Zimbabwe has folded inside three days as expected yet made England sweat for its innings win in their one-off cricket test in Nottingham.

Zimbabwe put up a spirited fight against England at Trent Bridge, stretching the match to three days. Despite being the underdogs and facing setbacks, including Richard Ngarava's injury, Zimbabwe displayed resilience with standout performances from Brian Bennett and Sean Williams,

I t is as rare for a team that loses by an innings and 45 runs to go on a celebratory lap around the ground as it is for Zimbabwe to play in England, which may be why they did it.

England secured an innings and 45-run victory over Zimbabwe in their one-off test match at Trent Bridge on Saturday, completing the win within three days despite facing strong resistance from the underdogs.

England defeated Zimbabwe by an innings and 45 runs in a one-off test at Trent Bridge. Despite being underdogs, Zimbabwe showed resilience, notably through Sean Williams and Brian Bennett. England's Shoaib Bashir was pivotal with nine wickets.

England have started their Test summer with a win after they coasted to a comfortable win over Zimbabwe in the third day of the one-off Test match at Trent Bridge.Off spinner Shoaib Bashir was named player of the match.

NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Opener Brian Bennett scored an unbeaten century to help Zimbabwe reduce the deficit to 355 runs as they reached 210 for five wickets at tea on the second day of the one-off test on Friday in reply to England’s imposing first-innings score.