Bashir spins out Zimbabwe as England romp home: 1st Test, Day 3 (Nottingham)

Lanky spinner Shoaib Bashir took a career-best six wickets as England beat Zimbabwe by an innings and 45 runs in the one-off Test at Trent Bridge.

Sean Williams had given Zimbabwe a fighting chance, scoring 88 off 82. Bashir claimed 6-81 to dismiss the tourists for 255.

England 565-6 dec (Pope 171, Duckett 140, Crawley 124; Muzarabani 3-143) beat Zimbabwe 265 (Bennett 139; Bashir 3-62) & 255 (Williams 88; Bashir 6-81) by an innings and 45 runs.

May 2025.