3rd T20I, 2-Nov-2025
| 6 | 19.6 | 19.6: Brad Evans to Sediqullah Atal, SIX! A biggie to end the inning! Brad Evans is looking for a yorker but ends up offering a low full toss, on off. Sediqullah Atal smokes it up and over the long off fence and gets six more runs. Afghanistan finish with 210 on the board, losing three wickets! |
| 4 | 19.5 | 19.5: Brad Evans to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR! Excellent shot! Fullish, on leg. Sediqullah Atal hangs back and swipes it into the vast gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for the boundary. |
| 1 | 19.4 | 19.4: Brad Evans to Mohammad Nabi, 200 up for Afghanistan! Much fuller, on off and middle. Mohammad Nabi flicks tries to flick it, but gets the leading edge onto point. They cross. |
| 0 | 19.3 | 19.3: Brad Evans to Shahidullah Kamal, OUT! CAUGHT! Brad Evans gets his second wicket! He bowls it slower, fuller and angling it in, on off. Shahidullah Kamal tries to slog it away but gets the connection from the toe end of the blade. The ball skies toward the mid-wicket region, and Brian Bennett holds his composure to reverse scoop it near his chest to take the catch. |
| 0 | 19.2 | 19.2: Brad Evans to Sediqullah Atal, Bye! Pitches up, shaping it down the leg side. Sediqullah Atal covers the and looks to sweep it away but misses. The keeper makes a half stop and the batter runs for a bye. |
| 2 | 19.1 | 19.1: Brad Evans to Sediqullah Atal, Good-length delivery, wide outside off. Sediqullah Atal carves it to the deep cover fielder. He fumbles a bit and the batter takes the second run as well. |
| 4 | 18.6 | 18.6: Tinotenda Maposa to Shahidullah Kamal, FOUR! A boundary to end the penultimate over! Full toss, on middle and leg. Shahidullah Kamal opens his stance and punches it hard over the head of the bowler for a brace. |
| 0 | 18.5 | 18.5: Tinotenda Maposa to Shahidullah Kamal, Pitches it up and shapes it down the leg side. Shahidullah Kamal shuffles across the stump to swivel it away but misses the connection. |
| 2 | 18.4 | 18.4: Tinotenda Maposa to Shahidullah Kamal, Fuller, around the pads of the batter. Shahidullah Kamal heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 1 | 18.3 | 18.3: Tinotenda Maposa to Sediqullah Atal, Another attempted yorker, but bowls a full toss, on off. Sediqullah Atal punches it wide of long on for a single. |
| 1 | 18.2 | 18.2: Tinotenda Maposa to Shahidullah Kamal, Yorker, on off. Shahidullah Kamal jams it toward deep square leg and gets a single. |
| 2 | 18.1 | 18.1: Tinotenda Maposa to Shahidullah Kamal, DROPPED! Clive Madande puts it down! Good-length delivery, on off, angling it in. Shahidullah Kamal tries to heave it away but gets the upper part of the willow. The ball loops toward the deep backward square leg region. Madande judges the ball well, but he crouches low to take it safely, but the ball bursts through his hands and he spills it out. A couple taken between the wickets! |
| 0 | 17.6 | 17.6: Richard Ngarava to Shahidullah Kamal, Low full toss, on leg, angling it down the leg side. Shahidullah Kamal misses his flick and wears on his pad. The ball rolls away toward wied of short fine and the batter takes a bye. |
| 1 | 17.5 | 17.5: Richard Ngarava to Sediqullah Atal, Much better from Ngarava! Right into the blockhole, on off. Sediqullah Atal squeezes it toward cover and gets a single. |
| 6 | 17.4 | 17.4: Richard Ngarava to Sediqullah Atal, SIX! Up, up and over! 18 runs so far from the over! This is back of a length, just outside off. Sediqullah Atal camps back and pulls it uppishly to clear the deep square leg fence for half a dozen. |
| 4 | 17.3 | 17.3: Richard Ngarava to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR! More runs for Afghanistan! Richard Ngarava steams from over the wicket and shapes it down the leg side, pitching it fuller. Sediqullah Atal, with no such footwork, tickles it to beat the left of the short fine leg fielder for four more runs. |
| 2 | 17.2 | 17.2: Richard Ngarava to Sediqullah Atal, Excellent yorker, just outside off. Sediqullah Atal digs it through cover and gets a quick brace. |
| 6 | 17.1 | 17.1: Richard Ngarava to Sediqullah Atal, SIX! BOOMBASTIC! Good-length delivery, on off. Sediqullah Atal rocks back and lofts it from the middle of his willow, to sail the delivery over the wide long off fence for a biggie. |
| 1 | 16.7 | 16.6: Brad Evans to Sediqullah Atal, Low full toss, outside off. Sediqullah Atal slices it deep point and gets a single. |
| 0 | 16.6 | 16.6: Brad Evans to Sediqullah Atal, NO BALL! Slower and back of a length, down the leg side. Sediqullah Atal misses his flick but Brad Evans has overstepped. Free Hit coming up! |
| 0 | 16.5 | 16.5: Brad Evans to Sediqullah Atal, On a length, on off. Sediqullah Atal makes room and punches it to mid off. |
| 1 | 16.4 | 16.4: Brad Evans to Shahidullah Kamal, Fuller, shapes it on middle. Shahidullah Kamal tries to flick it but gets the leading edge. The ball rolls away toward point and the batter gets a single. |
| 0 | 16.3 | 16.3: Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Zimbabwe are finding their way back to the game! This one is a slower one from Brad Evans, just outside off. Ibrahim Zadran shuffles wide across the stump to ramp it over the keeper but connects with a slight inner edge and the ball crashes into the off stump. So, both the set batters have been dismissed as Ibrahim Zadran departs, scoring a hefty 60 runs off 49 deliveries. |
| 1 | 16.2 | 16.2: Brad Evans to Sediqullah Atal, Fuller, shapes it in, on off. Sediqullah Atal whips it across the line to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1 | 16.1 | 16.1: Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, Back of a length, on off. Ibrahim Zadran pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets one run. |
| 1 | 15.6 | 15.6: Richard Ngarava to Ibrahim Zadran, Yorker, just outside off. Ibrahim Zadran jams it to backward point for a single. |
| 1 | 15.5 | 15.5: Richard Ngarava to Sediqullah Atal, Full, on off. Sediqullah Atal attempts to push ut away but gets nicked on the inner edge and the ball bounces off toward fine leg. They cross. |
| 0 | 15.4 | 15.4: Richard Ngarava to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! IN THE AIR... TAKEN! This is an absolute blinder from the Chevrons' skipper, Sikandar Raza! Richard Ngarava bowls it on a length, just outside off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz plants his front foot away from the delivery and attempts to lash it over deep cover. The connection is not ideal and the ball balloons toward the sweeper cover region. Sikandar Raza, patrolling the wide mid off region, backtracks, judges the skier and offers a dive at the end moment to catch the stunner into his hands. Gurbaz misses his century by eight runs, but what an inning we have just witnessed! |
