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Zimbabwe vs New Zealand, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe, 2025 Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Date & Time: Jul 30-Aug 01, 10:00 AM LOCAL

Blessing Muzarabani 3-73(26 ov)

92.6
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, ouch, Nathan Smith is struggling out there! He hops to deal with the in seaming shortish delivery but gets an inside edge onto his body. He is down on his haunches
92.5
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, another bouncer outside off, Nathan Smith ducks under it
92.4
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, a sharp short ball on off, Nathan Smith crouches in his stance and sways away awkwardly to evade it
92.3
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, short of length ball around off, tapped with an open bat-face towards gully
92.2
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, fuller length ball shaping in on off, Nathan Smith leans ahead and blocks it off the inner half
92.1
Muzarabani to Mitchell, 3 runs, pitched up outside off, Mitchell leans towards it and push-drives it nicely through covers. Some good running between the wickets allows the batters to take three runs
90.6
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, hard length ball on the sixth stump channel, Nathan Smith hops and allows it through
90.5
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, Muzarabani switches back to over the wicket and angles in a hard length ball from outside off, Nathan Smith lifts his bat to allow it through
90.4
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, shortish delivery but shaping away from Nathan Smith and he leaves it alone
90.3
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, a shortish delivery around leg-stump, Nathan Smith hops and fends at it but is struck on the thigh pad
90.2
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, Muzarabani switches to round the wicket and shapes away a short ball from Nathan Smith. He lets it go
90.1
Muzarabani to Mitchell, 1 run, back of a length ball on off, Mitchell hops and works it through mid-wicket
88.6
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, a bouncer on middle and off, Nathan Smith sits under it in a jiffy
88.5
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, back of a length ball on seaming in, Nathan Smith hops to block but it seems to have come off the thigh pad and lobs behind towards gully
88.4
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, a bouncer outside off, Nathan Smith sways away from the line of it
88.3
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, shortish delivery angling down leg, Nathan Smith looks to fend but misses
88.2
Muzarabani to Mitchell, 1 run, full ball outside off, Mitchell eases it towards extra cover for a quick run
88.1
4
Muzarabani to Mitchell, FOUR, pristine! Fractionally overpitched just outside off, Mitchell leans into it and presents the full face of the bat. The timing is spot on. The fielder from mid-on hares after it but can't stop the boundary
86.6
Muzarabani to Mitchell, 1 run, pitched up outside off, played with soft hands towards cover-point for a brisk single
86.5
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, 1 run, back of a length ball shaping towards leg-stump, tucked round the corner
86.4
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, Nathan Smith camps back to the shortish delivery and is rushed for pace. He hops and manages to fend it towards covers
86.3
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, a sharp bouncer on middle and leg, Nathan Smith ducks under it
86.2
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, beaten! On a length outside off, shaping away, Nathan Smith goes for a drive with minimal foot movement and gets beaten on the outside edge
86.1
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, short of length ball seaming in sharply, Nathan Smith is beaten on the inside edge and is struck on the thigh pad
84.6
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, ouch, that will hurt! A bouncer angling in, Nathan Smith misjudges it as he looks to duck but is struck on his shoulder. The physio checks on him and he is fine
84.5
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, 2 runs, fullish ball and too straight this time, Nathan Smith flicks it nicely to deep mid-wicket's left for a couple of runs
84.4
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, beauty! A back of a length ball in the channel, jags back initially and then straightens to open Nathan Smith up in his stance. He has no option but to play at it and is lucky not to nick it behind
84.3
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, good length ball in the tight off-stump channel, played with an open bat-face towards backward point
84.2
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, short of length ball outside off, left alone
84.1
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, back of a length ball seaming down leg, Nathan Smith looks to tuck but misses
82.6
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, a bouncer outside off, Nathan Smith sways away from the line and drops his wrists to evade it
82.5
4
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, FOUR, pure timing! A rare overpitched delivery from Muzarabani. Nathan Smith leans into it and presents the full face of the bat to cream the drive past the non-striker for a gorgeous boundary
82.4
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, short of length ball shaping in, kept out watchfully
82.3
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, full ball swinging down leg, Tafadzwa Tsiga has to dive to his left to stop it
82.2
Muzarabani to Mitchell, 1 run, hard length ball angling in on middle and leg, worked in front of square on the leg-side
82.1
