Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Taijul Islam to Muzarabani, out Caught by Jaker Ali!! Muzarabani is gone first ball on day 2. That was a lame waft outside off and he got a faint edge on it.That was floated outside off, harmless delivery but the batter chased it and edged it. The keeper went up and the skipper showed confidence in the appeal and opted to review it after the umpire was unmoved. The third umpire picked up the edge on UltraEdge and Muzarabani had to march off alongside Tafadzwa Tsiga. Only 227 for the visitors, clearly not enough. Muzarabani c Jaker Ali b Taijul Islam 2(16)

Hasan Mahmud to Tafadzwa Tsiga, FOUR, angled in, short of length delivery, Tafadzwa Tsiga gets on top of the bounce and pulls it down wide of the man at square leg for a four. That was well timed and placed

Taijul Islam to Nick Welch, out Bowled!! And this stay has been cut short. Never easy to come in and find the same mojo again. Was a tossed up dl, Nick Welch looked to slog sweep and missed the line of the delivery to be clean bowled. Fifer for Taijul Islam. Slowed it down, tossed up, Nick Welch wanted to play the big shot but in vain. Welch would be gutted. Nick Welch b Taijul Islam 54(133) [4s-3 6s-2]

Taijul Islam to Tafadzwa Tsiga, out Vincent Masekesa Run Out!! 1 run completed. He is gone by a mile. That was played away down to the on-side and hey tried to come back for a second. There was never a second there. He dived but was miles short. 8th one down. The third umpire was called in just for the sake of formality. The batter jumped out and clipped it down to deep mid. Vincent Masekesa stuttered and that posed the problems. Vincent Masekesa run out (Mehidy Hasan Miraz/Taijul Islam) 8(14) [4s-1]

Taijul Islam to Vincent Masekesa, FOUR,

Taijul Islam to Ngarava, out Bowled!! Bangladesh making a superb comeback. 7th one down. Taijul Islam is on a hat-trick. Flatter one, enough turn, the batter gets the bat down but was late on it. The ball evaded the outer-edge and thuds into the sticks. Fourth strike for Taijul Islam and Zimbabwe are falling like ninepins now. Welch will come in now? Else it might just finish off very quickly. The hosts and their spinners coming to the party and how. Taijul Islam tried to cover the line of the delivery but failed to wood it. Ngarava b Taijul Islam 0(1)

Taijul Islam to Wellington Masakadza, out Lbw!! Umpire Richard Illingworth got it spot on. Another one falls. Zimbabwe are 6 down for 206 now. That was a flatter delivery, the skid off the wicket aided the bowler. And the batter was late to get the bat down. The new ball has certainly helped. There was enough turn on it and Wellington Masakadza missed the tuck. The bowler went up and the finger went up pretty quickly as well. Wellington Masakadza lbw b Taijul Islam 6(9) [6s-1]

Taijul Islam to Wellington Masakadza, SIX, and bang! In the slot, Wellington Masakadza gets under it and swipes across the line to send it over deep mid for a sixer. Huge hit indeed

Taijul Islam to Madhevere, out Caught by Jaker Ali!! That's a peach of a delivery and a great catch as well. That landed on leg, turned enough, took the edge and the keeper managed to grab it. Excellent take indeed. The solid Madhevere is gone. Needed a good ball to his wicket. The second new ball should be due soon and Zimbabwe have lost their fifth wicket. That did rip away to take the edge. Madhevere c Jaker Ali b Taijul Islam 15(32) [4s-2]

Nayeem Hasan to Madhevere, 1 run, walks into the shot, clips the ball wide of the man at short mid. They get a single. 200 up for the visitors

Taijul Islam to Tafadzwa Tsiga, FOUR, and now Tafadzwa Tsiga plays it off the pads. Fuller one on the pads, Tafadzwa Tsiga clips it against the spin and gets it wide of the man at mid-on. The length allowed him to play against the turn as that was too full. Well placed by the keeper batter

Nayeem Hasan to Madhevere, FOUR, and breaks the shackles a little. Very full, outside off, Madhevere reaches out for it and slaps the drive wide of cover for a four. Lovely timing and placement from Madhevere