| 2 | 15.3 | 15.3: Richard Ngarava to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Excellent running between the sticks! Richard Ngarava delivers it on a length, outside off, around the sixth stump. Rahmanullah Gurbaz rolls his wrists toward deep backward point. Sprints hard to take the first run and completes the second. |
| 1 | 15.2 | 15.2: Richard Ngarava to Ibrahim Zadran, Short of a length, on middle and leg. Ibrahim Zadran pulls it down to deep mid-wicket for another single. |
| 1 | 15.1 | 15.1: Richard Ngarava to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Back of a length, around off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz punches it to deep cover-point for a single. |
| 2 | 14.6 | 14.6: Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, Short, on off, Ibrahim Zadran steers it through backward point for a brace. |
| 0 | 14.5 | 14.5: Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, Short, outside off, Ibrahim Zadran cuts it to the point fielder. |
| 0 | 14.4 | 14.4: Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, Too full, on middle, Ibrahim Zadran digs it to mid on. |
| 0 | 14.3 | 14.3: Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, Short, on off, Ibrahim Zadran punches it to the cover fielder. |
| 1 | 14.2 | 14.2: Sikandar Raza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Keeps it full, on off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz leans on and taps it to cover for a single. |
| 1 | 14.1 | 14.1: Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, Flatter, on off, Ibrahim Zadran pushes it to cover for a single. |
| 6 | 13.6 | 13.6: Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! This is a masterclass in T20 batting! 150 comes up for Afghanistan! Flatter, on middle and leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes deep in his crease and pulls it powerfully over mid-wicket for a flat six. 30 runs from the over. |
| 6 | 13.5 | 13.5: Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! Rahmanullah Gurbaz is on fire! A half tracker that sits up to be hit, Rahmanullah Gurbaz picks it well and powers it over long on for a biggie. 24 from the over with a ball to go. |
| 4 | 13.4 | 13.4: Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! This is some striking! Burl keeps it full, just outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs back and drives it powerfully through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 6 | 13.3 | 13.3: Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! Even better from Rahmanullah Gurbaz! Much fuller, outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz stays back in his crease and plunders it over long off for a biggie. |
| 4 | 13.2 | 13.2: Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Smashed down the ground! Much fuller, outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz winds up and lifts it elegantly over mid off for a boundary. |
| 4 | 13.1 | 13.1: Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Top edge but it races away to the fence! Much fuller, on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz looks to sweep it but gets a top edge. The ball flies over short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 0 | 12.6 | 12.6: Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, Short, on leg, Ibrahim Zadran tucks it to mid-wicket. A dot to end the over. |
| 1 | 12.5 | 12.5: Sikandar Raza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, In the air... and it lands safe! Much fuller, on off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz looks to loft it but mistimes it. The ball lobs in the air and lands safely at mid off. The batters collect a single. |
| 0 | 12.4 | 12.4: Sikandar Raza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Much fuller, outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets low and tries to reverse sweep it but misses. |
| 0 | 12.3 | 12.3: Sikandar Raza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Short, on leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz flicks it towards square leg. |
| 1 | 12.2 | 12.2: Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, Keeps it outside off, Ibrahim Zadran steers it through point for a single. |
| 2 | 12.1 | 12.1: Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, Quicker, just outside off, Ibrahim Zadran punches it through extra cover for a brace. |
| 1 | 11.7 | 11.6: Wellington Masakadza to Ibrahim Zadran, Flatter, on middle, Ibrahim Zadran pushes it to mid off for a single. |
| 1 | 11.6 | 11.5: Wellington Masakadza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Short and wide, Rahmanullah Gurbaz cuts it through point for a single. |
| 2 | 11.5 | 11.4: Wellington Masakadza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Much fuller, on leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz sweeps it through square leg for a brace. |
| 1 | 11.4 | 11.3: Wellington Masakadza to Ibrahim Zadran, Fifty up for Ibrahim Zadran now! An impressive knock. Much fuller, on off, Ibrahim Zadran pushes it through mid off for a single. |
| 1 | 11.3 | 11.2: Wellington Masakadza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Short, on leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz knocks it towards long on for a single. |
| 2 | 11.2 | 11.1: Wellington Masakadza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Much fuller, on middle and leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 0 | 11.1 | 11.1: Wellington Masakadza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Wide! Wellington Masakadza bowls it way outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz leaves it alone. Wided. |
| 1 | 10.7 | 10.6: Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Flatter, outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz slaps it through point for a single. |
| 1 | 10.6 | 10.5: Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, Short, on off, Ibrahim Zadran punches it to cover for a single. |
| 1 | 10.5 | 10.4: Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fifty up for Rahmanullah Gurbaz! Short, outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz cuts it through point for a single. |
| 1 | 10.4 | 10.3: Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, Quicker, on off, Ibrahim Zadran knocks it down the ground for a single. |
| 1 | 10.3 | 10.2: Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Too full, on leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 10.2 | 10.2: Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Wide! Width, way outside off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz leaves it alone. Wided. |
| 3 | 10.1 | 10.1: Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, Short, on leg, Ibrahim Zadran flicks it through mid-wicket for three runs. This is excellent running between the wickets. |
