50.0 -
Panyangara to Dawlat Zadran, FOUR, Afghanistan finish on a high and this was an innovative shot from Zadran. He knew that Panyangara will bowl another yorker, he jabs his bat under the ball and manages to ramp it over short fine leg to finish the innings with a boundary
45.5 -
W Masakadza to Mirwais, FOUR, shortish outside off, Mirwais rocks back and cuts it through backward point to get off the mark with a boundary
37.2 -
S Raza to Najibullah, FOUR, kneels down and nails the sweep. Sends it behind square on the on-side and it runs away to the fence
34.5 -
Chibhabha to Stanikzai, FOUR, Stanikzai gets his first six of the game. This was angling in from outside off, Stanikzai backs away a little and heaves it over mid-wicket, the fielders from deep square leg and long-on converge on the ball but it just bounces over the rope
33.2 -
S Raza to Stanikzai, FOUR, finally Stanikzai connects well. He lofts this tossed up delivery down the ground, the ball just bounces before the rope and goes over
30.1 -
Chibhabha to Stanikzai, FOUR, good strike from the Afghan skipper. Chibhabha bowls a half-volley and Stanikzai just lifts it straight over the bowler, races away to the fence in no time
27.2 -
S Raza to Ali Zadran, FOUR, good shot from Zadran! He comes down the track and lofts this tossed up delivery straight down the ground, no need to run for those
24.5 -
Mutombodzi to Nabi, FOUR, short on the stumps, Nabi doesn't miss out on those. Pulls it wide of mid-wicket, the fielder had no chance to cut it off
22.4 -
Sean Williams to Ali Zadran, FOUR, short on the stumps, Zadran rocks back and pulls it wide of the man at long-on. The fielder there had no chance to stop the ball
18.1 -
Tendai Chisoro to Nabi, FOUR, that's a good strike! It was a quicker delivery on the stumps, Nabi stays back and just clubs it wide of long-on, the ball bounces twice before it hits the fence
9.4 -
Luke Jongwe to Nabi, FOUR, mistimed but it will still go to the fence. Full and on off, Nabi drives it uppishly past mid-off, who dives to his right but can't get to the ball, runs away to the fence. Nabi hasn't timed the ball too well till now
8.5 -
Panyangara to Ali Zadran, FOUR, short of length delivery just outside off, Zadran goes deep in the crease, makes a little room for himself and cuts it past backward point, races away to the fence in a jiffy
7.1 -
Luke Jongwe to Ali Zadran, FOUR, lovely shot! A fuller length delivery outside off, Zadran comes on the front foot, leans into the drive and caresses it through the cover region for a boundary
4.0 -
W Masakadza to Ali Zadran, FOUR, poor ball from Masakadza. Short and well wide outside off, Zadran goes deep in the crease and cuts it through the cover region for his first boundary of the day
3.3 -
W Masakadza to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, Shahzad is not going to hold back. Now he loft-drives this tossed up delivery on off over extra cover, no need to run for those
2.2 -
Panyangara to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, shortish and outside off, Shahzad hangs on the back foot and pulls it through the mid-wicket region for another boundary
1.2 -
Chibhabha to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, Shahzad is off to a flier. Nothing but a gentle outswinger outside off, Shahzad just lofts it through the extra cover region, it was in the air for quite some time but it went in the gap, runs away to the fence
1.0 -
Luke Jongwe to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, great way to end the over. Jongwe drifts onto the pads and Shahzad just flicks him to the fine leg fence. 10 runs came off the over
0.4 -
Luke Jongwe to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, good shot to get off the mark. Short and slightly wide outside off, Shahzad rocks on the back foot and slaps it hard through the extra cover region, runs away to the fence in no time
47.0 -
Panyangara to Mirwais, SIX, humongous! Again Mirwais targets the deep mid-wicket boundary as he clears his front leg and smashes this length delivery over the fence. That travelled quite a distance
46.4 -
Panyangara to Mirwais, SIX, another maximum and this time it's Mirwais who sends it over the rope. On a good length and on the stumps, Mirwais slogs across the line, gets it off the middle of the bat and deposits it over the deep mid-wicket fence
