| 0.0 : Welcome, folks! Zimbabwe did the unthinkable in Sylhet by outclassing Bangladesh in the first Test match to take a series lead. They will be delighted after registering their first win in this format in five years. Now, they have a golden chance to win an away Test series which will be quite a rare feat for the African minnows. Can they do it? Well, only time will tell. They will be up against a hurt Bangladesh unit. The hosts have built a reputation at home which was challenged and Zimbabwe sho |
| Pitch - There is a fair bit of dry grass on the surface and it's hard in nature. The pitch will start taking turn as the match progresses and batting first appears to be a better bet. |
| Toss - The coin falls in favour of the home team and BANGLADESH WILL BAT! As expected, they have made three changes to their playing XI. Mustafizur Rahman is back while Mohammad Mithun and Khaled Mahmud are making their debuts. Zimbabwe have made just one change, Wellington Masakadza makes way for Donald Tiripano. |
| Time to get underway! Liton Das and Imrul Kayes are the openers for Bangladesh. It's going to be Kyle Jarvis to kick off proceedings with the new cherry. Three slips and a gully in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : K Jarvis to Das, Right on the money straightway and the batsman is equally up to the task. A fuller length ball on off, Das is forward with a straight bat as he defends it back. |
| 0.2 : K Jarvis to Das, Bowls it on a good length and this one is wide outside off, Liton has an easy leave to make. |
| 0.3 : K Jarvis to Das, An outswinger by Jarvis but the line is quite wide outside off. Das lets it be. Watchful. |
| 0.4 : K Jarvis to L Das, Edged but short! Another outswinger by Jarvis. He serves it close to the off stump line and this time Liton has to play at it. He pushes inside the line and gets a soft outside edge behind. It falls in front of the third slip fielder. |
| 0.5 : K Jarvis to Das, Keeps bowling the one which nips away after landing. Lands this delivery on middle and Das tucks it off his pads. Finds the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 0.6 : K Jarvis to Das, Excellent line. A length ball around off, Liton presents a straight bat in defense. A maiden first up by Jarvis. |
| Tendai Chatara to share the new cherry from the other end. |
| 1.1 : T Chatara to Kayes, Starts his spell with a fuller length ball on off, Kayes looks to play the cover drive but it takes the inside edge and rolls to mid-wicket. |
| 1.2 : T Chatara to Kayes, Shout for an lbw! Not given. An inswinger landing on a length around leg, Kayes fails to work it away and is hit on the pads. The bowler appeals but nothing from the umpire. The replays show that it pitched outside leg. A good early decision by the umpire. |
| 1.3 : T Chatara to Kayes, Superb delivery. Leaving the batsman outside off, Kayes watches the line closely before making a leave. |
| 1.4 : T Chatara to Kayes, Beaten on the inside edge. Very full delivery, outside off, Imrul tries driving but it straightens after landing to beat the inside edge. |
| 1.5 : T Chatara to Kayes, Gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it safely. |
| 1.6 : T Chatara to Kayes, Good length delivery outside off, Kayes covers the line and shoulders arms. |
| Liton Das has been given out caught behind. He immediately signals for the DRS. Let's see... |
| 2.1 : Jarvis to Das, NOT OUT! Daylight between bat and ball. A rare wrong decision by Richard Kettleborough. Jarvis serves a back of a length delivery outside off, it shapes away just a bit after landing and Das is caught pushing inside the line from the crease. As soon as it goes past his willow, Taylor catches it and they all appeal in unison. The finger also goes up but Liton is very confident as he takes the DRS. The replays roll in and Snicko detects no spike. |
| 2.2 : K Jarvis to Das, First runs for Bangladesh! Straighter delivery, Das tries flicking it through mid-wicket but it takes the inside edge and travels to fine leg for a brace. |
| 2.3 : K Jarvis to Das, Wide! Wild delivery, wayyy outside off, Das allows it through. |
| K Jarvis to Das, Gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it safely. |
| 2.4 : K Jarvis to Das, In the channel outside off, Das lifts his bat and allows it through again. Called a no ball for overstepping. |
| K Jarvis to Das, Strides forward to a length ball and gently pushes it through the gap at covers for a couple of runs. |
| 2.5 : K Jarvis to Das, Beaten! Outside off, nipping away, Das pushes inside the line and misses. |
| 2.6 : K Jarvis to L Das, This one shapes back in from around off, Liton tries defending but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 3.1 : T Chatara to Kayes, Good length delivery outside off. Batsman lets it leave. |
| 3.2 : T Chatara to Kayes, Full outside off, Kayes pushes it towards point. |
| 3.3 : T Chatara to Kayes, Length delivery outside off. Imrul shoulders arms to it. |
| 3.4 : T Chatara to Kayes, Similar delivery, the batsman leaves it. |
| 3.5 : T Chatara to Kayes, Full length from Chatara, the batsman pushes at it but gets the inside half of the bat onto his pads. |
| 3.6 : T Chatara to Kayes, Length delivery outside off, the batsman offers no shot to it. |
| 4.1 : K Jarvis to Das, Good length delivery outside off, moving away, Das has nothing to do with it. |
| 4.2 : K Jarvis to Das, Lovely outward movement. Full and just outside off, curling away after landing. Liton watchfully lets it be. |
| 4.3 : K Jarvis to Das, Gets one to skids back in with extra bounce, Das fails to defend and is hit high on the back leg. |
| 4.4 : K Jarvis to Das, Delivers a good length ball outside off, another leave made by Liton. |
| 4.5 : K Jarvis to L Das, Digs in a short ball on off, Liton pulls over mid-wicket. Doesn't quite time his shot but will still get a couple of runs. |
| 4.6 : K Jarvis to Das, Too full in length on off, Liton gets forward and pushes it past the cover-point fielder for a single. |
| 5.1 : T Chatara to Das, FOUR BYES! Errs in length from Chatara. Full and wide down leg and ball races away to the fence. |
| 5.2 : T Chatara to Das, Full on middle, Liton pushes it straight to mid on. |
| 5.3 : T Chatara to Das, Back of a length on middle, the batsman defends it with a straight bat. |
| 5.4 : T Chatara to Das, Length delivery outside off, Das lets it be. |
| 5.5 : T Chatara to Das, Bowls it full on middle, Das defends it on front foot and into the ground. |
| 5.6 : T Chatara to Das, Wide and short outside off, the batsman tried to cut hard but misses it completely. |
| 6.1 : K Jarvis to Kayes, Good length delivery in line of the stumps, Kayes gets behind the line and defends it to the off side. |
| 6.2 : K Jarvis to Kayes, Another delivery served in the line around off, some extra bounce as well, Kayes takes his bottom hand off the handle as he blocks. |
| 6.3 : K Jarvis to Kayes, Play and a miss! Jarvis lures the batsman with an overpitched delivery outside off. It nips away after landing as Kayes attempts to play the cover drive. Ends up missing it badly. Kayes is yet to open his account. |
| 6.4 : K Jarvis to Kayes, OUT! Chakabva takes a stunner! Kayes departs for a 16-ball duck. A good beginning for Zimbabwe. Both their pacers were probing in good areas and finally there is some success. After bowling an outswinger on the previous ball, Jarvis delivers a length ball around off and gets it to straighten from there. Kayes tries to defend it by bringing down a straight bat but it kisses the inside part of his bat and flies behind. Chakabva shows excellent reflexes as he dives across fu |
| Mominul Haque is the number 3 batsman. |
| 6.5 : K Jarvis to Haque, Not a great attempt first ball. Jarvis bowls it short and wide, Mominul throws his bat at it and gets beaten. |
| 6.6 : K Jarvis to Haque, Shortish on off, defended down safely to end the over, a wicket maiden. |
| 7.1 : T Chatara to Das, Length delivery on middle, Liton defends it with a straight bat. |
| 7.2 : T Chatara to Das, Back of a length delivery outside off, the batsman lets it leave. |
| 7.3 : T Chatara to L Das, Short and wide outside off, Das cuts it straight to the backward point fielder. |
| 7.4 : T Chatara to Das, Just a tad short, the batsman pounces on it and punches it through point for couple of runs. |
| 7.5 : T Chatara to Das, Drifts on his pads, Liton tries to tuck it fine but hits the pad and batsman scamper for a single. |
| 7.6 : T Chatara to Haque, Haque has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 8.1 : K Jarvis to Das, A touch short in length and outside off, Das punches it from the back foot but finds the cover fielder. Not an ideal length on this surface, you got to pitch it up as there is ample movement. |
| 8.2 : K Jarvis to Das, Good length delivery landing around off, Das keeps his weight on the back foot and blocks it safely. |
| 8.3 : K Jarvis to Das, Pitches it full this time but the line is quite wide outside off. It seams away after landing as Das makes a leave. |
| 8.4 : K Jarvis to Das, Angling into the batsman, it lands on a good length and straightens. Das keeps his eyes on the ball and defends it from the back foot to the off side. |
| 8.5 : K Jarvis to Das, OUT! Another one falls! Poor, extremely poor shot selection by Liton Das. Jarvis roars in delight. He angles in a length ball on middle and Das spots the opportunity to play the flick shot. He gets it away from the middle of his bat too but fails to keep it down. Brandon Mavuta manning the mid-wicket region makes no mistake and Bangladesh lose their second wicket. The umpire quickly checks upstairs for the no ball but Kyle is fine with his front foot landing. Perfect start |
| Debutant Mohammad Mithun walks in next. |
| 8.6 : K Jarvis to Mithun, Too full and on middle, worked on the leg side but straight to mid-wicket. |
| Bowling change. Zimbabwe have opted for an extra seamer in this Test match and it's Donald Tiripano. His turn to roll his arm now. |
| 9.1 : D Tiripano to Haque, FOUR! Losner to start from the bowler. It was short and wide outside off, Haque cuts it hard through backward point and the ball races away to the boundary. |
| 9.2 : D Tiripano to Haque, Length delivery outside off, the batsman lets it be. |
| 9.3 : D Tiripano to Haque, No ball! It was dished wayy outside off. Easy leave for the batsman. Umpires signals a no ball. |
| D Tiripano to Haque, Full on middle, batsman drives it straight to the mid on fielder. |
| 9.4 : D Tiripano to Haque, Leg byes. Drifts on to his pads, batsman tries to flick it, but misses it completely and the ball rolls it to fine leg. Batsman run for a single. |
| 9.5 : D Tiripano to Mithun, Length delivery outside off, Mithun shoulder arms to it. |
| 9.6 : D Tiripano to Mithun, Back of a length delivery on middle, the batsman defends it on front foot and into the ground. |
| 10.1 : K Jarvis to Haque, Lands it on a length and outside off, Mominul shows patience as he lets it through to the keeper. Too far out to trouble the batsman. |
| 10.2 : K Jarvis to Haque, FOUR! A cracking shot! This is what Liton was attempting but got out. A flick shot by Mominul Haque. He gets a full length delivery on off, uses his wrists and with good balance clips it through the gap at mid-wicket. |
| 10.3 : K Jarvis to Haque, Good length delivery on middle and off, Mominul defends it from the crease. |
| 10.4 : K Jarvis to Haque, A length delivery leaving the batsman, Mominul shuffles across the stumps before letting it through. |
| 10.5 : K Jarvis to Haque, Bowls it around off, some extra bounce, Mominul once again shuffles across and this time defends it from the splice of his bat. He is moving too much across the sticks here and is exposing his middle and leg stumps. |
| 10.6 : K Jarvis to Haque, Gets forward to a length ball and offers a solid front foot defense. |
| 11.1 : D Tiripano to M Mithun, OUT! Zimbabwe all over Bangladesh like a rash! What on earth was going in the mind of the debutant? Poor, once again very poor from a Bangla batsman. Tiripano delivers a very full delivery wide outside off. It could have been left alone but Mithun chases it away from his body and tries to squeeze it through point. Needless, completely needless. The ball takes the outside edge of his bat and flies straight into the hands of Taylor at second slip, who takes it gleeful |
| 0.0 : Mushfiqur Rahim arrives with Bangladesh in an early spot of bother. |
| 11.2 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Lovely delivery that. Length delivery angling in. A brave leave by Rahim and it goes vert closely past the off stump. |
| 11.3 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Full length delivery on middle, Rahim pushes it through covers. They cross for a run as the fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end. |
| 11.4 : D Tiripano to Haque, Length delivery outside off. Mominul easily leaves it. |
| 11.5 : D Tiripano to Haque, Haque defends it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 11.6 : D Tiripano to Haque. Back of a length delivery on middle, Haque defends it presenting the full face of the bat. |
| Change of ends for Tendai Chatara. |
| 12.1 : T Chatara to Rahim, In the channel outside off, left alone. |
| 12.2 : T Chatara to Rahim, Angling into the batsman from around off, Rahim blocks it from the back foot. |
| 12.3 : T Chatara to Rahim, Gets behind the line of the delivery and pushes it to covers. |
| 12.4 : T Chatara to Rahim, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| 12.5 : T Chatara to Rahim, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 12.6 : T Chatara to Rahim, Shout for an lbw! A delivery shaping back into the batsman from around off, Rahim shuffles across and forward to defend but gets a faint inside edge onto the back pad. They put in an unsuccessful appeal. |
| Drinks. |
| 13.1 : D Tiripano to Haque, Length ball on middle, Haque covers the line and blocks it to the leg side. Called a no ball for overstepping. |
| 0.0 : The replays of 12.6 has just been shown. There was no inside edge and it was hitting the top of middle stump. So, it would have been umpire's call in any case. Zimbabwe didn't take the DRS and it was a fair decision. |
| 13.1 : D Tiripano to Haque, Angling away from the batsman, a bit on the shorter side, Mominul pushes inside the line and misses. |
| 13.2 : D Tiripano to M Haque, Fullish and outside off, Mominul drives through the line but finds the fielder. |
| 13.3 : D Tiripano to Haque, In line of the stumps, Mominul pushes it back past the bowler for a run. |
| 13.4 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 13.5 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Good leave. An inswinger, landing outside off on a length, Rahim takes his front leg forward to cover his stumps and then shoulders arms. |
| 13.6 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Another leave outside the off stump to end the over. |
| 14.1 : T Chatara to Haque, Back of length delivery on middle, Haque defends it off the front foot |
| 14.2 : T Chatara to Haque, Full length on middle, Haque tried to drive it but goes uppishly towards mid on fielder. Luckily it falls just short of the fielder. |
| 14.3 : T Chatara to M Haque, DROPPED! It was served wide outside off, the batsman cuts hard towards backward point. The fielder gets a finger tip but could not get hold of it. |
| 14.4 : T Chatara to Haque, Haque has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 14.5 : T Chatara to Haque, Back of a length delivery on middle, Mominul defends it within the crease. |
| 14.6 : T Chatara to Haque, It was dished outside off, the batsman shoulders arms to it. |
| 15.1 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Bowls it on a good length outside off, staying low, Rahim keeps himself away from the line of the delivery and makes a leave. |
| 15.2 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Keeps probing in the channel outside. An inswinger this time and Rahim offers no shot. This one comes back in by just to go closely past the off pole. |
| 15.3 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Tiripano mixing it up nicely. Lets out an outswinger this time, outside off and shaping away, Rahim allows it through. |
| 15.4 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Goes wide of the crease and delivers an inswinger on off, Rahim does well to block it from the crease. |
| 15.5 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Drops it full this time, Rahim drives but finds the mid off fielder. |
| 15.6 : D Tiripano to Rahim, A length delivery outside off, Rahim strokes it through covers and picks up a couple of runs. |
| 16.1 : T Chatara to Haque, Length delivery on middle, Rahim taps it to off side. |
| 16.2 : T Chatara to Haque, Outside the off stump channel, Haque lets it leave. |
| 16.3 : T Chatara to Haque, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 16.4 : T Chatara to Haque, Back of a length delivery on off, Haque defends it from within the crease. |
| 16.5 : T Chatara to Haque, Good length delivery outside off, Mominul does not need to play at those. |
| 16.6 : T Chatara to Haque, Full on middle, the batsman tucks it to mid on. |
| Kyle Jarvis is back on. |
| 17.1 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Outside the off stump channel, Rahim lets it leave. |
