36.1 -
Irfan to Luke Jongwe, FOUR, short, wide and cut away hard through the point region. Was too bad a delivery to cause even a tailender like Jongwe any troubles
34.5 -
Irfan to M Waller, FOUR, that is some shot. On the rise and against a bowler like Irfan. Fraction fuller than a good length just outside off, Waller presses forward and plays the lofted straight drive through the line and straight of mid-off, might have gone over him as well
25.0 -
Bilal Asif to Sean Williams, FOUR, beautiful shot from Sean Williams. He skips down the track and then makes room to loft the offie over mid-on, one bounce over the ropes. Was cleanly struck and almost went all the way. Good calculated blow that
21.5 -
Aamer Yamin to Mutumbami, FOUR, nearly a six. That is to the longest part of the ground to the deep mid-wicket region. Full and angled in on middle, Mutumbami plays the pick-up shot, off his legs and the ball sails a long way, at one stage it looked like it would go all the way, eventually it bounces one before crossing the ropes
17.4 -
Aamer Yamin to Mutumbami, FOUR, wow, frame that one. There are drives and then there are glorious extra-cover drives. Pitched up just outside off, Mutumbami leans forward and nails it wide of mid-off with perfection
17.1 -
Aamer Yamin to Chibhabha, FOUR, picks his spot. Mid-on up in the ring and he goes bang. Was there in the slot to be honest. Fuller length delivery just outside off, Chibhabha clears his front leg to let in a clean swing of his arms and lofts it through the line comfortably clearing mid-on
15.1 -
Irfan to Mutumbami, FOUR, a cross-seam short of length delivery from Irfan around off stump, Mutumbami gets on his toes and just upper-cuts it fine of third man
13.4 -
Irfan to Mutumbami, FOUR, glorious shot. So easy to fall over playing the flick but he keeps his posture. Fuller length delivery around middle, Mutumbami leans forward and rolls his wrists beautifully to send it through the vacant mid-wicket region. Mid-on gives chase but in vain
11.4 -
Imad Wasim to Mutumbami, FOUR, it has been good calculated cricket so far. Not allowing the spinner to dictate terms. A loopy delivery just outside off, Mutumbami goes down on one knee and hammers the sweep in the air through mid-wicket. The man in the deep was too straight
8.1 -
Riaz to Chibhabha, FOUR, looks like the 90 in the previous game has helped Chibhabha immensely. Playing with a lot more freedom in this game. A back of a length delivery angling away around the fifth stump, Chibhabha gets in position early and crunches the pull along the carpet to the right of mid-wicket. The fielder should have done better with the dive but allows the ball to sneak through
5.1 -
Aamer Yamin to Chibhabha, FOUR, a brilliant shot, not a very bad ball at all but Chibhabha makes it into one. Slightly back of a length delivery wide of off, Chibhabha uses his wrists to get on top of the ball and cuts it away through the cover-point region. It bisected backward point and cover to perfection. The ball teased the fielder into the ad cushions
4.1 -
Irfan to Chibhabha, FOUR, a fortuitous boundary for Chibhabha aided by some terrible fielding at third man. Short of length delivery which rises disconcertingly around off stump. Chibhabha tries to ride the bounce in defence but only manages an outside edge which evades first slip and rolls down to third man. The fielder (Wahab Riaz) reluctantly bends but the ball sneaks through his hands
0.3 -
Irfan to Chibhabha, FOUR, authoritative. Sends the message straightaway. Slightly back of a length delivery angling across the right-hander, Chibhabha moves across slightly on the back foot and punches it down the ground straight of mid-off. The fielder gets across and puts in the dive but fails to get a hand
27.1 -
Imad Wasim to Mutumbami, SIX, cracking blow by Mutumbami. He isn't bothered with the wickets falling at the other end. Tossed up on middle, Mutumbami clears his front leg and then slog-sweeps it flat over deep mid-wicket, lots of power behind the shot and it goes a long way over the ropes. Cracking shot that
9.3 -
Imad Wasim to Mutumbami, SIX, Mutumbami launches this one wide of long-on. A fullish delivery around off, Mutumbami clears his front leg and smokes it against the turn, just about cleared the ropes
38.5 -
Shoaib Malik to John Nyumbu, out Caught by Rizwan!! A stunning catch to cap off a superb effort in the field. Total commitment from Rizwan at backward square leg. Zimbabwe have been wrapped up for 161 after an 89-run opening stand. Coming to the wicket, Nyumbu had pre-meditated the paddled sweep, Malik bowled it slower through the air on the stumps, seems to have been early into the shot and got it off the toe-end. The ball lobs for a while and was wide of the fielder, Rizwan sprints across and puts in a full length dive with both hands. Pouches it inches off the turf. John Nyumbu c Rizwan b Shoaib Malik 4(8)
35.3 -
Imad Wasim to Panyangara, out Lbw!! If there was some doubt with the previous one, there is absolutely none about this. Another arm-ball, this time much straighter, don't know what Panyangara was doing trying to play the dab. Would have been a surprise had he connected. The ball stays a touch low as well beating the inside edge and thudding onto the back pad. The impact is in front of middle. Panyangara lbw b Imad Wasim 0(2)