| 0 | 9.6 | 9.6: Wellington Masakadza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Too full, on leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz digs it to the point fielder. |
| 1 | 9.5 | 9.5: Wellington Masakadza to Ibrahim Zadran, Quicker, on off, Ibrahim Zadran pushes it to cover for a single. |
| 1 | 9.4 | 9.4: Wellington Masakadza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Another single. Much fuller, outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz drives it through cover for a single. |
| 1 | 9.3 | 9.3: Wellington Masakadza to Ibrahim Zadran, Keeps it just outside off, Ibrahim Zadran punches it towards extra cover for a single. |
| 1 | 9.2 | 9.2: Wellington Masakadza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Quicker, on middle and leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz knocks it to mid on for a single. |
| 1 | 9.1 | 9.1: Wellington Masakadza to Ibrahim Zadran, Slightly shorter, outside off, Ibrahim Zadran cuts it through point for a single. |
| 1 | 8.6 | 8.6: Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, Keeps it on middle, Ibrahim Zadran knocks it towards mid on for a single. |
| 0 | 8.5 | 8.5: Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, Short, turning in, on off, Ibrahim Zadran punches it to cover. |
| 1 | 8.4 | 8.4: Sikandar Raza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Quicker, on middle and leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz flicks it to wide of mid on for a single. |
| 4 | 8.3 | 8.3: Sikandar Raza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Excellent from Rahmanullah Gurbaz! He moves to 45 now. Short and wide, Rahmanullah Gurbaz makes room and slaps it powerfully through point for a boundary. |
| 0 | 8.2 | 8.2: Sikandar Raza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Quicker, on leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1 | 8.1 | 8.1: Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, Flatter, on middle, Ibrahim Zadran pushes it towards long on for a single. |
| 1 | 7.6 | 7.6: Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, Keeps it full, just outside off, Ibrahim Zadran knocks it through mid off for a single. |
| 1 | 7.5 | 7.5: Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Short, just outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz guides it to short third for a single. |
| 4 | 7.4 | 7.4: Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Top shot from Rahmanullah Gurbaz! Flatter, on middle and leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz shuffles across and drills it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 1 | 7.3 | 7.3: Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, Another single. Short, on off, Ibrahim Zadran stays back and slaps it to cover for yet another single. |
| 1 | 7.2 | 7.2: Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Too full, on off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz makes room and digs it to cover for a single. |
| 1 | 7.1 | 7.1: Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, Much fuller, just outside off, Ibrahim Zadran drives it to cover for a single. |
| 1 | 6.6 | 6.6: Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, Keeps it on middle, Ibrahim Zadran turns it through square leg for a single. Good start from Sikandar Raza. |
| 2 | 6.5 | 6.5: Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, Short, on off, Ibrahim Zadran flicks it through backward square leg for a brace. |
| 0 | 6.4 | 6.4: Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, Flatter, on middle and leg, Ibrahim Zadran knocks it to the fielder at mid on. |
| 1 | 6.3 | 6.3: Sikandar Raza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Slightly shorter, on off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz punches it to extra cover for a single. |
| 0 | 6.2 | 6.2: Sikandar Raza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Short, on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 6.1 | 6.1: Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, Sikandar Raza comes into the attack and bowls a fuller one, on off, Ibrahim Zadran flicks it through mid on for a single. |
| 1 | 5.6 | 5.6: Richard Ngarava to Ibrahim Zadran, Short ball, on middle, Ibrahim Zadran tugs it through backward square leg for a single. 73 runs in the Powerplay! |
| 0 | 5.5 | 5.5: Richard Ngarava to Ibrahim Zadran, Much fuller, on off, Ibrahim Zadran digs it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 5.4 | 5.4: Richard Ngarava to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Length again, on leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz flicks it to wide of mid on for a single. |
| 2 | 5.3 | 5.3: Richard Ngarava to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Back of a length, on leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz pulls it through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 0 | 5.2 | 5.2: Richard Ngarava to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, On a length, outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz leaves it alone. |
| 2 | 5.1 | 5.1: Richard Ngarava to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Much fuller, on leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz flicks it through backward square leg for a brace. |
| 4 | 4.6 | 4.6: Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! It is raining boundaries here in Harare! Back of a length, on middle and leg, Ibrahim Zadran hangs back and pulls it powerfully through square leg for a boundary. |
| 1 | 4.5 | 4.5: Brad Evans to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Back of a length, on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz tugs it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 4.4 | 4.4: Brad Evans to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, On a length, outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz tries to slap it but misses. |
| 1 | 4.3 | 4.3: Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, Short, on leg, Ibrahim Zadran pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1 | 4.2 | 4.2: Brad Evans to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, PUT DOWN! What have you done, Brad Evans! On a length, on middle and leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs back and looks to flick it but gets a top edge. The ball goes high up in the air back towards Brad Evans, who juggles a bit and spills it. The batters collect a single. |
| 1 | 4.1 | 4.1: Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, Much fuller, on leg, Ibrahim Zadran turns it to backward square leg for a single. |
