WC 2015

Scorecard - 8th Match, Pool B, United Arab Emirates vs Zimbabwe at Saxton Oval, Nelson, New Zealand (18 Feb 2015)

United Arab Emirates

285/7 (50) RR:5.7

Zimbabwe won by 4 wkts

MOM: Sean Williams

Zimbabwe

286/6 (48) RR:5.96

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49.3 - Chatara to Amjad Javed, FOUR, top edge and it clears the man at short fine leg. Slower ball from Chatara, Javed pulls and gets lucky with the edge. The fielder gives chase but the ball wins the race

49.1 - Chatara to Amjad Javed, byes, FOUR, poor work from keeper Taylor! Slower delivery outside off stump, Javed swings and misses. It should have been a dot ball, but he's conceded four runs

49.0 - Panyangara to Naveed, FOUR, what a strike and UAE have got 20 runs in the over! Panyangara bowls a juicy full ball, as always, Naveed stays leg-side and loft-drives it over the infield. The ball runs away to the deep extra-cover fence

48.2 - Panyangara to Amjad Javed, FOUR, oh that is hit very hard. Panyangara misses the yorker again, Javed muscles the drive in the air, it goes flat and to the right of extra-cover, long-off runs to his left, but the ball wins the race

48.1 - Panyangara to Amjad Javed, FOUR, no one at sweeper cover and it's a safe shot! Panyangara missed the yorker by an inch and Javed got under it. He timed it sweetly and hit it easily over extra-cover

42.3 - H Masakadza to Shaiman Anwar, FOUR, in the air and it's safe! Anwar walks right across the stumps and tries to scoop it away over short fine leg, but the ball takes a top edge and flies over short third man. That's unlucky for the bowler

41.0 - Kamungozi to Shaiman Anwar, FOUR, this is poor fielding from Zimbabwe. Short and outside off stump, Anwar cuts it through point, Mire runs to his left from sweeper cover, gets to the ball, he tries to pick up the ball with his left hand but he kicks it away for four

40.2 - Kamungozi to Swapnil Patil, FOUR, this is brilliant batting from Patil. He allows the flighted delivery to spin away and just opens the face of the bat at the last moment to guide it very past the keeper. Short third man had no chance

39.3 - Panyangara to Shaiman Anwar, FOUR, short and down the leg-side, a really bad ball, Anwar rocks back and pulls it along the ground to the fine leg boundary

38.3 - Kamungozi to Shaiman Anwar, FOUR, this time darts this full at 99kph, it's outside off stump and Anwar lifts it over extra-cover for four more

38.1 - Kamungozi to Shaiman Anwar, FOUR, top shot from Anwar. He goes inside-out and lofts it very well over extra-cover. The ball almost clears the boundary. Long-off tries to run to his left and stop the ball, but loses the race. Another poor ball from Kamungozi, it was short and Anwar had enough time on the back foot. The fifty partnership comes up as well

37.3 - Panyangara to Shaiman Anwar, FOUR, clever batting from Anwar. He waits for the short of length delivery to come and guides it in the gap between short third man and backward point

36.5 - Kamungozi to Shaiman Anwar, FOUR, tries the yorker, but bowls a full toss at 90.9kph, Anwar gets down on one knee and sweeps with one hand, the ball rockets to the boundary through backward square leg

36.1 - Kamungozi to Shaiman Anwar, FOUR, a short by at 95kph, that was asking for trouble, Anwar had all the time to rock back and loft it hard over extra-cover

35.4 - Solomon Mire to Swapnil Patil, FOUR, outside edge and there is no one at slip. Third man is very square as well. Slower delivery outside off stump, Patil looks to cut, gets a thick outside edge and it runs away to the boundary

35.2 - Solomon Mire to Swapnil Patil, FOUR, poor ball! Short and down the leg-side, Patil just gets across the stumps and helps it on its way to the fine leg boundary

33.4 - Sean Williams to Shaiman Anwar, FOUR, too short, Anwar rocks back and cuts well, puts it in the gap between cover and point and it races away

27.4 - Solomon Mire to Swapnil Patil, FOUR, that's a top cover drive from Patil. That will settle the nerves. Full and in the slot, Patil leans forward and creams the drive through cover and that's a great way to get off the mark

