England vs Zimbabwe, Four-day Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Zimbabwe tour of England, 2025 Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham Date & Time: May 22-May 26, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Ollie Pope 171(166)
89.3
Tanaka Chivanga to Pope, out Caught by Tafadzwa Tsiga!! A loose drive and Pope has edged it to the keeper, but he ain't sure, has a chat with his partner and opts to review. There was a noise and there was a deflection for sure, we'll have to see the replays, the ball is very close to the bat and UltraEdge sports a big spike when the ball is next to the bat, the decision stays and Pope is OUT. On a length and shaping away from outside off, draws Pope into the loose drive and Tafadzwa Tsiga easily pouches the edge. Excellent start to the day's play by the visitors. Pope c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Tanaka Chivanga 171(166) [4s-24 6s-2]
89.1
Tanaka Chivanga to Pope, 1 run, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander, nudged in front of mid-wicket for a quick single, brings up England's 500
88.1
Muzarabani to Pope, 1 run, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander, tucked behind square on the on-side
87.5
Tanaka Chivanga to Pope, 1 run, short ball, angled in, pulled down to deep square for a single
87.4
Tanaka Chivanga to Pope, no run, very full, wide outside off, Pope cue-ends the ball down. Should be the final over of the day
87.3
Tanaka Chivanga to Pope, no run, woah! That's a skiddy one. Shaped in from a length, Pope was cut into two halves and the ball beat the inside edge as he was late on it and missed the line of the delivery as well
87.2
Tanaka Chivanga to Pope, no run, tucks the ball down on to the on-side as the ball angled in
86.6
Muzarabani to Pope, no run, looks to punch it away and gets an inside edge on to the pads
86.4
Muzarabani to Pope, 1 run, square of the wicket for a single as he drove it on the up to find deep point
86.3
Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, short, wide, thwacked, four. Got the room and pounced on it to slap it wide of deep point
86.2
Muzarabani to Pope, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, stabbed down to the man at gully
86.1
Muzarabani to Pope, no run, back of a length delivery, angled in, Pope looks to defend it and gets beaten. He didn't move his feet and was beaten
85.2
Tanaka Chivanga to Pope, 1 run, fuller length delivery, angled in, clipped down to deep mid for a single
85.1
Tanaka Chivanga to Pope, no run, fuller length delivery, angled in, going down, Pope looks to clip it and misses. The ball dribbles down off the pads into the on-side
83.5
Nyauchi to Pope, 1 run, angled in, tucked down to deep square for a single
83.4
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, and defends it out
83.1
Nyauchi to Pope, leg byes, 1 run, angled on to the pads, Pope looks to tuck it and misses. The ball goes off the pads into the on-side for a single
82.3
Muzarabani to Pope, 1 run, short ball, outside off, Pope gets the room and slaps it down to deep point for a single. Has been such a tough day for the visitors
82.1
Muzarabani to Pope, 1 run, short of length delivery, outside off, Pope waits on it and steers the man to gully
81.5
Nyauchi to Pope, 1 run, slaps that down to deep cover for a single as that was short outside off
81.4
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Pope looks to slash it and misses. The ball skidded on and he was a little late on it
81.3
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, and finds the fielder this time at mid-wicket as the ball angled in
81.2
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Pope looks to flay it away and under-edges the ball down into the off-side
81.1
Nyauchi to Pope, SIX, overpitched on the pads, angled in, Pope gets under it and whips the ball over deep square. Massive hit from Pope and the wheels are coming off. Pope is going for a double tonight itself. 22 off 7 with the new ball so far
80.6
Muzarabani to Pope, 3 runs, 150 up for Pope. That was angled in and whipped away. Not much timing I guess. The man from mid-on put up a tired chase and managed to get a leg on it. They get a triple
80.5
Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, duck and ramp. Was a short ball, Pope was too quick to duck and then realized he can ramp it over the cordon and managed to do so to get a four
80.4
Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, one-handed drive and four. Was a length delivery, outside off, the ball nipped away but Pope went through with the drive to send it wide of the man at deep cover
79.6
Nyauchi to Pope, FOUR, and he continues his rampage. On a length, Pope gets a little dance out and heaves it over wide mid-on for a four.