| 17.2 : K Jarvis to Rahim, It was strayed on his pads, Rahim flicks it to fine leg for a single. |
| 17.3 : K Jarvis to Haque, Short and wide outside off, Haque cuts it hard and straight to the backward point fielder. |
| 17.4 : K Jarvis to Haque, Jarvis goes short this time, Haque pulls it through fine leg. Batsman run a single. |
| 17.5 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Length delivery on middle, Rahim taps it through the point fielder. |
| 17.6 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Back of a length delivery, MR defends it off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 18.1 : T Chatara to Haque, Good length delivery on off, Mominul remains back footed and defends it down in the direction of cover-point. |
| 18.2 : T Chatara to Haque, Pitches it up and around off, Mominul is drawn forward in defense. |
| 18.3 : T Chatara to Haque, Keeps it full and on off, Mominul stays back and opens the face of his bat to push it towards covers. |
| 18.4 : T Chatara to Haque, Angles it across the left-hander, outside off and on a length, Mominul covers the line and shoulders arms. |
| 18.5 : T Chatara to Haque, Length delivery on middle and off, Haque gets on the back foot and defends it down on the off side. |
| A silly mid off in place. |
| 18.6 : T Chatara to Haque, Play and a miss! Short in length and outside off, Mominul tries to play the square cut but misses. Yet another maiden by Chatara, his seventh in the 8 overs bowled so far. Very disciplined. |
| 19.1 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Play and a miss. Length delivery angling away. Rahim rightfully lets it leave. |
| 19.2 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Lucky escape for Rahim this time. It was dished full outside off, Rahim pokes at and the ball just falls short of the second slip fielder. Batsmen run a couple of runs. |
| 19.3 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Full on middle, Rahim tries to flick it but the ball rolls it to the mid on fielder. |
| 19.4 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Back of a length delivery on middle, Rahim defends it from within the crease. |
| 19.5 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Defended off the back foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 19.6 : K Jarvis to Rahim, A tad full from Jarvis, MR pushes it through point for a couple of runs. |
| 20.1 : T Chatara to Haque, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 20.2 : T Chatara to Haque, Good length delivery on middle and off, Mominul gets across to defend but it takes the inside half of his bat. |
| 20.3 : T Chatara to Haque, FOUR! Lovely placement! Chatara angles a length ball outside off, Mominul leans forward and drives it right through the gap. Does well to find it as he threads it between silly mid off and extra cover. No stopping this one. |
| 20.4 : T Chatara to Haque, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 20.5 : T Chatara to Haque, Full length ball around off, Mominul tries driving through the line but it comes off from the inside half of the bat and races past the bowler. Three taken as the mid on fielder mops it up. |
| Slight hold in play. There is a gap between the sightscreen which is causing distraction for the batsman. Quickly sorted out. |
| 20.6 : T Chatara to Rahim, Fullish and shaping back in, Rahim defends it back to end the over. |
| 21.1 : K Jarvis to Haque, Short from Jarvis, it hits straight to the helmet. |
| 21.2 : K Jarvis to Haque, Length delivery on middle, Haque defends it from within the crease. |
| 21.3 : K Jarvis to Haque, A tad short by Jarvis, Mominul pulls it through fine leg for a single. |
| 21.4 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Outside the off stump channel, Rahim shoulders arms to it. |
| 21.5 : K Jarvis to Rahim, A bit short from the bowler, Rahim hangs back and cuts it through the line. The gully fielder makes diving stop. |
| 21.6 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Length delivery outside off, MR lets it be. |
| Physio comes out in the middle to examine Mominul who received a blow on his helmet in the last over. He is checking the jaw area. There's a bowling change now. Donald Tiripano returns. |
| 22.1 : D Tiripano to Haque, Bouncer from the bowler. Haque easily ducks underneath it. |
| 22.2 : D Tiripano to Haque, Back of a length on off, Haque taps it to the point fielder. |
| 22.3 : D Tiripano to Haque, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. |
| 22.4 : D Tiripano to Haque, Full length angling across, Haque tries to poke at it but misses it completely. |
| 22.5 : D Tiripano to Haque, On middle, the batsman hits it straight back to the bowler. |
| 22.6 : D Tiripano to Haque, Length delivery outside off, Haque does not need to play at those. |
| Bowling change. First look of a spinner. Sikandar Raza comes into the attack. |
| 23.1 : S Raza to M Rahim, Drops it short on middle, Rahim goes back and pulls it behind square leg for a single. |
| 23.2 : S Raza to Haque, FOUR! Nice timing! A low full toss on off, Mominul takes a stride forward to meet the ball and strokes it elegantly down the ground for a lovely boundary. |
| 23.3 : S Raza to Haque, Short in length on off, cut off the back foot to point. |
| 23.4 : S Raza to M Haque, Eases a full ball down to mid on for a sharp single. That will annoy the bowler. |
| 23.5 : S Raza to M Rahim, Flighted and full outside off, it's driven through the line and goes running past mid off. The fielder eventually chases it down as the batsmen take a couple. |
| 23.6 : S Raza to Rahim, Nicely bowled. Some extra air this time, it lands full on off and spins back in sharply. Rahim commits himself into the drive but it turns in to take the inside edge. It goes through square leg for one. |
| 24.1 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Fulll length delivery on middle, Rahim opnes the face of the bat and taps it to the gully fielder. |
| 24.2 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Full on his pads, Rahim has flicked it straight to the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 24.3 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Outside off, the batsman shoulders arms to it. |
| 24.4 : D Tiripano to Rahim, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 24.5 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Short of a length delivery on off, MR plays his square cut down in front of gully. |
| 24.6 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Full and wide outside off, Rahim lets it go. |
| 25.1 : S Raza to Haque, Poor delivery, short and wide outside off, Mominul slaps it through cover-point for a couple of runs. |
| 25.2 : S Raza to Haque, Presses forward to a full ball and defends it with the spin to covers. |
| Stumping appeal is referred upstairs. Zimbabwe look excited. Let's see... |
| 25.3 : S Raza to Haque, Safe! Mominul survives! Nicely tossed up off spinner around off. It spins away just a bit with plenty of extra bounce. Haque gets forward with a big stride in defense but misses. Chakabva collects the ball and breaks the stumps in no time. He appeals and the square leg umpire goes upstairs. The replays roll in and they show that Haque had dragged his back leg inside the crease just in time. |
| 25.4 : S Raza to Haque, Stays back to play it with the spin to covers. |
| 25.5 : S Raza to Haque, Tossed up ball outside off, left alone. |
| 25.6 : S Raza to Haque, Tossed up ball on off, slower in pace, Mominul strides forward in defense. That will be Lunch on Day 1. |
| Zimbabwe's session! They lost the toss and that came as a blessing in disguise for them. The pitch offered a lot of assistance to their fast bowlers and they capitalized. Kyle Jarvis was outstanding in his spell as he picked up the wickets of both the openers and then Donald Tiripano hunted down the debutant, Mohammad Mithun. Had Mominul Haque not dropped by Brian Chari, it would have been an even better session for the visitors. |
| The repair work is on from Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haque. They have survived the initial phase but on a pitch like this, one can never relax. It still is offering good support to the bowlers and Zimbabwe will be eager to take more quick wickets after the break. Do join us in a short while for the post Lunch session at 1210 local (0610 GMT). |
| ... DAY 1, SECOND SESSION ... |
| Welcome back for the afternoon session. The players are on the field. Donald Tiripano to bowl first up... |
| 26.1 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Starts off with a full delivery on his pads, Rahim flicks it towards deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 26.2 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Outside the off stump channel, the batsman lets it leave. |
| 26.3 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Similar delivery, MR shoulders arms to it. |
| 26.4 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Length delivery on middle, Rahim defends it from within the crease. |
| 26.5 : D Tiripano to Rahim, On middle, Rahim prods forward and defends it presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 26.6 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Full length lands it on middle, Rahim pushes it to the point fielder. |
| 27.1 : S Raza to Haque, Was that dropped? Oh, yes... Short and wide outside off, turning away with extra bounce, Mominul tries to cut but fails to middle his shot. It takes the bottom edge of his bat and Chakabva fails to hold on to the catch. Second life for Mominul. |
| 27.2 : S Raza to Haque, Presses forward to a full ball and defends it to the off side. |
| 27.3 : S Raza to Haque, Flighted and outside off, Mominul leaves it alone this time. |
| 27.4 : S Raza to Haque, Fuller on off, played towards the fielder at cover-point. |
| 27.5 : S Raza to Haque, Quicker and angled in on middle, Mominul pushes it down towards mid on. |
| 27.6 : S Raza to Haque, FOUR! Easy pickings! This is very short and very wide outside off, Mominul stands back, goes chasing after it and whacks it through covers. |
| 28.1 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Full on middle, Rahim drives it straight to the bowler. |
| 28.2 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Drifts on to his pads, MR tucks it to on side. |
| 28.3 : D Tiripano to Rahim, On middle, Rahim shows the full face of the bat and drives it straight to mid on. |
| 28.4 : D Tiripano to Rahim, It was served outside off, Mushfiqur lets it go. |
| 28.5 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Length delivery on middle, the batsman taps it to point fielder. |
| 28.6 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Back of a length delivery angling in towards the ribs, Rahim tucked it around the corner for a single. |
| 29.1 : S Raza to Rahim, Oohhhh... vicious delivery! Big spin back into the batsman from around off. Rahim goes deep inside the crease to play the square cut but the ball keeps on spinning into him an catches him on his gloves. Could have gone anywhere from there. |
| 29.2 : S Raza to M Rahim, Full and on middle, Rahim eases it down through mid on for a run. |
| 29.3 : S Raza to Haque, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 29.4 : S Raza to Rahim, Strides forward to a full ball and defends it to the off side. |
| 29.5 : S Raza to Rahim, FOUR! Boom! Tossed up ball outside off, landing full and outside off, Rahim latches onto it and drills his drive through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 29.6 : S Raza to Rahim, Shortish and outside off, Rahim allows it to spin back in and then taps it down towards backward point for one. |
| 30.1 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Outside off, Rahim shoulders arms to it. |
| 30.2 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Simialar delivery, Mushfiqur does not need to play at those. |
| 30.3 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Errs in length, the batsman has flicked it to the square leg region for a single. |
| 30.4 : D Tiripano to Haque, FOUR! Tiripano bangs it short, Haque quickly hangs back and pulls it towards deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 30.5 : D Tiripano to Haque, Bouncer was the replay from the bowler. the batsman easily ducks underneath it. |
| 30.6 : D Tiripano to Haque, Full angling on to his pads. The ball rolls it to fine leg and batsman get a single. Brings up the 50 run-stand between these two. They need to continue for a longer period of time. |
| 31.1 : S Raza to Haque, Advances down the track for a big shot but ends up dragging it off the inner half of the bat to mid on. |
| 31.2 : S Raza to Haque, Slower through the air, full and on off, Mominul drives but finds the cover fielder. |
| 31.3 : S Raza to Haque, Short and outside off, Mominul goes back and cuts it to deep point for a run. |
| 31.4 : S Raza to Rahim, Flighted delivery around off, turning back in, Rahim goes back inside the crease in defense. |
| 31.5 : S Raza to Rahim, Fullish and on middle, flicked quietly on the leg side. |
| 31.6 : S Raza to Rahim, FOUR! Well played! Raza lands it full and around leg, Rahim kneels and nails his sweep shot behind square leg for a boundary. A good end to the over. This pair is now settling down and getting used to the pace of the pitch. |
| 32.1 : D Tiripano to Haque, Back of a length outside off, Haque cuts it hard through backward point. The fielder gets a good hand to that otherwise it was racing away to the boundary. |
| 32.2 : D Tiripano to Haque, Good length delivery outside off, the batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 32.3 : D Tiripano to Haque, Full on middle, Haque taps it to the on side and they run a quick single. |
| 32.4 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Bowls it on middle, Rahim defends it from within the crease. |
| 32.5 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Tiripano bangs it short, MR pulls it to the deep backward square leg fielder. A run added to the total. |
| 32.6 : D Tiripano to Haque, Back of a length ball on middle, Haque defends it off the back foot presenting the full face of the bat. |
| Bowling change. Kyle Jarvis returns. |
| 33.1 : K Jarvis to Rahim, FOUR! A gentle loosener first up. Short and wide outside off, Rahim stands tall inside the crease and at the last moment guides it past the point fielder for a boundary. This now is the best partnership of the series for Bangladesh. |
| 33.2 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Good length ball on off, defended off the back foot. |
| 33.3 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 33.4 : K Jarvis to Rahim, An outswinger, just outside off, Rahim gets forward to cover the line and then makes the leave. |
| 33.5 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Up and over! Again a short delivery outside off has been slammed over cover-point. The fielder chases it down just before the rope and they take three runs. |
| 33.6 : K Jarvis to Haque, Back of a length delivery angling away from the batsman. Mominul cuts it off his back foot to deepish point and collects a single. |
| Sean Williams is introduced into the attack. |
| 34.1 : S Williams to Haque, Starts of with a full delivery on middle, Haque flicks it to leg side for a run. |
| 34.2 : S Williams to M Rahim, Tossed up delivery on off, Rahim prods forward but gets a thick inside edge onto the pads. |
| 34.3 : S Williams to M Rahim, Sean bangs it short outside off, Rahim rocks back and cuts it straight to the backward point fielder. |
| 34.4 : S Williams to Rahim, Flighted delivery on middle and off, MR eases it towards covers for a run. |
| 34.5 : S Williams to M Haque, Bowls a bit fuller on middle, Haque strokes it to mid on. Batsmen rotate strike. |
| 34.6 : S Williams to M Rahim, Floats it up on middle, Rahim gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it towards covers. A good stop by the fielder otherwise it would have raced away to the boundary. |
| 35.1 : K Jarvis to Haque, Shortish and on off, Mominul goes on the back foot and taps it down to the off side. The point fielder is quickly to the ball. |
| 35.2 : K Jarvis to Haque, Once again the length is short from Jarvis and Mominul pulls it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 35.3 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Sliding down the leg side, Rahim clips it through square leg and takes another run in this over. |
| 35.4 : K Jarvis to Haque, Back of a length delivery on off, Mominul defends it from the crease to covers. |
| 35.5 : K Jarvis to Haque, Full in length and outside off, Mominul gets forward confidently and drives it delightfully through covers for a couple of runs. 100 comes up for Bangladesh. It's been a good recovery. |
| 35.6 : K Jarvis to M Haque, Shortish and outside off, Haque cuts but finds the point fielder. |
| 36.1 : S Williams to Rahim, Flatter in length on middle, Rahim tucks it to leg side for a run. |
| 36.2 : S Williams to Haque, Quicker outside off, Haque tries to cut but misses it completely. |
| 36.3 : S Williams to Haque, Full on his pads, Haque tickles it fine for a couple of runs. |