Muzarabani to Mitchell, no run, back of a length ball in the channel, Mitchell camps back and blocks it to the off-side
80.6
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, back of a length on the sixth stump channel, left alone with ease. A maiden
80.5
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, shortish delivery angling in from outside off, Nathan Smith makes another leave
80.4
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, short of length ball shaping in from outside off, Nathan Smith lets it go
80.3
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, back of a length ball on the sixth stump channel, holding its line, left alone
80.2
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, short of length ball outside off, seaming away, Nathan Smith doesn't fiddle with it
80.1
Muzarabani to Nathan Smith, no run, oh, this one seams in substantially from a back of a length outside off, Nathan Smith trusts the surface and lifts his bat to let it through. The ball fizzes over middle and off
64.6
Muzarabani to Santner, no run, back of a length around off, guided back to the bowler by Santner
64.5
Muzarabani to Santner, no run, banged in short by Muzarabani and the batter tries to take evasive action. Flicks his shoulder and flies to the keeper who appeals for a caught behind. No bat involved, was the shoulder
64.4
Muzarabani to Santner, no run, on a length outside off, keeps a touch low as Santner gets an outside edge towards slip, played it with soft hands
64.3
Muzarabani to Mitchell, 1 run, drifting down the leg-side, Mitchell glances it towards fine leg for one
64.2
Muzarabani to Mitchell, no run, back of a length at the stumps, knocked down the pitch
64.1
Muzarabani to Santner, 1 run, good length delivery around off, Santner knocks it in front of cover-point and scampers across to the other end
62.6
Muzarabani to Santner, no run, plays it into the off-side to end the over. A successful over by Muzarabani
62.5
Muzarabani to Santner, no run, short of a length around middle and leg, nudged towards mid-wicket
62.4
W
Muzarabani to Michael Bracewell, out Caught by Tafadzwa Tsiga!! Another one bites the dust. The Zimbabwean pacers are keeping this match alive. Muzarabani bags his third wicket. Goes short and quick, Michael Bracewell attempts a pull and gets a top edge. The ball balloons up high in the air, the keeper calls for it, circles underneath and completes it with a dive in front of him. Michael Bracewell c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Muzarabani 9(23) [4s-1]
62.3
Muzarabani to Michael Bracewell, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, driven to wide mid-off
62.2
Muzarabani to Mitchell, 1 run, played through mid-wicket for a single. 200 up for NZ, they lead by more than 50 runs now
62.1
Muzarabani to Mitchell, no run, yorker length ball at the stumps, Mitchell digs it out
60.6
Muzarabani to Michael Bracewell, no run, short of a length outside off, some extra bounce as Michael Bracewell gets beaten on the outside edge
60.5
Muzarabani to Mitchell, 1 run, short of a length around middle and leg, worked through backward square leg
60.4
Muzarabani to Mitchell, no run, full and straight on middle and leg, squeezed to mid-on by Mitchell
60.3
Muzarabani to Michael Bracewell, 1 run, tad fuller around off, Michael Bracewell drives it towards cover where there's a slight fumble. They stick to a single though
60.2
Muzarabani to Michael Bracewell, no run, back of a length around off, nips back in as Michael Bracewell defends
60.1
Muzarabani to Michael Bracewell, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, shapes back in as Michael Bracewell gets beaten on the inside edge
50.6
Muzarabani to Conway, 1 run, on a length, outside off, patted down into the off-side and they steal a single. The throw came in at the batter's end but I guess the throw to the other end would have made it interesting
50.5
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, takes one blow on the arm. Was banged in short, Conway ducks under it but fails to get out of harm's way. That didn't get up much
50.4
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, Conway hangs his bat outside off and pats it down to point
50.3
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, shapes in, Conway defends it down off the shoulder of the blade. The ball crept up on the batter a little
50.2
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, angled in, on a length, pushed out into the off-side
50.1
Muzarabani to Mitchell, 1 run, plays that down to deep square for a single as the ball angled in from a short of length spot
48.6
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, banged in short, Conway ducks under it and lets it go
48.5
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, on a length, just outside off, Conway plays it with an open face of the bat
48.4
Muzarabani to Mitchell, 1 run, clips the fuller length delivery, finds the man at fine leg for a single
48.3
Muzarabani to Mitchell, no run, angled in, on a length, Mitchell nudges the ball down on to the on-side
48.2
Muzarabani to Mitchell, no run, banged in short, Mitchell ducks under it and lets it go to the keeper
48.1
Muzarabani to Mitchell, no run, very full, on the sticks, Mitchell defends it down into the off-side
46.6
Muzarabani to Ravindra, 2 runs, on a length, Ravindra stabs the ball down into the off-side and gets a brace to get off the mark. Was played away on the up into the off-side
46.5
Muzarabani to Ravindra, no run, banged in short, dug in, Ravindra ducks under it
46.4
Muzarabani to Ravindra, no run, on a length, outside off, Ravindra hangs his bat and pats it down with soft hands
46.3
Muzarabani to Conway, 1 run, very full, on the sticks, Conway pats it out into the off-side for a single
46.2
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, banged in short, Conway ducks under it and lets it go to the keeper
