Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 2nd ODI, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 2024

Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2nd ODI: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare, December 19, 2024

Zimbabwe

ZIM

54/10 (17.5)

Afghanistan

AFG

286/6 (50)

Finished

AFG won by 232 runs.

Afghanistan InningAFG Inning286/6 (50 ov)

Zimbabwe InningZIM Inning54/10 (17.5 ov)

Commentary

0.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Ben Curran goes forward, plays it with soft hands towards square leg, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

0.2

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ben Curran goes forward, plays it with soft hands towards point, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

0.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ben Curran goes forward, plays it with soft hands towards short cover, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

0.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Ben Curran goes forward to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

0.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Curran, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ben Curran goes forward to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

0.6

Ben Curran runout (H Shahidi) 0 (6) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Curran, no run, runout (H Shahidi), Run out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Ben Curran misjudged the single and paid the price. Ben Curran goes forward to hit it straight to the fielder, but the throw was right on the money. Ben Curran was run out by a comfortable margin.

End of over 1 (0 runs)

Ben Curran 0 (6)

Tadiwanashe Marumani 0 (0)

Zimbabwe 0/1

Fazalhaq Farooqi 1-1-0-0

1.1

Azmatullah Omarzai to Dion Myers, 1 run, Azmatullah Omarzai delivers fast ball at full length, Dion Myers goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at short cover for 1 run.

1.2

Azmatullah Omarzai to Tadiwanashe Marumani, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, goes forward, plays flick shot, towards the deep square leg for 1 run.

1.3

Azmatullah Omarzai to Dion Myers, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Dion Myers goes forward, dabs it towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly, and makes a brilliant stop.

1.4

Azmatullah Omarzai to Dion Myers, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Dion Myers goes forward, plays it with soft hands towards short cover, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

1.5

Azmatullah Omarzai to Dion Myers, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Dion Myers goes forward, plays it with soft hands towards mid on, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

1.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Dion Myers, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Dion Myers goes forward, plays it with soft hands towards mid on, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

End of over 2 (2 runs)

Dion Myers 1 (5)

Tadiwanashe Marumani 1 (1)

Zimbabwe 2/1

Azmatullah Omarzai 1-0-2-0

Fazalhaq Farooqi 1-1-0-0

2.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tadiwanashe Marumani, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a sharp delivery, and Tadiwanashe Marumani goes forward to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

2.2

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tadiwanashe Marumani, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Tadiwanashe Marumani goes forward to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

2.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tadiwanashe Marumani, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Tadiwanashe Marumani goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

2.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tadiwanashe Marumani, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tadiwanashe Marumani goes forward to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

2.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tadiwanashe Marumani, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Tadiwanashe Marumani goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.

2.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tadiwanashe Marumani, 1 run, Fazalhaq Farooqi delivers fast ball at full length, Tadiwanashe Marumani goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.

End of over 3 (1 runs)

Tadiwanashe Marumani 2 (7)

Dion Myers 1 (5)

Zimbabwe 3/1

Fazalhaq Farooqi 2-1-1-0

Azmatullah Omarzai 1-0-2-0

3.1

Azmatullah Omarzai to Tadiwanashe Marumani, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai bowls a sharp delivery, and Tadiwanashe Marumani goes forward to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

3.2

Azmatullah Omarzai to Tadiwanashe Marumani, 1 run, Tadiwanashe Marumani goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.

3.3

Azmatullah Omarzai to Dion Myers, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai bowls a sharp delivery, and Dion Myers goes forward to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

3.4

Azmatullah Omarzai to Dion Myers, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Dion Myers hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

3.5

Azmatullah Omarzai to Dion Myers, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Dion Myers hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

3.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Dion Myers, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Dion Myers hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.

End of over 4 (1 runs)

Dion Myers 1 (9)

Tadiwanashe Marumani 3 (9)

Zimbabwe 4/1

Azmatullah Omarzai 2-0-3-0

Fazalhaq Farooqi 2-1-1-0

4.1

Tadiwanashe Marumani c I Alikhil b F Farooqi 3 (10) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tadiwanashe Marumani, no run, c I Alikhil b F Farooqi, Caught out !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Tadiwanashe Marumani hangs in the crease to try a high-risk defensive shot, edged!! and the ball finds safe hands of Ikram Alikhil, who makes no mistake in taking the catch, and Tadiwanashe Marumani is out.

4.2

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot Ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, and Craig Ervine hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

4.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Craig Ervine hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.

4.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Craig Ervine hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.

4.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot Ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, and Craig Ervine hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

4.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

End of over 5 (0 runs)

Craig Ervine 0 (5)

Dion Myers 1 (9)

Zimbabwe 4/2

Fazalhaq Farooqi 3-2-1-1

Azmatullah Omarzai 2-0-3-0

5.1

Azmatullah Omarzai to Dion Myers, no run, Dot Ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, and Dion Myers hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

1wd

5.2

Azmatullah Omarzai to Dion Myers, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball good length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Dion Myers with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.