27.0 - S Raza to K Khan, FOUR, a slog across the line and he's got it in the gap. Khan waits for the flighted delivery to come, it was very full and he sent it to the left of the man at mid-wicket, Panyangara runs to his right in the deep but the ball wins the race

23.5 - Panyangara to Karate, FOUR, Karate gives the charge and collects four. He converts it into a length delivery and swings it acrosss the line towards cow corner, the fielder at deep square can't get there in time to prevent the boundary

17.4 - Sean Williams to K Khan, FOUR, Williams lets out a grunt as soon as he delivered that, half tracker outside off, Khan had all the time in the world, to go back and cut it to the right of backward point

16.0 - Sean Williams to K Khan, FOUR, top shot! At first everyone thought he didn't middle it, but that came right off the meat. Throws this up just outside off, Khan shimmies down the wicket and plays the lofted drive inside out, mid-off was inside the circle and it wouldn't have mattered if the fielder was on the fence either as the ball rocketed away to the fence

15.0 - Kamungozi to Karate, FOUR, lovely shot! Drops it short and the line was outside off, Karate goes right back and punches it sweetly through cover, there was no one guarding the sweeper fence. He relied on timing there

14.2 - Kamungozi to Karate, FOUR, short and provides a bit of width, Karate goes for the cut, he gets a thick outside edge past short third man. Not where he intended but Karate will take the end result

12.4 - Solomon Mire to K Khan, FOUR, bad delivery and Khan latches onto it. Mire got this completely wrong, short and on leg-stump, Khan swivels on the back foot and pulls it behind square, split the two fielders in the deep to perfection

12.2 - Solomon Mire to K Khan, FOUR, fantastic shot! That came right off the meat of the bat. On a length just outside off, Khan leans forward and drives it on the up through cover, the timing was sublime as the ball raced away to the fence

11.4 - Chigumbura to K Khan, FOUR, streaky! Too full and outside off, Khan reaches out and looks to drive, ends up jamming it off the inside edge past the stumps, the ball runs away fine and beats the fielder in the deep. That was not far away from the off-pole

10.1 - Solomon Mire to Andri Berenger, FOUR, superb shot! Fuller and on off, Berenger is not fully forward, but hits it through the line, in the air and straight down the ground. The umpire was ducking for cover there

4.3 - Panyangara to Amjad Ali, FOUR, lovely shot! The best shot of the innings so far. Good length ball just outside off, Ali comes on the front foot and drives it on the up, pierces it through point and cover to pick up his first boundary

3.5 - Chatara to Andri Berenger, leg byes, FOUR, poor delivery from Chatara, strays onto the pads, even though Berenger didn't get any wood, the ball brushes the thigh pad and runs away fine for a boundary

3.2 - Chatara to Andri Berenger, FOUR, Berenger has made full use of the free-hit, banged in short on the stumps, he backs away to the leg-side and muscles the pull in front of square. The ball almost carried the distance

2.5 - Panyangara to Andri Berenger, FOUR, first boundary for UAE and it was not a convincing one. Pitched up on off and middle, Berenger is not to the pitch of the ball, he chips it over mid-on. There was enought bat on that to elude the fielder

48.4 - Panyangara to Amjad Javed, SIX, this is even better! He's striking them alright. Full and in the slot, Javed stays leg-side and smashes it over extra-cover and this time it goes all the way. Already 14 runs in the over

45.5 - Chatara to Naveed, SIX, second six of the over and Naveed means business. The slower short ball, Naveed spotted it early, backed away to the leg-side and swung hard, the ball goes high and over deep mid-wicket

45.1 - Chatara to Naveed, SIX, that's a handsome hit. It was full and in the slot, Naveed cleared his left leg and swung it away over long-off for a maximum. Good start to the over for UAE

39.4 - Panyangara to Shaiman Anwar, SIX, what a way to get to fifty number two in ODIs. It's come off just 37 balls. One slower ball too many from Panyangara, Anwar picked it early, came down the track and muscled it straight past the bowler's head. The 200 comes up for UAE

44.1 - Sean Williams to Shaiman Anwar, out Caught by C Ervine!! Flighted delivery on the leg stump, Anwar takes his front leg out of the way and tries to hit it over the infield, but hits it straight to the man at mid-on. An excellent innings comes to an end. Shaiman Anwar c C Ervine b Sean Williams 67(50) [4s-9 6s-1]

