18.5 -
Donald Tiripano to Nabi, FOUR, there's his fifty off a good old French cut. Excellent yorker on leg, but Nabi swings it off a thick inside edge down to the boundary. Shahzad is all pumped up in applause
17.5 -
Panyangara to Shenwari, FOUR, whoa! He's gone for the reverse hoick. And he's top-edged it over the keeper for another boundary. Waited for the slower short ball, then swiped hard and gets lucky
17.4 -
Panyangara to Shenwari, FOUR, drilled down the ground. Near yorker on off, Shenwari hits it hard and to the right of mid-off who covers the necessary ground but then dives over the ball
16.3 -
Donald Tiripano to Shenwari, FOUR, expertly ramped over the keeper. Slower short ball on off, Shenwari arches his back enough and then uses his bat as a trampoline. Lobs it way over the keeper's head
15.3 -
W Masakadza to Shenwari, FOUR, oh my word! That's gorgeous. Agreed that the ball is too full, and the room is already there but there is something about the lofted inside out drive which makes me go WOW
14.3 -
S Raza to Nabi, FOUR, tossed up full on off, Nabi makes room and swings through the line over the bowler's head. Too full so no risk of the ball turning and foiling the stroke
13.3 -
W Masakadza to Nabi, FOUR, lovely shot. Goes deep in the crease, makes his own room and back-cuts it splitting backward point and short third man
10.1 -
Sean Williams to Nabi, FOUR, deep mid-wicket is around 10 yards inside the ropes to cut the angle I presume but Nabi has muscled his pull wide of him. Poor ball in all honesty. Dragged it down allowing him all the time on the back foot
5.5 -
Panyangara to Naib, FOUR, short and asking to be slapped, Naib obliges as he rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket, raced away
4.3 -
Sean Williams to Ali Zadran, FOUR, and Zadran joins the party. Bends his back knee and drives this fullish ball past a diving cover, classy stroke amongst slaughter
3.5 -
Donald Tiripano to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, from round the wicket, pacy short delivery and Shahzad has used the pace to deflect it over backward point with a late-cut, over and wide of the fielder
3.4 -
Donald Tiripano to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, wohooo! This is some hitting from Mohammad Shahzad. Goes deep inside the crease and drives this fullish delivery wide of mid-off. Raced away like a tracer bullet
3.3 -
Donald Tiripano to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, now he is showing his range! Saw third man was up inside the ring and went for a ramp shot over him, just massaged the ball by opening the face, no stopping that
2.0 -
Chatara to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, alters his length this time but Shahzad doesn't alter his plans. He seems to be in Sehwag mode now. See-ball, hit-ball. Throws the kitchen sink at this and slots it over backward point, a couple of fielders gave chase but to no avail
1.5 -
Chatara to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, jeez! This man packs a punch. Look at that shot! Sees the length short, swivels and rolls his wrists on the pull, there was short fine but he had no chance to clasp that....and that gets the crowd going
1.4 -
Chatara to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, don't bowl there to Shahzad. Short and well wide of off, Mohammad Shahzad leans on the back foot and clatters it through cover, off the meat of the blade
1.3 -
Chatara to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, he's had enough! That's murdered. Stays solid inside the crease and flat-bats this back of a length delivery back over the bowler's head. The umpire had to duck as it was hit so powerfully, flew off the bat like a rocket
19.1 -
Chatara to Shafiqullah, SIX, plonks his back leg well across reading the wide line ploy from round the wicket, his trigger movement means that the full ball is right in his arc, launches it over long-on with a violent swing
18.0 -
Panyangara to Shenwari, SIX, that's gone high. And it's landed somewhere in the long-off stands. He wound up violently, saw a slower length ball outside off, reached out and then gave it a full monty with his upper body on the verge of falling over
15.5 -
W Masakadza to Nabi, SIX, too short. Masakadza has had a poor game with the ball on a pitch which is assisting him. A blatant drag-down on off stump, Nabi jumps back and wallops the pull over deep mid-wicket
15.1 -
W Masakadza to Nabi, SIX, drops it short on off, turns away slightly but it doesn't matter as Nabi has mowed it over wide long-on. He's playing a flier here
4.1 -
Sean Williams to Mohammad Shahzad, SIX, and he has deposited Williams into the wide long-off stands. Admires the stroke while sinking on one knee. Jeez! That's some pose. Can someone find the ball please? Backs away, sits on one knee and smokes this nicely, invitingly tossed up delivery for a maximum. That sends jitters into the Zimbabwean dressing room. Dav Whatmore wears a worried look on his face...
19.5 -
Chatara to Shafiqullah, out Nabi Run Out!! Tries a yorker outside off but overcooks it. By quite a bit actually. Startles Shafiq as he tries to scoop it away and fizzes past his right shoulder through to the keeper. He was crouching and it wasn't above the waist (had he been in his stance). This time Mutumbami fires down the stumps as they attempt a bye. Nabi run out (Mutumbami) 52(32) [4s-4 6s-2]
18.4 -
Donald Tiripano to Shenwari, out Caught by Sibanda!! Finally, Zimbabwe have seen the end of this murderous partnership. But it's done all the damage. 98 runs in quick time. Shenwari lost his shape this time. Slower ball and he swung off his feet, spooned it off a thick top-edge straight to deep mid-wicket. Shenwari c Sibanda b Donald Tiripano 43(37) [4s-4 6s-1]
8.0 -
Panyangara to Ali Zadran, out Caught by S Raza!! Panyangara again! What a day he is having. Afghanistan are commiting hara-kiri here. Can someone imagine what Mohammad Shahzad will be thinking right now? It was pitched on a length and just outside off, Zadran shuffles and whippily flicks it over mid-wicket. Was trying to loft but couldn't get the elevation. The ball finds the toe-end and finds Raza at long-on who takes a tumbling catch. Ali Zadran c S Raza b Panyangara 10(14) [4s-1]
7.3 -
Panyangara to Naib, out Bowled!! Panyangara, Panyangara, Panyangara - Will he be the hero for Zimbabwe today? Looks like lady luck is shining on him. It was a delivery that deserved a maximum but he managed to hit the timber courtesy a mistimed Naib pull stroke. It was short and slipping down leg, Naib swivels and goes hard on the shot, ends up dragging it off the glove and the bails fly high. Naib b Panyangara 7(7) [4s-1]
5.3 -
Panyangara to Stanikzai, out Caught by S Raza!! Stanikzai departs for a second-ball duck. How big a wicket is this? I remember watching Panyangara on telly before the start of this game. He mentioned: "We have to be on top of our game" and gee! Hasn't he delivered? Quite early to make such a statement but nonetheless he has got the big fish. It was slightly short and wide of off, Stanikzai charges down and fetches the ball from there. Went for a cross-batted smite and short mid-wicket plucks a beauty. Times the dive to perfection (to his right) and snaffles the ball with both hands. Stanikzai c S Raza b Panyangara 0(2)
4.5 -
Sean Williams to Mohammad Shahzad, out Caught by H Masakadza!! Silence, absolute silence and why is that? Because, Mohammad Shahzad is on his bike. Played so well so far and now tries a fancy reverse sweep. The ball was tad fuller and fired in around middle and leg, off the toe-end and point fielder crouches low to accept a straightforward chance. Williams came over the wicket for this delivery and that might have forced a false stroke from the big-man. Mohammad Shahzad c H Masakadza b Sean Williams 40(23) [4s-7 6s-1]