5.2

Azmatullah Omarzai to Dion Myers, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Dion Myers hangs in the crease, dabs punch with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

5.3

Dion Myers c S Atal b A Omarzai 1 (12) Azmatullah Omarzai to Dion Myers, no run, c S Atal b A Omarzai, Caught out !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Dion Myers hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting defensive shot towards slip, edged!! and flies straight to Sediqullah Atal, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Dion Myers.

5.4

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sean Williams, 1 run, Sean Williams hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an outswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.

5.5

Azmatullah Omarzai to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the leg stump, Azmatullah Omarzai sends down a sharp delivery, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.

5.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the stumps, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

End of over 6 (2 runs)

Craig Ervine 0 (7)

Sean Williams 1 (1)

Zimbabwe 6/3

Azmatullah Omarzai 3-0-5-1

Fazalhaq Farooqi 3-2-1-1

6.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sean Williams, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Sean Williams hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

6.2

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sean Williams, 1 run, Sean Williams hangs in the crease to take outswinger of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook defensive shot, edged!! and the ball sails towards deep point for 1 run.

6.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot Ball !! slower ball, good length, on the off stump, and Craig Ervine hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

6.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot Ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the off stump, and Craig Ervine hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

6.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Craig Ervine, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump. Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

6.6

Craig Ervine c S Atal b F Farooqi 4 (11) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Craig Ervine, no run, c S Atal b F Farooqi, Caught out !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting defensive shot towards slip, edged!! and flies straight to Sediqullah Atal, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Craig Ervine.

End of over 7 (5 runs)

Craig Ervine 4 (11)

Sean Williams 2 (3)

Zimbabwe 11/4

Fazalhaq Farooqi 4-2-6-2

Azmatullah Omarzai 3-0-5-1

7.1

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sean Williams, no run, Dot Ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, and Sean Williams hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

1wd

7.2

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sean Williams, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! outswinger good length, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai strays from his line, sending it too far outside the off-stump. The Umpire calls it a wide.

7.2

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sean Williams, no run, Dot Ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, and Sean Williams hangs on and tries to hit hook, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

7.3

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sean Williams, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Sean Williams hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

7.4

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sean Williams, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Sean Williams hangs in the crease, dabs drive with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

7.5

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sean Williams, 1 run, Sean Williams hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.

7.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the stumps, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

End of over 8 (2 runs)

Sikandar Raza 0 (1)

Sean Williams 3 (8)

Zimbabwe 13/4

Azmatullah Omarzai 4-0-7-1

Fazalhaq Farooqi 4-2-6-2

8.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sean Williams, 1 run, Sean Williams hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an outswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.

8.2

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

8.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sean Williams, 3 runs, Sean Williams hangs in the crease to take inswinger of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 3 runs.

8.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.

8.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

8.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

End of over 9 (5 runs)

Sikandar Raza 1 (5)

Sean Williams 7 (10)

Zimbabwe 18/4

Fazalhaq Farooqi 5-2-11-2

Azmatullah Omarzai 4-0-7-1

9.1

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sean Williams, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Sean Williams hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

9.2

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sean Williams, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Sean Williams hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward slip, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

9.3

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sean Williams, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Sean Williams hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

9.4

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sean Williams, Four, Four !! bouncer, short length, on the leg stump. Sean Williams hangs in the crease, hits hook in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

9.5

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sean Williams, 1 run, Sean Williams hangs in the crease and plays defensive shot off an outswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at third man for 1 run.

9.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.

End of over 10 (10 runs)

Sikandar Raza 2 (6)

Sean Williams 16 (15)

Zimbabwe 28/4

Azmatullah Omarzai 5-0-17-1

Fazalhaq Farooqi 5-2-11-2

10.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and dabs flick shot with soft hands, edged!! and the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

10.2

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.

10.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

10.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sikandar Raza, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump. Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

10.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.

10.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.

End of over 11 (4 runs)

Sikandar Raza 6 (12)

Sean Williams 16 (15)

Zimbabwe 32/4

Fazalhaq Farooqi 6-2-15-2

Azmatullah Omarzai 5-0-17-1

11.1

Allah Ghazanfar to Sean Williams, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Sean Williams hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

11.2

Allah Ghazanfar to Sean Williams, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, and Sean Williams hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

11.3

Sean Williams b AM Ghazanfar 16 (18) Allah Ghazanfar to Sean Williams, no run, b AM Ghazanfar, Bowled out !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Sean Williams hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.

11.4

Allah Ghazanfar to Brian Bennett, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, and Brian Bennett hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

11.5

Brian Bennett c S Atal b AM Ghazanfar 0 (2) Allah Ghazanfar to Brian Bennett, no run, c S Atal b AM Ghazanfar, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Brian Bennett hangs in the crease to try a high-risk defensive shot, edged!! and the ball finds safe hands of Sediqullah Atal, who makes no mistake in taking the catch, and Brian Bennett is out.

