Watch the highlights of Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh 1st T20I - 2026 Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe 3-match T20I series - The first Twenty20 International cricket match between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh played at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on July 15, 2026.
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| Richard Ngarava picked up four wickets © Zimbabwe Cricket |
Match Overview:
Brian Bennett's 30-ball 44 and Ryan Burl's unbeaten 30 before Richard Ngarava and Blessing Muzarabani's each four-wickets helped to Zimbabwe's record 32-run victory over Bangladesh and take a 1-0 lead in the first T20I.
Match Stats:
- Zimbabwe's 32-run win was their largest victory by terms of runs against Bangladesh in T20Is, previous biggest win by 31-runs at Khulna in 2016.
- Zimbabwe's 170 was their fifth highest score against Bangladesh in T20 international and It is their highest total against Bangladesh at Bulawayo in T20Is, previous highest was 168 in 2013.
- Blessing Muzarabani's 4 for 17 was his joint best bowling performance for Zimbabwe in T20 international and the best-bowling-figures by an Zimbabwe bowler against Bangladesh in T20Is, before this match previous record of 4 for 34 by Neville Madziva at Khulna in 2016.
- Richard Ngarava's 4 for 26 was his second best bowling performance for Zimbabwe in T20 international and the second best-bowling-figures by an Zimbabwe bowler against Bangladesh in T20Is.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Zimbabwe scored 170-6 in 20 overs with top scorer by Brian Bennett blasted a 44 off 30-balls including 6-fours & a six with strike rate of 146.66.
Ryan Burl hit a unbeaten 30 off 25-balls including 2-fours & a six, Sikandar Raza blasted a 20 off 13-balls included 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 153.84.
Dion Myers cracked a run-a-ball 20-runs including a boundary, Brad Evans blasted a unbeaten 19 off 10-balls included 4-fours with strike rate of 190 and Tadiwanashe Marumani hit 14 off 9-balls contained 2-sixes with strike rate of 155.55.
Bangladesh best bowler by Nahid Rana claimed a 4-wickets for 26-runs in 4-overs and Mohammad Saifuddin took 2-wickets.
Bangladesh bowled out for 138 in 19 overs with top scorer by Yasir Ali blasted a 54 off 38-balls including 3-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 142.10.
Mahedi Hasan hit 19 off 18-balls including 3-fours, Tanzid Hasan struck 16 off 8-balls included 3-fours with strike rate of 200 and Towhid Hridoy scored 14 off 13-balls contained a boundary.
Zimbabwe best bowler by Blessing Muzarabani claimed his joint career-best 4-wickets for 17-runs in 4-overs including a maiden, Richard Ngarava captured 4-wickets and Milton Shumba took one-wicket.
Richard Ngarava named Player of the match for his brilliant bowling performance to claimed a 4-wickets for 26-runs in 4-overs.
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