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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

Blessing Muzarabani 3-143(24.3 ov)

96.3
W
Muzarabani to Brook, out Bowled!! Chopped on and a livid Brook walks off, so does his partner and England have declared. Smile on Muzarabani's face, he has three wickets to show for his efforts, extra bounce on a length ball and Brook was looking to run it down towards third man, doesn't account for the bounce and drags it back onto the off-stump. Brook b Muzarabani 58(50) [4s-6 6s-3]
96.2
4
Muzarabani to Brook, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Brook, but this was an agricultural heave, came down the pitch, lost the poise on the lofted drive and dragged it off the inner half, wide of mid-wicket and beats the chasing fielder
96.1
F
Muzarabani to Brook, SIX, a third six and Brook raises his fifty, his 11th in Tests, back of a length and just outside off - Brook swivels across on the front-foot and then pulls it over square leg for a maximum
94.6
Muzarabani to Jamie Smith, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Smith leans forward and pushes it to mid-off
94.5
W
Muzarabani to Stokes, out Caught by Ben Curran!! A top-erdge on the pull and Stokes has holed out to long leg, excellent cricket from Zimbabwe, banged in short and he took his eyes off on the pull, gets a fat top-edge that lobbed behind square on the on-side - Curran was looking into the sun, but he held his composure, slid forward and completed a good catch. Stokes c Ben Curran b Muzarabani 9(13) [4s-1]
94.4
Muzarabani to Brook, 1 run, on a length and around off, tucked wide of mid-wicket for a single
94.3
Muzarabani to Stokes, 1 run, short of a length and angling across the left-hander, cut square on the off-side for a single
94.2
Muzarabani to Brook, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, Brook closes the face of the bat on the drive to mid-off
94.1
Muzarabani to Brook, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler
92.6
Muzarabani to Brook, 1 run, yorker length delivery outside off, Brook jams the bat down and squeezes an inside edge towards square leg, he wasn't sure about the ball, but Stokes calls him through for a single
92.5
Muzarabani to Brook, no run, Brook comes down the pitch to a full ball and drives it back at the bowler
92.4
Muzarabani to Brook, no run, much better from Muzarabani, pitched up on off, Brook presses across and defends it to mid-on
92.3
6
Muzarabani to Brook, SIX, back-to-back sixes for Brook, Muzarabani keeps it short, Brook picks the length early, stays on the front-foot as he swivelled across on the pull, doesn't bother to keep it down and leaves long leg as a mute spectator
92.2
6
Muzarabani to Brook, SIX, clubbed, short and angling into the right-hander - Brook picks the length early, swivels across and then hammers the pull over square leg, sails over the short boundary and into the stands
92.1
Muzarabani to Brook, no run, beaten, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, Brook has a poke at that and missed
90.6
Muzarabani to Stokes, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, punched to the left of cover-point for a run
90.5
Muzarabani to Stokes, no run, Muzarabani shortens the length and pushes one across the left-hander, extra bounce and Stokes is beaten on the slash
90.4
Muzarabani to Stokes, no run, short of a good length and pushed across the left-hander, another leave from Stokes
90.3
Muzarabani to Stokes, no run, back of a length and angling across the left-hander, left alone
90.2
4
Muzarabani to Stokes, FOUR, creamed, too full and too wide of off - Stokes leans across into the drive and finds the gap wide of extra-cover for a boundary
90.1
Muzarabani to Stokes, no run, on a good length and pushed across the left-hander, Stokes covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
88.6
Muzarabani to Brook, no run, short of a length and at the stumps, Brook drops it onto the on-side and wanted a single, sent back by Pope
88.5
Muzarabani to Brook, no run, Muzarabani shortens the length around off, Brook is slightly opened up as he defended it to the off-side
88.4
Muzarabani to Brook, no run, lovely delivery, short of a good length and climbing across the right-hander, held its line and bounced past Brook's edge as he drove
88.3
Muzarabani to Brook, no run, on a good length and shaping back into the right-hander, Brook was looking to flick and missed, struck high on the pad and an optimistic LBW appeal is turned down
88.2
Muzarabani to Brook, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler
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
86.6
Muzarabani to Pope, no run, looks to punch it away and gets an inside edge on to the pads
86.5
Muzarabani to Brook, 1 run, short ball, outside off, fetches it and firmly pulls the ball down to deep square for a single
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
4
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
84.6
Muzarabani to Brook, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Brook stabs it down to gully. Brook won't look to chase down 500 on day 1 it seems. Wants to come back on day 1 and amass more ignominy on the visitors
84.5
Muzarabani to Brook, no run, short of length delivery, Brook sees the line and leaves it to the keeper
84.4
Muzarabani to Brook, no run, short of length delivery, shapes in, Brook sees the line and leaves it to the keeper. Brook wants to play for stumps and I guess has shut shop for the moment
84.3
Muzarabani to Brook, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it under his nose as the length delivery angled in
84.2
Muzarabani to Brook, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, sees the line and lets it go
84.1
Muzarabani to Brook, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, left alone to the keeper
82.6
Muzarabani to Brook, no run, stays back and opens the face of the bat into the off-side to find gully
82.5
Muzarabani to Brook, no run, number 1 Test ranked batter gives way to the number 2 ranked batter. No respite for the visitors. Brook stays back and defends it out into the off-side as that was a short of length delivery outside off
82.4
W