Nayeem Hasan to Madhevere, FOUR, charges down the track and drives the ball down to beat the man at cover. That was sweetly timed. He was superb in the second innings of the previous Test. He had soaked up all the pressure and needs to do the same today

Nayeem Hasan to Williams, out Caught by Tanzim Hasan Sakib !! Oh dear! Williams is right on his haunches, fought so hard, battled cramps and has been dismissed in a very soft fashion - was a hit-me ball, full and down leg and Williams went hard on the sweep, hit it in the air and in the vicinity of backward square leg. Tanzim leapt across with both hands, grabbed a stunner and ensured that it didn't drop out when he hit the ground. All of a sudden, Zimbabwe have lost four wickets now. Williams c Tanzim Hasan Sakib b Nayeem Hasan 67(166) [4s-7 6s-1]

Nayeem Hasan to Ervine, out Caught by Jaker Ali!! There's the wicket, Nayeem has been rewarded for his perseverence, dropped short and wide of off, the cut was on, but the ball didn't bounce as much as Ervine expected, he made room on the cut and gets a thin bottom edge, Jaker Ali doing well to stay with the ball and pouches a clean catch. Bangladesh needed this wicket, this pairt were just beginning to settle. Ervine c Jaker Ali b Nayeem Hasan 5(31) [4s-1]

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Williams, SIX, hammered, he might've been struggling with cramps, but Williams doesn't miss out on scoring chances, tad too full from Mehidy, right in the slot and Williams swings through the line, clears mid-on with ease and sails over the ropes

Nayeem Hasan to Ervine, FOUR, nicely played, a rare bad ball from Nayeem - loses his line and spills it down leg, neatly nudged off the pad and beats the fielder at short fine

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Williams, 1 run, short ball, outside off, chopped down into the off-side for a single. Fifty for Williams. The southpaw would want to go big from here on

Taijul Islam to Nick Welch, 1 run, dropped slightly short, chopped down wide of the man at point for a single. There was a slip and silly point brought in before the ball

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Williams, FOUR, short ball, outside off, rears up, Williams gets on to his toes and pats the ball wide of the man at gully for a four. That was well controlled by the southpaw. He moves to 47. Bangladesh bowlers continue to leak runs

Taijul Islam to Nick Welch, 2 runs, flatter one, outside off, the batter treks back and outer-halves the punch wide of the man at point for a couple of runs. Fifty for Welch. Has been a solid knock. He has mixed caution with aggression very nicely so far

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Williams, FOUR, fuller length delivery, outside off, driven down to deep cover. That was pitched up, Williams got it in his radar and got it wide of the man. Williams is looking good for a long haul

Hasan Mahmud to Williams, FOUR, back of a length delivery, outside off, angled across, Williams stood tall and punched it down to deep cover. He got on top of the bounce and hit it on the up to get it into the gap

Hasan Mahmud to Williams, FOUR, short ball, Williams climbs on top of the short ball and pulls the ball down to deep square. He timed and placed it really well. That was not short enough

Nayeem Hasan to Williams, FOUR, short, wide and four, width on offer and Williams doesn't miss out, makes room, plays late and then beats backward point to his right with the cut, runs away to the ropes

Nayeem Hasan to Williams, FOUR, lovely, Williams brings out the slog-swep, he's been very patient today, but this was right in the slot - gets a good stride forward, covered the line and swiped it straight of mid-wicket

Nayeem Hasan to Nick Welch, FOUR, beautifully played, fraction too full and wide of off - Welch presses forward, plays with an open face and then finds the gap square past point with a delightful drive

Nayeem Hasan to Williams, 1 run, tad too full from Nayeem, Williams gets close to the ball and pushes it in front of mid-on for a single, brings up Zimbabwe's 100

Nayeem Hasan to Nick Welch, FOUR, flatter one, outside off, the batter brings out the reverse and slaps it behind square for a four. The man at sweeper cover had no chance to his left. Nick Welch is not someone who is going to keep quiet for too long. There is pressure and he will look to break free

Taijul Islam to Williams, FOUR, tossed up delivery, Williams goes for the slog sweep and heaves it. Just beats the man at deep backward square

