Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Zak Crawley	lbw b Sikandar Raza	124	171	282	14	0	72.51

Ben Duckett	c Curran b Madhevere	140	134	188	20	2	104.47

Ollie Pope	c †Tsiga b Chivanga	171	166	198	24	2	103.01

Joe Root	c Williams b Muzarabani	34	44	69	3	0	77.27

Harry Brook	b Muzarabani	58	50	71	6	3	116.00

Ben Stokes (c)	c Curran b Muzarabani	9	13	27	1	0	69.23

Jamie Smith †	not out	4	4	8	1	0	100.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 10, nb 3, w 6)	25
Total	96.3 Ov (RR: 5.85)	565/6d
Did not bat: Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue, Sam Cook, Shoaib Bashir
Fall of wickets: 1-231 (Ben Duckett, 41.3 ov), 2-368 (Zak Crawley, 65.1 ov), 3-479 (Joe Root, 82.4 ov), 4-502 (Ollie Pope, 89.3 ov), 5-548 (Ben Stokes, 94.5 ov), 6-565 (Harry Brook, 96.3 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Richard Ngarava	9	1	42	0	4.66	35	7	0	0	0
Blessing Muzarabani	24.3	3	143	3	5.83	85	18	3	0	0
82.4 to JE Root, top-edged on the pull, Muzarabani gets rid of Root! It won't be four batters, four centuries, as England's kingpin is undone by the extra bounce from the 6'8" seamer! Well bowled that man, and a good calm take at fine leg too.. 479/3 94.5 to BA Stokes, Blessing bounces out Ben! Sharp bouncer, flies off the top edge, and it's well taken by Ben Curran down at fine leg! Only a brief innings from Stokes on his return after five months out. Reward for the persevering Muzarabani. That really kicked up from just back of a length, getting big on Stokes as he tried to pull. 548/5 96.3 to HC Brook, Brook chops on! He's livid with that shot, just looking to dab a shortish delivery. Third wicket for Muzarabani... and with that, England have declared their innings. So this game is moving on. 565/6
Tanaka Chivanga	16	0	117	1	7.31	51	16	1	2	3
89.3 to OJ Pope, pitched up, Pope drives... and nicks to the keeper! Zimbabwe celebrate an early breakthrough, though Pope isn't convinced and reviews after some discussion with Brook. There was a noise, which was good enough for Allahuddien Palakar; and UltraEdge quickly backs him up! So the finger is raised again and Pope walks off, he won't be doubling up today. 502/4 See all photos
Victor Nyauchi	18	0	103	0	5.72	62	13	2	0	0
Sikandar Raza	24	1	93	1	3.87	81	8	0	0	0
65.1 to Z Crawley, Crawley sweeps, misses... given! He is going to review Allahuddien Paleker's decision, but it looked pretty adjacent. Tossed up on off stump, sliding under the bat into the front pad. Only has to be clipping - and it is hitting leg stump, so the decision stands. The Zimbabwe fans in the stands are dancing, they've got their second success of the day. 368/2 See all photos
Wessly Madhevere	3	0	34	1	11.33	5	5	1	0	0
41.3 to BM Duckett, rocks back for the slap, holes out to cover! Zimbabwe break through, just when Duckett was breaking loose! He got greedy and he knows it, slapping his thigh as he traipses off. But that's a mighty knock and a hell of a stand too. 231/1
Brian Bennett	2	0	17	0	8.50	4	2	0	0	0

Zimbabwe 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brian Bennett	c Pope b Tongue	139	143	229	26	0	97.20

