Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates 2015-16

Scorecard - 4th ODI, Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (04 Jan 2016)

Zimbabwe

226/10 (49.1) RR:4.6

Zimbabwe won by 65 runs

MOM: Chamu Chibhabha

Afghanistan

161/10 (45) RR:3.58

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48.2 - Dawlat Zadran to Neville Madziva, FOUR, oh my word. That's a sledge-hammer. He's steam-engined it over extra-cover. Pitched up outside off, Madziva slams it over extra-cover. Dropped just short of the ropes

46.5 - Dawlat Zadran to Cremer, FOUR, now this has been dealt with. Slower short of length delivery on middle, sat up really. Cremer waits for it to arrive before swinging hard over square leg

45.3 - Mirwais to Luke Jongwe, FOUR, woosh, he's timed the reverse sweep to perfection. Heck, he's nailed it. What makes it even more impressive was that he had to fetch it from leg-stump. Hits it over backward point and beats the dive of sweeper cover. Gosh, he didn't even bend his knees. So what do I call it? A reverse slog maybe

43.0 - Dawlat Zadran to Chigumbura, FOUR, rubbish delivery with fine leg up in the ring. Overcooked his yorker and ended up dishing the easiest of full tosses on the pads. Chigumbura flicks it past the diving fielder towards its only destination

42.4 - Dawlat Zadran to S Raza, FOUR, carved over extra-cover. Pitched right up on off, Raza clears his front leg and sloshes it over the infield. Beat the man in the deep comfortably

41.0 - Dawlat Zadran to Chigumbura, FOUR, that's really clumsy from the mid-off fielder. He just displayed great reluctance to bend down. Full ball bending back into the channel outside off, Chigumbura smacks the drive but hit it straight towards the man. And he allows it to sneak through. Hardly got a hand on it

38.1 - Rashid Khan to H Masakadza, FOUR, slipped down the leg and Masakadza sweeps it fine, the fielder covers good ground at deep backward square leg, but lets it sneak through as he slides

36.5 - Dawlat Zadran to H Masakadza, FOUR, uses his feet to get it on full and whips it hard through the mid-wicket region, that one made a thundering sound as it left the bat

36.2 - Dawlat Zadran to Mutumbami, FOUR, inside edge and those will be lucky runs for Mutumbami, it was a length delivery and just outside off, Mutumbami reached out for it on the drive, got a thick inside edge for the ball to scoot past the keeper

32.0 - Mirwais to H Masakadza, FOUR, whacked over the bowler, good looking shot, was not a full delivery but on a length and Masakadza created the shot, just lofted it on the up over the bowler's head. No chance for the two fielders in the deep

23.4 - Nabi to M Waller, FOUR, goes inside out and opens the face of the bat a little to get this tossed up delivery over the fielder at cover, that one raced to the fence

23.1 - Nabi to Chibhabha, leg byes, FOUR, goes for the sweep once again, gets hit on the pad and a big appeal by bowler, might have hit him outisde off, the ball brushed his pads and ran down to third man fence

5.3 - Dawlat Zadran to Chibhabha, FOUR, short delivery and that has been belted away, Chibhabha was looking to get a boundary for some time now, he saw it early and swiveled on the pull to crack it through deep square leg

27.1 - Nabi to Chibhabha, SIX, what a shot that is! Used his feet to get to the pitch of the delivery, did not look to hit it hard, just lofted it through the line and it sailed over the long-on fence

20.1 - Rashid Khan to Peter Moor, SIX, what a shot to get to fifty. He certainly had some energy drink, went on one knee on this tossed up delivery and slogged it over deep mid-wicket for a maximu. He is looking dangerous

18.5 - Rashid Khan to Peter Moor, SIX, Moor has started batting in a different gear altogether, it was flatter delivery and he did not stoop much low on it, just a little and flogged it over deep mid-wicket for a flat six

18.0 - Sadiq to Peter Moor, SIX, this is a bigger hit than the previous one, slightly short and he pounced on it, pulled it off the front foot, deep into the stands at deep mid-wicket

17.3 - Sadiq to Peter Moor, SIX, now that is another way of handlling the spinners, goes for the slog sweep on this tossed up delivery and connects it well to get it over deep mid-wicket

49.1 - Mirwais to Tendai Chisoro, out Bowled!! That's it. Takes only one ball to knock Chisoro over. On a length on leg, Chisoro slogs, misses, and the leg-stump is given a peck. Tendai Chisoro b Mirwais 0(1)