Muzarabani to Root, out Caught by Williams!! Zimbabwe have a wicket. Blessing provides some relief. His first Test wicket in England. Was a short ball, Root failed to control the pull and the ball got big on him and he failed to keep it down. The man at fine leg came in and took it easily. Third wicket for the visitors and one after some time. That will make them happy. Root would feel he has missed out on some Test runs here. Test runs aren't easy to score but if you have a glance of the scorecard today, you might as be surprised. Root c Williams b Muzarabani 34(44) [4s-3]
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
82.2
Muzarabani to Root, 1 run, angled in, nudged down on to the on-side for a single. They will certainly amass 500 today itself
82.1
Muzarabani to Pope, 1 run, short of length delivery, outside off, Pope waits on it and steers the man to gully
80.6
C
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
4
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
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
80.3
Muzarabani to Root, 1 run, angled in, short of length delivery, Root fends that out in an uncanny manner for a single. That decked in after landing
80.2
Muzarabani to Root, no run, back of a length delivery, angled in, Root stabs the ball down into the off-side with soft hands
80.1
4
Muzarabani to Root, FOUR, easy peasy. Bad ball and put away as he tapped the short ball and got it wide of the man at gully and at deep point
78.6
Muzarabani to Pope, no run, back of a length delivery, angled in, Pope stays back and tucks it down
78.5
4
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
4
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
78.2
Muzarabani to Root, 1 run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Root hops back and pats it down into the off-side for a single
78.1
Muzarabani to Pope, 1 run, short, wide, slashed down to deep point for a single
66.6
Muzarabani to Root, 2 runs, fuller length delivery outside off, Root leans into the drive and finds the gap wide of cover, comes back for the second
66.5
Muzarabani to Root, no run, back of a length and well wide of off, Root plays late and steers it to the right of gully, who dives and saves some runs
66.4
Muzarabani to Root, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, left alone
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
66.1
Muzarabani to Root, 1 run, back of a length and well wide of off, steered behind square on the off-side for a single
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
46.5
Muzarabani to Crawley, 1 run, full outside off, Crawley prods forward and knocks it towards backward point
46.4
4
Muzarabani to Crawley, FOUR, that goes to the fence like a rocket! Dragged down short on off-stump, Crawley stands tall and absolutely hammers it to the deep mid-wicket fence, pulled off the front-foot in imperious fashion
46.3
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, full outside off, Crawley prods forward and taps it towards point, bit of yes-no in the running
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
44.6
4
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
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
44.1
Muzarabani to Crawley, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, dropped towards point for a quick single
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
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
4
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
40.6
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, full on off-stump, Crawley prods forward and knocks it to mid-off
40.5
Muzarabani to Duckett, 1 run, length delivery outside off, punched towards extra cover for a quick single
40.4
Muzarabani to Crawley, 1 run, good length delivery on off-stump, eased towards cover
40.3
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone
40.2
Muzarabani to Duckett, 1 run, full and just outside off, Duckett waits for it and steers it out to deep backward point
40.1
Muzarabani to Duckett, no run, good length delivery on off-stump from round the wicket, Duckett hangs back and blocks
24.6
Muzarabani to Duckett, 1 run, short of a length and shaping into the left-hander, nudged past square leg for a single
24.5
Muzarabani to Duckett, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Duckett presses across defensively
24.4
Muzarabani to Duckett, 2 runs, nicely played, back of a length and well wide of off - Duckett waits on it and then chops it late, to the right of deep backward point where Curran makes a sliding stop
24.3
Muzarabani to Crawley, 1 run, fuller length delivery and angling into the right-hander, clipped into the gap wide of mid-wicket for a single
24.2
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, on a good length and just outside off - a half-forward Crawley defends it to the off-side
24.1
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at short cover-point
22.6
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, beaten, fuller length delivery outside off and shaping away from the right-hander, the length drew Crawley into the drive and it does just enough to beat the outside edge
22.5
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, on a good length and just outside off, pushed back at the bowler
22.4
Muzarabani to Duckett, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, Duckett looks to drive and skews it off the outer half, into the gap wide of cover-point for a single
22.3
Muzarabani to Duckett, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Duckett prods across defensively
22.2
4
Muzarabani to Duckett, FOUR, short, wide and four, width on offer and Duckett went chasing after that, came off the toe-end and raced away wide of the diving fielder at gully
22.1
Muzarabani to Duckett, no run, short and into the body, Duckett was looking to nudge it onto the on-side and cops a blow on his body
20.6
Muzarabani to Duckett, 1 run, short of a length and well wide of off, cut away to deep point for a single
20.5
Muzarabani to Crawley, 1 run, back of a length and well wide of off, punched in front of square on the off-side for a single
20.4
Muzarabani to Crawley, 2 runs, short of a good length and just outside off, Crawley drags the pull through mid-wicket and comes back for the second
20.3
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, left alone
20.2
Muzarabani to Crawley, 2 runs, back of a length and well wide of off, Crawley gets on top of the bounce and steers it backward of square on the off-side, comes back for the second and brings up the 100-run stand
20.1
Muzarabani to Duckett, 1 run, short and into the left-hander, tucked behind square on the on-side for a single
18.6