| 36.4 : S Williams to Haque, FOUR! Cuts and cuts hard. It was dragged in short, Haque quickly rocks back and cuts it towards backward point for a boundary. Also brings up his 50. Well player from the left hander. He needs to carry on and score a big one. |
| 36.5 : S Williams to Haque, Tossed up on middle, the batsman watchfully blocks it. |
| 36.6 : S Williams to Haque, Full on his pads, Haque sweeps it towards fine leg. Batsmen rotate strike. Bangladesh are in control of the game after lunch. |
| 37.1 : K Jarvis to Haque, A length ball angling away from the batsman, Mominul gets forward and defends. |
| 37.2 : K Jarvis to Haque, Short in length on middle, Mominul pulls it through mid-wicket and the ball races through. It slows down though just before the rope and they take three runs. |
| 37.3 : Jarvis to Rahim, Appeal for an lbw! Not given. Jarvis serves an in-dipper. It lands full and nips back in. Rahim tries to defend it with a straight bat but misses. He is rapped on the pads, they appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Jarvis looks at Hamilton and wants it reviewed. Raza also joins the conversation and is supporting the bowler. Masakadza is almost convinced but by that time, 15 seconds are over. The replays after that show that there was a big inside edge. Zimbabwe are lucky |
| 37.4 : K Jarvis to Rahim, On middle and off, defended from the crease. |
| 37.5 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Rahim has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 37.6 : K Jarvis to Rahim, A yorker on off, well bowled. Rahim also does well to dig it out. |
| 38.1 : S Williams to Haque, Flighted on middle, Haque flicks it uppishly but goes wide of the short leg fielder and batsman get a run. |
| 38.2 : S Williams to Rahim, Tossed up on middle, the batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 38.3 : S Williams to M Rahim, Bowls a bit quicker on off, Rahim drives it to mid off for a single. |
| 38.4 : S Williams to Haque, Quicker outside off, Haque pushes it toward the point region. Batsmen rotate strike. |
| 38.5 : S Williams to Rahim, Sean bowls a bit quicker outside off, MR late cuts it fine toward third man for a couple of run. |
| 38.6 : S Williams to Rahim, On middle, Rahim defends it from within the crease. |
| 39.1 : K Jarvis to M Haque, Gets on the front foot to a full ball and drives it straight to the cover fielder. |
| 39.2 : K Jarvis to M Haque, Jarvis delivers another length ball outside off, this time Mominul plays it with an open-faced bat and pushes it through the gap at covers for a run. |
| 39.3 : K Jarvis to Rahim, FOUR! Edgy but well played! Good length delivery around off, Rahim strides forward to have a push inside the line. He does so with gentle hands and the outside edge races past gully and backward point for a boundary. |
| 39.4 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Presses forward to a full ball and drops it with soft hands to cover-point. Looks for a run but his partner isn't interested. |
| 39.5 : K Jarvis to M Rahim, This one holds a bit off the pitch, around off, Rahim gets behind the line and pushes it to mid off. |
| 39.6 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Movement back into the batsman. This one cuts back in from around off, Rahim tries defending from the front foot but gets an inside edge onto the pads. Had there been a short leg, it would have been an easy catch for him. But there isn't any and it rolls to square leg. |
| 40.1 : S Williams to Haque, Full flighted ball on middle, forced down to long on for a run. |
| 40.2 : S Williams to Rahim, Prods forward to a full ball and drives it to short cover. |
| 40.3 : S Williams to Rahim, Flatter around off, punched off the back foot to mid on. |
| 40.4 : S Williams to Rahim, Fires one down the leg side, Rahim fails to get any bat behind it. A good take by Chakabva. |
| 40.5 : S Williams to Rahim, Another one on the pads, it's nudged behind square leg for a run. |
| 40.6 : S Williams to Haque, Goes down on one knee to play the sweep shot but finds the short fine leg fielder. |
| Time for some leg spin. Brandon Mavuta is given the ball. He bowled brilliantly in the last match. |
| 41.1 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Starts off with a fuller delivery on middle, Rahim tucks it to on side for a single. |
| 41.2 : B Mavuta to Haque, Flighted on middle, Haque leans forward and drives it to toward mid off for a single. |
| 41.3 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Short in length, Rahim rocks and cuts it through deep point for a run. Bring up the 100-run stand between these. They have completely dominated the post Lunch session. |
| 41.4 : B Mavuta to Haque, Full toss from Mavuta, Haque pulls it through deep mid wicket. Batsmen rotate strike. |
| 41.5 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Nicely tossed up by the bowler, MR defends it from within the crease. |
| 41.6 : B Mavuta to M Rahim, On middle, Rahim strokes it to mid on for a run. And it's time for Drinks. |
| Drinks break. |
| 42.1 : S Williams to Rahim, Flighted full ball on off, Rahim easily drives it down to long off for a run. |
| 42.2 : S Williams to Haque, A full toss on the pads, Mominul clips it through square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 42.3 : S Williams to Rahim, Flatter arm ball on off, skidding back in, Rahim gets inside the crease and punches it to covers. |
| 42.4 : S Williams to Rahim, Goes on the back foot and defends it to the off side. |
| 42.5 : S Williams to Rahim, Fifty for Rahim, his 20th in Tests! A brilliant knock by the experienced campaigner. He receives a good round of applause from his teammates and the crowd. A hard working knock for him. He reaches there by calmly pushing a full ball in the gap at covers. A vital knock in a crunch situation. Would look to build on this! |
| 42.6 : S Williams to Haque, On the pads, tickled away in the gap on the leg side for a run. |
| 43.1 : B Mavuta to Haque, Full on middle, Haque strokes it to long on for a single. |
| 43.2 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Half tracker wide outisde leg. Rahim tried to pull it but could not connect it. |
| 43.3 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Tossed up on middle, Rahim leans forward and guides it to covers for a single. |
| 43.4 : B Mavuta to Haque, FOUR! EXQUISITE! Mavuta floats it up on middle, Haque gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it firmly through covers for a boundary. Lovely shot. |
| 43.5 : B Mavuta to Haque, Full on his pads, Batsman sweeps it towards fine leg. Batsmen rotate strike. |
| 43.6 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Drags it short, Rahim hangs back and cuts it through deep point for a couple of runs. |
| 44.1 : S Williams to Haque, Tossed up delivery around leg, Haque moves back and takes it on his pads. |
| 44.2 : S Williams to Haque, Sliding down the leg side, it's swept well but straight in the direction of the short fine leg fielder. |
| 44.3 : S Williams to Haque, Tossed up ball on off, defended off the front foot. |
| 44.4 : S Williams to Haque, Slower through the air, full and on middle, Mominul defends it back off the front foot. |
| 44.5 : S Williams to Haque, Another sweep shot attempted by Haque but once again he fails to get the placement right. Straight to short fine leg. |
| 44.6 : S Williams to Haque, Goes back to a short delivery and pulls it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 45.1 : B Mavuta to Haque, Drags it short, Haque cuts it towards point for a couple of runs. |
| 45.2 : B Mavuta to Haque, Quicker outisde off, Haque tries to late cut it but misses it. |
| 45.3 : B Mavuta to Haque, Flighted on middle, the batsman guides it point. |
| 45.4 : B Mavuta to Haque, Gives a bit of air on middle, Haque defends it off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 45.5 : B Mavuta to Haque, FOUR! Nice shot. Mavuta drags it short again, Haque square cuts it past backward point for a boundary. |
| 45.6 : B Mavuta to Haque, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 46.1 : S Williams to Rahim, Flighted delivery on off, Rahim defends it off his front foot. |
| 46.2 : S Williams to Rahim, Angling into the batsman, Rahim once again keeps it out by going deep inside the crease. |
| 46.3 : S Williams to Rahim, Quicker one, fired in on middle, Rahim taps it down in front of short leg. |
| 46.4 : S Williams to Rahim, Flatter and wider outside off, Rahim strokes it square of the wicket on the off side and scampers across for a quick single. |
| 46.5 : S Williams to Haque, Short and on off, cut from the back foot to point. |
| 46.6 : S Williams to Haque, Arm ball around off, skidding away from the left-hander, Haque punches it off his back foot to point and pinches a single. |
| 47.1 : B Mavuta to Haque, Full on his pads, Haque sweeps it towards fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 47.2 : B Mavuta to Haque, Similar delivery, same result. |
| 47.3 : B Mavuta to Haque, A bit quicker on middle, the batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 47.4 : B Mavuta to Haque, Tossed up on off, Haque leans forward and pushes it towards the point fielder. |
| 47.5 : B Mavuta to Haque, Flatter in length, batsman has punched it through point. They get a run. |
| 47.6 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 48.1 : S Williams to Haque, A low full toss on the pads, it's been easily worked away through the gap at mid-wicket for a run. The partnership continues to blossom. |
| 48.2 : S Williams to Rahim, Quicker one fired down the leg side, Rahim failed to sweep and it went of the keeper's pads to short fine leg. They stole a bye. |
| 48.3 : S Williams to Haque, Wayward delivery. Short and way down the leg side. Mominul tries pulling at the last moment but misses. Chakabva collects it and then appeals. Nothing from the umpire. |
| 48.4 : S Williams to Haque, Slower through the air on middle, Haque moves back and plays it down to short leg. |
| 48.5 : S Williams to M Haque, Too full and on middle, it's flicked through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 48.6 : S Williams to M Rahim, FOUR! No stopping this one! Williams serves a flat and short delivery on off, Rahim camps back to create some room and slaps it through point for a boundary. Bangladesh continue their merry way. This is now the record 4th wicket partnership for Bangladesh in Tests against Zimbabwe. |
| 49.1 : B Mavuta to Haque,Drags his length short, Haque defends it off the backfoot. |
| 49.2 : B Mavuta to Haque, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 49.3 : B Mavuta to Haque, Full on middle, Haque works it to mid-wicket. |
| 49.4 : B Mavuta to Haque, Flighted on middle, Haque gets to the pitch of the ball and tucks it to mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 49.5 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Nice loopy delivery on off turning away. Rahim lets it go. |
| 49.6 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Slider from Mavuta outside off, Rahim tries to cut but missed it completely. Good delivery to end the over. |
| Sikandar Raza is back on. |
| 50.1 : S Raza to M Haque, FOUR! Raza drops it short first up, a rank loosener, Mominul goes on the back foot and hammer-pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 50.2 : S Raza to Haque, FOUR! Moves into the 90s! Once again the length is on the shorter side, around off, Mominul goes deep inside the crease and clobbers it through covers. |
| 50.3 : S Raza to Haque, Loopy full ball on off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 50.4 : S Raza to Haque, Skidding back in from around off, Haque gets back and turns it in the gap at square leg for a run. |
| 50.5 : S Raza to Rahim, Flighted and full on off, Rahim presses forward in defense. |
| 50.6 : S Raza to Rahim, Too full in length around leg, Rahim walks forward and forces it down to long on for one. |
| 51.1 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Tossed it up on middle, Rahim tucks it to on side. |
| 51.2 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Short and wide outside off, Rahim hangs back and cuts it through backward point for three runs. Good stop by the point fielder otherwise it was a sure boundary. |
| 51.3 : B Mavuta to Haque, Full on middle, Haque drives it to the mid on fielder. |
| 51.4 : B Mavuta to Haque, Wide down leg, the Haque sweeps it to fine leg for a single. |
| 51.5 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Drags his length short, Rahim punched it off the backfoot. |
| 51.6 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Gives a bit of air, Rahim drives it through covers. The batsmen rotate strike. |
| 52.1 : S Raza to Rahim, Loopy full ball on off, Rahim defends it off his front foot. |
| 52.2 : S Raza to Rahim, Well played! Deft. Skidding away from the batsman, around off, Rahim uses the depth of his crease and at the last moment deflects it through backward point for three runs. |
| 52.3 : S Raza to M Haque, Short in length and outside off, Haque cuts it off his back foot but finds the point fielder. |
| 52.4 : S Raza to Haque, Tossed up ball on off, defended back off the front foot. |
| 52.5 : S Raza to Haque, Goes on the back foot to a short delivery and slaps it to deep cover for a run. |
| 52.6 : S Raza to M Rahim, Fetches a short ball from around off and pulls it with the turn to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 53.1 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Tossed it up on middle, Rahim tucks it to on side for a single. |
| 53.2 : B Mavuta to Haque, Full on middle, Haque drives it to the point fielder. |
| 53.3 : B Mavuta to Haque, Short and wide outside off, Haque rocks back and slaps it through point for a couple of runs. |
| 53.4 : B Mavuta to Haque, Tossed it up on middle, Haque defends it off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 53.5 : B Mavuta to Haque, Full on middle, Haque tucks it away to square leg for a single. |
| 53.6 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Flighted on middle, Rahim was looking to nudge it wide of square leg. He closes the face of the bat early, leading edge of the bat takes the ball to the off side. |
| 54.1 : S Raza to Haque, FOUR! 7th Test hundred for Mominul Haque. The dry spell is over. The little batsman who once was called the Asian Bradman is back in form. Receives a full toss with open arms and whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary. He was dropped twice in this innings and he has made sure to make it count. Brilliant fightback. |
| 54.2 : S Raza to Haque, Short and outside off, cut straight to point. |
| 54.3 : S Raza to Haque, Stays back and punches it to covers. |
| 54.4 : S Raza to Haque, Another back foot punch, this time through covers for a run. |
| 54.5 : S Raza to Rahim, Bowls it short and Rahim pulls it with the spin to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 54.6 : S Raza to Haque, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| Tendai Chatara returns for another spell. |
| 55.1 : T Chatara to Haque, Starts his new spell with full delivery on off, Haque leans forward and pushes it toward covers. |
| 55.2 : T Chatara to Haque, Length delivery outside off, Haque lets it go. |
| 55.3 : T Chatara to Haque, Back of a length on middle, Haque taps it toward covers. |
| 55.4 : T Chatara to Haque, Short and wide outside off, Haque cuts it hard through backward point for a single. |
| 55.5 : T Chatara to Rahim, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 55.6 : T Chatara to Rahim, Full angling onto the stumps, Rahim flicks it through square leg. |
| 56.1 : S Raza to Haque, Tossed up ball on off, a bit on the shorter side, Haque taps it down towards point and eyes a run. He is sent back. |
| 56.2 : S Raza to Haque, FOUR! Wow, what a shot! Mominul is down on one knee to a full ball outside off. He fetches it from there, goes against the spin but powers it over mid-wicket for a boundary. Nearly went all the way. |
| 56.3 : S Raza to Haque, Skidding back into the batsman, tucked to deep mid-wicket for a run. 200 comes up for Bangladesh. |
| 56.4 : S Raza to Rahim, Leans forward to a full ball and defends it. |
| 56.5 : S Raza to Rahim, On middle, Rahim gets back and keeps it out on the leg side. |
| 56.6 : S Raza to Rahim, Jumps out of the crease and drives it to mid off for a sharp single. The fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end otherwise it would have been interesting. |
| 57.1 : T Chatara to Rahim, Length delivery angling onto his pads, Rahim works it to the on side for a single. |
| 57.2 : T Chatara to Haque, Back of a length delivery on off, Haque defends it from within the crease. |
| 57.3 : T Chatara to Haque, FOUR! STREAKY! Full and wide outside off, Haque slashes hard at it and the ball goes uppishly over gully for a boundary. |
| 57.4 : T Chatara to Haque, Drifts on to his pads, Haque tucks it behind square leg for a run. |
| 57.5 : T Chatara to Rahim, Length delivery outside off, MR shoulders arms to it. |
| 57.6 : T Chatara to Rahim, Similar delivery, Rahim lets it go to the keeper. And that is Tea on Day 1. |
| What a contrasting session! Zimbabwe dominated in the morning by snaffling three wickets by giving away just 56 runs and Bangladesh bounced back in the afternoon to score 151 runs for the loss of zero wickets. Mominul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim counter-attacked and with the pitch flattening out, there was no resistance for the Zimbabwean bowlers. They were also the culprits of bowling all over the place which resulted in runs coming thick and fast. |