| 6 | 3.6 | 3.6: Tinotenda Maposa to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! This is some striking from the Afghan openers here! Back of a length, on middle and leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz moves a bit to his right and helps it over fine leg for a biggie. 23 runs off the over! |
| 1 | 3.5 | 3.5: Tinotenda Maposa to Ibrahim Zadran, On a length, on leg, Ibrahim Zadran knocks it towards mid on for a single. |
| 4 | 3.4 | 3.4: Tinotenda Maposa to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Make it four boundaries! 50 comes up in a flash for Afghanistan. On a length, outside off, Ibrahim Zadran uses the pace of the ball and steers it in the gap through backward point for yet another boundary. |
| 4 | 3.3 | 3.3: Tinotenda Maposa to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR AGAIN! Hat-trick of boundaries from Ibrahim Zadran! This is some striking. On a length, outside off, Ibrahim Zadran makes room and drives it elegantly through extra cover for the third boundary in a row. |
| 4 | 3.2 | 3.2: Tinotenda Maposa to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR MORE! Back-to-back boundaries from Ibrahim Zadran! Slightly shorter again, on middle and leg, Ibrahim Zadran winds up and pulls it again through mid-wicket for another boundary. |
| 4 | 3.1 | 3.1: Tinotenda Maposa to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Top shot from Ibrahim Zadran! Back of a length, on middle and leg, Ibrahim Zadran moves to his left and pulls it powerfully over wide of mid on for a boundary. |
| 0 | 2.8 | 2.6: Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, On a length, down leg, Ibrahim Zadran looks to flick it but the ball hits his pads and rolls towards backward square leg. They collect a leg bye. |
| 0 | 2.7 | 2.5: Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, Follows the batters down the leg side, Ibrahim Zadran shuffles across and punches it to the cover fielder. |
| 0 | 2.6 | 2.4: Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, Good length, on off, Ibrahim Zadran blocks it solidly back towards the bowler. |
| 0 | 2.5 | 2.4: Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, FIVE WIDES! Bonus runs for Afghanistan! A wayward bouncer, down the leg side, Ibrahim Zadran leaves it alone. It goes way over the keeper's reach and races away to the fine leg fence. |
| 0 | 2.4 | 2.3: Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, Length again, sliding down leg, Ibrahim Zadran looks to flick it but wears it on his pads. A stifled appeal but turned down. |
| 1 | 2.3 | 2.2: Brad Evans to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hard length, on leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz flicks it to short fine leg for a single. |
| 0 | 2.2 | 2.1: Brad Evans to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Back of a length, on off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hops a bit and fends it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 2.1 | 2.1: Brad Evans to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Wide! On a length, down leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz leaves it alone. Brad Evans starts with a wide. |
| 0 | 1.6 | 1.6: Richard Ngarava to Ibrahim Zadran, Slower one, on off, Ibrahim Zadran fends it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 1.5 | 1.5: Richard Ngarava to Ibrahim Zadran, On a length, on middle and leg, Ibrahim Zadran flicks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 4 | 1.4 | 1.4: Richard Ngarava to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Top edge! Short of a length, outside off, Ibrahim Zadran moves forward and looks to slap it. Gets a top edge as the ball flies over short third for a boundary. |
| 0 | 1.3 | 1.3: Richard Ngarava to Ibrahim Zadran, Good length, on off, Ibrahim Zadran punches it to the mid off fielder. |
| 4 | 1.2 | 1.2: Richard Ngarava to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Streaky but they will take it! On a length, on off, Ibrahim Zadran looks to punch it but gets a thick inside edge as the ball races through short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 1 | 1.1 | 1.1: Richard Ngarava to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hard length, on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz fends it to short cover for a single. |
| 1 | 0.6 | 0.6: Wellington Masakadza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, A very expensive over from Wellington Masakadza! Much fuller, on off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4 | 0.5 | 0.5: Wellington Masakadza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR MORE! 18 off the over already and there is still one ball to go! Much fuller, on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets low and sweeps it through fine leg for a boundary. |
| 4 | 0.4 | 0.4: Wellington Masakadza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! The onslaught continues! Short and wide, Rahmanullah Gurbaz makes room and cuts it powerfully through backward point for yet another boundary. This is some start from Rahmanullah Gurbaz. |
| 6 | 0.3 | 0.3: Wellington Masakadza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! Even better from Rahmanullah Gurbaz! Short, on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz dances down the ground and clatters it over long on as the ball sails into the stands. Pressure on the bowler now. |
| 4 | 0.2 | 0.2: Wellington Masakadza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Off the mark in some style! A low full toss, on leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz picks it well and sweeps it magnificently through short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.1: Wellington Masakadza to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, A dot to start. Much fuller, on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz leans on and blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 19.7 | 19.6: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Richard Ngarava, OUT! That's a wrap. On a length around middle and leg, Richard Ngarava flicks this straight into the hands of Mujeeb Ur Rahman at the deep square leg fence. Mujeeb Ur Rahman fails to gather this cleanly but holds onto it in the end. Afghanistan have won the game by 9 runs. |
| 4 | 19.6 | 19.5: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Richard Ngarava, FOUR! Abdullah Ahmadzai searches for a yorker again but misses out and lands it in the slot for the batter. Richard Ngarava clears his front foot and slogs this one bounce over the fence towards deep mid-wicket region for four runs. |
| 1 | 19.5 | 19.4: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Wellington Masakadza, On a length around off, Wellington Masakadza hits this in the air towards mid off for a single. Sediqullah Atal takes it but it was a free hit. |
