20.0 -
Donald Tiripano to T Afzal, FOUR, Zimbabwe have done the job. Full ball on leg, Afzal sneaks out an inside edge which runs away to the fine leg fence. But it's Zimbabwe, who notch up the win
18.4 -
Chatara to T Afzal, no ball, FOUR, oh my goodness! This is the pressure of a mega tournament. Tries a wide yorker from round the wicket, dishes up a high full toss on the stumps. Too high and a no-ball has been signalled. Free-hit to follow. What's worse is that Afzal has heaved it over mid-wicket and all the protection in the deep is on the off-side
16.4 -
Donald Tiripano to T Afzal, FOUR, drilled over extra-cover! Hong Kong keep fighting. Full ball which Tiripano does well to get very wide of off, Afzal reaches out and carves it inside out
16.0 -
Chatara to Anshuman Rath, FOUR, good improvisation. This pair is getting on a bit of a roll here. Walks across the stumps, exposes all 3 sticks and scoops a length ball from middle and off over short fine leg
15.3 -
Chatara to Atkinson, FOUR, that's a brutal sledge-hammer. Another slower ball but this time it's very full. Atkinson picks it and slams it straight back over the bowler's head. One bounce and over the ropes. Also brings up a half-century for Atkinson
14.4 -
W Masakadza to Anshuman Rath, FOUR, finally a full toss has been made good of. Rath plonks forward and swings it behind square wide of deep backward square leg
14.1 -
W Masakadza to Atkinson, byes, FOUR, that's gone through everyone! Masakadza fired it in short and pushed it quicker seeing Atkinson come out, manages to sneak past the inside edge of an attempted slog but also left his keeper looking a bit green. Mutumbami never moved. Albeit difficult, still a stumping chance
11.4 -
S Raza to Chapman, FOUR, poor effort from Wellington Masakadza at long-on. Covered good ground, got to it but let it sneak through the palms. Chapman goes through with a powerful drive over the non-striker despite not meeting the pitch and collects a fortunate four
10.3 -
W Masakadza to Chapman, FOUR, excellent shot. Used his nimble feet to twinkle down, Masakadza tries to adjust by firing it wide but it only adds to the swinging room. Chapman carves it over a leaping extra-cover who may have got fingertips
6.2 -
W Masakadza to Atkinson, FOUR, no sun to deceive the deep mid-wicket fielder but he has made a mess of it. Couldn't pick this uppish sweep from Atkinson. Was timed well but no placement, Sibanda looked wrong-footed in the deep as he stopped his run across and then just protracted it away, tipping it away to the fence. Oh Zimbabwe!
5.2 -
Chatara to Atkinson, FOUR, that was meaty. Short ball and hurrying onto Atkinson too but he hauls his front leg in the air, propels himself into the bat swing and heaves it over mid-wicket. Goes very high, bounces inside the ropes and then scoots over
4.3 -
Donald Tiripano to Hayat, FOUR, there's bat swing now at least. Hayat stretched forward to flog it through covers but this is Nagpur. The ball steams off the pitch leisurely, low bounce too and the toe-end runs wide of leg-stump all the way through
3.0 -
Panyangara to Atkinson, FOUR, the timing is back and the bat's middle replaces the thigh pad now, apparently. Short ball that bounces enough to ride it, Atkinson stands taller and pulls the pants off it. Through backward square and bounces once before hurrying across the ropes
2.4 -
Panyangara to Campbell, FOUR, short ball down leg and it's been helped with a swiveling pull through fine leg. Kingpins his back heel and thumps it away with swagger. A boundary!
17.5 -
Panyangara to T Afzal, SIX, that's huge. Full ball, no reduction in pace this time and Afzal swings through the line over long-on. Excellent connection. Hang on folks, don't go anywhere
15.2 -
Chatara to Atkinson, SIX, smited over mid-wicket! Very very clean. This time he waited for the off-cutter, picked it from a length and heaved it hard. Soars away
10.4 -
W Masakadza to Chapman, SIX, mighty blow across the line! He went with the turn though. Doesn't get to the pitch after dancing down, but is safe in the knowledge that the ball is turning in and heaves it over deep mid-wicket
7.5 -
Sean Williams to Atkinson, SIX, that's launched. That's why they hate flight in T20s. Some on this ball, Atkinson puts his skate on, shimmies down the track and meats it down the ground. Sails over long-off
18.3 -
Chatara to Nizakat Khan, out Caught by Sean Williams!! Consecutive wickets for Chatara and what a time to do it. Sticks to his plan of bowling it full and wide from round the wicket, gets it out of Nizakat's swinging arc and he slices it to deep backward point. Afzal crosses over though. Nizakat Khan c Sean Williams b Chatara 0(1)
18.2 -
Chatara to Anshuman Rath, out Caught by Donald Tiripano!! Oh, this will stunt their progress. What's more, the batsmen didn't have time to cross over which leaves Afzal at the non-striker's end. Slower back of a length delivery following Rath from round the wicket as he backs away, cramps him for room on the cut and he lobs it to cover. Anshuman Rath c Donald Tiripano b Chatara 13(8) [4s-2]
16.2 -
Donald Tiripano to Atkinson, out Caught by Sean Williams!! Sigh, there's the inevitable. Always felt that they wouldn't be able to sustain the momentum all the time. Had to mistime one at least. And this is it. Well disguised slower ball, delivered it on a fuller length around off, Atkinson is slightly early in the swipe and lobs it off the bottom of the bat towards deep mid-wicket. Williams settles underneath after moving forward, and reverse-cups it over his face. Atkinson c Sean Williams b Donald Tiripano 53(44) [4s-4 6s-2]
13.2 -
S Raza to Chapman, out Caught by Sibanda!! Steps out, converts it into a full toss and slogs it straight to deep mid-wicket. He had to do something rather than just knocking it around. But unfortunately, finds the man in the deep. Sibanda didn't have much to do, just a few paces to the left and an easy grab. Zimbabwe looking good. Chapman c Sibanda b S Raza 19(17) [4s-2 6s-1]
8.1 -
W Masakadza to Hayat, out Lbw!! The spinners are dragging Zimbabwe back in the game. Quicker delivery, Hayat goes for the premeditated sweep. Gets on his knee and sweeps only to miss. Ball skids off the track, pings Hayat on the back thigh and the umpire didn't take a second to raise his finger. Big wicket this. The ball was clipping the leg, says HawkEye. Hayat lbw b W Masakadza 9(12) [4s-1]
4.1 -
Donald Tiripano to Campbell, out Caught by H Masakadza!! The run-noose has given way to a wicket. Short and a much mediocre ball that should have seen the deep. Campbell stood higher in his crease and swung his blade to aim over long-on. Ends up mistiming it and finds mid-on who just protracts his hands to reverse-cup it over his head. Campbell c H Masakadza b Donald Tiripano 9(19) [4s-1]
18.0 -
Panyangara to T Afzal, 1 run, oh no, Chigumbura has failed to latch onto a simple enough chance. Full and wide outside off, Afzal tries to carve it hard but ends up slicing it towards backward point. It's over Chigumbura's head, he times the leap to perfection, gets both hands overhead, but fails to cling on
13.1 -
S Raza to Atkinson, leg byes, 1 run, risky run but they have to go through with these now. Fired into the pads of an advancing Atkinson, fails to connect with a slog and the ball drops in front of the bowler off the pad. A moment's hesitation before they go through and even a dive couldn't have saved Atkinson at the non-striker's end