| Mominul Hasan was the star of the session as he stroked a fluent century. However, he was given one life post Lunch as well when the wicket-keeper dropped his catch. All in all, he has been dropped twice in this innings and he is making the visitors pay dearly. Mushfiqur Rahim's experienced head has also played a part in this 181-run record partnership and he himself is heading towards a century. Currently, it's advantage Bangladesh but you never know which way the next session will turn. Do joi |
| ... DAY 1, THIRD SESSION ... |
| Back for the last session. 32 overs left in the day's play. The men concerned are back on the field as well. Kyle Jarvis will begin proceedings as Zimbabwe are in a desperate need of a breakthrough. Here we go... |
| 58.1 : K Jarvis to Haque, Starts with a delivery down the leg side, Mominul fails to flick and Chakabva does well to stop the ball with a dive to his right. |
| 58.2 : K Jarvis to Haque, Good length delivery around off, angling away from the batsman, Mominul covers the line and shoulders arms. |
| 58.3 : K Jarvis to Haque, Another delivery in the channel outside off, too wide actually to make the batsman play. |
| 58.4 : K Jarvis to Haque, Fine delivery and it's a good leave as well. On a length just around off, straightening a bit, Mominul takes a stride forward before making a leave. |
| 58.5 : K Jarvis to Haque, Identical to the last delivery, it's around off and Haque goes back in defense. It takes the inside edge and hits him on the pads. |
| 58.6 : K Jarvis to M Haque, And again. Haque stays back footed to play at a delivery on off and gets an inside edge. It deflects behind and rolls to the keeper. Good start by Kyle. |
| 59.1 : T Chatara to Rahim, Chatara starts off with a full delivery on off, Rahim defends it presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 59.2 : T Chatara to Rahim, In the channel outside off, Rahim lets it go. |
| 59.3 : T Chatara to Rahim, Identical delivery, the batsman shoulders arms to it. |
| 59.4 : T Chatara to Rahim, Fuller length on middle, Rahim pushes it toward backward point. The fielder misfields and the batsmen scamper for a single. |
| 59.5 : T Chatara to Haque, Length delivery on off, Haque pushes it towards point. |
| 59.6 : T Chatara to Haque, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 60.1 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Good length delivery in the zone outside off, Rahim makes an easy leave. |
| 60.2 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Another delivery in the channel outside off, Rahim has nothing to do with it. |
| 60.3 : K Jarvis to Rahim, The length is a bit short on this occasion but the line continues to be too wide outside off. Rahim shoulders arms. |
| 60.4 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Gets closer to the off stump line but still not close enough to bother Rahim. He just covers his sticks and lets it be. A good take again by Chakabva as there was some late movement. |
| 60.5 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Better. Pitches it up and around off, Rahim has to play at it and pushes it with an angled bat to point. Looks for a run but his partner sends him back. |
| 60.6 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Excellent delivery. An attempted outswinger landing on middle and straightening, Rahim does well to block it with a straight bat. |
| 61.1 : T Chatara to Haque, In the channel outside off, Haque lets it go. |
| 61.2 : T Chatara to Haque, Back of a length outside off, Haque cuts it but falls just short of the gully fielder. |
| 61.3 : T Chatara to Haque, Full length angling it in. Hits the thigh pad of the batsman. |
| 61.4 : T Chatara to Haque, Fuller length from Chatara, Haque leans forward and pushes it to mid off. |
| 61.5 : T Chatara to Haque, Full on middle, Haque stylishly drives it but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 61.6 : T Chatara to Haque, It was bowled quick outside off. Haque tries to cut but fails to do so. |
| 62.1 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Good length delivery in the area outside off, an outswinger, it's been left alone easily by Rahim. |
| 62.2 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Lands it on a good length and just outside off, Rahim stays flat-footed and pushes it towards point. |
| 62.3 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Hurls in a length delivery just outside off, Rahim makes a leave and once again there is big late swing after it goes past the batsman. |
| 62.4 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Width on offer outside off, Rahim cuts it off his back foot to deep point for a run. |
| 62.5 : K Jarvis to Haque, The length is very full this time, around off and Mominul drives it back past the bowler. The mid on fielder circles around it and slides to make the stop. They take a run. |
| 62.6 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Well bowled. Gets it to straighten from a length on middle, Rahim is squared up and pushes it out off the outer half of his bat. It rolls towards gully. |
| 63.1 : T Chatara to Haque, Back of a length on middle, Haque pushes it to point. |
| 63.2 : T Chatara to Haque, Good delivery from Chatara. In the channel just outsdie off. Haque leaves it on length. |
| 63.3 : T Chatara to Haque, Fuller length on off, Haque drives it straight to mid off. |
| 63.4 : T Chatara to Haque, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 63.5 : T Chatara to Haque, Full length delivery came back sharply. Good leave by the batsman there. |
| 63.6 : T Chatara to Haque, A tad full from Chatara, Haque slices it uppishly but falls short of the deep point fielder. Lucky escape for the left-hander. |
| Donald Tiripano is back on. |
| 64.1 : D Tiripano to M Haque, Angling away from the batsman, it's outside off and driven off the front foot to mid off. |
| 64.2 : D Tiripano to Haque, On a length around off, Mominul plays from the back foot but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 64.3 : D Tiripano to Haque, A touch short and on middle, Mominul defends it off his back foot. |
| 64.4 : D Tiripano to Haque, Stays back footed and turns it on the leg side. Finds the fielder. |
| 64.5 : D Tiripano to Haque, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 64.6 : D Tiripano to Haque, Good length ball on off, blocked safely off the back foot to end the over. |
| 65.1 : T Chatara to Rahim, Length delivery on off, Rahim taps it towards point for a single. |
| 65.2 : T Chatara to Haque, Drifts on to his pads, Haque flicks it towards fine leg. Batsmen rotate strike. |
| 65.3 : T Chatara to Rahim, Rahim defends it off the back foot by presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 65.4 : T Chatara to Rahim, FOUR! SMASHED! Chatara bangs it short, Rahim gets into the position and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 65.5 : T Chatara to Rahim, In the channel outside off. MR lets it go to the keeper. |
| 65.6 : T Chatara to Rahim, Similar delivery, Rahim shoulders arms to it. |
| 66.1 : D Tiripano to Haque, Back of a length delivery angling away from the batsman, Mominul controls the bounce well and steers it off his back foot to deep point. A single taken. |
| 66.2 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Good length delivery in the channel outside off, holding its line, Rahim makes a careful leave. |
| 66.3 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Bowls it full and wide outside off, probably trying to tempt the batsman, Rahim doesn't fall into the trap and allows it through. |
| 66.4 : D Tiripano to Rahim, On a length around off, Rahim sticks back pushes it in the gap at covers for a brisk single. |
| 66.5 : D Tiripano to Haque, Short and wide outside off, Haque reaches out for it and scythes it through point for a run. |
| 66.6 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Outside off, left alone. Another harmless over comes to an end. |
| Once again it's time for the leg spin of Brandon Mavuta. |
| 67.1 : B Mavuta to Haque, Beaten! Starts off with a nicely tossed up delivery outside off. Haque tries to poke at it but misses the outside edge. |
| 67.2 : B Mavuta to M Haque, FOUR!DROPPED CHANCE! Nice loopy delivery outside off, Haque gets the outside edge and ball flies in between the first slip fielder. The captain at first slip should have reacted to it. Big opportunity lost for the visitors to break the partnership. |
| 67.3 : B Mavuta to Haque, Tossed up on middle, Haque leans forward and pushes it towards the cover region. |
| 67.4 : B Mavuta to Haque, On middle, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 67.5 : B Mavuta to Haque, Floats it up on middle, Haque strokes it to mid on for a single. |
| 67.6 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Quicker on middle, Mr drives it towards cover and batsmen rotate strike and also brings up the 200-run stand between these two. |
| 68.1 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Lands it on a length outside off, Rahim allows it through. |
| 68.2 : D Tiripano to Rahim, A rising delivery on off, Rahim is on his toes as he plays it down to point. |
| 68.3 : D Tiripano to M Rahim, FOUR! Shot! Marginally overpitched outside off, Rahim gets forward with a big stride and plays a crunching cover drive for a boundary. |
| 68.4 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Angling into the batsman, Rahim leans across and flicks it towards mid on for a sharp single. This is now the best partnership for Bangladesh at this ground. |
| 68.5 : D Tiripano to Haque, Shortish on off, punched down off the bottom half of the bat to mid off. |
| 68.6 : D Tiripano to M Haque, Pitches it up and outside off, Mominul drives it off his front foot but straight to short cover. |
| 69.1 : B Mavuta to Rahim, FOUR! DISPATCHED! Flighted delivery on middle, Rahim goes in one knee and slogs it over deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 69.2 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Drags his length short, Rahim punches it through point for a single. |
| 69.3 : B Mavuta to Haque, Short and wide outside off, Haque cuts it through point and batsmen rotate strike. |
| 69.4 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Gives a bit of air on middle, Batsman defends it on the back foot and into the ground. |
| 69.5 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Floats it up on outside off spinning away. Rahim lets it go. |
| 69.6 : B Mavuta to Rahim, MR defends it off the front foot by presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 70.1 : D Tiripano to Haque, In the air... falls safely! Back of a length delivery on middle and off, Mominul fends at a rising ball awkwardly and plays it in the air. It flies in the air but drops safely at covers. A single taken. |
| 70.2 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Angling into the batsman, Rahim is on the front foot in defense. |
| 70.3 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Some extra bounce this time from a length around off. Rahim defends it with a loose bottom hand. |
| 70.4 : D Tiripano to M Rahim, Gets a length delivery to tail back in from around off, Rahim brings down a straight blade in defense. |
| 70.5 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Lands it on a good length outside off, Rahim stays inside the crease and allows it through. |
| 70.6 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Once again cutting back into the batsman from around off, Rahim plays it down on the leg side and steals a single. |
| 71.1 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Drags his length short, Rahim tucks it to the on side. |
| 71.2 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Full length on middle, MR taps it to short leg. |
| 71.3 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Short on middle, Rahim flicks it to square leg for a single. |
| 71.4 : B Mavuta to Haque, A tad short, Haque wokrs it to leg side. Batsmen rotate strike. |
| 71.5 : B Mavuta to M Rahim, Tossed up on middle, Rahim drives it sweetly toward covers to get a run. |
| 71.6 : B Mavuta to Haque, Fuller length on middle, Haque jams it out. |
| 72.1 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Interesting shot! A bouncer by Tiripano. Around leg, Rahim jumps to attempt the pull shot but fails to connect. |
| 72.2 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Stays back to a length ball and punches it to covers for a run. |
| 72.3 : D Tiripano to Haque, Back of a length delivery angling away from the batsman outside off, Mominul drops his wrists and allows it through. |
| 72.4 : D Tiripano to Haque, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 72.5 : D Tiripano to Haque, On a driving length outside off, Haque is not lured into the shot. |
| 72.6 : D Tiripano to Haque, Play and a miss! Tiripano sprays a length delivery wide outside off, Mominul goes chasing after it but misses. |
| 73.1 : B Mavuta to Rahim, A bit quicker on middle, Rahim defends it from within the crease. |
| 73.2 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Drags his length short, Rahim cuts it through point for a single |
| 73.3 : B Mavuta to M Haque, Flighted on off, Haque pushes it through mid off for a run. |
| 73.4 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Half way down the pitch, Rahim pulls it through mid-wicket. Batsmen get a run |
| 73.5 : B Mavuta to M Haque, Floats it up on middle, Haque strokes it towards mid on for a run. |
| 73.6 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Drifting down leg, Rahim clips it towards square leg. One run added to the total. Rahim moves to 97. |
| Drinks break. Bangladesh continue to march on courtesy this record partnership between Mominul and Rahim. Zimbabwe have bowled a lot better than the afternoon session but are still wicket-less. 16 overs left in the day's play and they maybe waiting for the second new ball now. |
| Hamilton Masakadza brings himself into the attack. |
| 74.1 : H Masakadza to Rahim, Short and wide outside off, Rahim cuts it through cover-point for a run. |
| 74.2 : H Masakadza to Haque, A touch short in length again, around off, Mominul gets back and punches it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 74.3 : H Masakadza to Rahim, Full and outside off, Rahim draws forward and pushes it to covers. |
| 74.4 : H Masakadza to Rahim, In the avenue of apprehension, Rahim has nothing to do with it. |
| 74.5 : H Masakadza to Rahim, On a length around off, defended off the back foot. |
| 74.6 : H Masakadza to Rahim, Risky single and Rahim moves to 99! Slower and fuller on middle, Mushfiqur pushes it in front of mid on and rushes across to the other end. |
| 75.1 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Mavuta tosses it up on middle, Rahim clips it fine for a single and he gets his 100 . What a knock from the experienced him. His 6th hundred and his first against Zimbabwe. |
| 75.2 : B Mavuta to Haque, FOUR! Lovely shot that. Flighted delivery on of, Haque leans forward and drives it firmly through covers for a boundary. |
| 75.3 : B Mavuta to Haque, Full on middle, Haque works it to leg side for a run. |
| 75.4 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Rahim drives it through mid off. Batsmen rotate strike. |
| 75.5 : B Mavuta to M Haque, Floats it up on middle, Haque drives it straight to the cover fielder. |
| 75.6 : B Mavuta to Haque, Gives a bit of air on middle, Haque strokes it to long on for a single. |
| 76.1 : H Masakadza to Haque, Bowls it wide outside off, Mominul allows it through to the keeper. |
| 76.2 : H Masakadza to Haque, Play and a miss! Masakadza once again puts it in the zone outside off, Mominul flashes and misses. |
| 76.3 : H Masakadza to Haque, Serves a length ball outside off, Mominul is late in withdrawing his bat and it goes behind off the bottom edge. |
| 76.4 : H Masakadza to M Haque, FOUR! Nails it! Hamilton drags in a short delivery on middle, Mominul stands tall inside the crease and pulls it powerfully in front of square leg for a boundary. |
| 76.5 : H Masakadza to Haque, Covers the line of the delivery and pushes it down to mid on. |
| 76.6 : H Masakadza to Haque, An overpitched delivery outside off, Mominul drives but finds the cover fielder. |
| 77.1 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Tosses it up on middle, Rahim watchfully defends it off the front foot. |
| 77.2 : B Mavuta to M Rahim, Full on off, Rahim strokes it to long on for a single. |
| 77.3 : B Mavuta to M Haque, Full length delivery on off, Haque pushes it towards mid on. |
| 77.4 : B Mavuta to Haque, Similar delivery, Haque drives it straight to covers. |
| 77.5 : B Mavuta to Haque, Quicker delivery on middle, Haque defends it from within the crease. |
| 77.6 : B Mavuta to M Haque, Haque drives a fuller length delivery to mid on. Batsmen pick up a single. |
| Sikandar Raza is back on. |
| 78.1 : S Raza to Haque, Mominul has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 78.2 : S Raza to Haque, Presses forward to a full ball and drives it to extra cover. |