Ben Curran	c Brook b Cook	6	10	20	0	0	60.00

Craig Ervine (c)	c Brook b Shoaib Bashir	42	64	61	6	0	65.62

Sean Williams	b Shoaib Bashir	25	41	45	4	0	60.97

Sikandar Raza	c †Smith b Stokes	7	19	26	0	0	36.84

Wessly Madhevere	b Stokes	0	10	11	0	0	0.00

Tafadzwa Tsiga †	b Shoaib Bashir	22	49	67	4	0	44.89

Blessing Muzarabani	b Atkinson	12	24	39	1	0	50.00

Tanaka Chivanga	lbw b Atkinson	2	19	20	0	0	10.52

Victor Nyauchi	not out	0	5	6	0	0	0.00
Richard Ngarava	absent hurt	-	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(lb 6, nb 4)	10
Total	63.2 Ov (RR: 4.18)	265
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Ben Curran, 4.3 ov), 2-96 (Craig Ervine, 20.4 ov), 3-156 (Sean Williams, 32.3 ov), 4-187 (Sikandar Raza, 38.2 ov), 5-199 (Wessly Madhevere, 40.6 ov), 6-246 (Brian Bennett, 54.3 ov), 7-251 (Tafadzwa Tsiga, 56.1 ov), 8-258 (Tanaka Chivanga, 61.4 ov), 9-265 (Blessing Muzarabani, 63.2 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Sam Cook	17	1	72	1	4.23	74	13	0	0	0
4.3 to BJ Curran, edged into Brook's bread-basket! Cook has his maiden wicket! That's a classic Cook dismissal, replicated on countless occasions at Chelmsford. Round the wicket, straightening off the seam, kissing the edge as Curran closed the face to produce a fat edge straight into the hands of second slip. Cook is utterly ecstatic! A long time coming, but his Test career is off the mark!. 31/1 See all photos
Gus Atkinson	13.2	2	58	2	4.35	58	9	0	0	0
61.4 to TL Chivanga, yorker! Speared in very full, and England wonder if that is pad-first... if so it might be hitting leg... Stokes reviews. It's definitely pad-first, but lots of stumps visible. But not the leg stump! Three reds on HawkEye, and Atkinson has some reward for his toil. 258/8 63.2 to B Muzarabani, ping, back goes the top of off! A shimmy at the crease, as Muzarabani shapes to the off-side, but Atkinson is unfazed by the hi-jinks and just hits his length. Clean through the defences, and with Ngavara unable to bat, Zimbabwe are all out. 265/9 See all photos
Shoaib Bashir	16.4	2	62	3	3.72	69	8	0	0	0
20.4 to CR Ervine, from nowhere, a beauty! Bashir and England celebrate, but Ervine is hanging around... the umpires are checking to see if this carried to slip. Flighted on middle and leg, turns sharply to snag the edge - and Brook has got his fingers safely under the ball. Bashir gets amongst 'em with his 50th Test wicket! That should do plenty for his confidence. 96/2 32.3 to SC Williams, indecision on the back foot, and bowled! It's an arm-ball from Bashir, and a soft way to go, after such a good previous shot. Bashir dangled it outside off, shaping away, and an indeterminate poke leads to an inside-edge into the off stump. 156/3 56.1 to TE Tsiga, castles him, an offspinner's dream ball! Bashir strikes immediately and Zimbabwe are now seven down and staring at a big deficit. Floated up from over the wicket, draws him into the drive and then spins it back through the gate to hit the top of off. Lovely stuff. 251/7 See all photos
Josh Tongue	13	1	56	1	4.30	57	9	0	0	3
54.3 to BJ Bennett, popped to Pope - this one will stick! Tongue had him in his crosshairs, again he tried to fend it away but could only balloon the ball straight to short leg. Tongue looks nervously back at the umpire, but he's okay this time. Nevertheless, the crowd rises to salute Brian Bennett after a magnificent innings. 246/6 See all photos
Ben Stokes	3.2	2	11	2	3.30	17	2	0	0	1
38.2 to Sikandar Raza, stunning bowling from Stokes! He's back alright! Bending into the right-hander, finding lift from a good length, then shaping away to turn Raza inside-out for a simple snick to Smith! He blows out his cheeks. He should have had two wickets in four legal balls!. 187/4 40.6 to W Madhevere, big inducker, and the stumps are rattled! Utter brilliance from Stokes! Madhevere had been committed to putting bat on ball in a defensive reflex for a series of outswingers, but this time the shiny side is flipped and his feet can't respond in time. A belated poke and an inside-edge into the top of middle ... suddenly the wickets are coming for England. 199/5 See all photos

Zimbabwe 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brian Bennett	lbw b Atkinson	1	10	15	0	0	10.00