43.4 - Chatara to Rohan Mustafa, out Caught by Brendan Taylor!! Third wicket for Chatara. Short of a length angling away from the left-hander, Mustafa tries to guide it down to third man, but edges it to the keeper. He played away from the body and paid the penalty. Rohan Mustafa c Brendan Taylor b Chatara 4(6)

41.4 - Sean Williams to Swapnil Patil, out Caught by Chakabva!! In the air and it's an easy catch for the man at extra-cover. Patil steps out and tries to go inside-out, doesn't get the timing right, Chakabva runs back a few steps and swallows the ball. End of a fine 82-run stand. Swapnil Patil c Chakabva b Sean Williams 32(38) [4s-4]

30.1 - Chatara to K Khan, out Caught by Sean Williams!! What a catch by Sean Williams at backward point. It was travelling but he did very well to dive and get his hands to his right. Mind you, it was not his natural side but he did well to grab the ball. Certainly not a wicket taking ball. Short and way outside off stump, Khan cuts well but doesn't control it and in the end a good bit of fielding ends his stay. This is a big blow for UAE. Both Karate and Khan have been dismissed in quick succession. K Khan c Sean Williams b Chatara 45(55) [4s-6]

27.1 - Solomon Mire to Karate, out Caught by Chigumbura!! Oh he's thrown it away and that ends a fine 82-run stand. A nothing ball from Mire. It was short and outside off stump, Karate gave the charge to the bowler and tried to slog, the ball hit the toe-end of the bat and went to mid-off, who took a few steps back to complete an easy catch. Karate c Chigumbura b Solomon Mire 34(63) [4s-3]

10.5 - Solomon Mire to Andri Berenger, out Caught by Brendan Taylor!! Berenger does not make the most of the chances he has got. Dug in mid-way down the wicket, bit of extra bounce on that occasion, Berenger goes for the pull, gets a feather and Taylor snaffles an easy take. Andri Berenger c Brendan Taylor b Solomon Mire 22(36) [4s-3]

5.5 - Chatara to Amjad Ali, out Caught by C Ervine!! Finally, Chatara has a wicket to his name. The catch is taken and it is also a legal delivery. Full and well wide of off, Ali reaches out for it, looks to squeeze it but can only manage an outside edge that flies to second slip, Ervine stays low and takes a good catch to his right. Chatara didn't even celebrate the wicket. Amjad Ali c C Ervine b Chatara 7(17) [4s-1]

1.1 - Chatara to Andri Berenger, 2 runs, dropped! Taylor has grassed a straightforward chance. Short of length and just outside off, Berenger pokes at it away from the body, the ball takes the outside edge and goes to the right of the keeper, Taylor moved across, got both hands and was only able to palm it over the first slip fielder

23.2 - Panyangara to Karate, 1 run, slight miscommunication, but no harm done. Fuller and on the stumps, Karate punches it to mid-on and takes a couple of steps out of the crease, Khan was late to respond, a direct hit from Mire would have meant curtains for Karate

48.0 - Naveed to Sean Williams, FOUR, that's it! This is the highest successful run chase for Zimbabwe in World Cup cricket. They have avoided a humiliating loss. What a classy shot to get them past the line. Fullish and just outside off stump, leans forward and punches it beautifully off the front foot, it almost hit the stumps at the bowler's end, before racing away to the boundary

47.5 - Naveed to Sean Williams, FOUR, again too short and this time connects well with the pull shot! There is no one at deep mid-wicket for some reason and Williams hits that big gap

47.4 - Naveed to Sean Williams, FOUR, can't bowl short and down the leg-side with fine leg inside the ring. Williams swivels and helps it away fine, the ball hit the splice of the bat, but it went fine enough to beat the fielder

46.5 - Karate to Chigumbura, FOUR, that's a timely blow from Chigumbura. This slower ball goes very short, Chigumbura delays the cut shot, gets the placement right and sends it to the right of backward point

46.0 - Amjad Javed to Chigumbura, FOUR, he gets it in the gap and it escapes to the boundary! Javed just loses his line, bowls a juicy full ball wide outside off stump, Chigumbura leans forward and square-drives the ball along the ground between cover-point and backward point

42.3 - Karate to C Ervine, FOUR, that's in the air, but it's in the gap. Slower ball goes short, Ervine backs away, delays the cut shot, ends up slicing it in the end, the ball bisects cover-point and backward point to perfection