| 78.3 : S Raza to Haque, Bunts it down in front of mid on for a quick single. |
| 78.4 : S Raza to Rahim, Lunges forward and across to defend it from the shoulder of the bat to short leg. |
| 78.5 : S Raza to Rahim, Gets forward again and this time pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 78.6 : S Raza to Rahim, FOUR! Boom! Floated full off spinner landing outside off, Rahim gives the charge and muscles it through covers for a boundary. |
| 79.1 : B Mavuta to M Haque, Drags it short, Haque pulls it straight to the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 79.2 : B Mavuta to Haque, Short again, Haque punches it off the back foot and batsmen get a single. |
| 79.3 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Fuller length on his pads, Rahim clips it off his pads for a single. |
| 79.4 : B Mavuta to Haque, Fuller length on middle, Haque eases it to long on for a single. |
| 79.5 : B Mavuta to Rahim, A tad short from Mavuta, Rahim hangs back and cuts it towards cover. |
| Second new ball is due now. But Zimbabwe have not opted for it straightaway. A bit strange given their success in the morning with the brand new cherry. Sikandar Raza to continue... |
| 79.6 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Loopy delivery on middle, Rahim watchfully defends it. |
| 80.1 : S Raza to Haque, Flatter and shorter outside off, Mominul mistimes his back foot square cut to the off side. |
| 80.2 : S Raza to M Haque, Eases a full ball down to long off for one. |
| 80.3 : S Raza to Rahim, Rahim has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 80.4 : S Raza to Rahim, Takes a stride forward and drives it in the direction of covers. |
| 80.5 : S Raza to M Rahim, Plays it with soft hands towards mid off and pinches a single. |
| 80.6 : S Raza to M Haque, Forces a full ball down the ground to long on for one. 250-run stand comes up. |
| 81.1 : B Mavuta to Haque, Full on middle, Haque flicks it toward square leg for a single. Easy pickings there for the batsmen. |
| 81.2 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Quicker outside off, Rahim lets it be. |
| 81.3 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Flighted on middle, Rahim defends it off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 81.4 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Similar delivery, Rahim defends it by presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 81.5 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Googly from Mavuta, it came back sharply and hits high on the thigh pad. |
| 81.6 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Tossed up on middle, Rahim strokes it to long on for a single. |
| 82.1 : S Raza to Rahim, Tossed up ball on off, Rahim lunges and defends it to mid-wicket. |
| 82.2 : S Raza to Rahim, Works it with the spin to the leg side but once again finds the same mid-wicket fielder. |
| 82.3 : S Raza to Rahim, Floated one on off, defended off the front foot. |
| 82.4 : S Raza to Rahim, Hesitation but no harm done! Shortish and outside off, Rahim gets back to play it down towards point. Looks for a run, his partner shows interest initially but then sends him back. |
| 82.5 : S Raza to Rahim, Tossed up ball outside off, left alone. |
| 82.6 : S Raza to Rahim, Leans forward to a full ball and pushes it to covers. |
| 83.1 : B Mavuta to M Haque, Quicker and shorter outside off, Haque cuts it through backward point for a single. |
| 83.2 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Drags it short, Rahim tucks it to fine leg. One run added to the total. |
| 83.3 : B Mavuta to Haque, Full outside off, Haque pushes it straight to the bowler. |
| 83.4 : B Mavuta to Haque, Drifts down leg, haque clips it fine through square leg for a couple of runs. Also brings up 150 for Haque. High class innings from the left-hander. |
| 83.5 : B Mavuta to Haque, FOUR! SLAMMED! Drags it short, Haque rocks back and slaps it through point for a boundary. |
| Second new ball has been taken. Kyle Jarvis returns to make first use of it. 6 overs left in the day's play. |
| 83.6 : B Mavuta to Haque, Full on his pads, Haque works it to on side for a run. |
| 84.1 : K Jarvis to Haque, Starts with a length delivery in the channel outside off, Mominul makes a leave. |
| 84.2 : K Jarvis to Haque, Full this time, Haque plays a square drive, a bit uppish but through the gap at point for one. |
| 84.3 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Rahim shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 84.4 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Movement in the air but the line is very wayward. Too wide outside off and it's left alone by Rahim. |
| 84.5 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Full and angling into the batsman, around off, Rahim brings down a straight bat in defense. |
| 84.6 : K Jarvis to Rahim, An away-swinger, outside off, Rahim allows it through to the keeper. |
| Tendai Chatara to share the second new ball from the other end. |
| 85.1 : T Chatara to Haque, FOUR! Errs in line and Haque will not miss on those. Length delivery outside leg and he tickles it fine and the ball races away to the boundary. |
| 85.2 : T Chatara to Haque, Wide outsdie off, Haque lets it go. |
| 85.3 : T Chatara to Haque, Strays down leg side and Haque does not need to play at those. |
| 85.4 : T Chatara to Haque, OUT! Finally a breakthrough for Zimbabwe! They have toiled hard for this. Mominul was dropped very early in the innings in the same area by Brian Chari but this time he makes no mistake. The second new ball has done the trick for the visiting team. Chatara angles it away from the batsman. It's on a fuller length and Mominul tries to play a loose drive away from his body. It takes the outside half of the bat as he slices it in the air towards gully where Chari takes a go |
| Taijul Islam comes out as a nightwatchman. |
| 85.5 : T Chatara to Islam, Bowls it in the zone outside off, Taijul leaves it alone. His job will be to see off the remaining balls safely. |
| 85.6 : T Chatara to Islam, Shortish and on middle, played down from the crease to short leg. End of a successful over. |
| 86.1 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Length delivery outside off, Rahim lets it go. |
| 86.2 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Outswinger from Jarvis outside off, Rahim shoulders arms to it. |
| 86.3 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Leg byes. Goes for the inswinger this time. Rahim fails to flick and it goes off his pads past the keeper for a couple of leg byes. |
| 86.4 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Drifts onto his pads, Rahim tucks it to fine leg for a single. |
| 86.5 : K Jarvis to Islam, Good length delivery on middle, Islam shows the full face of the bat and defends it off the front foot. |
| 86.6 : K Jarvis to Islam, Similar delivery, Islam pushes it to mid-on |
| 87.1 : T Chatara to Rahim, Good length ball on off, defended off the back foot. |
| 87.2 : T Chatara to Rahim, Rahim has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 87.3 : T Chatara to Rahim, Lands it on a length and outside off, Rahim shoulders arms. |
| 87.4 : T Chatara to Rahim, Gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it safely. |
| 87.5 : T Chatara to Rahim, Serves it on a length and outside off, shaping back in a shade, Rahim takes a long stride forward to cover the line and then makes a leave. |
| 87.6 : T Chatara to Rahim, A touch short and around off, Rahim taps it down to point. |
| 88.1 : K Jarvis to Islam, Jarvis bangs it short, Islam goes for the pull towards square leg. Batsmen get couple of run. |
| 88.2 : K Jarvis to Islam, Beaten! A good length delivery on middle and off, shaping away a touch to square up the batsman. Taijul is beaten completely as it whizzes past the outside edge of his bat. |
| 88.3 : K Jarvis to T Islam, Identical delivery, Islam pokes at it and gets the thick outside edge. The ball goes in between the slips and gully for a couple. |
| 88.4 : K Jarvis to Islam, Islam shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 88.5 : K Jarvis to Islam, Jarvis goes for the bluff here. Islam expected the ball to be on good length. But it was the yorker. Taijul still does well to keep it out at the last minute. |
| Shout for a caught behind! Not given and Hamilton Masakadza takes the DRS. Doesn't look like an outside edge. Let's see... |
| 88.6 : Jarvis to Islam, OUT! Oh, hello! There is some spike on the Ultra Edge and the nightwatchman departs. The appeal wasn't convincing but Jarvis was very sure and convinced his skipper to take the review. He has hit the jackpot. A back of a length delivery angling away from the batsman, Taijul stays back footed inside the crease and has a tame push inside the line. He seems to have missed it but as soon as Chakabva collects the ball, Kyle goes up in a big appeal. Not much support from behind |
| Mahmudullah is the new batsman. |
| 89.1 : T Chatara to Rahim, Outside off, played down to point. |
| 89.2 : T Chatara to Rahim, Gets forward and blocks it safely to the off side. |
| 89.3 : T Chatara to Rahim, Good length delivery wide outside off, left alone. |
| 89.4 : T Chatara to Rahim, Lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 89.5 : T Chatara to Rahim, Another delivery in the channel outside off, Rahim shoulders arms. |
| 89.6 : T Chatara to Rahim, Four byes! Poor ending. Chatara probably tried too much on the last ball. His line is way down the leg side, Rahim fails to flick and the keeper has no chance. It speeds away to fine leg for a boundary. 300 up for Bangladesh and that will be Stumps on Day 1! |
| End of an absorbing day of Test cricket! Bangladesh found themselves in an early spot of bother in the morning after losing three quick wickets but then the marathon 266-run partnership between Mominul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim bailed them out. The former was dropped a couple of times and he made Zimbabwe pay heavily. Mominul went on to stroke a big century and along with Rahim, they put all the pressure on Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe were brilliant in the first session but their bowling fell completely flat in the afternoon. They were attacked by the pair of Mominul and Rahim which resulted in the flow of runs at a quick rate. In total 151 runs came from the second session as Bangladesh made a resounding comeback. The tourists though were a lot better in the evening, bowling tidy lines and restricting the run-flow. After toiling hard, they finally managed to remove Mominul Haque soon after taking the second new cher |
| It's time to leave now. Bangladesh will be very pleased after their recovery while Zimbabwe would be ruing the dropped catches. Day 2 promises to be equally entertaining with the second new ball only 6 overs old. Do join us on Monday at 0930 local (0330 GMT) for all the action. Cheers! |
| ... Day 2, Session 1 ... |
| After a good day of test cricket on Day 1, we look forward to Day 2 where both the teams would like to get a firm grip of the match. We saw some good bowling and batting from both the teams. Earlier in the day the new cherry did swing and Zimbabwe new ball bowlers made full use of it taking three wickets in no time. Then came a mammoth partnership of 266 runs between Mominul Haque and Mushifiqur Rahim which completely changed the dynamic of the game scoring freely with both of them scoring their |
| WEATHER REPORT - Bright and sunny conditions to play cricket. Given that winter is setting in, these could be wonderful conditions to play the sport. |
| PITCH REPORT - Tino Mawoyo observes that conditions are ideal for playing cricket today. Sees a couple of degradations from yesterday where a few areas have dried up and have been opened up by the bowlers' footmarks. So there will be turn on offer and spin will play a part later on in the game. |
| Ed Rainsford is having a chat with Regis Chakabva. Regis says that they had a great first session yesterday but admits that they lost the plot in the second. Credits Mominul and Rahim for applying themselves well in the second session against all the pressure, but reckons that Zimbabwe pulled things back in the final session. On his own cricketing experience, Chakabva says that he has been spending time in the UK, improving his skills. On the keeping, he says that it is tough place to come and k |
| Now, it is Mominul's turn to have a chat. Feels that the surface is good to bat on. Reckons that both batsmen and bowlers need to have patience to score runs and get wickets. Credits Rahim for maintaining the tempo of the partnership. Like Chakabva, he too, wants to take it session by session. Feels that 450-500 would be a good score on this track and batting only once would be their aim. |
| The players are out in the middle. We are all set for play to begin. Kyle Jarvis to start off proceedings on Day 2. Mahmudullah to face. Here we go! |
| 90.1 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, Starts of with a length delivery on off, Mahmudulllah taps it to gully for a single. |
| 90.2 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Fulll length on middle, Rahim defends it with a straight bat. |
| 90.3 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Full and wide outside off, Rahim lets it go. |
| 90.4 : K Jarvis to Rahim, On middle, Rahim leans forward and defends it presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 90.5 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Good length delivery outside off. Nicely left by Rahim. |
| 90.6 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Full on middle, Rahim pushes it to the cover region. |
| Tendai Chatara to bowl from the other end. |
| 91.1 : T Chatara to Mahmudullah, Starts off with a fuller length outside off, swinging away, but a touch wide. Mahmudullah shoulders arms. |
| 91.2 : T Chatara to Mahmudullah, Full and just outside off, away swing again, Mahmudullah reaches out, gets to the pitch of the ball and just places it through the covers. Two runs taken, really nicely played. |
| 91.3 : T Chatara to Mahmudullah, Just outside off, watchfully played out. |
| 91.4 : T Chatara to Mahmudullah, On a length outside off, Mahmudullah feels for it but gets beaten. |
| 91.5 : T Chatara to Mahmudullah, Full and outside off, the batsman drives this through the covers and gets a couple more. |
| 91.6 : T Chatara to Mahmudullah, Just outside off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 92.1 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Length delivery outside off. Rahim lets it go. |
| 92.2 : K Jarvis to Rahim, What a delivery from Jarvis. Full length delivery angling it in. Just missed the off pole. Rahim leaves it on length. |
| 92.3 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Good length delivery from Jarvis, Rahim shoulders arms to it. |
| 92.4 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Inswinger on his pads, Rahim tucks it to fine leg for a single. |
| 92.5 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, Identical delivery from Jarvis, the ball hits the pad of the batsman. |
| 92.6 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, Full delivery on middle, Mahmudullah defends it with a straight bat. |
| 93.1 : T Chatara to Rahim, Full and just outside off, Rahim defends watchfully. |
| 93.2 : T Chatara to Rahim, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 93.3 : T Chatara to Rahim, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 93.4 : T Chatara to Rahim, Hmmm.... things are happening this morning. An over ago, we saw an explosion around the good length morning. Then we saw some prodigious swing from Kyle Jarvis. This one now holds off the pitch. And we are not even into the middle of Day 2. Full and outside off, coming in, Rahim looks to flick but is a tad early. The ball goes off the leading edge and almost carries to cover. |
| 93.5 : T Chatara to Rahim, Landed outside off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 93.6 : T Chatara to Rahim, WAS THAT A DROP? Chatara is not happy. Umpire Kumara Dharmasena has given it as leg byes though. On a length outside off, jags back in a long way, Mushfiqur looks to defend but is done in by the inward movement. The ball clips his thigh pads and lobs behind. There are two noises heard and Regis Chakabva dives to his right but cannot hold on. Snickometer shows a thick inside edge. Could Chakabva have left it for Hamilton Masakadza at first slip? |
| 94.1 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, Full and wide outside off, the batsman shoulders arms to it. |
| 94.2 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, Length delivery on middle, the batsman taps it to gully. |
| 94.3 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, Good length from Jarvis outside off, Mahmudullah lets it go. |
| 94.4 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, Inswinger on good length, the batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 94.5 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, Full delivery on middle, Mahumdullah pushes it to the point fielder. |
| 94.6 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, Back of a length on off, the batsman taps it to point for a single. |