Ben Curran	c Stokes b Shoaib Bashir	37	104	168	1	0	35.57

Craig Ervine (c)	c Pope b Tongue	2	13	18	0	0	15.38

Sean Williams	lbw b Shoaib Bashir	88	82	114	16	0	107.31

Sikandar Raza	c Brook b Shoaib Bashir	60	68	103	10	0	88.23

Wessly Madhevere	c Brook b Stokes	31	36	48	4	0	86.11

Tafadzwa Tsiga †	b Shoaib Bashir	4	13	12	0	0	30.76

Blessing Muzarabani	c Root b Shoaib Bashir	0	2	5	0	0	0.00

Victor Nyauchi	not out	13	17	27	2	0	76.47
Tanaka Chivanga	lbw b Shoaib Bashir	10	12	9	2	0	83.33

Richard Ngarava	absent hurt	-	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 2, lb 2, nb 3, w 2)	9
Total	59 Ov (RR: 4.32)	255
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Brian Bennett, 3.1 ov), 2-7 (Craig Ervine, 7.2 ov), 3-129 (Sean Williams, 32.3 ov), 4-142 (Ben Curran, 36.2 ov), 5-207 (Wessly Madhevere, 47.4 ov), 6-218 (Tafadzwa Tsiga, 50.6 ov), 7-222 (Blessing Muzarabani, 52.2 ov), 8-241 (Sikandar Raza, 56.2 ov), 9-255 (Tanaka Chivanga, 58.6 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Sam Cook	14	3	47	0	3.35	62	6	0	1	0
Gus Atkinson	6	2	17	1	2.83	29	3	0	0	0
3.1 to BJ Bennett, wide on the crease, speared into the knee-roll! Up goes the finger! It was angled in sharply, but very full... Bennett reviews as well he might, but if this is clipping, he's gone... there's no bat involved, and it's hitting leg stump! Atkinson's second such wicket this afternoon, and poor Bennett is gone twice in a single day... though that hardly tells a fair story. 3/1
Josh Tongue	12	0	65	1	5.41	39	8	0	0	1
7.2 to CR Ervine, back of a length, uncomfortable prod from Ervine who didn't fancy getting in line to that, and that's a leading edge, looping straight to Pope under the lid! Tongue's capacity to extract bounce from a good length comes to the party, and with both of the first-innings battlers gone, this innings is in a bit of crisis. 7/2 See all photos
Shoaib Bashir	18	1	81	6	4.50	68	12	0	0	0
32.3 to SC Williams, hit on the pads sweeping, and Dharmasena gives another! Williams reviews, though. Will this one stick? He missed with a paddle to leg, the ball skidding on to hit him in line with middle... and it's clipping the top of leg stump! Umpire's call by the barest of margins, and Williams is a goner! He was closing in on the honours board, and potentially reclaiming his fastest hundred mantle for Zimbabwe; but it won't be happening today. Bashir finally breaks through for England, 10 minutes before lunch. 129/3 36.2 to BJ Curran, Soft dismissal! Generously flighted fuller length ball pitching wide outside off, Curran plays the check-drive, a hint of turn away from the batter, failed to keep it down, driven aerially straight to the short cover fielder, Stokes gobbles it up with ease. 142/4 50.6 to TE Tsiga, Bowled him with a peach! Generously flighted ball pitching around the off stump line with sharp turn inwards and bounce off the pitch, shimmies down the track early and plays it straight with his front foot towards the covers, goes through bat-pad and clipped the top of the leg stump. Bashir was disappointed that Smith had lost the stumping opportunity. Later, he gazed back at the stumps and couldn't believe his eyes.. 218/6 52.2 to B Muzarabani, Muzarabani has holed out! Slight fuller length ball turning in on the stumps, clears the front leg and goes down on one knee, plays the slog sweep and miscued it, connects the inner part of the bat, and into the safe hands of Joe Root at deep mid wicket area. 222/7 56.2 to Sikandar Raza, Another soft dismissal, Raza bites the dust! Short of a length ball slower through the air on the stumps turning in, goes for the big heave stroke, commits a bit too early, throws hit bat at it and only managed to find the leading edge, an easy catch for Brook at the slip area. Fourth five-wicket haul for Shoaib Bashir in Test Cricket.. 241/8 58.6 to TL Chivanga, Trapped in front, plumb! Flighted length ball on the off stump channel, turning in on the stumps from outside off, kept low on the track, moves onto the back foot and plays inside the line of the ball, hits the back pad in front of middle-off. Massive appeal and the finger goes up. Chivanga goes for the review, not looking confident at all. No bat involved, all reds and hitting the middle stump with the turn. Looks like that's the end of the innings, the players are shaking hands. Ngarava is injured and can't come out to bat. Sixth wicket haul for Shoaib Bashir, also his best figures in Test Match cricket in an innings.. 255/9 See all photos
Ben Stokes	8	0	41	1	5.12	31	6	0	1	2
47.4 to W Madhevere, Edged and Brook takes a blinder! Short pitched delivery with extra bounce off the pitch, Madhevere moves onto the back foot and plays it awkwardly to the off-side, cramped for space, beaten by the extra bounce and finds the thick outside edge towards the second slip fielder, Brook performs an acrobatic dive to his left, raises his right hand in the air, and the ball gets stuck on it! Stokes can't believe it; amusement is all over his face!. 207/5 See all photos
Joe Root	1	1	0	0	0.00	6	0	0	0	0