Taijul Islam to Nick Welch, no run, arm ball, skidded on and I guess the batter inside edged the ball on to the pads. The third umpire didn't find any conclusive evidence to overturn the original call of not out. That didn't spin in much and the inside edge went through the legs of the keeper. The spinners now putting pressure

Taijul Islam to Ben Curran, out Bowled!! One shot too many! The leg pole has been pegged back. The ball turned in a little, more skid, Ben Curran backed away to slap it and inside edged the ball on to the leg pole. Huge wicket for Bangladesh as Ben Curran was looking good for a long haul. But has thrown it away here. Taijul Islam strikes in his first over. Not the best ball he will bowl today but he will take it. The little variation in pace helped the bowler. Ben Curran b Taijul Islam 21(50) [4s-2 6s-1]

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Nick Welch, SIX, tossed up delivery, at the sticks, Nick Welch sits down and takes the aerial route over deep mid. That was hit with a lot of timing and clears the fence with elan. Good blow to end the over. They are not letting any bowler to settle down. Zimbabwe keen to make a statement here. That ball turned in, in his radar and he slog swept it hard

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Nick Welch, FOUR, short ball, outside off, the batter fetches it and pulls that in front of square. The ball is sitting up so well for the batters now. There was a man at deep square and Nick Welch managed to play it well to the left of the fielder

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Nick Welch, SIX, 131.5 kph, dug in short, doesn't climb up much and has been pulled over deep square for a sixer. That was a flat hit and well over the fence. He timed it so well. Picked the length quickly

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Ben Curran, SIX, just outside off, tossed up, Ben Curran doesn't hold back and hacks it over wide long-on. That has gone the distance. Was in his radar and he knelt down to punish it

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Nick Welch, no run, tossed up delivery, lands, dips a little, Nick Welch goes for the reverse and gets away with it. He was given out but was reversed as there was no bat on it. Was an audacious shot indeed after the drinks. But he knew he hadn't edged it and took the review immediately

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Brian Bennett, out Caught by Jaker Ali!! Edged and caught! Almost a replica of his dismissal in the first innings in Sylhet. A maiden Test wicket for Tanzid and he's chuffed to bits. Have to say he's deserved this wicket - back of a length and angling across the right-hander, too close to cut and Bennett does so with hard hands, gets a thick edge and Jaker does the rest after moving to his right. Brian Bennett c Jaker Ali b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 21(33) [4s-5]

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Brian Bennett, FOUR, clubbed, he's picking the length so early, tad too short and Bennett rocks onto the back-foot, brings the pull into play and places it wide of deep mid-on, couple of bounces and over the ropes

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Brian Bennett, FOUR, lovely, dropped short by Mehidy, Bennett backs away, opens up the off-side and then forcefully punches it off the back-foot, through the gap at cover-point for a boundary

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Ben Curran, no run, edged and dropped, that's a sitter and Shadman has put it down at slip, it doesn't come easier than that - nicley tossed up on off, drifted in and then held its line, brought Curran forward and found the edge, went at a very good height and Shadman makes a mess of it

Hasan Mahmud to Brian Bennett, byes, FOUR, that's a wayward delivery, banged in short and over Bennett's head, swings away late and beats Jaker Ali's dive, runs away to the ropes for byes

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Ben Curran, FOUR, that's too easy for Curran - too straight and at the pads, he gets inside the line and helps it on its way, past the keeper and runs away to the ropes

Hasan Mahmud to Brian Bennett, FOUR, nicely played, on a length and angling into the pads, a mini-shuffle as Bennett gets inside the line and then places the clip wide of mid-wicket, runs away to the boundary

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Ben Curran, FOUR, slapped, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Curran reaches out on the drive and scythes it square behind point, no need to run for those

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Brian Bennett, FOUR, beautifully played, that'll make Bennett feel better, pitched up by Sakib - Bennett leans forward, presents the full face of the bat, drove it on the rise and back past the bowler

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Brian Bennett, FOUR, streaky and four, fuller length delivery and nipping back into the right-hander - Bennett's feet went nowhere, dragegd himself into the drive, didn't cover for the movement, went with hard hands and the thick inside edge squirted past the leg-stump