zimbabwe opener ben curran Played the best innings of his ODI career with a brilliant unbeaten century against bangladesh In the second ODI at Harare Sports Club on Wednesday. His composed innings helped the hosts overcome a difficult situation and post 247/6 in 50 overs, giving them a strong chance of sealing the three-match series after winning the opening encounter. As soon as Curran completed his maiden ODI century, social media was flooded with praise from fans, who lauded the left-hander’s calm demeanor and match-winning effort.
Ben Curran saved Zimbabwe by playing his career best innings
Zimbabwe’s innings revolved around Curran, who remained unbeaten on 111 after batting the entire innings. The left-handed opening batsman displayed remarkable composure as well as punishing loose balls, ensuring that Zimbabwe never completely lost control despite Bangladesh taking wickets at regular intervals. Curran received valuable support brad evansWho played an important unbeaten inning of 58 runs. The duo stitched a vital partnership in the closing stages, frustrating Bangladesh’s bowlers and accelerating the scoring rate when Zimbabwe needed it most.
This partnership proved vital as Zimbabwe scored 247/6 in the allotted 50 overs, a total that looked challenging on the surface offering something for both the batsmen and bowlers. captain for bangladesh mehdi hassan meraz He was the best bowler, maintaining tight control in his spell and taking 2 wickets for 32 runs. Although the visitors struggled to break Curran’s concentration, the opener survived till the last ball of the innings to complete a memorable century.
Bangladesh now need 248 runs to level the series and take the decider, while Zimbabwe are eyeing a series win after taking a 1-0 lead in the opening ODI.
Curran’s century soon became the biggest talking point among cricket fans online. Supporters praised the opening batsman for performing well under pressure and leading Zimbabwe to a competitive score against Bangladesh’s strong bowling attack. Many fans described the innings as one of Zimbabwe’s best batting performances in recent ODI cricket, highlighting Curran’s maturity and ability to handle the innings from start to finish. Others noted how his partnership with Evans changed the match when Zimbabwe looked in danger of posting a lower score than usual.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Ben Curran made the best decision by leaving England and moving to Zimbabwe.
He never got a chance to play for the national team in England. Never got anywhere near The Hundred, the best I could do was get a few county games.
But now he can create his international legacy in Zimbabwe♥️🔥 pic.twitter.com/jRysoG8Cb6
– Rajeev (@Rajeev1841) 9 July 2026
Ben Curran is the fastest player to register two centuries (in just 10 innings) for Zimbabwe in men’s ODIs.
Fastest to record two centuries for ZIM in men’s ODI: Neil Johnson in 12 innings#ZIMvBAN #ZIMvsBAN
– Sudarshan Sridharan (@sudarshansrid1) 9 July 2026
Ben Curran 💓 #ZIMvsBAN
– Rahul K. Narayan (@Astrocalf1111) 9 July 2026
Brilliant ODI century from Ben Curran, second in ODIs.
Scored 104*(125) runs with the help of 9 fours against Bangladesh in Harare. 💥🤯 pic.twitter.com/dOs3fSvL89
– Hamza Khan (@HamzaKhan17_) 9 July 2026
3rd ODI century by Ben Curran for Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh
📷: Fancode pic.twitter.com/yiQLXVAqHi
– CricInformer (@CricInformer) 9 July 2026
ben curran you are beautiful pic.twitter.com/2339BvAG1x
– ~UDIT~ (@Merovaeus) 9 July 2026
Congratulations to Ben Curran for his second ODI century. He became only the fifth Zimbabwean to bat in an ODI innings. pic.twitter.com/li1oMew4EZ
– Mayor 🌴 (@bxllyville) 9 July 2026
Ben Curran 💯
– FC Wangu🥀 (@jossychimano) 9 July 2026
What a century from Ben Curran! 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/VS5f2O7iu4
– Troll Cricket (@Suhaiahmad786) 9 July 2026
Zimbabwe opener Ben Curran’s second ODI century
Zimbabwe loses wickets regularly but he carried the bat and scored 111 runs with the help of nine fours in 135 balls against Bangladesh in the second ODI. What an innings of patience. #ZIMvBAN #benkuren pic.twitter.com/5BnHHWpJxd– Muhammad Areeb Uddin Sheikh Areeb Cricket World (@areeb_7official) 9 July 2026
