Seamers, Kaia lead Zimbabwe to their biggest Test win
Muzarabani picked up 4 for 65 in the second innings as Zimbabwe thrashed Bangladesh by an innings and 85 runs
Muzarabani picked up 4 for 65 in the second innings as Zimbabwe thrashed Bangladesh by an innings and 85 runs
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: @himanshu_a30
Ngarava receives the winners' trophy, and is surrounded by his team-mates, who lift it with a loud "hoooooooo" cry. Zimbabwe take this one-off Test by a massive margin, but remember, the tour also includes ODIs and T20Is. Before that, though, there's more cricket coming your way. It's the first semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup 2026 tonight, where Australia and West Indies will fight it out. But until next time, it's a goodbye from here. Take care!
Richard Ngarava: "It's a nice feeling. Bennett has been one of the best batters in the team. Everyone has to contribute something. Newman will be something big in the future for Zimbabwe. Looking forward to the one-dayers. Taking it day by day."
Innocent Kaia is the Player of the Match for his 140: "Quite simple: put in the hard work... staying fit. It was a tough wicket to play on. Credit to Bangladesh bowlers; I think they bowled well. But it was my game. I can only control my process; the outcome, I don't know."
Najmul Hossain Shanto on the defeat: "In the first innings, we didn't bat properly. That cost us the match. But with both batting and bowling, we didn't do well - especially in the first innings. We've been playing some good cricket. But the conditions [here] are different. We didn't just execute our plans. It is a part of the plan [to rest those players]. We've been playing some brilliant cricket in white-ball cricket. So the boys are pretty confident."
Time for the presentations
1.25pm Zimbabwe win by an innings and 85 runs to register successive innings wins in the format for the first time after trumping Afghanistan last October. They had probably won this Test on the first day itself, you'd think, given their seamers had combined to bowl Bangladesh out for 140 and Innocent Kaia helped wipe 136 of those runs out. Kaia eventually went on to post 140 himself, while half-centuries from Madhevere, Ervine and Bennett also helped Zimbabwe go 270 ahead. Muzarabani and co then ensured that was more than enough. Hang around for the presentations.
Hasan Mahmud c Muzarabani b Nyamhuri 15 (33m 17b 3x4 0x6) SR: 88.23
Three slips, a gully and short leg.
Nyamhuri replaces Ngarava.
The left-arm quick captained Zimbabwe to their biggest Test win - by an innings and 85 runs against Bangladesh
Muzarabani picked up 4 for 65 in the second innings as Zimbabwe thrashed Bangladesh by an innings and 85 runs
After Zimbabwe were bowled out for 410, with Taijul picking up a seven-for, Bangladesh lost Shadman in the second innings
The hosts bowled Bangladesh out for 140 and were only four behind by stumps on day one
For Zimbabwe, Wessly Madhevere took the spot of Sikandar Raza but there was no room for Graeme Cremer