{"id":28923,"date":"2026-06-30T19:55:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/zimbabwe-script-history-with-biggest-ever-test-win-crush-bangladesh-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T19:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:25:32","slug":"zimbabwe-script-history-with-biggest-ever-test-win-crush-bangladesh-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/zimbabwe-script-history-with-biggest-ever-test-win-crush-bangladesh-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe script history with biggest-ever Test win, crush Bangladesh | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132094336,imgsize-1490290,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/zimbabwe-cricket-team.jpg\" alt=\"Zimbabwe script history with biggest-ever Test win, crush Bangladesh\" title=\"Zimbabwe cricket team (X-Zimbabwe cricket)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Zimbabwe cricket team (X-Zimbabwe cricket)\">Zimbabwe cricket team (X-Zimbabwe cricket)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zimbabwe created history on Tuesday by recording the biggest victory in their Test cricket history, defeating Bangladesh by an innings and 85 runs in the one-off Test at the Harare Sports Club.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/> Led by Richard Ngarava, the hosts produced a commanding all-round performance to outplay Bangladesh in every department and seal a memorable triumph.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/> After winning the toss and electing to bowl, Zimbabwe&#8217;s pace attack made an immediate impact as Bangladesh collapsed to 140 in their first innings. The visitors lost eight wickets for just seven runs during a dramatic collapse, with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mominul-haque\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Mominul Haque<\/a> standing out as the only batter to offer resistance, scoring 60 off 81 deliveries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/> Newman Nyamhuri starred with the ball, claiming 4\/61, while captain Richard Ngarava, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/blessing-muzarabani\/67784\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Blessing Muzarabani<\/a> and Brad Evans picked up two wickets each to complete Bangladesh&#8217;s downfall.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/> Zimbabwe then capitalised on the strong start with an impressive batting display. Opener Innocent Kaia struck a superb 140 to anchor the innings, while <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/craig-ervine\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Craig Ervine<\/a> (60), Brian Bennett and Wessly Madhevere all contributed half-centuries as the hosts piled up 410 in their only innings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/> Although <!-- -->Taijul Islam<!-- --> claimed seven wickets for Bangladesh, Zimbabwe still secured a commanding first-innings lead of 270 runs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/> Facing a huge deficit, Bangladesh needed a special effort to extend the contest but failed to recover. They were dismissed for 185 in their second innings, handing Zimbabwe victory by an innings and 85 runs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/> Blessing Muzarabani led the attack with figures of 4\/65, while Ngarava claimed 3\/32. Brad Evans and Newman Nyamhuri also chipped in as Zimbabwe&#8217;s four-man pace attack ensured every member of the quartet picked up wickets in both innings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/> The result marked another significant milestone for Zimbabwe, who have now won back-to-back Test matches for the first time in more than 25 years. Their previous Test, played in October, ended in an innings and 73-run victory over Afghanistan, and they have now followed it up with another dominant performance against Bangladesh.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/> <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Brief scores:<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/> Bangladesh 140 (Mominul Haque 60; Newman Nyamhuri 4-61, Blessing Muzarabani 2-19) and 185 (Mushfiqur Rahim 34; Blessing Muzarabani 4-65, Richard Ngarava 3-32) lost to Zimbabwe 410 (Innocent Kaia 140, Craig Ervine 60, Wessly Madhevere 50*; Taijul Islam 7-138) by an innings and 85 runs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/zimbabwe-script-history-with-biggest-ever-test-win-crush-bangladesh\/articleshow\/132094225.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe cricket team (X-Zimbabwe cricket) Zimbabwe created history on Tuesday by recording the biggest victory in their Test cricket history, defeating Bangladesh by an innings and 85 runs in the one-off Test at the Harare Sports Club. Led by Richard Ngarava, the hosts produced a commanding all-round performance to outplay Bangladesh in every department and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}