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ENG vs ZIM Only Match, ZIM vs ENG 2025
Day 2-Session 3
ZIM 265(63.2)
30-210.0
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CRR : 3.00
ZIM trail by 270 runs
ZIM trail by 270 runs
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P'ship : 23(16)
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That's it for the day. The Zimbabwe side has a tough day ahead of them, but must be proud of the way they performed today after a horrendous opening day. This is Arijit Kundu, taking your leave alongside co-commentators Ninaad Dixit and Darpan Tikiya. The scoring crew shuffled among Vishnu Verma, Chandan Kumar Singh, and Asraj.
SESSION SUMMARY (DAY 2):
Morning Session: 24.3 Overs, 140 Runs, 4 Wickets
Afternoon Session: 27 Overs, 137 Runs, 4 Wickets
Evening Session: 30.2 Overs, 85 Runs, 7 Wickets
Morning Session: 24.3 Overs, 140 Runs, 4 Wickets
Afternoon Session: 27 Overs, 137 Runs, 4 Wickets
Evening Session: 30.2 Overs, 85 Runs, 7 Wickets
11:04 PM IST and 6:34 PM Local Time: They say the third day is often the moving day in Test cricket, but it seems like the second day of this four-day affair has moved a lot before we head to the third day’s action.
Zimbabwe incurred a follow-on after trailing by 300 runs and have already lost a couple of wickets. The new-ball spell from the English quicks has reaped rewards as Brian Bennett and Craig Ervine were limited to single-digit figures. However, the undeterred visitors played out the remainder of the day's play with Sean Williams scoring at a 200 strike rate, leaving them short by 270 more runs.
Earlier, the overnight batters Harry Brook and Ollie Pope continued on the second day but failed to stamp authority at the start. Having surpassed the 500-run mark, Pope departed for 171 off Tanaka Chivanga. Ben Stokes followed suit courtesy of a Blessings Muzarabani delivery in the 95th over. After the second new ball lost its sharpness, Brook and Jamie Smith tried to take control of the game, and with the former racing to a fifty and getting out on 58, Stokes summoned a declaration for 565/6.
Zimbabwe lost an early wicket at the start of the second innings as Ben Curran failed to shine with the bat. Subsequently, Brian Bennett and Craig Ervine held the fort against the England bowlers, negating them with minimum risk. The same phenomenon continued in the second session before Shoaib Bashir outfoxed Ervine for 42. Sean Williams replaced him in the role after a while, but Bennett impressed one and all with glorious strokeplay. As time passed by, he went on to convert his fifty into his second Test century. He became the fastest Chevrons to do so, having scored in just 97 balls. He was accompanied by Williams and Sikandar Raza in the second session, steering them to 210/5 in 43 overs.
Resuming on, the Chevrons went past the 250 mark, not long before the wicket of Bennett for 139, having already survived once due to an overstepped no-ball. The tail tried to wag around for a while before losing out to Bashir and co, as Zimbabwe finished at 265. Shoaib Bashir picked up three wickets, while Ben Stokes returned to his best with the ball, after bagging a couple of crucial wickets, replacing Bashir in the second session.
Zimbabwe incurred a follow-on after trailing by 300 runs and have already lost a couple of wickets. The new-ball spell from the English quicks has reaped rewards as Brian Bennett and Craig Ervine were limited to single-digit figures. However, the undeterred visitors played out the remainder of the day's play with Sean Williams scoring at a 200 strike rate, leaving them short by 270 more runs.
Earlier, the overnight batters Harry Brook and Ollie Pope continued on the second day but failed to stamp authority at the start. Having surpassed the 500-run mark, Pope departed for 171 off Tanaka Chivanga. Ben Stokes followed suit courtesy of a Blessings Muzarabani delivery in the 95th over. After the second new ball lost its sharpness, Brook and Jamie Smith tried to take control of the game, and with the former racing to a fifty and getting out on 58, Stokes summoned a declaration for 565/6.
Zimbabwe lost an early wicket at the start of the second innings as Ben Curran failed to shine with the bat. Subsequently, Brian Bennett and Craig Ervine held the fort against the England bowlers, negating them with minimum risk. The same phenomenon continued in the second session before Shoaib Bashir outfoxed Ervine for 42. Sean Williams replaced him in the role after a while, but Bennett impressed one and all with glorious strokeplay. As time passed by, he went on to convert his fifty into his second Test century. He became the fastest Chevrons to do so, having scored in just 97 balls. He was accompanied by Williams and Sikandar Raza in the second session, steering them to 210/5 in 43 overs.
Resuming on, the Chevrons went past the 250 mark, not long before the wicket of Bennett for 139, having already survived once due to an overstepped no-ball. The tail tried to wag around for a while before losing out to Bashir and co, as Zimbabwe finished at 265. Shoaib Bashir picked up three wickets, while Ben Stokes returned to his best with the ball, after bagging a couple of crucial wickets, replacing Bashir in the second session.
OVER 10
Zimbabwe
30/2
Ben Curran
4(26)
Sean Williams
22(11)
Josh Tongue
1-22(2.0)
9.6 J Tongue to B Curran
0 133 kph. Good length outside off, blocks it off the backfoot. That will be it on day 2!
9.5 J Tongue to S Williams
1 131 kph. Good length on the leg stump, turns it past Pope at short leg for a single.
9.4 J Tongue to S Williams
4 FOUR MORE! Crunched through the off side! 133 kph. Back of a length outside the off stump. Gets on top of the bounce and spanks it off the middle of the bat. In the turf and through the covers for four.
What was Sean doing there? He was almost on for a third run when the non-striker sent him back. Curran pushed him back at the last moment to avoid the runout.
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