| 2 | 19.4 | 19.4: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Wellington Masakadza, NO BALL! A beamer around off, Wellington Masakadza chips this towards deep cover and runs a couple. Free Hit coming up! |
| 1 | 19.3 | 19.3: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Richard Ngarava, Yorker on off, this time. Richard Ngarava blocks this around silly point for one. |
| 0 | 19.2 | 19.2: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tinotenda Maposa, OUT! CASTLED! Way too good for a tailender. A perfect yorker, crashing into the roots of the leg stump. Tinotenda Maposa fails to get anything on it and the ball has crashed into the stumps, uprooting the leg pole. |
| 0 | 19.1 | 19.1: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tinotenda Maposa, Nails a wide yorker, around off. Tinotenda Maposa fails to get bat on ball. |
| 0 | 18.6 | 18.6: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Wellington Masakadza, On a length wide of off, Wellington Masakadza swings and misses. |
| 2 | 18.5 | 18.5: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Wellington Masakadza, Good length on middle and off, Wellington Masakadza tucks this to deep square leg and runs a couple. |
| 0 | 18.4 | 18.4: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tashinga Musekiwa, OUT! CAUGHT! Fazalhaq Farooqi shows his class as he outfoxes the batter. On a length around middle and off, much slower than usual. Tashinga Musekiwa swings early and ends up hitting this with the bottom hand off the handle. Tashinga Musekiwa finds Shahidullah Kamal at the deep mid-wicket fence and has to walk back after a brilliant cameo. |
| 2 | 18.3 | 18.3: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tashinga Musekiwa, Full toss around middle and off, Tashinga Musekiwa lofts this towards wide long on and takes two. |
| 6 | 18.2 | 18.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tashinga Musekiwa, SIX! ENORMOUS! Well, he's picked the bones out of it. On a length around middle and leg, Tashinga Musekiwa stays leg side to the pitch of it and smashes this almost onto the roof, straight down the ground for a massive six. |
| 0 | 18.1 | 18.1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tashinga Musekiwa, On a length around off, Tashinga Musekiwa swings and misses. |
| 4 | 17.6 | 17.6: Fareed Ahmad to Tinotenda Maposa, FOUR! Zimbabwe are still hanging on in this run chase. Full and wide outside off, Tinotenda Maposa opens the face of his bat and slices this towards the right of the fielder at backward point for a boundary to close the over. |
| 0 | 17.5 | 17.5: Fareed Ahmad to Brad Evans, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Spectacular from Rahmanullah Gurbaz and such catches win you matches. On a length around off, Brad Evans looks for the mighty heave. Gets an outside edge with the ball flying towards the right of the keeper. Rahmanullah Gurbaz dives to his right at full stretch and takes a stunner to send Evans back. More importantly, saves a boundary for his side. |
| 1 | 17.4 | 17.4: Fareed Ahmad to Tashinga Musekiwa, Good length around off, Tashinga Musekiwa scuffs the drive off the inside of his bat towards the bowler's right. Brad Evans backs up a bit too much and is sent back. Fareed Ahmad picks it up and looks to run Evan out on the non-striker's end but misses. With no backup Zimbabwe gets a run here. |
| 4 | 17.3 | 17.3: Fareed Ahmad to Tashinga Musekiwa, FOUR! PULLED AWAY! Bumper, around middle and leg, Tashinga Musekiwa moves to his leg side and pulls this out of the middle of his bat. Hits this in the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for four runs. |
| 1 | 17.2 | 17.2: Fareed Ahmad to Brad Evans, Good length on off, Brad Evans dabs this to mid on and takes one. |
| 0 | 17.1 | 17.1: Fareed Ahmad to Clive Madande, OUT! BOWLED'EM! What a pleasing sight for the pacers' community this wicket would be. Fareed comes round the wicket, bowls it on a hard length, angling it back into the batter. Clive Madande shuffled towards his leg side and looked to slog but missed out completely. The ball sneaks past the batter and rattles into the timber, uprooting the leg stump out of the ground. |
| 1 | 16.6 | 16.6: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Clive Madande, Another one in the slot around middle and off, Clive Madande rolls this to long on for one. |
| 1 | 16.5 | 16.5: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tashinga Musekiwa, Good length, on middle and leg, Tashinga Musekiwa gets it away through square leg for one. |
| 0 | 16.4 | 16.4: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tashinga Musekiwa, Full and just wide of off, Tashinga Musekiwa gives it a mighty heave but misses out. |
| 4 | 16.3 | 16.3: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tashinga Musekiwa, FOUR! Excellent batting from Tashinga Musekiwa as he finds the fence. Full toss on off, Tashinga Musekiwa moves a shade to his leg side and opens up the off side. Drives this through the gap between extra cover and mid off for a boundary. |
| 1 | 16.2 | 16.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Clive Madande, On a length going down the leg side, Clive Madande tickles this to fine leg for one. |
| 1 | 16.1 | 16.1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tashinga Musekiwa, Full and wide of off, Tashinga Musekiwa drives this to mid off for one. |
| 0 | 15.6 | 15.6: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Clive Madande, Floated into the batter around off, Clive Madande goes onto his back foot and looks to tuck this around mid-wicket but misses out and his hit high on his thigh pad. |
| 2 | 15.5 | 15.5: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Clive Madande, Fuller on off, Clive Madande guides this to short third and takes a single. A wild throw towards the non-striker's end gifts a second to the hosts. |
| 0 | 15.4 | 15.4: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ryan Burl, OUT! TIMBER! Mujeeb Ur Rahman creates the difference by picking up Ryan Burl. Darted into the stumps from Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Burl looks to slog this deep into the stands but misses out. The ball sneak past his bat and rattles the timber behind him. |
| 6 | 15.3 | 15.3: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ryan Burl, SIX! SLOGGED AWAY! Tossed up around middle and leg, Ryan Burl clears his front foot from the line of it and slogs this right out of the middle of his bat over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region for six. |
| 3 | 15.2 | 15.2: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa, Fired around off, Tashinga Musekiwa swings hard at it but manages an outside edge that lobs behind short third. A good effort from the fielder chasing this keeps it down to three saving a run for the side. |