79.5
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, fuller length delivery, Pope gets to the pitch of the delivery and drills it straight to the man at cover
79.4
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, angled in, on a length, Pope looks to defend and gets an inside edge
79.3
Nyauchi to Pope, FOUR, this is so tough for the bowlers. On the pads, errs a little, Pope clips it uppishly and wide of the man at mid-wicket for a four
79.2
Nyauchi to Pope, FOUR, superb! Fuller ball, outside off, Pope leans into it and caresses the drive wide of the dive of the man at mid-off. Elegance personified from Pope
78.6
Muzarabani to Pope, no run, back of a length delivery, angled in, Pope stays back and tucks it down
78.5
Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, cover drive at its best from Pope! Head on top of the ball, hit on top of the bounce, well placed and the ball ran away into the gap for a four. Not a bad ball biut very well played
78.4
Muzarabani to Pope, no run, angled in, back of a length delivery, tucked down to mid-wicket
78.3
Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, on a length, nibbles away, Pope hangs back and the ball keeps low. Pope manages to wood it and dab it wide of the man at gully for a four
78.1
Muzarabani to Pope, 1 run, short, wide, slashed down to deep point for a single
77.4
Raza to Pope, leg byes, 1 run, nudges the ball wide of backward square for a single
76.6
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, fuller length delivery, angled in, clipped down to the man at mid-on
76.5
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, looks to drive, gets an inside edge on to the pads. The ball dribbled down into the off-side
76.4
Nyauchi to Pope, FOUR, bad ball, buffet ball and gulped down. Pope played it late and clipped it wide of the dive of the man at deep square. The fielder got a hand on it but it went away
76.3
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, fuller length delivery, mistimed drive down to mid-off
75.6
Raza to Pope, no run, turns the ball down to mid-wicket. Root wanted a single but was sent back. He had to dive in and there was no direct hit from the mid-wicket region. Pope never really called. Root had charged down though only to turn back
75.4
Raza to Pope, 1 run, goes back and punches the ball wide of cover for a single
75.3
Raza to Pope, no run, fuller ball, drilled down to the man at mid-off who dives to his right and stops it
75.2
Raza to Pope, FOUR, slapped. Four. Bad ball and put away with elan off the back foot. That was dragged back and Pope stayed back to punch it away
75.1
Raza to Pope, no run, tossed up delivery, defends it back to the bowler. Was well flighted by Raza
74.4
Nyauchi to Pope, 1 run, walks down, the ball angles in, Pope in a clumsy manner tucks that down for a single
74.3
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, short of length delivery again, not much bounce on it, not much pace either, Pope was looking to pull it and misses. The lack of pace and the spongy bounce gets the ball to rise up and Pope gets hit on the arm I guess
74.2
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, stabbed down into the off-side to find the man at gully
74.1
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, on a length, pace into the attack, Pope stabs it down into the off-side as he played that under his nose
73.5
Raza to Pope, 1 run, a little jump out, clipped down to long-on for a single
73.3
Raza to Pope, 1 run, slipping down leg, poor delivery, turned down further and nudged down for a single to short fine
72.4
Brian Bennett to Pope, 1 run, sits down, slower delivery, Pope paddles the ball down to fine leg for a single. Was taken from the sticks
72.2
Brian Bennett to Pope, 3 runs, not much short, Pope trekked back in a hurry and slapped it. Two men were bisected. One of them got a hand on it and slowed down the pace on the ball. The man from mid-off cut it off
72.1
Brian Bennett to Pope, no run, push drives off the front foot down to mid-wicket
71.6
Raza to Pope, 1 run, stays back and chops the ball down through the off-side for a single
71.5
Raza to Pope, FOUR, 100 for Pope! Another 100 today. 8th in Tests. That was carved away through the off-side in a serene manner. Takes the helmet off and soaks in the applause
70.6
Brian Bennett to Pope, no run, Bennett tosses one just outside off - Pope prods across and gets an outside edge on the push to cover
