{"id":190650,"date":"2026-07-06T10:18:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T15:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=190650"},"modified":"2026-07-06T10:18:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T15:48:31","slug":"zim-vs-ban-1st-odi-ngarava-makes-dream-captaincy-debut-as-zimbabwe-stuns-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=190650","title":{"rendered":"ZIM vs BAN, 1st ODI: Ngarava makes dream captaincy debut as Zimbabwe stuns Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71190450\">Richard Ngarava celebrated his debut as Zimbabwe ODI captain on Monday by scoring 27 and taking three wickets in a 25-run victory over Bangladesh in Harare.<\/p>\n<p>Put in to bat, Zimbabwe was all out for 141 with right-arm quick Nahid Rana capturing six wickets, including that of Ngarava.<\/p>\n<p>Rana (6-21) wreaked havoc in his 10 overs, including two maidens. His figures were the best by a Bangladeshi in an ODI.<\/p>\n<p>But while Zimbabwe struggled to make runs, Bangladesh battled even more. It plummeted to 116 all out with only three batters reaching double figures.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe, fresh from an innings victory over Bangladesh in a one-off Test, can clinch the three-match ODI series by winning again on Thursday. The final match is set for Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Newman Nyamhuri top scored for the home team with 33 runs. Ngarava and Innocent Kaia (26) were the other batters to impress.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/sri-lanka-u-19-vs-india-u-19-2nd-youth-odi-mahavithana-dravid-scores-match-report-latest-news\/article71189697.ece\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">SL U-19 vs IND U-19, 2nd Youth ODI: Mahavithana 155 outshines Dravid 87 as Sri Lanka levels series<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Sikandar Raza, often a prolific scorer for Zimbabwe, managed just one run before becoming the first victim of Rana, leaving the hosts reeling at 45-4.<\/p>\n<p>A 63-run eighth-wicket stand between Ngarava and Nyamhuri offered Zimbabwe a glimmer of hope and the tourist failed to take advantage despite needing to average just 2.84 runs per over to win.<\/p>\n<p>Only Nurul Hasan (31), Towhid Hridoy (25) and captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz (10) reached double figures.<\/p>\n<p>The lone fruitful partnership came when Hridoy and Nurul Hasan added 49 runs for the fourth wicket before Hridoy was caught by Ben Curran at deep third off the bowling of Nyamhuri (2-22).<\/p>\n<p>Ngarava (3-31) and Brad Evans (3-34) shared the bowling honours for Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 06, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/zimbabwe-vs-bangladesh-1st-odi-richard-ngarava-nahid-rana-zim-v-ban-match-report-scores-latest\/article71190450.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Ngarava celebrated his debut as Zimbabwe ODI captain on Monday by scoring 27 and taking three wickets in a 25-run victory over Bangladesh in Harare. Put in to bat, Zimbabwe was all out for 141 with right-arm quick Nahid Rana capturing six wickets, including that of Ngarava. Rana (6-21) wreaked havoc in his 10 &#8230; <a title=\"ZIM vs BAN, 1st ODI: Ngarava makes dream captaincy debut as Zimbabwe stuns Bangladesh\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=190650\" aria-label=\"Read more about ZIM vs BAN, 1st ODI: Ngarava makes dream captaincy debut as Zimbabwe stuns Bangladesh\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":190651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Zimbabwe_Bangladesh_Cricket_67216.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":188137,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=188137","url_meta":{"origin":190650,"position":0},"title":"ZIM vs BAN, one-off Test: Muzarabani, Ngarava star as Zimbabwe routs Bangladesh","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Blessing Muzarabani took four wickets and captain Richard Ngarava three for Zimbabwe as it bowled Bangladesh out for 185 on Tuesday to win a one-off Test in Harare. 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