11.6

Allah Ghazanfar to Newman Nyamhuri, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, and Newman Nyamhuri hangs on and tries to hit sweep, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

End of over 12 (0 runs)

Newman Nyamhuri 0 (1)

Sikandar Raza 6 (12)

Zimbabwe 32/6

Allah Ghazanfar 1-1-0-2

Fazalhaq Farooqi 6-2-15-2

12.1

Naveed Zadran to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.

12.2

Naveed Zadran to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

12.3

Naveed Zadran to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

12.4

Naveed Zadran to Sikandar Raza, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

12.5

Naveed Zadran to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at third man for 1 run.

12.6

Naveed Zadran to Newman Nyamhuri, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Naveed Zadran sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Newman Nyamhuri hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.

End of over 13 (5 runs)

Newman Nyamhuri 0 (2)

Sikandar Raza 11 (17)

Zimbabwe 37/6

Naveed Zadran 1-0-5-0

Allah Ghazanfar 1-1-0-2

13.1

Allah Ghazanfar to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Allah Ghazanfar delivers off break ball at full length, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.

13.2

Allah Ghazanfar to Newman Nyamhuri, 1 run, Newman Nyamhuri hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.

13.3

Allah Ghazanfar to Sikandar Raza, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, plays flick shot, gets an edge!, in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.

13.4

Allah Ghazanfar to Sikandar Raza, 2 runs, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

13.5

Allah Ghazanfar to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and dabs drive with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

13.6

Allah Ghazanfar to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

End of over 14 (8 runs)

Sikandar Raza 18 (22)

Newman Nyamhuri 1 (3)

Zimbabwe 45/6

Allah Ghazanfar 2-1-8-2

Naveed Zadran 1-0-5-0

14.1

Naveed Zadran to Newman Nyamhuri, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Newman Nyamhuri hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

14.2

Newman Nyamhuri b N Zadran 1 (5) Naveed Zadran to Newman Nyamhuri, no run, b N Zadran, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Newman Nyamhuri hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.

14.3

Naveed Zadran to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Naveed Zadran sends down a sharp delivery, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.

14.4

Naveed Zadran to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

14.5

Naveed Zadran to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

14.6

Naveed Zadran to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease and dabs cut with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

End of over 15 (0 runs)

Richard Ngarava 0 (4)

Sikandar Raza 18 (22)

Zimbabwe 45/7

Naveed Zadran 2-1-5-1

Allah Ghazanfar 2-1-8-2

15.1

Allah Ghazanfar to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards long on, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

15.2

Allah Ghazanfar to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

15.3

Allah Ghazanfar to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

15.4

Allah Ghazanfar to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

15.5

Allah Ghazanfar to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

15.6

Allah Ghazanfar to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

End of over 16 (0 runs)

Sikandar Raza 18 (28)

Richard Ngarava 0 (4)

Zimbabwe 45/7

Allah Ghazanfar 3-2-8-2

Naveed Zadran 2-1-5-1

16.1

Naveed Zadran to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, and Richard Ngarava hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

16.2

Naveed Zadran to Richard Ngarava, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

16.3

Naveed Zadran to Richard Ngarava, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Richard Ngarava elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long off region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.

16.4

Richard Ngarava c I Alikhil b N Zadran 8 (8) Naveed Zadran to Richard Ngarava, no run, c I Alikhil b N Zadran, Caught out !! bouncer, short length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting hook towards short fine leg, edged!! and flies straight to Ikram Alikhil, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Richard Ngarava.

16.5

Trevor Gwandu lbw b N Zadran 0 (1) Naveed Zadran to Trevor Gwandu, no run, lbw b N Zadran, Out LBW !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Trevor Gwandu hangs in the crease, strives to play it across the bat but fails to connect and ball strikes the pad, leading to an LBW appeal by Naveed Zadran, which is accepted by the umpire, resulting in Trevor Gwandu dismissal.

16.6

Naveed Zadran to Tinotenda Maposa, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Tinotenda Maposa hangs in the crease, trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.

End of over 17 (8 runs)

Tinotenda Maposa 0 (1)

Sikandar Raza 18 (28)

Zimbabwe 53/9

Naveed Zadran 3-1-13-3

Allah Ghazanfar 3-2-8-2

17.1

Allah Ghazanfar to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

17.2

Allah Ghazanfar to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Allah Ghazanfar sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.

17.3

Allah Ghazanfar to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, dabs pull with soft hands toward deep mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

17.4

Allah Ghazanfar to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed sweep off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

17.5

Tinotenda Maposa st I Alikhil b AM Ghazanfar 0 (2) Allah Ghazanfar to Tinotenda Maposa, no run, st I Alikhil b AM Ghazanfar, Stumped out !! off break ball, full length on the off stump, Tinotenda Maposa hangs in the crease, tries to slam it, but Tinotenda Maposa fails to make contact with the ball, and Ikram Alikhil completes the stumping to send Tinotenda Maposa back to the dressing room.