70.5
Brian Bennett to Pope, FOUR, nicely played, dropped short and wide of off- Pope waits on it, opens the face of the bat and then runs it through slip, beats short third and moves onto 99*
70.4
Brian Bennett to Pope, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, driven with a straight bat to mid-wicket
70.3
Brian Bennett to Pope, 2 runs, flighted delivery outside off, driven to the left of mid-off for a couple
70.2
Brian Bennett to Pope, no run, tossed up just outside off - Pope leans well forward in defence
69.6
Raza to Pope, no run, tossed up on off, Pope leans across and pushes it to mid-on, a rare maiden over for Zimbabwe
69.5
Raza to Pope, no run, flighted delivery on off, Pope goes back and pushes it to mid-off
69.4
Raza to Pope, no run, Raza tosses one on middle, a half-forward Pope stabs it back at the bowler
69.3
Raza to Pope, no run, tossed up on middle, Pope goes back and wristily drives it to mid-wicket
69.2
Raza to Pope, no run, flighted delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at cover
69.1
Raza to Pope, no run, tossed up on middle, pushed back at the bowler
68.4
Madhevere to Pope, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, Pope backs away and punches it to cover-point, the fielder is slightly deep and that allows a single
68.3
Madhevere to Pope, FOUR, smashed, a rank long hop from Madhevere - dragged it short and wide of off, Pope has plenty of time to go back and cut it in front of square on the off-side for a boundary
67.6
Raza to Pope, no run, very full from Raza, blocked back at the bowler who slides and stops
67.4
Raza to Pope, 1 run, dropped short and wide of off, cut away square on the off-side for a single
67.3
Raza to Pope, no run, tossed up wider of off, Pope finds cover with the drive
67.1
Raza to Pope, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, tucked past square leg for a single
66.3
Muzarabani to Pope, 1 run, short and at the right-hander, muscled away past square leg for a single
66.2
Muzarabani to Pope, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Pope leans into the drive and can't beat cover-point
65.6
Raza to Pope, no run, slower and at the pads, Pope leans across on the tuck and is beaten on the inside edge, struck in front of leg and would've slid down
64.6
Tanaka Chivanga to Pope, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at cover
64.5
Tanaka Chivanga to Pope, FOUR, that's all too easy for Pope, short and down leg, he helps it on its way with the pull, more of the glove, but he gets it away from the keeper's reach and the ball races away
64.4
Tanaka Chivanga to Pope, no run, fuller length delivery on off, a push drive back at the bowler
64.3
Tanaka Chivanga to Pope, no run, fuller length delivery on the pads, Pope was looking to flick and missed, brushed the pad and rolled towards the keeper
64.2
Tanaka Chivanga to Pope, no run, Chivanga shortens the length and angles one back into the right-hander, Crawley was looking to flick and grazes an inside edge onto the thigh-pad
63.3
Raza to Pope, 1 run, tossed up well wide of off, pushed into the gap behind point for a single
63.1
Raza to Pope, 1 run, tossed up on off, pushed down to long-on for a single
61.6
Raza to Pope, 2 runs, dropped short and wide of off - Pope backs away and then cuts it square on the off-side, excellent work in the deep by Masakadza as he prevented a certain boundary
61.4
Raza to Pope, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg, a straight-batted nudged past mid-wicket for a run
61.2
Raza to Pope, 1 run, tossed up on off, worked wide of the diving fielder at wide mid-wicket for a run
61.1
Raza to Pope, no run, flatter and at the stumps, Pope backs away and punches it to mid-off
59.5
Raza to Pope, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, tucked past square leg for a run
59.4
Raza to Pope, no run, dragged short and at the stumps - Pope backs away and can't beat cover with the cut
59.3
Raza to Pope, no run, very full from Raza, Pope drives and it's well intercepted by the diving fielder at cover
59.2
Raza to Pope, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, Pope goes right back on the punch to mid-on
58.6
Nyauchi to Pope, 2 runs, back of a length and well wide of off, steered behind square on the off-side, they're back for the second and bring up the 100-run stand
58.5
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, fuller length delivery on middle, Pope closes the face of the bat and finds mid-on with the drive
