The UK started international summer with a dominant performance and defeated Zimbabve in only five sessions in its four -day tests in Trent Bridge. The match ended with more than a day, making a comfortable win, while bowling, England Bowling twice. Ofspinner Shoaib Bashir was the last day star, and the fourth test was the five small door transportation, any UK player and the second five in Nottingham before he was 22 years old. It ended with 9/143 match figures.
Despite heavy losses, Zimbabve players and supporters remained in high spirits. This was Zimbabwe’s first test in England in 22 years, and enthusiastic fans filled the stadium with noise and color, and even returned to applaud the team during their appreciation after the match.
Zimbabve, especially Sean Williams, Ben Curran, Sikandar Raza and Wessly Madhevere via the bat showed some fight. Williams performed the best performance, shared a partnership with Curran for 88 running and the second small door. Raza also stood out, hit the half -century and built a solid stand with Madhevere and 65 conditions.
Although Zimbabwe was not forced to force England again to bat, 45 running, flexibility and quality stroke moments gave the fans reasons to be hopeful. The team will now be prepared for home test matches that approach South Africa, New Zealand and Afghanistan.
For the UK, this game served as a warming task before an intensive test program, which includes a five -game home series against India and the Ashes in Australia. There were several concerns about the main fast bowl pots, which seemed to have no effect, but the Stokes, who returned from Hamstring Surgery, looked sharp and was the most threatening in short spells.
Zimbabwe started the day at 30/2 and still went up to 270 runs. Williams managed the fight with an aggressive stroke full of boundaries, while Curran supported him with a slow and stable 37 of 104 balls. Williams brought his Elli with a stylish flat driving, but then he was shot on the lower forearm by the Josh language and pulled blood. He continued to shoot bravely, but at the end LBW fell for 88, it was just a short time of a century.
Curran also showed determination, but finally caught by Stokes. After his dismissal, Raza and Madheve fought hard and took a spin attack and short delivery. There were several tensions, including a lucky deviation that saved Raza from Harry Brook’s cover from a capture and a close call for a close LBW against Madhevere.
Finally, a bright capture from Brook ended Madhevere’s strokes. Stokes made a bouncer bowling that finds the edge and rose to the second shift to catch Brook with a stunning one -handed.
After that, England completed the strokes quickly. Bashir rejected Tafadzwa Tliga with a ball sharply rotating from the Bat-Pad gap. Raza brought fifty days after a short time, but was caught trying to attack Bashir. The young Spinner captured Tanaka Chivanga LBW and ended the resistance of Zimbabve with a distance of five small gates. Zimbabwe’s last man, Richard Ngarava, did not bat in both Inning because of his back injury.
The UK will receive confidence in this victory, especially Bashir’s performance and Return of Stokes as a Bowling player. Despite the loss of Zimbabve, he showed moments of promises and souls, gaining the respect and admiration of the crowd of Trent Bridge.
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