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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

Mitchell Santner 4-27(17.1 ov)

67.1
W
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, out Caught by Conway!! Santner wraps it up! Teasing flight, Tsiga goes for a big slog-sweep but it dips and takes a thick top-edge before looping to backward point. A couple of the NZ players, Santner included, have their hands on the head as Conway nearly made a meal of a simple chance. But he holds on and runs off to get padded up. However, they'll have to take the tea break first. Tafadzwa Tsiga c Conway b Santner 27(83) [4s-2]
65.6
Santner to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, sliding down leg, Chivanga tucks it behind square and they don't go for the single
65.5
Santner to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, quicker through the air and it's a full ball angling in on leg, Chivanga gets the bat down just in time as he squeezes it off the inside edge onto pad
65.4
Santner to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, turning away outside off, left alone
65.3
Santner to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, driven hard and it goes on the bounce to mid-off. Tsiga comes down looking for a single but is sent back, and the third umpire is checking if he made it into the crease in time before the stumps were broken. He's safely home!
65.2
Santner to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, plenty of flight on it as it drifts in on middle, Chivanga defends forward
65.1
Santner to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, slow and tossed up outside off, left alone
63.6
Santner to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, pops up off the bat shoulder in defence, and loops over gully! Santner looks frustrated. Slowed it up again, got it to dip on a good length and then it kicked up to take the bat shoulder
63.5
Santner to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, drifting in from round the wicket, Chivanga looks to sweep but is hit on the pad. Appeal from Santner but impact is outside off
63.4
Santner to Tanaka Chivanga, no run, fired in on a good length on off, defended forward
63.3
W
Santner to Muzarabani, out Caught by (sub)Ajaz Patel!! Almost got him out in the same manner in his previous over, and this time it does go to hand. Slow through the air, teases him into a big slog but the ball dips and turns. It takes a thick edge that goes high in the air and Ajaz hangs onto it as he pedals back at cover. Muzarabani c (sub)Ajaz Patel b Santner 19(38) [4s-3]
63.2
Santner to Muzarabani, no run, very slow from Santner, grips and turns off a length, Muzarabani plays well inside the line of it
63.1
Santner to Muzarabani, no run, punched firmly off the back foot but straight to backward point
61.6
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, pushed through on a good length just outside off, Tsiga cuts to backward point
61.5
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, hangs back in the crease and defends
61.4
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, defended down the pitch
61.3
Santner to Muzarabani, 1 run, balloons in the air off a thick edge but lands behind cover! Santner is on his haunches! Teased him into a big slog by slowing it up, Muzarabani went across the line and got a thick leading edge but got away with it
61.2
Santner to Muzarabani, no run, drifting in on middle, full ball, Muzarabani pushes it back down the pitch
61.1
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, 1 run, tossed up on off, driven to deep mid-off
59.6
Santner to Muzarabani, no run, drifting in on middle and leg, full ball, Muzarabani defends down the pitch
59.5
Santner to Muzarabani, no run, pushed into the off-side as Santner goes fuller
59.4
Santner to Muzarabani, no run, safely negotiated by Muzarabani
59.3
Santner to Muzarabani, no run, drifting in from round the wicket, Muzarabani blocks
59.2
Santner to Muzarabani, no run, defended forward
59.1
Santner to Muzarabani, no run, beaten by a beauty! Drifting in, lands on a length around off and then turns sharply past the edge. Bounces over the top of the stumps
57.6
Santner to Muzarabani, no run, caught in the crease in defence as Santner bowls that in-between length
57.5
Santner to Muzarabani, no run, squared up in defence! Good length ball that turns sharply as Muzarabani looks to defend, goes past the edge and bounces over the stumps
57.4
Santner to Muzarabani, no run, tossed up and drifting in, defended forward
57.3
Santner to Muzarabani, no run, short on off, Muzarabani looks to punch hard and gets a thick edge to short third
57.2
Santner to Muzarabani, no run, oh run out chance missed! A half-decent throw at the bowler's end would've sent Tsiga packing! This is punched to cover, Tsiga comes running down for a single but is sent back from halfway. There is plenty of time for the fielder to return it to Santner but the throw is a wild one. Tsiga escapes!