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Crawley plays with soft hands and the edge rolls to gully
18.5
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, fuller length delivery and in that corridor outside off, left alone
18.4
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, driven crisply and straight to the fielder at cover
18.3
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, Muzarabani shortens the length and angles one across the right-hander, left alone
18.2
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, defended off the back-foot to the off-side
18.1
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, beauty, short of a good length and in that channel just outside off, angles in and then nips away, drawing Crawley forward and bursting past the outside edge
11.6
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, full and sliding down leg, Crawley looks to tickle it fine but fails to get bat on it, just the second maiden of the morning
11.5
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, good length delivery outside off, nips back in sharply and raps him on the back thigh as the front foot comes right across, lots of inward movement there
11.4
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, length delivery outside off, Crawley shoulders arms
11.3
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, length delivery on off-stump, dropped into the off-side
11.2
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, Crawley prods half-forward and eases it towards gully
11.1
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone, fourth successive Muzarabani delivery that Crawley has left alone
9.6
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, length delivery in the channel outside off, Crawley happy to let it go again
9.5
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, length delivery wide outside off, Crawley shoulders arms
9.4
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, short of length outside off, left alone
9.3
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, blocked
9.2
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, good comeback, good length delivery on off-stump, nips back in just a shade and it goes to backward square leg off the inner half
9.1
4
Muzarabani to Crawley, FOUR, a touch too full and Crawley cashes in, half-volley just outside off, Crawley presses forward and creams it through the covers, no stopping that
7.6
Muzarabani to Duckett, no run, just a fraction short and wide, Duckett rocks back looking to cut and gets a bottom edge that bounces through to the keeper
7.5
Muzarabani to Duckett, 2 runs, length delivery on middle-leg, tucked away past square leg again, this time the man at fine-leg is able to get around and keep it down to a couple
7.4
Muzarabani to Duckett, no run, nearly! Good length delivery just outside off, angles in and nips away sharply, Duckett had a poke at that before dragging the bat back in line
7.3
4
Muzarabani to Duckett, FOUR, that races away too! Good length delivery on middle-leg, Duckett shuffles inside the line and just uses the pace to tuck this past square leg, Madhevere went after it but he had no chance
7.2
Muzarabani to Duckett, no run, length delivery just outside off, knocked into the covers
7.1
4
Muzarabani to Duckett, FOUR, beautiful! Duckett with a cover drive of his own, full and just outside off, Duckett prods forward and drives it on the up, high elbows and through the gap as well, does one better than Crawley
5.6
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, excellent follow-up, just short of length on off, nips back in sharply and cuts him in half, raps him high on the thigh pad after going past the inside edge
5.5
Muzarabani to Crawley, 2 runs, oh that wasn't too far away from Muzarabani's left palm! Full on off-stump, Crawley got forward looking to drive it back down the ground but it wasn't quite full enough, he chipped it back and it just evaded the bowler's extended left hand, hit him much higher on the bat than he expected
5.4
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, full on off-stump, nips back in a touch, Crawley clips it to square leg
5.3
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, touch fuller on off, Crawley prods forward and blocks
5.2
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, hits him high on the bat as he fends it towards point
5.1
Muzarabani to Duckett, 1 run, back of a length on middle-leg, tucked towards backward square leg for one
3.6
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, that's a peach! First one that's beaten Crawley's outside edge, good length delivery in the channel, Crawley strides forward and pushes at one he could've probably left
3.5
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, blocked into the off-side
3.4
4
Muzarabani to Crawley, FOUR, banged in short on middle, Crawley didn't look fully ready for that but did well to press back and keep that pull shot down, got it past square leg and the man at long leg had no chance
3.3
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, bunted into the leg-side
3.2
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, pulls the length back just a touch on off-stump and gets this one to nip back in sharply, Crawley gets forward and is beaten on the inside edge, it hits him on the back thigh
3.1
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, full on off-stump, Crawley prods forward and blocks
1.6
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, Crawley watches it closely as he knocks it to mid-on
1.5
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, pitched up full on off-stump, driven back nicely with the full face of the bat but it goes back and hits the stumps at the other end
1.4
Muzarabani to Duckett, 1 run, full on off-stump, Duckett gets forward and drives it firmly, man at extra cover dives to his right to stop that
1.3
Muzarabani to Crawley, 3 runs, full and straight this time, Crawley prods forward and flicks it across towards mid-wicket, the fielder gives chase and is able to keep it down to three
1.2
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, pitched up very full on off-stump, Crawley bunts it back to the bowler off the toe end, caught him a little off balance there
1.1
Muzarabani to Crawley, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, nips back in a touch, Crawley prods forward and blocks it solidly
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