40.4 - Naveed to Sean Williams, FOUR, sloppy fielding. Williams gets to his 18th ODI fifty. He's played a great innings under pressure. Williams flicks this along the ground, mid-on runs to his left and tries to stop the ball with a dive, but fumbles

40.2 - Naveed to Sean Williams, FOUR, no one at deep mid-wicket and Williams has made full use of it. A nothing short ball from Naveed, Williams pulls well and sends it along the ground. Looks like UAE have lost hope. Their body language is not looking great

40.0 - Rohan Mustafa to C Ervine, FOUR, slapped in the air but safe! Slower ball short and outside off stump, Ervine backs away and doesn't get the connection right, hits it in the air and luckily for him, it goes in the gap between extra-cover and cover

38.5 - Karate to Sean Williams, FOUR, this time Williams slogs one over mid-wicket. Has that carried all the way? No it has just bounced inside the boundary cushion. Can't really bowl full at Karate's pace and he pays the penalty

37.3 - Aziz to Sean Williams, FOUR, wonderful hit! Flighted delivery on the off stump, Williams gets to the pitch of the ball by using his feet and slogs it over mid-wicket, it goes flat and almost clears the boundary

30.1 - Naveed to Solomon Mire, leg byes, FOUR, bad start to his spell for Naveed. Full toss down the leg-side, Mire misses the flick, the ball runs away off the thigh pad to the fine leg boundary

26.4 - M Tauqir to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, shortish, wide and punished by Taylor! He makes room to this delivery and cuts it powerfully to the deep backward point fence

26.3 - M Tauqir to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, shuffles across, gets down on one knee and drags the sweep towards fine leg, Amjad Javed makes a mess at the rope, he bends down to pick up the ball but does not get his hands to it as the ball goes between his legs and crosses the fence

24.3 - M Tauqir to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, Taylor brings out his favourite shot! He lunges forward, gets down on one knee and reverse sweeps it to the third man fence to get his 3rd boundary

21.1 - Karate to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, short of length and outside off, Taylor opens the face of his bat and guides it to third man

20.1 - M Tauqir to Chakabva, FOUR, drifts it on middle and leg, Chakabva gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it to the deep backward square leg fence

18.2 - M Tauqir to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, nicely played by Taylor, he always plays this shot so well. He is quick to get down on one knee and reverse sweeps it to the third man fence

15.4 - Amjad Javed to Chakabva, FOUR, fabulous shot! That is the best shot he has played in this innings. Full on off and middle, Chakabva presents the straight bat and drives it to the right of mid-on, the timing kept taking it away from the fielder

13.2 - Amjad Javed to Chakabva, FOUR, poor delivery from Javed, strays down leg and Chakabva puts it away with ease, gets inside the line and glances it fine, the fielder was square and had no chance of cutting that off

9.4 - Aziz to S Raza, FOUR, Raza is playing to the field, he sees that there is no one at deep backward square, shuffles across, goes down on one knee and sweeps it in the air over backward square for another four

9.3 - Aziz to S Raza, FOUR, drops it short and pays the price for it, Raza uses the depth of the crease and cuts it in front of square. It is the powerplay and there was no one at sweeper cover to stop the ball

7.4 - Amjad Javed to S Raza, FOUR, Javed under the pump, Raza has taken a liking towards him. Half tracker outside off, Raza cuts it in front of square, the power behind that takes it to the fence

7.3 - Amjad Javed to S Raza, FOUR, superb shot! A much more convincing shot from Raza. Shimmies down the wicket, gives himself a bit of room which allows him to go inside out, hits it in the air over extra cover for a boundary

7.2 - Amjad Javed to S Raza, FOUR, Javed is not too happy with the effort and the fielder's positioning. He thought it was a catch, short on middle and leg, Raza swivels and top-edges the pull towards deep backward square, the fielder runs to his right, dives in vain

6.2 - Naveed to Chakabva, FOUR, lovely shot! Chakabva needed that, he was feeling the pressure. Shortish and just outside off, Chakabva arches back and plays it late, third man was very square and had no chance of stopping that

3.4 - Amjad Javed to S Raza, FOUR, width and Raza throws his bat at it, full delivery wide of off, Raza laces it over backward point, the ball bounces a couple of times before reaching the fence. That knock on the helmet has certainly woken up Raza

