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.

NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) -England were closing in on a crushing victory over Zimbabwe at the close on the second day of the one-off test on Friday, despite opener Brian Bennett scoring the fastest test century for the African side.

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,

England secured an innings victory over Zimbabwe in their recent test match, though Zimbabwe's resilience made them work for it. Despite Richard Ngarava's early injury and England's imposing first-innings score,

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.

Meanwhile, England's Test skipper made a memorable return to Test cricket after a lengthy injury layoff by picking up two wickets in three overs. The fast-bowling all-rounder put on an outswinging masterclass with the ball in the final few overs leading up to the Tea break.