Postpublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 24 May
Isa Guha
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

This is happening quickly for England now.
He bowled it a little slower to the tailender and Muzarabani couldn't help himself. Again it's good captaincy to know the tailender would play his shots and to position the fielder there.
Whatever happens in the next 10 games, against India and Australia, whether he does well or struggles, I think Bashir's got a long career of Test cricket ahead.
Isa Guha
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
This is happening quickly for England now.
Muzarabani c Root b Shoaib Bashir 0 (Zim 222-7)
A fourth wicket for Shoaib Bashir... and a two-ball duck for Blessing Muzarabani.
The Zimbabwe tailender goes for the slog sweep but doesn't get hold of it, finding Joe Root at deep mid-wicket.
We're approaching the end game here.
Isa Guha
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Zimbabwe have been very defiant today, showing a lot of fight.
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I'm in the crowd at Trent Bridge right now and there's a noticeable buzz of atmosphere when Stokes bowls. The others just don't quite have that expectation right now - but that will come with more tests and experience.
Catherine
Zim 222-6
Blessing Muzarabani walks to the middle, but he spends an over at the non-striker's end as Sikandar Raza faces all of Stokes' over.
The all-rounder faces five dot balls, then fires a glorious cover drive for four to bring up his 10th Test fifty.
It comes from 57 deliveries.
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special
That's what Bashir can do.
Tsiga tried to dance down. The dip did for him, the loop. Beautifully bowled.
There's so much talk of Bashir and what he's done in his short Test career so far. Whatever happens, he's such a young spinner, he's going to be around for many years. He's had a tremendous start.
Alison Mitchell
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Shoaib Bashir turned away as if to say I can't believe that's missed the stumps.
Tafadzwa Tsiga is turning around... We're just getting confirmation from the third umpire.
Tsiga b Bashir 4 (Zim 218-6)
You've bowled him, Shoaib!
The England spinner gives the final delivery of the over a bit of air, Tafadzwa Tsiga advances down the pitch but the ball turns sharply and es between bat and pad.
Bashir turns away, head in hands, not believing he hasn't bowled the Zimbabwe wicketkeeper... except he has, the ball has flicked the leg stump.
I think Tsiga blocked his sight of a fallen bail.
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Re 14:22: there’s a difference I think. Starc needed to do that to gain control of the ball, whereas Brook had the ball fully in control. He only turned his wrist the way he did to stand back up, not as part of taking the catch.
Tim, Bristol
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special
Ben Stokes has been the pick of the seamers. He's not bowled the same overs as Tongue, Atkinson and Cook but when he's had the ball in his hand, he's been the one that's stood out.
Stokes continues after drinks, with Tsiga and Raza taking a single apiece.
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Re: Anon (14:34), alternatively we have four seamers out injured, and we're still about to beat Zimbabwe by an innings within three days.
Jack
Henry Olonga
Former Zimbabwe player on Test Match Special
If Raza were to go, it could all unfold very quickly for Zimbabwe.
Alison Mitchell
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Sikandar Raza has shown all of his experience in this innings.
We've watched the replays and we're saying no, Anonymous ( to sign your messages!).
Sikandar Raza places a lovely drive through the covers for four, and that's drinks.
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Did Harry Brook just put the ball on the ground in taking that catch in the same way Mitchell Starc did in the Ashes?
Anonymous
Alison Mitchell
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
The catch was all about Brook but Stokes makes magic happen.
Wicketkeeper Tafadzwa Tsiga is the next man in.
He sees out the last two balls of the over without scoring.
Henry Olonga
Former Zimbabwe player on Test Match Special
That is hands down the catch the match. Is it reverse cup as well? Wow. It's extraordinary.
Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,leg before wicket, bowled Raza Crawley, leg before wicket, bowled Raza | 124 | 171 | 103 | 14 | 0 | 282 | 72.51 |
Duckett,caught Curran, bowled Madhevere Duckett, caught Curran, bowled Madhevere | 140 | 134 | 74 | 20 | 2 | 188 | 104.48 |
Pope,caught Tsiga, bowled Chivanga Pope, caught Tsiga, bowled Chivanga | 171 | 166 | 88 | 24 | 2 | 198 | 103.01 |
Root,caught Williams, bowled Muzarabani Root, caught Williams, bowled Muzarabani | 34 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 77.27 |
Brook,bowled Muzarabani Brook, bowled Muzarabani | 58 | 50 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 71 | 116.00 |
Stokes,caught Curran, bowled Muzarabani Stokes, caught Curran, bowled Muzarabani | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 69.23 |
Smith,not out Smith, not out | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 3, wides 6, byes 6, leg byes 10, total 25 Extras, no balls 3, wides 6, byes 6, leg byes 10, total 25 | |||||||
Total,565 for 6 declared 96.3 overs Total,565 for 6 declared 96.3 overs |
Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ngarava | 9.0 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4.66 |
Muzarabani | 24.3 | 3 | 143 | 3 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 5.83 |
Chivanga | 16.0 | 0 | 117 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 7.31 |
Nyauchi | 18.0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5.72 |
Raza | 24.0 | 1 | 93 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3.87 |
Madhevere | 3.0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11.33 |
Bennett | 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.50 |
Fall of wicket | Batter |
---|---|
231 for 1 (41.3 overs) | Duckett |
368 for 2 (65.1 overs) | Crawley |
479 for 3 (82.4 overs) | Root |
502 for 4 (89.3 overs) | Pope |
548 for 5 (94.5 overs) | Stokes |
565 for 6 (96.3 overs) | Brook |
Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bennett,caught Pope, bowled Tongue Bennett, caught Pope, bowled Tongue | 139 | 143 | 93 | 26 | 0 | 229 | 97.20 |
Curran,caught Brook, bowled Cook Curran, caught Brook, bowled Cook | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 60.00 |
Ervine,caught Brook, bowled Bashir Ervine, caught Brook, bowled Bashir | 42 | 64 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 65.63 |
Williams,bowled Bashir Williams, bowled Bashir | 25 | 41 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 60.98 |
Raza,caught Smith, bowled Stokes Raza, caught Smith, bowled Stokes | 7 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 36.84 |
Madhevere,bowled Stokes Madhevere, bowled Stokes | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.00 |
Tsiga,bowled Bashir Tsiga, bowled Bashir | 22 | 49 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 44.90 |
Muzarabani,bowled Atkinson Muzarabani, bowled Atkinson | 12 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 50.00 |
Chivanga,leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson Chivanga, leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson | 2 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.53 |
Nyauchi,not out Nyauchi, not out | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 6, total 10 Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 6, total 10 | |||||||
Total,265 all out 63.2 overs Total,265 all out 63.2 overs |
Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cook | 17.0 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.23 |
Atkinson | 13.2 | 2 | 58 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.35 |
Bashir | 16.4 | 2 | 62 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3.72 |
Tongue | 13.0 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.30 |
Stokes | 3.2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.30 |
Fall of wicket | Batter |
---|---|
31 for 1 (4.3 overs) | Curran |
96 for 2 (20.4 overs) | Ervine |
156 for 3 (32.3 overs) | Williams |
187 for 4 (38.2 overs) | Raza |
199 for 5 (40.6 overs) | Madhevere |
246 for 6 (54.3 overs) | Bennett |
251 for 7 (56.1 overs) | Tsiga |
258 for 8 (61.4 overs) | Chivanga |
265 for 9 (63.2 overs) | Muzarabani |
Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bennett,leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson Bennett, leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10.00 |
Curran,caught Stokes, bowled Bashir Curran, caught Stokes, bowled Bashir | 37 | 104 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 35.58 |
Ervine,caught Pope, bowled Tongue Ervine, caught Pope, bowled Tongue | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15.38 |
Williams,leg before wicket, bowled Bashir Williams, leg before wicket, bowled Bashir | 88 | 82 | 47 | 16 | 0 | 114 | 107.32 |
Raza,caught Brook, bowled Bashir Raza, caught Brook, bowled Bashir | 60 | 68 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 103 | 88.24 |
Madhevere,caught Brook, bowled Stokes Madhevere, caught Brook, bowled Stokes | 31 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 86.11 |
Tsiga,bowled Bashir Tsiga, bowled Bashir | 4 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 30.77 |
Muzarabani,caught Root, bowled Bashir Muzarabani, caught Root, bowled Bashir | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
Nyauchi,not out Nyauchi, not out | 13 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 76.47 |
Chivanga,leg before wicket, bowled Bashir Chivanga, leg before wicket, bowled Bashir | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 83.33 |
Extras, no balls 3, wides 2, byes 2, leg byes 2, total 9 Extras, no balls 3, wides 2, byes 2, leg byes 2, total 9 | |||||||
Total,255 all out 59.0 overs Total,255 all out 59.0 overs |
Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cook | 14.0 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.35 |
Atkinson | 6.0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.83 |
Tongue | 12.0 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5.41 |
Bashir | 18.0 | 1 | 81 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.50 |
Stokes | 8.0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5.12 |
Root | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Fall of wicket | Batter |
---|---|
3 for 1 (3.1 overs) | Bennett |
7 for 2 (7.2 overs) | Ervine |
129 for 3 (32.3 overs) | Williams |
142 for 4 (36.2 overs) | Curran |
207 for 5 (47.4 overs) | Madhevere |
218 for 6 (50.6 overs) | Tsiga |
222 for 7 (52.2 overs) | Muzarabani |
241 for 8 (56.2 overs) | Raza |
255 for 9 (58.6 overs) | Chivanga |