38.3 - Karate to C Ervine, SIX, my word! He's bludgeoned that! It was an authoritative shot from Ervine. Karate bangs the slower ball short, Ervine picked it early, he had so much time to camp on the back foot, in fact it took a while to reach him and as it arrived, he absolutely gave it all on the slog and it flew over deep mid-wicket

36.2 - Karate to C Ervine, SIX, just a flick of the wrists and it goes all the way. Full and in the slot, asking for trouble, the leg stump line made life very easy for Ervine, who simply picks it away over backward square leg for a maximum

29.0 - M Tauqir to Sean Williams, SIX, good-looking shot by Williams! He skips out and heaves this flighted delivery over the deep mid-wicket fence

25.3 - Aziz to Brendan Taylor, SIX, fantastic shot from Taylor! He comes charging down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over the long-on fence for a maximum

8.5 - Naveed to S Raza, SIX, he might not have played the pull well today, but he has nailed this. Dug in mid-way down the wicket, Raza was expecting this, goes deep in the crease and pulls it over backward square for a maximum

43.0 - Karate to C Ervine, out Caught&Bowled!! Oh! That is a very soft dismissal. Is there a twist in the tale? Slower delivery pitching around the off stump, Ervine checks his push, maybe it stopped on him and he ends up chipping it straight back to the bowler, who grabs it to his left in his followthrough. In fact, the ball took a sort of a leading edge as he closed the face of the bat. That ends a vital 83-run stand. C Ervine c and b Karate 42(32) [4s-2 6s-2]

32.4 - Naveed to Solomon Mire, out Caught by Swapnil Patil!! Has the ball started to reverse? This certainly swung away from the batsman. Clever stuff from the bowler. He angled a few balls into the right-hander earlier in the over and now he took this away. Mire was feeling for the ball away from the body and the away-going ball took a healthy edge, which was safely held by the keeper. Zimbabwe are 167/5 now. Naveed finally gets his first wicket, he has bowled well. Solomon Mire c Swapnil Patil b Naveed 9(22)

27.3 - Aziz to Brendan Taylor, out Lbw!! Big wicket for UAE, Taylor was looking in fine touch. The ball goes on with the arm as Taylor shuffles across and looks to sweep, he misses and is rapped on the pads. The impact was on middle and leg and the ball was going on to hit the leg-stump. It was a good call by the umpire. Brendan Taylor lbw b Aziz 47(44) [4s-5 6s-1]

22.1 - M Tauqir to Chakabva, out Hit Wkt!! Oh dear! What has Chakabva done? He has gone too deep inside the crease and lost his footing. Tauqir appeals in delight, a bonus wicket for UAE that! It was a shortish one from the bowler, Chakabva goes way back into the crease in an attempt to flick it into the on-side, slips and his left leg slams into the stumps. Chakabva hit wkt b M Tauqir 35(62) [4s-4]

15.1 - Amjad Javed to H Masakadza, out Lbw!! Massive wicket! All the UAE players rush to Javed to congratulate him. They know the importance of this wicket. It was a good length delivery on the stumps that straightened a touch, Masakadza played all round it, missed and was struck plumb in front. The umpire had no hesitation and raised his finger in a flash. Masakadza didn't even bother to discuss about the review. He knew he was gone. H Masakadza lbw b Amjad Javed 1(4)

13.0 - M Tauqir to S Raza, out Caught by Karate!! Raza has thrown it away. Chakabva was not scoring freely and the pressure has got to Raza. He tried to manufacture a shot and perished, it was not all that short, Raza goes deep in the crease and cuts, the ball takes the outer half of the bat and flies to backward point, where Karate takes a simple catch. UAE needed that wicket. S Raza c Karate b M Tauqir 46(44) [4s-6 6s-1]

17.4 - Karate to Chakabva, 1 run, dropped! It was a return chance and Karate took it easy. Fullish and on off, the ball holds up, Chakabva checks his shot and drives it uppishly to the right of the bowler, Karate sticks out his hand and gets a fingertip, the ball almost deflects onto the non-striker's stumps, had that hit Taylor would have been out as he was backing up. So, both batsmen survive

5.5 - Amjad Javed to Chakabva, 1 run, a direct hit and Raza would have been a goner, he stares at his partner after completing the single. Short of a length around off, Chakabva mistimes the punch towards cover and sets off for a risky single, Amjad Ali runs in, picks up the ball and has a shy at the striker's end, he misses and Raza makes his way in