England Secures Innings Win Over Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge

England secured a commanding innings-and-45-run victory over Zimbabwe in a one-off Test at Trent Bridge, concluding the match inside three days. Shoaib Bashir, the 21-year-old off-spinner, was the standout performer, taking career-best match figures of 9 for 143, including a six-wicket haul in the second innings, and becoming the youngest England bowler to reach 50 Test wickets. England posted a formidable first-innings total of 565 for 6 declared, powered by centuries from Ollie Pope, Ben Duckett, and Zak Crawley, putting Zimbabwe under immediate pressure. Zimbabwe showed resilience in their second innings, led by Sean Williams' fluent 88 and Sikandar Raza's 60, as well as a solid partnership with Ben Curran, but ultimately succumbed to Bashir's incisive spin bowling. Bashir's performances, which included key dismissals and remarkable deliveries, reaffirmed his status as England's leading spinner ahead of upcoming Tests. The victory keeps England undefeated in their seven Tests against Zimbabwe, with all four wins by innings margins.