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Close of Play

Thu, 22 May - day 1 - England 1st innings 498/3 (Ollie Pope 169*, Harry Brook 9*, 88 ov)

Fri, 23 May - day 2 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 30/2 (Ben Curran 4*, Sean Williams 22*, 10 ov)

Sat, 24 May - day 3 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 255 (59 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

England 1st innings
England: 50 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 0
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (Z Crawley 22, BM Duckett 29, Ex 0)
Drinks: England - 67/0 in 14.0 overs (Z Crawley 27, BM Duckett 39)
BM Duckett: 50 off 47 balls (9 x 4)
England: 100 runs in 20.2 overs (123 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 123 balls (Z Crawley 46, BM Duckett 53, Ex 2)
Z Crawley: 50 off 76 balls (7 x 4)
Lunch: England - 130/0 in 26.0 overs (Z Crawley 53, BM Duckett 75)
England: 150 runs in 29.4 overs (179 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 150 runs in 179 balls (Z Crawley 59, BM Duckett 90, Ex 2)
BM Duckett: 100 off 100 balls (15 x 4)
England: 200 runs in 37.4 overs (227 balls), Extras 9
1st Wicket: 200 runs in 227 balls (Z Crawley 70, BM Duckett 121, Ex 9)
Drinks: England - 208/0 in 39.0 overs (Z Crawley 71, BM Duckett 128)
England: 250 runs in 43.2 overs (261 balls), Extras 13
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (Z Crawley 12, OJ Pope 38, Ex 0)
Tea: England - 295/1 in 53.0 overs (Z Crawley 93, OJ Pope 49)
OJ Pope: 50 off 48 balls (8 x 4)
England: 300 runs in 54.1 overs (326 balls), Extras 13
Z Crawley: 100 off 145 balls (12 x 4)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 105 balls (Z Crawley 27, OJ Pope 74, Ex 0)
England: 350 runs in 61.5 overs (372 balls), Extras 18
Over 65.1: Review by England (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - Z Crawley (Struck down)
Drinks: England - 396/2 in 71.0 overs (OJ Pope 99, JE Root 14)
England: 400 runs in 71.5 overs (433 balls), Extras 19
OJ Pope: 100 off 109 balls (14 x 4, 1 x 6)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (OJ Pope 30, JE Root 23, Ex 0)
England: 450 runs in 79.6 overs (482 balls), Extras 20
OJ Pope: 150 off 142 balls (23 x 4, 1 x 6)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 95 balls (OJ Pope 67, JE Root 33, Ex 1)
New ball taken at 80.1 overs
End Of Day: England - 498/3 in 88.0 overs (OJ Pope 169, HC Brook 9)