| 95.1 : T Chatara to Mahmudullah, On a length outside off, this stays low, Mahmudullah comes forward and defends. Nice adjustment. |
| 95.2 : T Chatara to Mahmudullah, Jaffa! My word, this pitch is playing tricks. All the best to the batsmen. On a length around off, Mahmudullah comes forward to defend but the ball pitches and then seams away to beat the outside edge! Ideally, this sort of a track becomes very dangerous. Some balls are staying low, some are shooting, some are spitting... just hope no one gets injured. Because the batsmen will not be sure whether to come forward or stay back. |
| 95.3 : T Chatara to Mahmudullah, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 95.4 : T Chatara to Mahmudullah, On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 95.5 : T Chatara to Mahmudullah, Outside off, left alone. |
| 95.6 : Chatara to Mahmudullah, Excellent yorker, around off, watchfully dug out. |
| 96.1 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Inswinger from Jarvis angling it sharply, Rahim gets the inside half of the bat and the ball rolls it to leg side. The batsmen rotate strike. |
| 96.2 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, FOUR! EXQUISITE! Overpitched from Jarvis. The batsman leans forward and drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary. Lovely shot that. |
| 96.3 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, Length delivery outside off, the batsman lets it go. |
| 96.4 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, Similar delivery, Mahmuddulah shoulders arms to it. |
| 96.5 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, Full and wide outside off, the batsman lets it be. |
| 96.6 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, Inswinger from Jarvis angling it. Mahmudullah works it to leg side. |
| 97.1 : T Chatara to Rahim, Full and outside off, left alone. A touch too wide. |
| 97.2 : T Chatara to Rahim, IN THE AIR... SAFE! A loose shot from Rahim. Short and outside off, Mushfiqur looks to cut but is not able to keep the ball down. It goes uppishly but lands just short of gully. |
| 97.3 : T Chatara to Rahim, Outside off, left alone again. |
| 97.4 : T Chatara to Rahim, Landed outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 97.5 : T Chatara to Rahim, Full and outside off, MR reaches out and plays it towards point. |
| 97.6 : T Chatara to Rahim, Excellent delivery again! A short ball, outside off, Rahim looks to defend initially but the ball suddenly shoots up and catches him by surprise. He fends it awkwardly to the off side. |
| 98.1 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, Full delivery on middle, the batsman defends it watchfully. |
| 98.2 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, Identical delivery from Jarvis, Mahumudullah defends it off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 98.3 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, Length delivery outside off, Batsman lets it go. |
| 98.4 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, Inswinger coming back in, Mahmudullah tucks it to fine leg for a single. |
| 98.5 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Good delivery that on middle, Rahim defends it with a straight bat. |
| 98.6 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Full and wide outside off, Rahim shoulders arms to it. |
| 99.1 : T Chatara to Mahmudullah, Full and outside off, Mahmudullah defends watchfully. |
| 99.2 : T Chatara to Mahmudullah, Outside off, coming in slightly shouldered arms to. |
| Oh dear! What has happened to Chatara? This looks bad. Very, very bad. Tendai Chatara came running in to bowl the third delivery of the over but just as he passed umpire Kumar Dharmasena, he let out a groan of agony and hobbled across to his left. By the looks of it, this could be a muscle issue, which means he may not be able to bowl for the rest of the innings. A stretcher is being called for. |
| Donald Tiripano to complete Chatara's pending over. |
| 99.3 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, Around off, pretty full, watchfully defended. |
| 99.4 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, On a good length outside off, left alone. |
| 99.5 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 99.6 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, Outside off, punched through the covers for a couple. |
| First technical change of the morning. Sean Williams comes on to bowl. 8-0-31-0 yesterday. Was feeling a bit under the weather. Hope he is fine today. |
| 100.1 : S Williams to Rahim, Starts off with a full delivery outside off. Rahim lets it go. |
| 100.2 : S Williams to Rahim, Full on middle, the batsman watchfully blocks it. |
| 100.3 : S Williams to Rahim, Back of a length on middle, Rahim works it to the leg side for a single. |
| 100.4 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Tossed it up on off, the batsman pushes it towards point for a run. |
| 100.5 : S Williams to Rahim, On middle, Rahim leans forward and defends it with a straight bat. |
| A slight halt in play again. Regis Chakabva is having some issue with his eyes. Looks like some dirt article has gone in. Hamilton Masakadza tries to remove it with his hand. Dangerous stuff, that. Could hurt the eye by doing so. Better let a doctor or an eye specialist do that. Anyways, Regis seems to be fine now. |
| 100.6 : S Williams to Rahim, Quicker on middle, Rahim taps it to gully. |
| 101.1 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, Outside off, on a length, Mahmudullah feels for it but gets beaten. |
| 101.2 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, Outside off, left alone. |
| 101.3 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, Fuller and around off, tailing in a bit, watchfully defended. |
| 101.4 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, That is too wide. Bit of swing in the air but the batsman is not going to go after that. Lets it through. |
| 101.5 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, Short and wide outside off, played away from the body towards point. |
| 101.6 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. |
| 102.1 : S Williams to Rahim, Flatter in length, Rahim works it to fine leg for a single. |
| 102.2 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Full on middle, Mahmudullah defends it off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 102.3 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Similar delivery, the batsman pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 102.4 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Quicker and fuller on off, Mahmudullah jams it out. |
| 102.5 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Tossed it up on middle, the batsman leans forward and defends it presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 102.6 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Flatter on middle, Mahmudullah defends it from within the crease. |
| 103.1 : D Tiripano to Rahim, A short ball outside off, Rahim shoulders arms. |
| 103.2 : D Tiripano to Rahim, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 103.3 : D Tiripano to Rahim, On middle and leg, helped straight to square leg. |
| 103.4 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Outside off, let through again. |
| 103.5 : D Tiripano to Rahim, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 103.6 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Extra bounce on that one, Mushfiqur fends it to the leg side. |
| DRINKS BREAK. |
| 104.1 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Fuller delivery on middle, the batsman defends it with a straight bat. |
| 104.2 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, A touch fuller, Mahmudullah pushes it to the point fielder. |
| 104.3 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Flighted on middle, the batsman drives it to covers. |
| 104.4 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Quicker on off, the captain late cuts it to the third man area for couple of runs. |
| 104.5 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, On middle, the batsman watchfully blocks it. |
| 104.6 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Similar delivery, Mahmudullah leans forward and defends it by presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 105.1 : D Tiripano to Rahim, A short ball, down the leg side, Rahim looks to hook but misses. |
| 105.2 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Outside off, left alone. |
| 105.3 : D Tiripano to Rahim, One more leave outside off. |
| 105.4 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Make that three leaves in a row. |
| 105.5 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Four leaves in a row now. Yawn... |
| 105.6 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Something different to write. Rahim finally decides to play at one and gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. |
| 106.1 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Flatter on middle, Mahmudullah rocks back and defends it off the backfoot. |
| 106.2 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Quicker on middle, the batsman taps it to the gully region. |
| 106.3 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Fires it in on middle, the captain punches it to mid on. |
| 106.4 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Fuller delivery on off, Mahmudullah guides it to point. |
| 106.5 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Flatter through the air, the captain defends it presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 106.6 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Full delivery on off, Mahmudullah has guided it through to the point region. |
| 107.1 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, On a length around off, coming in, watchfully defended from the crease. |
| 107.2 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, Full and around off, watchfully defended towards cover. |
| 107.3 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, FOUR! MAJESTIC! What a shot. Fractionally overpitched outside off and Mahmudullah pounces. Leans and drives it through the covers for a boundary. Moves to 22 while the stand is now 33. |
| 107.4 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, FOUR MORE! Was that intentional? In all likelihood. A length ball outside off, the captain arches back slightly, opens the face of the bat and guides it between second slip and gully towards third man! |
| 107.5 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 107.6 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, On middle and leg, flicked towards short mid-wicket. |
| 108.1 : S Williams to Rahim, Tosses it up on middle, Rahim pushes it to the point region. |
| 108.2 : S Williams to Rahim, Full on middle, ,MR guides it to the point fielder. |
| 108.3 : S Williams to Rahim, Full toss on his pads, Rahim tucks it towards the mid on region. The batsmen were looking for a run, But Rahim sends the captain back. Luckily for him the fielder missed the stumps at the bowlers end as Mahmudullah dives at the bowlers end. |
| 108.4 : S Williams to Rahim, Half tracker from Sean, Rahim hangs back and pulls it through square leg for a single. |
| 108.5 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, On off, the captain defends it with a striaght bat. |
| 108.6 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Similar delivery, Mahmudullah puhses it back to the bowler. |
| 109.1 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Full and outside off. Pushed through the covers for a single. |
| 109.2 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, Comes forward and eases it towards mid on. |
| We are informed on air that there is a Grade 2 suspension tear for Tendai Chatara on his left leg. He is seen with the knee bandaged and plenty of ice packs. More problems for Zimbabwe now, with a bowler short. |
| 109.3 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 109.4 : D Tiripano to Mahmudullah, Short and outside off, cut straight to point for a run. |
| 109.5 : D Tiripano to M Rahim, Landed outside off, Mushfiqur pokes at it but gets an outside edge. The ball lands short of the man at second slip. |
| 109.6 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Landed outside off, let through. |
| 110.1 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, No run. |
| 110.2 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, On middle,the captain tucks it to sqaure leg. |
| 110.3 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Full on off, the batsman taps it to the gully region. |
| 110.4 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Tossed it up outside off, the captain lets it go. |
| 110.5 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, back of a length on middle, Mahmudullah defends it off the back foot and into the ground. |
| 110.6 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Fuller on middle, the captain opens the face of the bat and guides it to the short third man region. |
| Brandon Mavuta is back on. |
| 111.1 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 111.2 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Full and outside off, driven towards mid off for a single. |
| 111.3 : B Mavuta to Rahim, The batsman has punched that ball through the off side. |
| 111.4 : B Mavuta to M Rahim, A short ball, pulled to deep square leg for a single. |
| 111.5 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Full and outside off, driven towards cover. |
| 111.6 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Driven through the covers by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. The skipper moves to 30. |
| 112.1 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Around off, spinning away, pushed to the off side. |
| 112.2 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Fuller and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 112.3 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, A touch short, the captain goes back and punches it towards point. |
| 112.4 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 112.5 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Full and outside off, pushed towards point again. |
| 112.6 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 113.1 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Full and outside off, that spits off the surface, Rahim looks to defend but the ball bounce out of nowhere and he takes his hand off the bat. The ball lobs towards gully. |
| 113.2 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Full and outside off, Mushfiqur looks to defend but gets hit on the pads. Impact looked to be outside off. |
| 113.3 : B Mavuta to Rahim, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. One run added to the total. |
| 113.4 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Outside off, left alone. |
| 113.5 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 113.6 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Defends it watchfully. |
| 114.1 : S Williams to Rahim, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 114.2 : S Williams to Rahim, FOUR! Finally Rahim gets some runs. After 93 deliveries, to be precise. Full and down the leg side, Rahim gets down and sweeps it behind square leg for a boundary! |
| 114.3 : S Williams to M Rahim, Tossed up, pushed through mid off for a single. 50-RUN STAND IS UP! |
| 114.4 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, It's been driven superbly through the covers. |
| 114.5 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 114.6 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, 1 run. |
| 115.1 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Flatter in length, the captain rocks back and pulls it through deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 115.2 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Fuller and quicker outisde off, Mahmudullah lets it leave. |
| 115.3 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Flighted on middle, the batsman leans forward and pushes it to covers. |
| 115.4 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Floats it up on middle, the captain defends it off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 115.5 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Tosses it up on off, the captain struck it hard towards the cover region. |
| 115.6 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Gives a bit of air, Mahmudullah leaves it alone. That's the 500th dot ball of the innings. |
| 116.1 : S Williams to Rahim, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 116.2 : S Williams to Rahim, Around off, watchfully defended. |
| 116.3 : S Williams to Rahim, Full again, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 116.4 : S Williams to Rahim, Big turn. Floated outside off, Mushfiqur goes for the massive slog sweep but misses. The ball lands, spins away, hits Chakabva's right shoulder and lobs to Hamilton Masakadza at first slip. |
| 116.5 : S Williams to Rahim, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 116.6 : S Williams to Rahim, Full and around off, swept fine for three runs. |