35.1 -
Imad Wasim to M Waller, out Caught by Hafeez!! The pattern of soft dismissals is never ending. Waller is the latest on the list. It was a floated up delivery on the stumps, Waller plays the flick well in front of his body and just ends up chipping it in the air, straight into the lap of mid-wicket who dives forward to take a low catch. M Waller c Hafeez b Imad Wasim 8(15) [4s-1]
32.5 -
Irfan to Mutumbami, out Caught by Sarfraz Ahmed!! The final nail in Zimbabwe's coffin? We'll find that out. But a big blow nonetheless. The well set Mutumbami trudges back to the hut. A short of length delivery angling away well wide of off, Mutumbami tries to fetch the pull from there - might have been better off looking to cut or upper-cut - the ball keeps lifting and gets too big on him in the end. Only manages a top edge through to the keeper who can't get an easier one. Mutumbami c Sarfraz Ahmed b Irfan 67(85) [4s-5 6s-2]
30.5 -
Bilal Asif to Mutombodzi, out Bowled!! It's all going haywire for the hosts. Six wickets in a span of around 11 overs. This delivery was pushed through the air and turning back in on off, Mutombodzi goes leg side trying to manufacture a cut but is cramped for room as the ball turns back sharply. Might have just chopped it on the stumps off the inside edge. Bilal can do no wrong. He is off doing the 'Sajda' before being mobbed by his teammates. Mutombodzi b Bilal Asif 4(9)
28.3 -
Bilal Asif to S Raza, out Bowled!! Another bad shot and Bilal Asif has his fourth wicket. He runs with his arms stretched wide in joy. Can't quite believe his luck. Raza got well outside the line of the ball to sweep, but the ball was bowled slower and beat his attempted shot, then went through the gap to disturb the stumps. There was a huge gap for the ball to go through and it did. Zimbabwe now facing a battle to post a challenging score. Replays show that he lost balance while attempting a shot and went one-handed with the sweep. The bottom hand came off the bat handle. S Raza b Bilal Asif 2(6)
26.5 -
Bilal Asif to Chigumbura, out Bowled!! Bilal Asif is on a roll. Nothing shot from Chigumbura. Very tentative from the Zimbabwean skipper. He was stuck on the crease and was very unsure as to what to do with that ball that turned in, the ball goes off the face of the defending blade and went onto to fall on the stumps. Pakistan are cock-a-hoop and understandly so. Chigumbura b Bilal Asif 0(2)
26.3 -
Bilal Asif to Sean Williams, out Caught&Bowled!! Second wicket for Bilal Asif and guess what, the second caught and bowled today. Again the Zimbabwean batsmen making the mistake of playing across the line of the turning ball, very full around off, Sean Williams gets forward and wants to flick through mid-wicket, the bat face closes on impact and the leading edge carries nicely back to the bowler. Easy catch and suddenly the hosts have lost the plot in the middle overs. Sean Williams c and b Bilal Asif 5(6) [4s-1]
23.1 -
Imad Wasim to Chari, out Lbw!! Plumb! That is not the way to play the left-arm spinner. The arm-ball consumes Chari. He didn't pick it off the hand or the pitch, played back and the ball skidded on rapidly to strike him on the pad in front of middle and leg. Easy call and Sarfraz knew it straightaway, he just started walking towards the bowler to celebrate even as he was appealing. Chari lbw b Imad Wasim 4(8)
20.3 -
Bilal Asif to Chibhabha, out Caught&Bowled!! That's a very soft dismissal. Chibhabha had played well so far but in trying to get close to the pitch of that and trying to play across the line, he perishes. Nicely bowled by Bilal Asif, pulled his length back and forced Chibhabha to play a false stroke, a soft leading edge as Chibhabha aimed to go to leg and a dolly back to the bowler. Gleefully accepted and Pakistan have their first wicket after 20.3 overs. One that they badly needed. Chibhabha c and b Bilal Asif 48(76) [4s-5]
30.1 -
Bilal Asif to Mutombodzi, 1 run, this was ever so close to the bowler, in fact Bilal got fingertips to it on his dive. Well flighted delivery around off, Mutombodzi is drawn out of his crease in looking to work through the on-side, closes the bat face early and the leading edge scoops to the right of the bowler
9.4 -
Imad Wasim to Mutumbami, 1 run, dropped by Riaz at deep backward square leg! Another flatter delivery on the stumps, Mutumbami looked to have deliberately lifted the sweep in the air and put it straight down the throat of the man. Riaz has put down a regulation catch
25.4 -
Imad Wasim to Mutumbami, 2 runs, 50 for Mutumbami and it has been a good innings so far. Gets forward and flays it wide of the cover fielder, diving to his right, long-off moves to his left to cut it off. A raise of the bat and that will be it for the moment. He knows he has to kick on
7.1 -
Imad Wasim to Chibhabha, no run, shimmies down the track and Wasim fires it on Chibhabha's pads, he flicks it to square leg and sets off for no reason. He is sent back and just about makes it with a full length dive, direct-hit would have got Chibhabha out