Day 2

England: 500 runs in 89.1 overs (537 balls), Extras 22
Over 89.3: Review by England (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - OJ Pope (Struck down)
England: 550 runs in 95.2 overs (575 balls), Extras 25
HC Brook: 50 off 48 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
Innings Break: England - 565/6 in 96.3 overs (JL Smith 4)
Zimbabwe 1st innings
Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 1
Lunch: Zimbabwe - 73/1 in 16.0 overs (BJ Bennett 36, CR Ervine 30)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls (BJ Bennett 14, CR Ervine 37, Ex 1)
Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 22.4 overs (137 balls), Extras 2
BJ Bennett: 50 off 56 balls (10 x 4)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (BJ Bennett 30, SC Williams 20, Ex 1)
Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 30.6 overs (187 balls), Extras 3
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 151/2 in 31.0 overs (BJ Bennett 80, SC Williams 20)
BJ Bennett: 100 off 97 balls (20 x 4)
Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 41.1 overs (249 balls), Extras 8
Tea: Zimbabwe - 210/5 in 43.0 overs (BJ Bennett 122, TE Tsiga 0)
Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 55.1 overs (335 balls), Extras 10
Over 59.2: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - TL Chivanga (Struck down)
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 256/7 in 60.0 overs (B Muzarabani 3, TL Chivanga 2)
Over 61.4: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - TL Chivanga (Upheld)
Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 265/10 in 63.2 overs (VM Nyauchi 0)
Zimbabwe 2nd innings
Over 3.1: Review by Zimbabwe (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - BJ Bennett (Struck down)
Over 4.5: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - BJ Curran (Struck down)
End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 30/2 in 10.0 overs (BJ Curran 4, SC Williams 22)

Day 3

Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (89 balls), Extras 2
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (BJ Curran 15, SC Williams 35, Ex 1)
SC Williams: 50 off 42 balls (10 x 4)
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 92/2 in 22.5 overs (BJ Curran 25, SC Williams 61)
Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 24.3 overs (148 balls), Extras 3
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 120 balls (BJ Curran 25, SC Williams 72, Ex 3)
Over 30.4: Review by Zimbabwe (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - BJ Curran (Upheld)
Over 32.3: Review by Zimbabwe (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - SC Williams (Struck down - Umpires Call)
Lunch: Zimbabwe - 141/3 in 35.0 overs (BJ Curran 36, Sikandar Raza 9)
Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 38.4 overs (234 balls), Extras 5
Over 41.1: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - W Madhevere (Struck down)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (Sikandar Raza 25, W Madhevere 24, Ex 2)
Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 45.5 overs (277 balls), Extras 8
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 213/5 in 49.0 overs (Sikandar Raza 44, TE Tsiga 1)
Sikandar Raza: 50 off 57 balls (8 x 4)
Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 58.3 overs (354 balls), Extras 9
Over 58.6: Review by Zimbabwe (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - TL Chivanga (Struck down)

Match Details

Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Toss	Zimbabwe, elected to field first
Series	Zimbabwe tour of England
Season	2025
Player Of The Match	Shoaib Bashir
Match number	Test no. 2584
Hours of play (local time)	11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	22,23,24 May 2025 - day (4-day match)
Test debut	Sam Cook
Umpires	Allahuddien PalekerDRS Kumar DharmasenaDRS
TV Umpire	Ahsan Raza
Reserve Umpire	Russell Warren
Match Referee	Jeff Crowe

Language

English

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Zimbabwe Innings

Player Name		R	B
BJ Bennett	lbw	1	10
BJ Curran	caught	37	104
CR Ervine	caught	2	13
SC Williams	lbw	88	82
Sikandar Raza	caught	60	68
W Madhevere	caught	31	36
TE Tsiga	bowled	4	13
B Muzarabani	caught	0	2
VM Nyauchi	not out	13	17
TL Chivanga	lbw	10	12
R Ngarava	absent hurt
Extras	(b 2, lb 2, nb 3, w 2)
Total	255(9 wkts; 59 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
SJ Cook	14	3	47	0	3.35
AAP Atkinson	6	2	17	1	2.83
JC Tongue	12	0	65	1	5.41 (1 nb)
Shoaib Bashir	18	1	81	6	4.5
BA Stokes	8	0	41	1	5.12 (2 nb)
JE Root	1	1	0	0	0

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	3	Ben Curran	Brian Bennett
2nd	4	Craig Ervine	Ben Curran
3rd	122	Sean Williams	Ben Curran
4th	13	Sikandar Raza	Ben Curran
5th	65	Sikandar Raza	Wessly Madhevere
6th	11	Sikandar Raza	Tafadzwa Tsiga
7th	4	Sikandar Raza	Blessing Muzarabani
8th	19	Sikandar Raza	Victor Nyauchi
9th	14	Victor Nyauchi	Tanaka Chivanga

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