| 117.1 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Full on his pads, Rahim clips it to fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 117.2 : B Mavuta to Rahim, FOUR! Errs in length from the bowler and Rahim takes full use of it. Dragged down on leg, Rahim rocks back and pulls it towards fine leg and the ball races away to the boundary. |
| 117.3 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Flighted on middle, Rahim defends it off front foot and into the ground. |
| 117.4 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Full on leg, MR tucks it to leg side for a single. |
| 117.5 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Floats it up on the air, the captain defends it by presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 117.6 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Fires it on middle, Mahmudullah hangs back and guides it to the point fielder. |
| 118.1 : S Williams to Rahim, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 118.2 : Williams to Rahim, Down the leg side, Rahim misses his flick and is hit on the pads. An LBW appeal, which is turned down. |
| 118.3 : S Williams to Rahim, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 118.4 : S Williams to Rahim, Down the leg side, Rahim looks to sweep but misses. The keeper misses behind too. |
| 118.5 : S Williams to Rahim, Outside off, left alone once again. |
| 118.6 : S Williams to Rahim, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 119.1 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Just a tad short from Mavuta, the captain hangs back and cuts it to the backward point fielder. |
| 119.2 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Full on middle, Mahmudullah pushes it towards the point region for a single. |
| 119.3 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Tossed it up on middle, Rahim defends it off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 119.4 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Quicker on off, Rahim drives it toward cover-point region for a run. |
| 119.5 : B Mavuta to Mahmudullah, Flighted on middle, the captain leans forward and pushes it towards the cover region. The batsmen rotate strike. |
| 119.6 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Floats it up in the air, Rahim leans forward and taps it to the off side. LUNCH ON DAY 2! |
| Very good session for Bangladesh. They did not lose a wicket at all in this session. Rahim and Mahmudullah did dig deep and managed to absorb the pressure the Zimbabwe bowlers were creating with the new ball. Coming to the visitors, they did bowl well, but could not get any scalps. Their main worry would be the injury to Tendai Chatara who pulled his muscle while bowling and was stretchered off the field. One good thing for Zimbabwe was that they did not concede too many runs with the run rate b |
| ... DAY 2, SESSION 2 ... |
| Welcome back for the second session. The players are back out in the middle. It will be Sean Williams to start off proceedings. Mahmudullah to face. Here we go. |
| 120.1 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Starts of with a full delivery on middle, the captain defends it off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 120.2 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Full on middle, Mahmudullah clips of his pads towards square leg for a single. |
| 120.3 : S Williams to Rahim, Identical delivery, Rahim works it to leg side for a single. |
| 120.4 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Tosses it up on middle, the batsman watchfully defends it. |
| 120.5 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Flatter through the air, Mahmudullah tucks it to the mid-wicket region. |
| 120.6 : S Williams to Mahmudullah, Fires it on off, the batsman taps it to the gully fielder. |
| Kyle Jarvis is back on. |
| 121.1 : K Jarvis to Rahim, FOUR! On a length outside off, Rahim opens the bat-face nicely and guides it towards third man for a boundary! |
| 121.2 : K Jarvis to Rahim, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single. |
| 121.3 : K Jarvis to Mahmudullah, OUT! Caught behind! Jarvis has got the breakthrough! Zimbabwe get a wicket immediately after the break. On a length outside off, Mahmudullah looks to defend but the ball moves away a touch, takes the outside edge and goes through to the keeper! Certainly did not expect this after Lunch. We all flat that the ball will turn but here, seam movement is visible. End of a dogged innings from the captain. The 73-run stand is broken. |
| 121.4 : K Jarvis to Haque, Outside off, left alone. |
| 121.5 : K Jarvis to Haque, Almost a replica of the Mahmudullah dismissal. Only Ariful does not get an edge behind. |
| 121.6 : K Jarvis to Haque, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 122.1 : S Williams to Rahim, Bowls it fuller on off, Rahim pushes it to the point region. |
| 122.2 : S Williams to Rahim, Quicker on middle, watchfully blocks it out. |
| 122.3 : S Williams to M Rahim, Short on middle, the batsman pulls it through the square leg region for a single |
| 122.4 : S Williams to Haque, Full on middle. the batsman defends it off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 122.5 : S Williams to Haque, Drfits down leg, Ariful pads it away. |
| 122.6 : S Williams to Haque, On middle, Ariful guides it through the covers. |
| 123.1 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Length ball on the pads, Mushfiqur flicks it to square leg for a single. |
| 123.2 : K Jarvis to Haque, Good length just outside off, Ariful defends back to the bowler. |
| 123.3 : K Jarvis to Haque, In the corridor of uncertainty and Ariful is in two minds whether to play at that or not, beaten by the swing. |
| 123.4 : K Jarvis to Haque, Length and outside off, left alone by the batsman this time. |
| 123.5 : K Jarvis to Haque, Similar delivery, this time Ariful defends it well into the ground on the back foot. |
| 123.6 : K Jarvis to Haque, Slightly fuller and on the middle stump, defended watchfully back to Jarvis. |
| 124.1 : S Williams to Rahim, Full on his pads, Rahim works it to the leg side. |
| 124.2 : S Williams to Rahim, Flighted on off, the batsman defends it off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 124.3 : S Williams to Rahim, What a delivery from Williams. Tosses it up on middle, Rahim comes forward to defend but the ball spins away sharply, beating the outside edge of the bat. Dream delivery that. |
| 124.4 : S Williams to Rahim, Fires it on middle, watchfully blocks it out. |
| 124.5 : S Williams to Rahim, On middle, Rahim defends it by presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 124.6 : S Williams to Rahim, Fuller on off, MR pushes it to the mid off region. |
| 125.1 : K Jarvis to Haque, Good length and slightly outside off, defended on the front foot by Ariful. |
| 125.2 : K Jarvis to A Haque, FOUR! Short and wayward, demanding punishment! Ariful rocks back and pulls it away behind square leg for four runs. |
| 125.3 : K Jarvis to Haque, Slightly short and outside off, defended on the back foot towards point. |
| 125.4 : K Jarvis to Haque, Good length and just outside off stump, Ariful defends on the front foot this time. |
| 125.5 : K Jarvis to Haque, Good length outside off, defended back safely. |
| 125.6 : K Jarvis to Haque, Slightly fuller this time, pushed towards mid off but no run taken. |
| 126.1 : S Williams to Rahim, Flatter on middle. Rahim hangs back and defends it off the back foot. |
| 126.2 : S Williams to Rahim, Tosses it up on off, Rahim defends it with a straight bat. |
| 126.3 : S Williams to Rahim, Flighted on off, Rahim comes down the track and tries to defend but hits the upper half of the bat and the ball rolls it to short third man. |
| 126.4 : S Williams to Rahim, Half tracker from Williams, Rahim pulls it but did not get the meat of the bat and ball goes uppishly to mid-wicket but falls just short of the fielder. |
| 126.5 : S Williams to Rahim, Fuller delivery outside off, the batsman shoulders arms to it. |
| 126.6 : S Williams to Rahim, Full outside off, MR tries to sweep but misses it completely. |
| 127.1 : K Jarvis to A Haque, OUT! Caught at gully, Good length and outside off again, Ariful plays a lazy shot. Tries to punch it on the up, but it takes a thick edge that carries to Brian Chari at gully. Jarvis picks up his 5th wicket. Considering that Zimbabwe are a bowler down, he has stepped up beautifully. The visitors are now into the tail. Can they restrict Bangladesh under 400? |
| 0.0 : Mehidy Hasan is the new man in. |
| 127.2 : K Jarvis to M Hasan, Full and outside off, Mehidy drives it through the covers. The fielder chases it down, picks the ball up but while doing so, his left foot touches the ropes. However, no boundary signalled. |
| 127.3 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a couple. |
| 127.4 : K Jarvis to Rahim, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 127.5 : K Jarvis to Rahim, Around off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 127.6 : K Jarvis to Rahim, A yorker to end the over, well dug out. |
| 128.1 : S Williams to Hasan, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 128.2 : S Williams to Hasan, Outside off, pushed towards mid off. |
| 128.3 : S Williams to Hasan, Floated outside off, watchfully defended to the off side. |
| 128.4 : S Williams to Hasan, Stays leg side of the ball and drives it towards mid on. |
| 128.5 : S Williams to Hasan, Around off, defended from the crease. |
| 128.6 : S Williams to Hasan, Down the leg side, tucked through fine leg for a couple. |
| Donald Tiripano is back on. |
| 129.1 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Full and outside off, left alone. |
| 129.2 : D Tiripano to M Rahim, Full and wide outside off, Mushfiqur plays the expansive drive straight to cover. No run. |
| 129.3 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Shorter and outside off, he punches it off the back foot through the covers and picks up two runs. |
| 129.4 : D Tiripano to Rahim, FOUR! Lucky for Mushfiqur, short and wide outside off, flashes and flashes hard, the edge carries above the first slip fielder and to the boundary. 150 up for Rahim, his 3rd score of 150 or more in Test cricket! Can the tail wag around him? |
| 129.5 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Good length outside off, left alone. |
| 129.6 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Good length on the stumps, defended watchfully. |
| 130.1 : S Williams to Hasan, Fires it in on middle, Miraz defends it on the back foot. |
| 130.2 : S Williams to Hasan, FOUR! Half volley from Williams. Miraz leans forward and drives it firmly through covers for a boundary. Good shot that. Easy runs given away by the bowlers after the Lunch session. |
| 130.3 : S Williams to Hasan, On middle. The batsman watchfully blocks it. |
| 130.4 : S Williams to Hasan, Full on off, Hasan pushes it to mid off for a single. |
| 130.5 : S Williams to Rahim, Drags it short, Rahim punches it off the back foot to the point fielder. |
| 130.6 : S Williams to Rahim, Flighted on middle, MR defends it presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 131.1 : D Tiripano to Hasan, Good length ball outside off, left alone. |
| 131.2 : D Tiripano to Hasan, Similar ball outside off, the batsman shoulders his arms again. |
| 131.3 : Slightly shorter outside off, Mehidy defends to point. |
| 131.4 : D Tiripano to Hasan, FOUR! Full toss on the pads and a good gift for the batsman, easily flicked to the mid wicket fence for four runs. 400 up for Bangladesh! How much more can they add? |
| 131.5 : D Tiripano to Hasan, Short and outside off, defended watchfully. |
| 131.6 : D Tiripano to Hasan, Good length outside off, watched carefully through to the keeper. |
| 132.1 : S Williams to Rahim, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 132.2 : S Williams to Hasan, The ball is way wide down the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. |
| 132.3 : S Williams to Hasan, Fuller on middle, Hasan pushes it to the point region. Batsmen rotate strike. |
| 132.4 : S Williams to Rahim, Drifts on to his pads, Rahim tucks it to short fine leg. |
| 132.5 : S Williams to Rahim, Drags his length short, MR defends it off the back foot and into the ground. |
| 132.6 : S Williams to Rahim, Quicker on middle, the batsman comes down the track and pads it away. |
| 133.1 : D Tiripano to Hasan, Good length ball on the off stump, defended safely back to the bowler by Mehidy. |
| 133.2 : D Tiripano to Hasan, FOUR! Wide outside off, Mehidy cuts off the front foot and finds the gap on the off side. Valiant dive by the fielder but can't stop the boundary. |
| 133.3 : D Tiripano to Hasan, Good length on off stump, defended safely. |
| 133.4 : D Tiripano to Hasan, Short outside off, similar shot to the boundary ball but this time sweeper is present to limit it to a run. |
| 133.5 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Short on off stump, Mushfiqur plays towards point but a misfield allows a single. |
| 133.6 : D Tiripano to Hasan, Good length outside off, defended by Mehidy, no run. |
| 134.1 : S Williams to Rahim, Williams flights it up on middle, Rahim tried to whack it towards short mid-wicket. Did not get the meat of the bat and the fielder goes to left and tries to stop it but the ball rolls it tom mid on and batsman scamper a single. |
| 134.2 : S Williams to Hasan, Defends off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 134.3 : S Williams to Hasan, Tosses it up on middle, Mehidy leans forward and defends it off the front foot. |
| 134.4 : S Williams to Hasan, Full and wide outside off. Batsman shoulders arms to it. |
| 134.5 : S Williams to Hasan, Drags it short, Hasan goes back and defends it off the back foot. |
| 134.6 : S Williams to Hasan, Fires it on off, the batsman watchfully blocks it out. |
| 135.1 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Full and wide outside off, keeps low and takes the under edge of the bat and goes to the keeper as Mushfiqur tries to play the expansive drive. In the last few overs, he has played a few uncharacteristic and unecessary shots, needs to regain his concentration especially since it's the last over before drinks. |
| 135.2 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Good length outside off, defended to cover. |
| 135.3 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Full and angling in, Rahim plays it through the vacant mid wicket area for a couple. |
| 135.4 : D Tiripano to Rahim, Short and outside off, he wants to pull it but mistimes and gets an inside edge that rolls on to the leg side for a run. |
| 135.5 : D Tiripano to Hasan, Length ball on the pads, tucked away behind square for a single. |
| 135.6 : D Tiripano to M Rahim, Full and outside off, driven but straight to the fielder. No run. |
| 136.1 : S Williams to Hasan, Quicker on middle, Mehidy defends it off the front foot. |
| 136.2 : S Williams to Hasan, Full on middle, Hasan leans forward and defends it by presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 136.3 : S Williams to Hasan, Drifts onto his pads, the batsman paddles it towards fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 136.4 : S Williams to Hasan, On middle, MH blocks it out. |
| 136.5 : S Williams to Hasan, Tosses it outside off, Mehidy pushes it to the gully region. |
| 136.6 : S Williams to Hasan, Full on his pads, Hasan tucks it away to leg side. |
| Sikandar Raza is back on. |
| 137.1 : S Raza to Rahim, Around the wicket, Rahim paddle sweeps towards fine leg for a couple. |
| 137.2 : S Raza to Rahim, Good length on the pads, flicked to short square leg. No run. |
| 137.3 : S Raza to Rahim, FOUR! Flighted outside off, Rahim comes down the wicket and converts it into a half volley, finds the gap through the covers. |
| 137.4 : S Raza to Rahim, SIX! Similar ball, Rahim dances down the wicket again and smashes it over cow corner for a huge maximum. This is Raza's first over today and Rahim is certainly reminding him of the clobbering yesterday. Has already gone for 75 runs in his 13th over. |
| 137.5 : S Raza to M Rahim, Immediately shortens the length, Rahim rocks back and pulls it to deep backward square for a single. |
| 137.6 : S Raza to Hasan, Quicker outside off, defended by Mehidy. |
| 138.1 : S Williams to Rahim, Quicker delivery on middle, Rahim rocks back and taps it to the point region. |
| 138.2 : S Williams to Rahim, Full and wide down leg, the keeper collects it brilliantly behind the stumps. |
| 138.3 : S Williams to Rahim, FOUR! SMASHED! Drags it short, Rahim hangs back and pulls it through deep sqaure leg and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 138.4 : S Williams to Rahim, On middle, Rahim swweps it towards fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 138.5 : S Williams to Rahim, Back of a length on off, MR taps it to the point region. |
| 138.6 : S Williams to Rahim, Full on middle, the batsman jams it out to the covers and batsmen sneak a single. |
| 139.1 : S Raza to Rahim, Quick ball on good length outside off, defended watchfully. |
| 139.2 : Raza to Rahim, Quicker just outside off, Rahim tries to reverse sweep and misses. Appeal from the bowler, but it has hit him on the glove. |
| 139.3 : S Raza to Rahim, Short and turns in sharply, defended awkwardly but falls down safely. |
| 139.4 : S Raza to Rahim, Full and outside off, driven to wide long off for a single. |