57.1
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, 1 run, flat and short on off, punched to mid-on
55.6
Santner to Muzarabani, no run, full and straight at the stumps, Muzarabani knocks this back to Santner who kicks the ball away in frustration. Still thinking about that dropped catch I guess
55.5
Santner to Muzarabani, no run, gives him some flight, Muzarabani looks to defend, gets an inside edge on to the pads
55.4
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, 1 run, sliced towards point as this was tad short and wide outside off
55.3
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, blocked from within the crease by Tafadzwa Tsiga
55.2
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, flatter delivery around off, Tafadzwa Tsiga defends it
55.1
Santner to Muzarabani, 1 run, that could have been the 9th wicket down, but Ajaz Patel has put it down. Not sure whether he got his hands to it. Muzarabani had slogged it towards deep mid-wicket, but Patel probably got distracted by the fielder charging towards the ball. Was Henry who was going for it as well
53.6
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, flatter delivery around off, Tafadzwa Tsiga attempts a punch, gets an outside edge towards short third man
53.5
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, flighted delivery around off, Tafadzwa Tsiga attempts a lap, gets beaten though. The ball flicks his forearm and flies to Mitchell at slip. They appeal for a caught, but the umpire wasn't interested. Good call in the end
53.4
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, outside off, spinning away from Tafadzwa Tsiga who leaves it alone
53.3
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, full and straight at the stumps, Tafadzwa Tsiga guides it back to Santner
53.2
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, jaffa around off, spins away sharply to square him up, beaten on the outside edge convincingly
53.1
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, loopy delivery outside off, spinning away from Tafadzwa Tsiga who leaves it alone
51.6
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, tad short on middle and leg, nudged to short leg by Tafadzwa Tsiga. He was out for a moment as the fielder was quick to gather the ball and parry the ball towards the cover
51.5
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, spins away sharply to beat Tafadzwa Tsiga's outside edge
51.4
Santner to Muzarabani, 1 run, driven along the carpet to long-off for a single
51.3
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, 1 run, loopy delivery around off, driven along the carpet to long-off
51.2
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, driven back to Santner as the spinner goes full
51.1
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, flatter delivery around middle and leg, Tafadzwa Tsiga knocks it down the pitch
49.6
Santner to Muzarabani, byes, 2 runs, a lot slower through the air on leg, Muzarabani swings and misses. The keeper fails to gather the ball and they take a couple of byes
49.5
4
Santner to Muzarabani, FOUR, loopy delivery by Santner, dips in front of the batter who has drilled this through mid-on for four runs. Zimbabwe trail by 28 runs with 2 wickets remaining
49.4
Santner to Muzarabani, no run, flatter through the air and Muzarabani defends it
49.3
W
Santner to Newman Nyamhuri, out Bowled!! That's a peach of a delivery by Santner. Perfect ball. Nicely tossed up around middle and off, dips in front of the batter and turns away sharply. Newman Nyamhuri gets beaten and the off pole has been uprooted. Doesn't matter if New Zealand are without Smith and O'Rourke, the other bowlers are enough to take the remaining Zimbabwe wickets. Newman Nyamhuri b Santner 1(9)
49.2
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, 1 run, Santner goes full as the batter drives it towards mid-on for one
49.1
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, defends it off the front foot
47.6
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, on his front foot to defend it, off the bottom edge towards the keeper who takes off the bails. Tafadzwa Tsiga's back foot was in
47.5
Santner to Newman Nyamhuri, 1 run, driven firmly to covers where the fielder gets his hand to it
47.4
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, 1 run, flicked to wide mid-on where Henry stops it with a dive to his right
47.3
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, full and straight outside off, squeezed in front of point
47.2
4
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, FOUR, tossed up delivery outside off, spinning away from the batter as Tafadzwa Tsiga pokes at it with soft hands. The outside edge beats Mitchell at slip and races away to the third man boundary
47.1
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, a lot slower through the air on off, Tafadzwa Tsiga defends it into the off-side
45.6
Santner to Raza, no run, a lot slower through the air, guided back to the bowler by Raza
45.5
Santner to Raza, no run, goes deep back in the crease and taps this towards the off-side
45.4
Santner to Raza, no run, flatter delivery around off, Raza defends it into the off-side
45.3