| 2 | 15.1 | 15.1: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa, Tossed up on off, Tashinga Musekiwa chips this towards deep cover for two. |
| 0 | 14.6 | 14.6: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ryan Burl, Bumper, down the leg, Ryan Burl gets inside the line and looks to hook it away but misses out. Appeal for caught behind from Rahmanullah Gurbaz but the umpire turns it down. |
| 0 | 14.5 | 14.5: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ryan Burl, Short pitched wide of off, Ryan Burl hangs onto the back foot and looks to cut this over point but misses out. |
| 6 | 14.4 | 14.4: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ryan Burl, SIX! FLICKED AWAY FOR SIX! On a length, going down the leg side, Ryan Burl gets inside the line of it and just flicks this with pure timing. The ball sails over the fence towards the fine leg region for a biggie. Zimbabwe get past 150 in the 15th over. |
| 0 | 14.3 | 14.3: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ryan Burl, On a length around off, Ryan Burl walks across and looks to nudge this around mid-wicket but misses out. |
| 1 | 14.2 | 14.2: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tashinga Musekiwa, Good length on off, Tashinga Musekiwa works this towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 2 | 14.1 | 14.1: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tashinga Musekiwa, Back of a length around middle and leg, Tashinga Musekiwa smashes this to deep square and takes two. |
| 6 | 13.6 | 13.6: Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Burl, SIX! Ryan Burl is keeping the chase alive for Zimbabwe. Tossed up on middle and off, Ryan Burl goes down on a knee and slogs this up and over the fielder at wide long on for a huge six. Zimbabwe now need 69 off the last 6 overs. |
| 1 | 13.5 | 13.5: Mohammad Nabi to Tashinga Musekiwa, Tossed up on off, Tashinga Musekiwa rolls this to long off for one. |
| 0 | 13.4 | 13.4: Mohammad Nabi to Tashinga Musekiwa, Fired across on off, Tashinga Musekiwa drills this to short extra cover. |
| 1 | 13.3 | 13.3: Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Burl, Quicker one, around off, Ryan Burl guides this to the right of point and sneaks a quick single. |
| 6 | 13.2 | 13.2: Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Burl, SIX! UP AND OVER FOR SIX! Flighted around off, Ryan Burl clears his front foot from the line of it and just eases this up and over the fence towards the long off region for a biggie. |
| 2 | 13.1 | 13.1: Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Burl, Tossed up on off, Ryan Burl smashes this towards wide long off for a couple. |
| 0 | 12.6 | 12.6: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tashinga Musekiwa, Yorker once again, around off, Tashinga Musekiwa blocks. |
| 0 | 12.5 | 12.5: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Brian Bennett, OUT! CAUGHT! Abdullah Ahmadzai strikes gold as he dismisses Brian Bennett in this chase. Back of a length, into the batter, Brian Bennett backs away and looks to loft this over mid off but ends up hitting this straight at Ibrahim Zadran at the mid off position. |
| 0 | 12.4 | 12.4: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Brian Bennett, Excellent wide yorker, around off, Brian Bennett fails to get anything on it. |
| 2 | 12.3 | 12.3: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Brian Bennett, Another poor piece of fielding effort from Darwish Rasooli at deep point and one turns to two for Zimbabwe. Rahmanullah Gurbaz doesn't hide his frustration this time. Full and wide of off, Brian Bennett drives this straight to Darwish Rasooli at deep point but he fails to gather this clean and the batters run two. |
| 2 | 12.2 | 12.2: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Brian Bennett, Short and wide of off, Brian Bennett cuts this to deep point for one but a misfield from Darwish Rasooli gifts BB and Zimbabwe the second. |
| 1 | 12.1 | 12.1: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ryan Burl, Yorker on off, Ryan Burl could do nothing but just block this out. |
| 1 | 11.7 | 11.6: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Ryan Burl, Full and on off, Ryan Burl drives this to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 0 | 11.6 | 11.6: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Ryan Burl, WIDE! Darted wide outside off, Ryan Burl leaves it. Wided. |
| 2 | 11.5 | 11.5: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Ryan Burl, Quicker one, on off, Ryan Burl drills this down the ground to long on for two. |
| 6 | 11.4 | 11.4: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Ryan Burl, SIX! Time for Burl to have some fun now. Fuller around middle and off, Ryan Burl slogs this far into the stands toward the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six. |
| 1 | 11.3 | 11.3: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Brian Bennett, Quicker on, around the pads, Brian Bennett tucks this to mid-wicket for one. |
| 2 | 11.2 | 11.2: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Brian Bennett, Pushed through on the pads, Brian Bennett tucks this through mid-wicket and scampers back for two. |
| 4 | 11.1 | 11.1: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Brian Bennett, FOUR! As straight as an arrow. Tossed up on off, Brian Bennett stays leg side to it and hammers this up and over the bowler, slightly to his right for four. |
| 0 | 10.6 | 10.6: Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Burl, Fuller on off, Ryan Burl drives this to cover for no run. A successful over ends for Afghanistan and Nabi. |
| 0 | 10.5 | 10.5: Mohammad Nabi to Sikandar Raza, OUT! CASTLED! Raza departs against the run of play. Tossed up, down the leg side, Sikandar Raza goes down and looks to sweep but the ball hits the inner edge and then hits on the pad. It next hits the glove of the batter and deflects back onto the stumps. That is so unfortunate for Raza, but Afghanistan are all pumped up now! |
| 2 | 10.4 | 10.4: Mohammad Nabi to Sikandar Raza, Pushed through on off, Sikandar Raza smashes this to deep mid-wicket and takes two. Raza brings up his half-century with this couple. |
| 4 | 10.3 | 10.3: Mohammad Nabi to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! Nabi errs in length and Raza makes him pay. Low full toss, on middle and off, Sikandar Raza goes down on a knee and slogs this into the gap towards the deep mid-wicket fielder's left for four. |
| 0 | 10.2 | 10.2: Mohammad Nabi to Sikandar Raza, Yorker from round the wicket, on off, Sikandar Raza blocks. |
| 6 | 10.1 | 10.1: Mohammad Nabi to Sikandar Raza, SIX! MONSTROUS FROM RAZA! Short and turning back into the batter, Sikandar Raza clears his front foot from the line of it and slogs this deep into the crowd towards the deep mid-wicket region for a massively hit six. |