46.1
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, angled in, short of length delivery, Conway hops back and looks to tuck but misses making contact on it
44.6
Muzarabani to Ravindra, no run, pats the length delivery, finds the man at cover
44.5
Muzarabani to Ravindra, no run, on a length, down leg, Ravindra looks to clip and misses
44.4
W
Muzarabani to Nicholls, out Caught by Brian Bennett!! Short ball, not much room, Nicholls looks to repeat a slash he played earlier and holds out to the man at gully. Good sharp take from the fielder. Second wicket down. Muzarabani has his second as well. Against the run of play, Nicholls tried to play an attacking shot and has perished. The man at gully did well to hold on. The bowler did well to follow the batter and that cramped him for room. Nicholls c Brian Bennett b Muzarabani 34(56) [4s-6]
44.3
Muzarabani to Nicholls, no run, banged in short, Nicholls ducks under it and lets it go to the keeper
44.2
4
Muzarabani to Nicholls, FOUR, short ball, Nicholls backs away and slashes it over the cordon for a four. That was hit hard and into the gap
44.1
Muzarabani to Nicholls, no run, banged in short, Nicholls ducks under it and lets it go to the keeper
32.6
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, angled across, nips away, Conway sees the line and lets it go to the keeper
32.5
Muzarabani to Conway, 2 runs, fuller length delivery, on the pads, Conway clips the ball wide of the man at mid-on for a couple
32.4
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, on a length, nips away, left alone to the keeper
32.3
Muzarabani to Nicholls, 3 runs, very full, angled in, Nicholls clips the ball wide of the man at mid-on and they come back for a triple. Was played off the fulkl face of the bat
32.2
Muzarabani to Conway, 1 run, short ball, angled in, pulled down to the man at long leg for a single
32.1
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, angled in, on a length, Conway stabs the ball down to the bowler
30.6
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, angled in, on a length, Conway gets the bat down again and defends it down to the man at mid-on
30.5
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, angled in, on a length, Conway gets low and fences the ball down into the deck
30.4
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, angled in, on a length, Conway looks to clip it and misses
30.3
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, on a length, outside off, left alone to the keeper
30.2
4
Muzarabani to Conway, FOUR, fuller length delivery, outside off, Conway drives the ball wide of cover for a four. That was up there, got the stride out to get to the pitch of the ball and just caressed it past cover
30.1
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, angled in, on a length, outside off, left alone to the keeper
28.6
Muzarabani to Conway, 1 run, on a length, nips in, Conway hangs back and taps it down into the off-side for a single
28.5
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, and left alone outside off to the keeper as that was a length delivery which didn't deck in
28.4
4
Muzarabani to Conway, FOUR, first runs today. Very full, Conway brings out the cover drive and elegantly punches the ball wide of cover for a four. That was a lovely shot. Looked so good. Head of top, just an extension of the arms and managed to place it well
28.3
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, angled in, Conway gets right behind the line of the ball and defends it down into the deck
28.2
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, very full, nips away, Conway leaves it to the keeper
28.1
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, very full, angled in, Conway gets behind the line of the delivery and jams it down into the off-side
26.6
Muzarabani to Nicholls, no run, I0$. Just the tonic the hosts needed. On a fuller length delivery, nips in, wide outside off and has been left on line this time
26.5
Muzarabani to Nicholls, no run, nips away this time after landing on a length. Nicholls again shoulders arms
26.4
Muzarabani to Nicholls, no run, and another dot. That was a good leave. Left it on length, angled in, went over the sticks as Nicholls decided to shoulder arms
26.3
Muzarabani to Nicholls, no run, down leg. Was a length delivery sprayed down leg, Nicholls left it alone
26.2
Muzarabani to Nicholls, no run, on a length, outside off, nips away, Nicholls sees the line and lets it go to the keeper
26.1
W
Muzarabani to Will Young, out Caught by Nick Welch!! Massive start. Zimbabwe are switched on. That was a shortish delivery, angled in, Will Young took his bottom hand off and the ball popped up off the shoulder of the blade. The man at FSL dived forward, got his fingers under the ball and grabbed it. That was a good catch but he wasn't celebrating it. The third umpire was called in. He had a look and gave it out. That was at the rib cage of the batter who had take an evasive action as the ball sprang on to the batter. Will Young c Nick Welch b Muzarabani 41(70) [4s-4]
14.6
4
Muzarabani to Conway, FOUR, short ball, angled in, Conway gets on top of the bounce and pulls it wide of the man at long leg
14.5
4
Muzarabani to Conway, FOUR, length delivery, outside off, Conway drives it on the up and gets it wide of the man at cover. Was hit really well
14.4
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, length delivery, outside off, Conway defends it down into the off-side
14.3
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, nips in from a length, Conway nudges the ball down to FSL
14.2
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, angled in, on a length, Conway nudges the ball down to FSL
14.1
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, on a length, Conway gets squared up and the ball goes off the edge down to gully
12.6