Santner to Raza, no run, that's a loud appeal for an lbw, but the umpire shows no interest! Santner can't believe it! Was pitched up by the spinner and Raza got beaten and rapped on the pads. Looked very close, but the umpire reckons it was sliding down the leg-side. Santner was literally pleading there
45.2
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, 1 run, driven to mid-off by Tafadzwa Tsiga for a single
45.1
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, flatter delivery around off, keeps straight as Tafadzwa Tsiga shoulders arms
43.6
Santner to Raza, no run, tossed up delivery around middle and leg, nudged in front of short leg by Raza
43.5
Santner to Raza, no run, spinning away from the batter outside off, Raza is beaten on his defence
43.4
Santner to Raza, no run, flatter through the air on leg, clips the pads and rolls towards short fine leg. He didn't offer a shot and moved across to the other end. Dead ball signalled by the umpire, Raza will have to get back on strike
43.3
Santner to Raza, no run, floated around off, Raza defends it off his front foot towards the off-side
43.2
Santner to Tafadzwa Tsiga, 1 run, a lot slower through the air around off, dips in front of the batter who drives this towards mid-off for another run
43.1
Santner to Raza, 1 run, tossed up delivery around middle and leg, Raza drives this towards mid-on and takes a quick single. A direct-hit at the bowler's end, but Raza was comfortably in
41.6
4
Santner to Raza, FOUR, puts the loosener away to the boundary off the final ball before lunch! Dragged down short down the leg-side, Raza pulls it away behind square
41.5
Santner to Raza, no run, tossed up, drifting in around off, Raza defends forward to silly point
41.4
Santner to Raza, no run, darted in on off, back of a length, Raza punches off the back foot down the pitch
41.3
Santner to Raza, no run, dips on a good length, kicks up a touch and hits Raza on the splice as he gets forward to defend
41.2
Santner to Raza, no run, overpitched outside off, driven to short cover
41.1
Santner to Raza, no run, drifting in on off, defended forward
39.6
Santner to Raza, no run, smothers it on the front foot in front of silly point
39.5
Santner to Raza, no run, drifting in on off, another forward defence
39.4
Santner to Raza, no run, good length ball on off, Raza defends forward
39.3
Santner to Raza, no run, defended forward
39.2
Santner to Raza, no run, tossed up and drifting in from round the wicket, Raza pushes to short cover
39.1
W
Santner to Williams, out Caught by Blundell!! Williams is caught down the leg-side! He'll count himself unlucky here. Good length ball that pitches around off and turns down the leg-side. He looks to clip it away but gets an inside edge on it, and Blundell does well to gather. It probably turned more than he anticipated. The partnership was going well for Zimbabwe but it's broken a few minutes before lunch. Williams c Blundell b Santner 49(66) [4s-6]
37.6
Santner to Ervine, no run, tossed up on off, Ervine pushes to the right of short midwicket this time and the fielder shows he's equally good on that side as well
37.5
Santner to Ervine, no run, full on off, flicked wide of short midwicket who makes a diving stop
37.4
Santner to Ervine, no run, tossed up on off, defended into the on-side
37.3
Santner to Ervine, no run, turning in sharply off a good length, goes past the inside edge and deflects off the thigh pad to short leg
37.2
Santner to Williams, 1 run, dragged down short outside off, Williams cuts to deep point
37.1
Santner to Williams, no run, turning in on middle, good length ball, Williams defends to short leg
11.6
Santner to Vincent Masekesa, no run, dot to end the over. Slows it down, draws the batter forward and has been fenced back to the bowler
11.5
Santner to Vincent Masekesa, no run, gets a large stride out and defends it down into the off-side
11.4
Santner to Vincent Masekesa, no run, and left alone! That was a close leave. Arm ball, outside off, left alone
11.3
Santner to Vincent Masekesa, no run, down leg, Vincent Masekesa looks to tuck it and misses. Huge appeal from the keeper and the bowler. The umpire rremain unmoved. Nothing on that for sure
11.2
Santner to Vincent Masekesa, no run, on the pads, angled in, Vincent Masekesa looks to nudge it and misses. The ball bobbles off the pads into the on-side
11.1
Santner to Vincent Masekesa, no run, should be one more over after this. Tossed up, not much turn, beats the outer-edge as he looked to push at it
9.6
Santner to Vincent Masekesa, no run, flatter one, quicker, Vincent Masekesa gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it back to the bowler
9.5
Santner to Vincent Masekesa, no run, tossed up delivery, outside off, Vincent Masekesa gets a stride out and pats it down into the off-side
9.4
Santner to Vincent Masekesa, no run, huge appeal from the bowler and the close in fielders. The ball lobbed off the pads and the man at FSL dived forward to take it. But there was no bat on it
9.3
Santner to Vincent Masekesa, no run, very full, at the sticks, Vincent Masekesa defends it back to the bowler
9.2
Santner to Nick Welch, 1 run, very full, slides in, nudged wide of the man at mid-on and gets a single. That was taken from the sticks
9.1
Santner to Nick Welch, no run, angled in, played down to the man at mid-wicket
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