46.1 -
Panyangara to Stanikzai, SIX, smashed! Banged in short and outside off, Stanikzai rocks on the back foot and muscles the pull over the deep mid-wicket fence. The ball sat up nicely for him on this occasion to nail the shot
38.0 -
S Raza to Shafiqullah, 4 wides, down the leg-side, Shafiq can't glance it fine and the keeper doesn't collect it either, the batsmen take three extra runs apart from the wide before the ball is hunted down
49.3 -
Panyangara to Mirwais, out Caught by Luke Jongwe!! Mirwais departs in trying to get a few quick runs towards the end. This was a high full toss from Panyangara, Mirwais swings hard but doesn't get hold of it, the ball goes high in the air and the fielder at deep square leg takes an easy catch. Mirwais c Luke Jongwe b Panyangara 21(16) [4s-1 6s-2]
47.4 -
W Masakadza to Stanikzai, out Caught by S Raza!! The Afghan skipper departs and the visitors are eight down now. Masakadza gives this one more air, Stanikzai comes dancing down the track and lofts through the line with the intention of clearing the long-on fence, doesn't make the desired connection and Raza runs forward, puts in the dive ands takes a good catch. Stanikzai c S Raza b W Masakadza 38(58) [4s-3 6s-1]
44.5 -
Luke Jongwe to Rashid Khan, out Caught by W Masakadza!! Afghanistan are falling apart. This was on a fuller length and around off, Rashid lofts it through the line but doesn't connect too well. He wanted to hit it straight back over the bowler's head but can't do so. Masakadza runs across and takes a well-judged catch in front of the sightscreen. Rashid Khan c W Masakadza b Luke Jongwe 4(6)
43.2 -
W Masakadza to Shafiqullah, out Bowled!! Poor cricket from Shafiq. He decides to push this flighted delivery through the off-side with laden feet, the ball though drifts back in, goes past the inside edge and crashes into the stumps. Afghanistan are losing the plot here. Shafiqullah b W Masakadza 6(20)
37.5 -
S Raza to Najibullah, out Stumped!! Afghanistan slip further. Zadran comes charging down the track as he looks to slog this out of the park, the ball turns sharply and goes past his blade, the keeper collects and takes his time before slowly dislodging one of the bails. Najibullah st Mutumbami b S Raza 5(9) [4s-1]
35.3 -
S Raza to Stanikzai, out Shenwari Run Out!! Another one goes down. Afghanistan are losing their way slightly. It is one of their best batsmen who has to go back to the pavilion. Drifted on middle and leg, Stanikzai kneels down and helps it towards short fine, there was no hesitation between the duo, but brilliant bit of work from Chigu, he gets to the ball quickly, fires it to the keeper's end, Mutumbami collects it in front of the stumps and flicks it onto the stumps through his legs. Shenwari run out (Chigumbura/Mutumbami) 1(2)
33.5 -
S Raza to Nabi, out Caught by Chibhabha!! This is a big wicket for Zimbabwe at this stage. The settled batsman is gone. This was floated up just outside off, Nabi comes forward to defend, the ball bounces extra and lobs up off the splice of the bat, the fielder from point runs forward, tumbles and takes a good catch. Nabi c Chibhabha b S Raza 53(70) [4s-3]
27.4 -
S Raza to Ali Zadran, out Bowled!! Utter misjudgment of length. The flatter trajectory on the delivery lulled Zadran into thinking that it was short enough to pull. It wasn't though and the ball sneaks under his bottom edge to disturb the furniture. Ali Zadran b S Raza 54(88) [4s-5]
5.5 -
W Masakadza to Mohammad Shahzad, out Caught by Mutombodzi!! This is a big wicket for Zimbabwe. Shahzad was threatening to take the game away from them and his wicket will definitely ease the scoring rate, much to the delight of the hosts. It wasn't a wicket-taking delivery but Zimbabwe won't mind it one bit. This was banged in short, Shahzad goes on the back foot as he looks to pull, doesn't connect too well and hits it straight to the man at mid-wicket. Mohammad Shahzad c Mutombodzi b W Masakadza 26(22) [4s-5]
31.2 -
S Raza to Nabi, 1 run, Nabi goes hard on the drive off this tossed up delivery, ends up dragging it through square leg off the inside half of the bat and gets to his fifty with a single
26.5 -
Chibhabha to Ali Zadran, 1 run, fifty for Zadran! This was angling in on the stumps, Zadran clips it through mid-wicket for a single