| 0 | 9.6 | 9.6: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Brian Bennett, Sharafuddin Ashraf drags his length back, outside off. Brian Bennett punches it to cover. |
| 2 | 9.5 | 9.5: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Brian Bennett, A touch fuller, on off and middle. Brian Bennett skips down the track and punches it wide of the long on fielder for a brace. |
| 1 | 9.4 | 9.4: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Sikandar Raza, Flighted, fuller, on off. Sikandar Raza drives it gently to long off for a single. |
| 0 | 9.3 | 9.3: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Sikandar Raza, Slower through the air, short on off. Sikandar Raza stabs it, but straight to the hands of the cover fielder. |
| 1 | 9.2 | 9.2: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Brian Bennett, Flat and short, on off and middle. Brian Bennett crouches down to sweep it to left of deep square leg for a comfortable single. |
| 0 | 9.1 | 9.1: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Brian Bennett, Tossed up, on off. Brian Bennett slices it to short third. |
| 4 | 8.6 | 8.6: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! Another expensive over from Afghanistan! Abdullah Ahmadzai once again offers a shorter one, just outside off. Sikandar Raza hangs back and punches it toward the deep cover fence for another boundary. |
| 6 | 8.5 | 8.5: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Sikandar Raza, SIX! Oh my word... this is out of the park! Short of a length, on off and middle. Sikandar Raza rocks back and pulls the delivery up and over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen. |
| 1 | 8.4 | 8.4: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Brian Bennett, Low full toss, around off. Brian Bennett drives it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 6 | 8.3 | 8.3: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Brian Bennett, SIX! INNOVATIVE FROM BB! Back of a length around off, Brian Bennett shuffles across and ramps this behind the stumps over fine leg for a biggie. Brian Bennett moves to 32 off 19 with this biggie. |
| 1 | 8.2 | 8.2: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Sikandar Raza, Good length on middle and off, Raza smashes this to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 1 | 8.1 | 8.1: Abdullah Ahmadzai to Brian Bennett, Much fuller, wide outside off. Brian Bennett steers it toward deep backward point for one. |
| 4 | 7.7 | 7.6: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! TOP SHOT! A touch fuller from Sharafuddin, angling it down the leg side. Sikandar Raza swivels it over the short fine leg fielder and the ball bounces off toward the fence for four runs. |
| 0 | 7.6 | 7.6: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Sikandar Raza, WIDE! Fuller, but sprays it wide outside off, beyond the tramline. Sikandar Raza makes a leave and gets the bonus run. |
| 0 | 7.5 | 7.5: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Sikandar Raza, Much fuller, on middle. Sikandar Raza jams it away. |
| 1 | 7.4 | 7.4: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Brian Bennett, Flat and fuller, down the leg side. Brian Bennett sweeps it toward deep square leg for one. |
| 1 | 7.3 | 7.3: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Sikandar Raza, Pitches it up, on leg. Sikandar Raza tucks it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 0 | 7.2 | 7.2: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Sikandar Raza, Pitches it up, angling it down the leg side. Sikandar Raza misses the flick and hits on his pad. |
| 1 | 7.1 | 7.1: Sharafuddin Ashraf to Brian Bennett, Fuller, on off. Brian Bennett punches it to long off for one. |
| 4 | 6.6 | 6.6: Fareed Ahmad to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! Sloppy fielding at the deep! Fareed Ahmad pitches it up, wide outside off. Sikandar Raza carves it away toward the sweeper cover region. The fielder moves to his right, slides away, but the ball escapes from his body and the batter gets the boundary. |
| 0 | 6.5 | 6.5: Fareed Ahmad to Sikandar Raza, Full and wide outside off. Sikandar Raza offers no shot at it. |
| 4 | 6.4 | 6.4: Fareed Ahmad to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! Runs are flowing thick and fast for Zimbabwe! Short and wide outside off. Sikandar Raza rocks back and slaps it hard toward the right of the sweeper cover fielder for a boundary. |
| 2 | 6.3 | 6.3: Fareed Ahmad to Sikandar Raza, Full, pitching it just outside off and angling it away. Sikandar Raza charges down the track and slices it over extra cover to get two runs. |
| 1 | 6.2 | 6.2: Fareed Ahmad to Brian Bennett, Short of a length, around off. Brian Bennett punches it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 2 | 6.1 | 6.1: Fareed Ahmad to Brian Bennett, Back of a length, on middle. Brian Bennett punches it toward the left of the long on fielder. He does well to sprint and flick the ball to keep it in the field of play. Meanwhile, the batters take a couple. |
| 4 | 5.6 | 5.6: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! Sikandar Raza ends the Powerplay with a boundary! Shortish, on off and middle. Sikandar Raza opens his stance and swings it wide of the long on fielder for four runs. |
| 3 | 5.5 | 5.5: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brian Bennett, Short, around off. Brian Bennett rocks back and punches it wide of cover. The ball rolls away, but the fielder at the cover region does well to sprint back and slides to cut it to three runs. |
| 0 | 5.4 | 5.4: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sikandar Raza, Leg bye! An appeal for LBW but turned down! This one is flat and fuller, around leg. Sikandar Raza looks to slog it away, clearing his front leg, but the ball sneaks past the inner edge and hits the back pad. The ball rolls away toward fine leg and the batter has taken a bye. It seems the pitching it just outside leg. |
| 2 | 5.3 | 5.3: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sikandar Raza, Short, on the stumps. Sikandar Raza makes room and punches it toward sweeper cover for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 5.2 | 5.2: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sikandar Raza, Quick and fuller, around off. Sikandar Raza lunges and pushes it to cover. |
| 0 | 5.1 | 5.1: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sikandar Raza, Flat and fuller, outside off. Sikandar Raza pushes it toward the leg side. |
| 0 | 4.6 | 4.6: Fareed Ahmad to Brian Bennett, Short, on off. Brian Bennett looks for a pull and misses to hits his back thigh pad. |