58.4
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, on a good length and just outside off, defended with a straight bat to mid-off
58.3
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off
58.1
Nyauchi to Pope, 1 run, short of a length and at the pads, clipped behind square on the on-side for a single
57.6
Raza to Pope, 1 run, Raza drifts one on middle and leg, nudged into the gap wide of mid-wicket for a run
57.4
Raza to Pope, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, lets Pope go back and drive it down to long-on for a single
57.3
Raza to Pope, no run, Raza tosses one just outside off - Pope prods well forward as he pushes it to the off-side
57.2
Raza to Pope, no run, flighted delivery on off, Pope stays right back in defence
56.6
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, length ball angling into the pads, Pope picks out square leg with the flick
56.5
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Pope inside halves the drive to mid-on
56.4
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Pope presses well forward in defence
56.3
Nyauchi to Pope, 2 runs, fuller length delivery on the pads, wristily clipped in front of square on the on-side and Pope's back for the second
56.2
Nyauchi to Pope, SIX, thumped, a leg-stump half-volley and Pope flicks it disdainfully over backward square leg, a fielder was manning the deep and he was interested for a while, but can only see it soar over the short boundary
55.6
Raza to Pope, no run, nicely tossed up on off, clipped off the front-foot to mid-wicket
55.5
Raza to Pope, no run, tad too short from Raza, punched off the back-foot to cover
55.4
Raza to Pope, no run, Raza drifts one down leg, paddled straight to the fielder at short fine
55.3
Raza to Pope, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Pope leans well forward in defence
55.1
Raza to Pope, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg, clipped into the gap wide of mid-wicket for a single
54.4
Nyauchi to Pope, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, nudged behind square on the off-side for a single
54.3
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, that's much better, extra bounce on the cutter and Pope is caught on the move, strikes him on the back elbow and has his watch flying across
54.2
Nyauchi to Pope, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Pope - tad too short from Nyauchi, gentle pace and he's picked the length early, swivels across and hammers the pull over square leg for a boundary
54.1
Nyauchi to Pope, FOUR, nicely played, back of a length and well wide of off, Pope stays under the length and then cuts it late, uppishly and wide of the lone slip, brings up England's 300
53.5
Raza to Pope, 1 run, fraction short and just outside off - Pope makes room and chops it wide of cover-point for a run
53.4
Raza to Pope, no run, tossed up and sliding down leg - Pope gets on top of the bounce and picks out short fine with the sweep
53.2
Raza to Pope, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, driven down to long-on and that brings up Pope's 16th Test fifty
53.1
Raza to Pope, no run, tossed up on off, Pope goes back and clips it to straight mid-wicket
52.5
Nyauchi to Pope, 1 run, full and on the pads, clipped away to deep square leg
52.4
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, length delivery outside off, nips back in sharply and cramps him for room on the cut, hits the splice and goes straight to gully
52.3
Nyauchi to Pope, FOUR, too full and straying on to the pads, Pope shuffles inside the line and just uses the pace to glance it fine, far enough away from the keeper and it runs down to the boundary
52.2
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, length delivery outside off, eased towards point
51.6
Raza to Pope, no run, full outside off, worked to mid-wicket
51.5
Raza to Pope, no run, full outside off, Pope presses right forward and blocks
51.4
Raza to Pope, no run, full outside off, worked to mid-wicket
51.3
Raza to Pope, no run, full outside off, Pope presses forward and blocks
51.2
Raza to Pope, no run, flatter delivery on middle, knocked to mid-wicket
51.1
Raza to Pope, FOUR, Pope has been quick to dispatch anything remotely loose, length delivery outside off, was a leg-break and Pope rocked back before slashing it through point
50.2
Nyauchi to Pope, 1 run, pitched up full outside off, driven out to sweeper cover