| 139.5 : S Raza to Hasan, Good length on the stumps, defended into the ground by Mehidy. |
| 139.6 : S Raza to Hasan, Quicker outside off, Mehidy pushes to cover. No run. |
| Brandon Mavuta is back on. 21-0-95-0 so far. |
| 140.1 : B Mavuta to M Rahim, The googly to start, around off, pushed towards mid off for a single. |
| 140.2 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Well bowled. But of a zip. Mehidy leans to drive but the ball spins past the outside edge. |
| 140.3 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 140.4 : B Mavuta to Hasan, This time he gets the drive past cover for a single. |
| 140.5 : B Mavuta to M Rahim, Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a run again. |
| 140.6 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Landed around off, blocked towards silly point. |
| 141.1 : S Raza to Rahim, Quicker and straighter one outside off, played to point. No run. |
| 141.2 : S Raza to Rahim, Full and on the stumps, Rahim plays it along the ground to long on for a single. |
| 141.3 : S Raza to Hasan, Good length on the stumps, Mehidy defends it into the ground. |
| 141.4 : S Raza to Hasan, Good shot! Full and outside off, Mehidy drives and finds the gap on the off side and picks up two runs. |
| 141.5 : S Raza to Hasan, Good length ball on the stumps, defended on the back foot. |
| 141.6 : S Raza to Hasan, Quicker on middle stump, Mehidy drives to long on for a single. |
| 142.1 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Full and around middle, watchfully defended. |
| 142.2 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Tossed up outside off, driven through the covers for a single. |
| 142.3 : B Mavuta to M Rahim, Full toss outside off, Rahim drives it through the covers again where Brendan Taylor makes a decent stop. Two runs taken. |
| 142.4 : B Mavuta to Rahim, On middle and leg, helped towards square leg. |
| 142.5 : B Mavuta to Rahim, FOUR! Short and down the leg side, Rahim rocks back and pulls it behind square leg for a boundary! 450 UP FOR BANGLADESH! |
| 142.6 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Full and outside off, Mushfiqur looks to reverse sweep but the ball takes the bottom edge and rolls towards first slip where Hamilton Masakadza fumbles, allowing the single. |
| 143.1 : S Raza to Rahim, Shorter and quicker on the stumps, punched back to the bowler. No run. |
| 143.2 : S Raza to Rahim, Flighted on off stump, Rahim defends it. |
| 143.3 : S Raza to Rahim, Shorter trajectory on the stumps, Rahim pulls it straight to the fielder. |
| 143.4 : S Raza to Rahim, Quicker on middle, flicked to short mid-wicket. No run. |
| 143.5 : S Raza to Rahim, Good length ball on the pads, flicks to the deep square leg fielder for a single. |
| 143.6 : S Raza to Hasan, Flighted on off stump, Mehidy comes on to the front foot and drives to long on for a single. |
| 144.1 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Loopy delivery outside off, Mehidy struck it fiercly but hits it straight to the silly point fielder. |
| 144.2 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Full on middle, Hasan defends it off the front foot and in to the ground. |
| 144.3 : B Mavuta to Hasan, On middle, the batsman jams it out. |
| 144.4 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Drags it short outside off, Mehidy cuts it through third man for a couple of runs. |
| 144.5 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Floated it outside off. Batsman shoulders arms to it. |
| 144.6 : B Mavuta to Hasan, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 145.1 : S Raza to Rahim, Short and turning in to the body, Rahim plays it down into the leg side for a single. |
| 145.2 : S Raza to Hasan, Good length outside off stump, defended safely by Mehidy. |
| 145.3 : S Raza to M Hasan, DROPPED! Short outside off, Mehidy goes for the flashy cut and edges it to slip. Masakadza gets a hand to it but can't hold on to the tough chance. |
| 145.4 : S Raza to Hasan, Full and outside off, driven to long on for a single by Rahim. |
| LBW appeal! Raza reckons that Mehidy is plumb in front. Zimbabwe review... |
| 145.5 : S Raza to Hasan, Good length outside off, defends it back to the bowler. |
| 145.6 : S Raza to Hasan, Not Out ! Impact being Umpire's Call saves Mehidy! Good length ball pitched outside off and turned in towards the stumps, Mehidy came onto his front foot and wanted to defend, misses it and wrapped him on his pads. Dharmasena gives it not out. The fielding team has a discussion and opts to review. But the impact being Umpire's Call saves the batsman. |
| 146.1 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Flights it up on middle, Rahim tucks it to the leg side. |
| 146.2 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Full on middle, MR pushes it to the point region. |
| 146.3 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Quicker outside off. Mushfiqur tries to cut it. But misses it completely. |
| 146.4 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Drags it short, Rahim flicks it to the square leg region for a single. |
| 146.5 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Googly from Mavuta on the shorter side, Mehidy late cuts it through short third man for a single. |
| 146.6 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Wayy outside off, Rahim does not need to play at those. |
| 147.1 : S Raza to Hasan, Full on middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 147.2 : S Raza to Hasan, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 147.3 : S Raza to Hasan, Landed outside off, Mehidy goes back and steers with an open bat-face towards third man. Three runs taken. |
| 147.4 : S Raza to Rahim, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. They pick up a single. |
| 147.5 : S Raza to Hasan, Short and outside off, defended back to the bowler. |
| 147.6 : S Raza to Hasan, Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover. |
| 148.1 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Flighted and full on the stumps, Rahim wants a quick single but is wisely sent back by Mehidy. |
| 148.2 : B Mavuta to M Rahim, Full outside off, Rahim drives to wide of mid off for a run. |
| 148.3 : B Mavuta to M Hasan, Full and wide outside off, Mehidy drives hard to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 148.4 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Similar ball, Rahim drives to the left of the sweeper but decides to settle for just a run. |
| 148.5 : B Mavuta to Hasan, FOUR! Short and fired in wide outside off, Mehidy just opens the face of the bat and picks up an easy boundary towards third man. |
| 148.6 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Full toss on the stumps, driven straight to short cover. No run. |
| 149.1 : S Raza to Rahim, Full on middle, Rahim pushes it straight to mid on. |
| 0.0 : Review for a caught behind! Has Rahim been caught behind? Zimbabwe have reviewed this one. |
| 149.2 : Raza to Rahim, NOT OUT! It is a flighted delivery outside off. Rahim goes for the cut but misses it completely. The bowler appeals but the umpire shows no interest. Hamilton Masakadza thinks twice and then goes for the review. The replay shows no spikes on the bat and the review is lost by Zimbabwe. Nervous moment for Rahim! |
| 149.3 : S Raza to Rahim, Fuller delivery on middle, Rahim pushes it towards the point region. |
| 149.4 : S Raza to Rahim, On middle, MR flicks it through mid-wicket. |
| 149.5 : S Raza to Rahim, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 149.6 : S Raza to Rahim, Fires it on middle, Mushfiqur tucks it to the leg side. The batsmen run hard and the fielder has a shy at the stumps at the bowler's end but Rahim is safely in. That's Tea on Day 2. |
| A shared session of play but would slightly tilt in favour of the home team because of their dominating position in the game. Kyle Jarvis came and bowled with a lot of steam post Lunch, and broke the partnership between Mahmudullah and Rahim. He claimed one more but Rahim has been rock solid at the other end and with the help of Mehidy Hasan, he has pushed Bangladesh's score well past 450. His personal milestone of a double century is a factor which is delaying the imminent declaration. Ideally |
| DAY 2, SESSION 2 ... |
| 150.1 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Short and on the stumps, defended by Rahim. |
| 150.2 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Short and wide on the leg side, Rahim pulls it to the square leg fielder. No run. |
| 150.3 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Full outside off, driven to sweeper for a single. |
| We are back post tea session. Mavuta to start the proceedings. |
| 150.4 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Over the wicket to Mehidy, full and wide outside off, driven to sweeper again for a run. |
| 150.5 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Full and on off stump, hit straight to cover, no run. |
| 150.6 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Good length ball outside off, played towards point for a run. |
| 151.1 : S Raza to Rahim, Tosses it up on middle, Rahim strokes it to long off for a single. |
| 151.2 : S Raza to Hasan, Full on middle, Mehidy watchfully defends it. |
| 151.3 : S Raza to Hasan, On middle, Hasan defends it off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 151.4 : S Raza to Hasan, Drags it short, MH rocks back and pulls it towards mid-wicket. |
| 151.5 : S Raza to Hasan, Flighted delivery on middle, Rahim flicks it through mid-wicket for a single |
| 151.6 : S Raza to Rahim, Floats it up on off, Rahim drives it straight to mid on. Batsman run a single. |
| 152.1 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Full and outside off, spinning away, Rahim gets a big stride forward and lets it go. |
| 152.2 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Quicker delivery, a watchful Mushfiqur punches it through point but straight to the fielder. |
| 152.3 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Around middle, MR looks to defend but gets squared up as the ball spins away off the outside edge. |
| 152.4 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Short and outside off, played straight to point. |
| 152.5 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Almost the double hundred! Full and outside off, Rahim gets down and sweeps it hard but short leg comes in the way! |
| 152.6 : B Mavuta to Rahim, No double hundred in this over. Full and around middle, watchfully defended. |
| 153.1 : S Raza to Hasan, Full and around middle, watchfully defended. |
| 153.2 : S Raza to Hasan, Landed outside off, Mehidy runs it down past backward point. The crowd gets excited thinking Rahim will be on strike but the batsmen take the second. |
| 153.3 : S Raza to Hasan, SIX! SLAP! Mehidy gets to his fifty in style! Full and outside off, Hasan comes down the track and slogs it over wide long on! |
| 153.4 : S Raza to Hasan, Comes down the track and swings hard, this time to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 153.5 : S Raza to Rahim, DOUBLE HUNDRED FOR RAHIM! His second in Test cricket. What a moment for him. The crowd is going bonkers. A short ball, Rahim goes back and pulls it towards square leg. He sets off for a single and the fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Rahim might have been in but a direct hit might have been interesting. Superb batting from Rahim. He takes his helmet off and celebrates in a unique style, with a sign-off towards the dressing room. He is pumped up. Now, the |
| 153.6 : S Raza to Hasan, On middle and leg, worked straight to square leg. |
| 154.1 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Down the leg side, left alone. |
| 154.2 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 154.3 : B Mavuta to Rahim, FOUR! On middle, Rahim lofts it straight back over the bowler's head for a boundary! |
| 154.4 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Dropped short, pulled through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 154.5 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 154.6 : B Mavuta to Hasan, The batsman has driven it through mid on for a single. |
| 155.1 : S Raza to Hasan, Drags it short outside off, Mehidy late cuts it through short third man for a couple of runs. |
| 155.2 : S Raza to Hasan, Quicker on middle, Hasan clips it off his pads toward fine leg for a single. |
| 155.3 : S Raza to Rahim, Fuller delivery on middle, ball keeps a bit low but Rahim tucks it to the leg side for a run. |
| 155.4 : S Raza to M Hasan, Short and wide outside off, Mehidy cuts it hard through backward point. The fielder chases it down and keeps it to three runs. |
| 155.5 : S Raza to Rahim, Tosses it up on middle, Rahim strokes it to long of for a single. |
| 155.6 : S Raza to Hasan, Short on middle, Mehidy rocks back and punched it towards long on. The batsmen rotate strike. |
| 156.1 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Good length and quicker on middle stump, defended. |
| 156.2 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Fuller this time and even quicker, defends it into the ground. |
| 156.3 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Full and outside off, Mehidy goes for the huge slog and misses, gets an under edge which goes in between the keeper's legs for a single. |
| 156.4 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Full and outside off stump, driven for a single by Rahim. |
| 156.5 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Flighted and full outside off, Mehidy tries to go big over long off but can't connect. |
| 156.6 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Good length but way outside off stump, Mehidy wants to slog it over deep mid wicket but can't reach the ball. |
| Sean Williams to have a go now. |
| 157.1 : S Williams to Rahim, Full on middle, Rahim tucks it to the leg side for a single. |
| 157.2 : S Williams to Hasan, Fires it on off, Mehidy taps it to the off side. |
| 157.3 : S Williams to Hasan, Quicker outside off, the ball bounced a bit and the keeper collects it nicely. |
| 157.4 : S Williams to Hasan, On middle, the batsman watchfully defends it. |
| 157.5 : S Williams to Hasan, The batsman defends it off the front foot by presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 157.6 : S Williams to Hasan, Fullish length on middle, Mehidy defends it off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 158.1 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Full and outside leg, Rahim goes down on his knee and sweeps it away behind square for a single. |
| 158.2 : B Mavuta to Hasan, FOUR! Mehidy has decided to go after everything now, full and on the off stump, he picks it up and puts it above mid on's head for a boundary. |
| 158.3 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Good length ball on the off stump, pushes it into the vacant area on the off side for a single. |
| 158.4 : B Mavuta to Rahim, Full and at the pads, drives to long on for a single. |
| 158.5 : B Mavuta to Hasan, Good length ball, Mehidy paddle sweeps for a couple of runs. |
| 158.6 : B Mavuta to M Hasan, Length ball at the body, driven towards long on but no run taken. |
| 159.1 : S Williams to Rahim, Full on leg stump, Rahim reverse sweeps it towards third man for a couple of runs. |
| 159.2 : S Williams to Rahim, FOUR! Innovative from Rahim. Bowls it quicker on middle, MR reverse sweeps it towards third man for a boundary. |
| 159.3 : S Williams to Rahim, Full on middle, Rahim tucks it to the fine leg region for a single. A milestone for Rahim. He has gone past Shakib Al Hasan record of 217 runs. Brilliant from the wicket keeper batsman. Totally deserved it. |
| 159.4 : S Williams to Hasan, The batsman has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. |
| 159.5 : S Williams to M Rahim, Flatter and shorter on middle, Rahim pulls it through deep square leg. Batsmen rotate strike. |
| 159.6 : S Williams to Hasan, Fuller length on middle. Hasan flicks it towards the leg side. Looks like a declaration from the Bangladesh captain. He calls his players back. Bangladesh have declared for 522/7. |
| So that was the reason for the delay in declaration. Mahmudullah waited for Rahim to go past Shakib and the moment he did that, called him back in. Superb batting from Bangladesh - 522/7 from 26/3. Amazing stuff. |
| The story of the first innings actually revolves around 3 players. First, Kyle Jarvis - who rocked the top order and finished with 5 wickets. Second - Mominul Haque who took the bull by the horns with his counter-attack and scored a brilliant 161. And finally, the pocket rocket, Mushfiqur Rahim. He took his time and then went on to score a brilliant 200, the first by anyone in Tests in 2018. |
| The crowd is going ga-ga over Rahim but I guess the game changed in the second session yesterday when Bangladesh hammered 151 runs in 32 overs. Since then, Zimbabwe have looked deflated and what followed next only rubbed salt on their wounds. Add to it, they became a bowler short when Tendai Chatara got injured this morning. |
| 18 overs left in the day. Can Zimbabwe see those off? How many wickets can Bangladesh pick? The second innings is not far away... |
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