England vs Zimbabwe Only Test 2025 Highlights

Watch the highlights of England vs Zimbabwe Only Test 2025 - Zimbabwe tour of England one & only Test match played between Zimbabwe and England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham in 22nd May to 24th May 2025.

An record 231-run stand between Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley © Getty Images

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope's centuries before Shoaib Bashir's nine-wickets leads to England comfortable innings & 45-runs victory over Zimbabwe in a one-sided game of the one-off Test match.

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England's innings & 45-run win was their smallest victory by terms of innings and runs against Zimbabwe in Tests matches, previous narrowest innings & runs win by 69-runs at Chester-le-Street in 2023. 231 : Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett set up the record first-wicket partnership for England against Zimbabwe in Test matches, previously held by the 121-run stand between Michael Atherton and Mark Ramprakash at same venue in 2000 and the England's joint ninth highest opening stand in Tests, jointly 231-run stand held by between Alastair Cook and Nick Compton against New Zealand at Dunedin in 2013. 231 : Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett set up the highest any-wicket stand against Zimbabwe in Tests, previously held by the jointly 149-run stand for fourth-wicket between Graeme Hick and Alec Stewart at Lord's in 2000 and 149-run partnership for the sixth-wicket between Alec Stewart and Anthony McGrath at Chester-le-Street in 2003. 137 : Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope equalled a joint highest second-wicket partnership for England against Zimbabwe in Tests, jointly 137-run stand held by between Nick Knight and Alec Stewart at Bulawayo in 1996. 498 runs between England and Zimbabwe Test in the day one - The sixth most runs in an single day in Test cricket and the most-runs in a single day against Zimbabwe in Tests, The previous most-runs in a single day was 452 runs by New Zealand at Harare in 2005. 111 : Ollie Pope and Joe Root set up the record third-wicket partnership for England against Zimbabwe in Tests, previously held by the 68-run stand between Alec Stewart and Nasser Hussain at Bulawayo in 1996. This is the fourth instance of England's top three batsmen were scores of hundred or more runs in an innings in a Test cricket and It is their first such instance against Zimbabwe in Tests. England total of 498 for 3 in the day one of a Test - The most runs on day one of a Test in England, The previous most-runs on day one was 475 for 2 by Australia against England at The Oval in 1934. England's 565 was their highest score against Zimbabwe in Test matches, previous highest was 472 at Lord's in 2003 and It is their fifth highest total at Trent Bridge, Nottingham in Tests.

* Top-order batsmen Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope's centuries leads England to 498 for 3 at stumps in the opening day of the one-off Test match.

* Opener Brian Bennett blazing hundred but England scent three-day win after Zimbabwe follow-on in the day two of the one-off Test match.

* Shoaib Bashir's career-best six-for as England's innings win against Zimbabwe in the day three of the one-off Test match.

England 1st Innings scored 565-6 for declared in 96.3 overs -with top scorer by Ollie Pope hammered a 171 off 166-balls - which was his 8th Test hundred and his first century against Zimbabwe in Tests - including 24-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 103.01.

Ben Duckett blasted a 140 off 134-balls - which was his 5th Test hundred and his first century against Zimbabwe in Tests - including 20-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 104.47.

Zak Crawley cracked a 124 off 171-balls - which was his 5th Test hundred and his first century against Zimbabwe in Tests - including 14-fours and Joe Root scored 34 off 44-balls contained three boundaries.

Harry Brook hammered a 58 off 50-balls including 6-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 116 and Joe Root scored 34 off 44-balls contained three boundaries.

1st Innings Zimbabwe best bowler by Blessing Muzarabani picked up 3-wickets, Wesley Madhevere, Sikandar Raza and Tanaka Chivanga each took one-wickets.

Zimbabwe 1st Innings scored 265 for all-out in 63.2 overs with top scorer by Brian Bennett blasted a 139 off 143-balls - which was his 2nd Test hundred and his first century against England in Tests - including 26-fours with strike rate of 97.20.

Craig Ervine cracked a 42 off 64-balls including 6-fours, Sean Williams struck 25 off 41-balls included 4-fours and Tafadzwa Tsiga scored 22 off 49-balls included 4-fours.

1st Innings England best bowler by Shoaib Bashir picked up 3-wickets, Ben Stokes captured 2-wickets for 11-runs in 3.2-overs including two maidens with economy rate of 3.30.

Gus Atkinson captured 2-wickets, Josh Tongue strike one-wicket and Debutant Sam Cook - who took one-wicket on his debut Test match.

Zimbabwe 2nd Innings scored 255 for all-out (follow-on) in 59 overs with top scorer by Sean Williams blasted a 88 off 82-balls including 16-fours with strike rate of 107.31.

Sikandar Raza hammered a 60 off 68-balls including 10-fours with strike rate of 88.23, Ben Curran scored 37 off 104-balls included a boundary and Wesley Madhevere struck 31 off 36-balls contained 4-fours.

2nd Innings England best bowler by Shoaib Bashir claimed a career-best 6-wickets for 81-runs in 18-overs including a maiden, Gus Atkinson, Ben Stokes and Josh Tongue each took one-wickets.

Shoaib Bashir named Player of the match for his brilliant bowling performance to took nine-wickets in an match.

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