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, maiden! Very attacking over from the bowler. That was a length delivery, cut back in and hit the batter high on the pads. The ball dribbled down off the pads into the off-side to find the man at second slip
12.5
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, shapes in, on a length, Conway pats the ball out into the off-side
12.4
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, angled in on a length, skidded through, Conway hops back and taps it back to the bowler
12.3
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, short of length delivery, angled away, Conway looks to pull and cue-ends the ball down to FSL
12.2
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Conway hangs his bat and pats it down into the off-side
12.1
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, angled in, on a length. The batter was hurried into a poke into the deck
10.6
Muzarabani to Will Young, no run, angles in, Will Young gets behind it and defends it down. The ball skidded on and kept a little low
10.5
Muzarabani to Will Young, no run, length delivery, outside off, nips in, Will Young sees the line and leaves it to the keeper
10.4
Muzarabani to Will Young, no run, on a length, nips away, Will Young sees the line and lets it go to the keeper
10.3
Muzarabani to Will Young, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, Will Young pats the ball down to mid-off
10.2
Muzarabani to Will Young, no run, short, wide, slashed down to the man at point. Rode the bounce and slapped the cut down
10.1
Muzarabani to Will Young, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, driven down to mid-off
8.6
Muzarabani to Will Young, no run, back of a length around off, Will Young taps it in front of gully
8.5
Muzarabani to Conway, 1 run, short of a length around off, Conway steers it point a single
8.4
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, clipped towards mid-wicket
8.3
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, Muzarabani goes short outside off, Conway leaves it alone
8.2
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, short of a length outside off, shaping away from the batter, lets it through to the keeper
8.1
Muzarabani to Will Young, 3 runs, pitched up by the bowler around off, Will Young drives it towards long-off and takes three runs. Runs coming thick and fast
6.6
4
Muzarabani to Will Young, FOUR, short and punished! Rocks back in the crease, gets into a good position and pulls this through mid-wicket for a rollicking boundary
6.5
Muzarabani to Will Young, no run, on a length outside off, zips off the surface as Will Young gets beaten on his tentative poke
6.4
Muzarabani to Will Young, no run, back of a length outside off, shapes back in as Will Young shoulders arms
6.3
Muzarabani to Will Young, no run, appeal for a caught behind turned down! A short and quick ball around off, some extra bounce because of the bowler's height. Will Young goes for a pull and gets beaten on the top edge. Clear daylight between the bat and ball
6.2
Muzarabani to Will Young, no run, short of a length around off, Will Young taps it towards backward point
6.1
Muzarabani to Conway, 1 run, banged in short around off, Conway taps it in front of covers for a single
4.6
Muzarabani to Conway, 2 runs, pitched up by the bowler on middle and leg, worked through square leg for a couple of runs
4.5
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, banged in short around off, Conway taps it in front of cover
4.4
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, back of a length outside off, shaping away from Conway who leaves it alone
4.3
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, short of a length around middle and leg, shapes back in as Conway tucks it in front of mid-wicket
4.2
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, banged in short on leg, Conway takes evasive action, ducks underneath
4.1
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, short of a length outside off, Conway steers it towards gully
2.6
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, hits the deck on a good length, nips away slightly as Conway leaves it alone
2.5
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, shaping away from the batter outside off, Conway shoulders arms
2.4
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, back of a length outside off, some good bounce as Conway shoulders arms
2.3
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, superb line and length, around the off-stump as it shapes away sharply to go past the outside edge
2.2
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, knocked down the pitch by Conway
2.1
Muzarabani to Conway, no run, good length delivery outside off, Conway steers it towards backward point
0.6
Muzarabani to Conway, 1 run, good length delivery on middle and leg, Conway clips it towards fine leg for a single, was off an inside edge in fact
0.5
Muzarabani to Will Young, 1 run, that's a sharp length delivery that shapes back in, Will Young gets an inside edge that lobs towards backward square leg, a single taken
0.4
Muzarabani to Will Young, no run, length delivery outside off, shapes away as Will Young shoulders arms
0.3
Muzarabani to Will Young, no run, shaping away from the batter outside off, it's a length delivery and Will Young leaves it alone
0.2
Muzarabani to Will Young, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, shaping away from the batter, Will Young goes for a drive and misses
0.1
4
Muzarabani to Will Young, FOUR, Young wastes no time to get going. Gets a short and wide ball outside off, Young slashes it through backward point and the fielder chases it all the way to the boundary, puts in a slide and flicks the ball away, but is in contact with the cushions at the same time. Good effort, but in vain!
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