Africa), Iknow Chabi(Zimbabwe, TV)
- Referee: Andy Pycroft(Zimbabwe)
Taskin Ahmed to Richard Ngarava, no run, dot ball!! outswinger full length, outside off, Richard Ngarava plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
Taskin Ahmed to Richard Ngarava, no run, dot ball!! inswinger short length, on the middle stump, Richard Ngarava plays however no shot offered by batsmen. Decided to leave the ball.
Taskin Ahmed to Richard Ngarava, no run, yorker, on the middle stump, Richard Ngarava plays defensive shot to back to bowler
Taskin Ahmed to Richard Ngarava, no run, outswinger full length, outside off, Richard Ngarava plays defensive shot to back to bowler
Taskin Ahmed to Richard Ngarava, 1 run, inswinger back of length, on the middle stump, Richard Ngarava plays pull to mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 91 (2 runs)
Ebadat Hossain to Richard Ngarava, no run, inswinger good length, on the middle stump, Richard Ngarava plays defensive shot to back to bowler
Ebadat Hossain to Richard Ngarava, no run, inswinger full length, on the middle stump, Richard Ngarava plays defensive shot to back to bowler
Ebadat Hossain to Richard Ngarava, no run, dot ball!! outswinger good length, outside off, Richard Ngarava plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
Ebadat Hossain to Richard Ngarava, no run, dot ball!! outswinger good length, outside off, Richard Ngarava plays however no shot offered by batsmen. Decided to leave the ball.
Ebadat Hossain to Richard Ngarava, no run, inswinger full length, on the middle stump, Richard Ngarava plays defensive shot to back to bowler
Ebadat Hossain to Richard Ngarava, no run, inswinger good length, on the middle stump, Richard Ngarava plays defensive shot to cover
End of over 92 (0 runs)
Taskin Ahmed to Blessing Muzarabani, Four, inswinger short length, on the middle stump Blessing Muzarabani plays the pull of the backfoot to the mid on
Taskin Ahmed to Blessing Muzarabani, 1 run, inswinger short length, on the middle stump, Blessing Muzarabani plays pull of the backfoot to mid wicket for 1 run.
Taskin Ahmed to Richard Ngarava, Four, inswinger short length, on the middle stump Richard Ngarava plays the pull of the backfoot to the cover
Taskin Ahmed to Richard Ngarava, no run, inswinger full length, on the middle stump, Richard Ngarava plays defensive shot to back to bowler
Taskin Ahmed to Richard Ngarava, 1 run, inswinger good length, outside the leg stump, Richard Ngarava plays flick to square leg for 1 run.
Taskin Ahmed to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, dot ball!! outswinger slower ball, outside off, Blessing Muzarabani plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
End of over 93 (10 runs)
Ebadat Hossain to Richard Ngarava, no run, inswinger full length, on the middle stump, Richard Ngarava plays defensive shot to cover
Ebadat Hossain to Richard Ngarava, no run, outswinger good length, outside off, Richard Ngarava plays defensive shot to cover
Ebadat Hossain to Richard Ngarava, no run, dot ball!! outswinger good length, outside off, Richard Ngarava plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
Ebadat Hossain to Richard Ngarava, no run, yorker, on the middle stump, Richard Ngarava plays defensive shot to back to bowler
Ebadat Hossain to Richard Ngarava, no run, full toss, on the middle stump, Richard Ngarava plays defensive shot to back to bowler
Ebadat Hossain to Richard Ngarava, Four, inswinger good length, on the middle stump Richard Ngarava plays the drive of the frontfoot to the mid on
End of over 94 (4 runs)
Mehidy Hasan to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, off break full length, on the middle stump, Blessing Muzarabani plays defensive shot to back to bowler
Mehidy Hasan to Blessing Muzarabani, 1 run, off break full length, on the middle stump, Blessing Muzarabani plays drive to mid off for 1 run.
Mehidy Hasan to Richard Ngarava, no run, off break full length, on the middle stump, Richard Ngarava plays defensive shot to back to bowler
Richard Ngarava b MH Miraz 10 (27) Mehidy Hasan to Richard Ngarava, no run, b MH Miraz, Bowled out!!! Mehidy Hasan bowled full length, on the middle stump, Richard Ngarava gets on the frontfoot to play a drive but ball failed to make connection with the bat, wickets smashed