| 6 | 4.5 | 4.5: Fareed Ahmad to Brian Bennett, SIX! Up and over the boundary cushion! Ahmad bowls it a tad fuller, on leg and middle. Brian Bennett shuffles across the stump and scoops it to use the pace of the delivery to sail it over the deep fine leg fence for a biggie. |
| 4 | 4.4 | 4.4: Fareed Ahmad to Brian Bennett, FOUR! More runs for Zimbabwe! Good-length delivery, on leg. Brian Bennett flicks it from the inner part of his willow toward wide of the short fine leg fielder for a boundary. |
| 0 | 4.3 | 4.3: Fareed Ahmad to Brian Bennett, Swing and a miss! Fareed Ahmad delivers back of a length, on off. Brian Bennett makes room toward the leg side to lash it over cover, but his swing is nowhere near the delivery. |
| 1 | 4.2 | 4.2: Fareed Ahmad to Sikandar Raza, Back of a length, on middle. Sikandar Raza clears his front foot to go big toward the leg side, but ends up steering it toward wide of point for a single. |
| 4 | 4.1 | 4.1: Fareed Ahmad to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! SMASHED AWAY! Short pitched around middle and off, Sikandar Raza plants his front foot away towards his leg side and pulls this flat over the fielder at mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 1 | 3.6 | 3.6: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sikandar Raza, Fired into the batter, Sikandar Raza backs away and tucks this towards short fine leg for a single. |
| 0 | 3.5 | 3.5: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sikandar Raza, Quicker one on off, Sikandar Raza defends this out. |
| 1 | 3.4 | 3.4: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brian Bennett, Darted onto the pads, BB tucks this through square leg for one. |
| 0 | 3.3 | 3.3: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brian Bennett, Floated around off, Brian Bennett hits this well but finds the fielder. |
| 0 | 3.2 | 3.2: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sikandar Raza, LEG BYE! Raza misses out on a sweep and gets it away off his pads toward the onside for a leg bye. |
| 0 | 3.1 | 3.1: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brian Bennett, Leg bye! Pitches it up, angling it down the leg side. Brian Bennett misses the flick, hits the pad, and the ball rolsl toward toward wide of short fine leg for a single. |
| 0 | 2.6 | 2.6: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sikandar Raza, Back of a length, on off. Sikandar Raza pats it to point. |
| 0 | 2.5 | 2.5: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Brendan Taylor, OUT! TAKEN! Fazalhaq Farooqi strikes for Afghanistan! He bowls it fuller, angling it in on the stumps. Brendan Taylor attempts to punch it down the ground but miscues his shot. The ball loops toward mid on and Mujeeb Ur Rahman scoops the dolly safely around his right shoulder. |
| 2 | 2.4 | 2.4: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Brendan Taylor, Full, outside off. Brendan Taylor drives it to cover. The fielder fumbles, and the batters gets a double. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Brendan Taylor, Back of a length, just outside off. Brendan Taylor tries to poke at it but gets beaten on the outer edge. |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Brendan Taylor, On a length, on middle and leg. Brendan Taylor flicks it to deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 2.1 | 2.1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dion Myers, OUT! DION MYERS IS RUN OUT! This is exceptionally done by Fareed Ahmad! Pitches it up, around off. Dion Myers attempts to stab it away, but gets an inner edge and the ball rolls to short fine. Dion Myers sets off to take a single, but gets sent back and rightfully so. Ahmad fields it well and throws it directly to the stumps at the striker's end. The big screen shows that Myers drags his bat, but it's just an inch away when the ball hits the stump. Zimbabwe loses their first wicket! |
| 0 | 1.8 | 1.6: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brian Bennett, Mujeeb Ur Rahman drags his length back, around off. Brian Bennett punches it to the cover fielder. |
| 1 | 1.7 | 1.5: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dion Myers, Short, on off and middle. Dion Myers pulls it to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 1.6 | 1.4: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dion Myers, Fuller, angling it down the leg side. Dion Myers soft hands it to mid-wicket. |
| 2 | 1.5 | 1.3: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dion Myers, Googly, touh fuller, on off. Dion Myers works it across the line to long on for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 1.4 | 1.3: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dion Myers, WIDE! Pitches it up, down the leg. Dion Myers looks to sweep it away but misses. There is a confident shout for caught behind, but turned down. |
| 0 | 1.3 | 1.3: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dion Myers, WIDE! Short, down the leg side. Dion Myers misses the flick. |
| 1 | 1.2 | 1.2: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brian Bennett, Tap and single! Mujeeb Ur Rahman drags his length back, on middle. Brian Bennett hangs back and nudges it to long on for one. |
| 0 | 1.1 | 1.1: Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dion Myers, Leg bye! Short, just outside off. Dion Myers misses his flick and wears it on his upper pad. The ball bounces off toward short fine leg and gets a single. |
| 1 | 0.6 | 0.6: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dion Myers, Fuller, outside off. Dion Myers drives it to left of the mid off fielder, but he does well to dive and makes a half stop. The batter crosses for a single. |
| 1 | 0.5 | 0.5: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Brian Bennett, Short, on off. Brian Bennett guides it wide of point for one. |
| 4 | 0.4 | 0.4: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Brian Bennett, FOUR! Excellent shot! Good-length delivery, on leg. Farooqi tries to replicate like the first delivery, but this time Brian Bennett rocks back and tickles it away to beat the keeper and gets the first boundary of the inning. |
| 1 | 0.3 | 0.3: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dion Myers, Pitches it up, on off. Dion Myers soft hands it toward mid off and scoots for the single. Dion Myers is off his mark! |
| 0 | 0.2 | 0.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dion Myers, Much fuller this time, just outside off, angling it across the line. Dion Myers drives it well but straight to the extra cover fielder. |
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Brian Bennett, Leg bye! Good start from Fazalhaq Farooqi! He bowls it on a length, pitching it just outside off and nips it back to the right-hander. Brian Bennett looks to tuck it away but gets beaten and wears on his pad. The ball rolls toward cover and the batter takes the single. |