50.1
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, pitched up full outside off, driven straight to cover
49.6
Raza to Pope, 1 run, length delivery on middle-leg, Pope gets down to paddle, it catches the top-edge but is well wide of the man at short fine-leg
49.5
Raza to Pope, no run, full outside off, Pope presses forward and defends
49.4
Raza to Pope, no run, full on off-stump, Pope prods forward and blocks
49.3
Raza to Pope, no run, length delivery outside off, cut finds backward point this time
49.2
Raza to Pope, 2 runs, that's nicely played, length delivery just outside off, Pope went deep in his crease and waited for it before cutting that very late, was deliberate but didn't have the legs to reach the boundary
49.1
Raza to Pope, no run, length delivery on middle, worked to mid-wicket
48.6
Nyauchi to Pope, 1 run, pitched up full on off-stump, Pope knocks it down to deep mid-wicket off the inner half
48.5
Nyauchi to Pope, no run, full on off-stump, Pope prods forward and blocks
48.3
Nyauchi to Pope, 1 run, full and on the pads, clipped down to long leg
47.6
Raza to Pope, no run, tossed up full on off-stump, knocked towards cover
47.1
Raza to Pope, 1 run, length delivery on middle, worked towards backward square leg
46.6
Muzarabani to Pope, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, nips back in a touch and catches the inner half as Pope prods forward to defend, they pinch a single as it dribbles towards mid-wicket
46.2
Muzarabani to Pope, 1 run, short of length on off-stump, Pope gets on his toes and tucks it towards deep square leg
46.1
Muzarabani to Pope, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, Pope is behind it with a solid block
45.5
Raza to Pope, 1 run, length delivery on middle, worked away to deep square leg
45.4
Raza to Pope, no run, full on off-stump, blocked
44.6
Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, Pope isn't afraid of taking the short delivery on, banged in short outside off, Pope rises with the bounce and really reaches out to upper cut this well over the slip cordon
44.5
Muzarabani to Pope, no run, length delivery on off-stump, knocked towards mid-off
44.4
Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, overpitched and punished! Full and outside off, Pope presses forward and drills it through extra cover, sweetly timed and all the fielders could just watch
44.3
Muzarabani to Pope, no run, length delivery outside off, left alone
44.2
Muzarabani to Pope, no run, short of length outside off, left alone
43.6
Madhevere to Pope, no run, length delivery on middle, knocked towards mid-on
43.4
Madhevere to Pope, 1 run, fraction short outside off, slapped out to deep point
43.3
Madhevere to Pope, no run, tossed up full on off-stump, driven straight to mid-off
43.2
Madhevere to Pope, FOUR, short just outside off, seemed to be on its way down as Pope slapped it after making a bit of room, just had to beat cover and did it with ease
42.6
Muzarabani to Pope, no run, full outside off, Pope presses forward looking to drive on the up and gets a thick inside edge onto the pads
42.5
Muzarabani to Pope, 2 runs, full on middle-stump, clipped away to deep square leg, too full and too straight from Muzarabani
42.4
Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, that wasn't far from gully! Short of a length outside off, Pope gets on his toes and just stabs it towards gully, can't keep it down and it just about evades the fielder to his left, Pope does tend to get out caught there
42.3
Muzarabani to Pope, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone
42.2
Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, full and straight, a juicy half-volley on the pads and Pope dispatches it to the square leg ropes with a wristy flick, easy pickings
42.1
Muzarabani to Pope, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, Pope gets on his toes to ride the bounce before running it down to third man
41.6
Madhevere to Pope, 1 run, length delivery on middle, punched down to long-on for one
41.5
Madhevere to Pope, FOUR, Pope is away with a boundary, length delivery just a fraction too wide, Pope presses back and makes a bit of room to scythe it away past backward point
41.4
Madhevere to Pope, no run, length delivery outside off, Pope presses back looking to work it into the leg-side, is struck on the thigh pad as turns sharply
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