48.4 - Dawlat Zadran to Luke Jongwe, out Caught by Mirwais!! Slippery short of length delivery which hurried onto Jongwe. He was trying to pull it forcefully trying to fetch it from outside off, got rushed in the stroke, and sliced it down towards third man. Luke Jongwe c Mirwais b Dawlat Zadran 12(11) [4s-1]

47.0 - Dawlat Zadran to Cremer, out Caught by Nabi!! Oh well taken. Had to really stretch every muscle there. And did a fine job of it, did Nabi. Full delivery just outside off, Cremer looks to loft it over mid-off, doesn't quite get hold of it. Still, seemed like he might just be successful. But Nabi had other ideas. Leapt exactly at the right moment, stressed every sinew of his body to stick both arms as high as possible. And cups it safely. Cremer c Nabi b Dawlat Zadran 11(10) [4s-1]

44.3 - Dawlat Zadran to S Raza, out Bowled!! Zimbabwe are sliding in these final overs after doing all the hard work up front. Another one goes to a low percentage shot. Zadran is getting the ball to shape back in so it's better off to hit with the swing. But Raza decides to play a late-cut to a back of a length delivery. It swirls back in cramping him for room. Ends up chopping it on the pitch. Takes the off-bail after bouncing. S Raza b Dawlat Zadran 9(12) [4s-1]

44.0 - Rashid Khan to Chigumbura, out Lbw!! This was coming. Khan had bowled a lovely over, so Chigumbura had to take that chance. Sits on his back knee aiming a booming sweep. But the length wasn't quite there. A tad too full to play the stroke. Sneaks under the bat and strikes him in front of middle and off. Not the toughest call for the umpire. Chigumbura lbw b Rashid Khan 13(13) [4s-2]

41.4 - Amir Hamza to Mutumbami, out Caught by Shafiqullah!! A good tumbling catch taken in the deep. Never got hold of his slog-sweep did Mutumbami. Perhaps hit it off the bottom of the bat after bending low. Went flat and to the right of Shafiqullah. He ran across, put in the slide and caught it inches off the turf. Mutumbami c Shafiqullah b Amir Hamza 14(20) [4s-1]

39.2 - Amir Hamza to H Masakadza, out Caught by Nabi!! That is a big wicket and at a crucial stage, the in-form man departs. It was once again a bad delivery and Masakadza had enough time to find the gap on the off-side, he looked to cut it but did not keep it down, went straight to the fielder at cover who got on his toes to snaffle it with ease. AFG are a delighted camp. H Masakadza c Nabi b Amir Hamza 26(40) [4s-3]

32.5 - Rashid Khan to Chibhabha, out Caught by Stanikzai!! Unlucky, really unlucky for Masakadza, he had all the time and space to hit it wherever he wanted, ended up hitting it to the lone fielder in the region at mid-wicket. Was not exactly a short delivery but Chibhabha went for the slog sweep and connected it well, only to hit it to the AFG captain at mid-wicket, who leapt in the air to snaffle it with one hand. Chibhabha c Stanikzai b Rashid Khan 53(92) [4s-1 6s-1]

29.2 - Mirwais to M Waller, out Caught by Shahidi!! Even if Waller had edged the previous delivery, it is not going to hurt AFG, because now he is gone. It was a short delivery wide of off, Waller had all the time to rock back and cut it hard, he hit it really hard but straight to the fielder at backward point, who took it in second attempt. M Waller c Shahidi b Mirwais 15(18) [4s-1]

22.5 - Rashid Khan to Peter Moor, out Caught by Dawlat Zadran!! One shot too many for Moor, he perishes in the end, Khan did not hesitate to flight that and went for the biggie over long-on, should have used his feet to get to the pitch of the delivery but prefered to go for the stand and deliver stuff, skied it high in the air, got the elevation but not the distance, long-on settled himself under it and pouched it comfortably. AFG got the wicket they needed. Peter Moor c Dawlat Zadran b Rashid Khan 52(72) [6s-4]

35.3 - Mirwais to H Masakadza, no run, this time into the on-side, length delivery and on middle and leg, Masakadza nudges it to mid-wicket

28.4 - Amir Hamza to Chibhabha, 1 run, fifty for Chibhabha, turned this flatter delivery into the on-side to bring up the milestone

42.1 - Cremer to Dawlat Zadran, byes, FOUR, oh dear god! That's missed every freaking thing. Zadran expected more turn on this flighted ball and played outside the line. The ball skids on, through the massive bat-pad gate and through the keeper as well. The fielder from backward point gives chase and gets terribly unlucky flicking it back into his body and dragging the ball over the ropes

41.0 - Cremer to Dawlat Zadran, FOUR, now waits on the back foot, almost knew the length will be short. Slaps it with a ram-rod through extra-cover. No stopping that

40.5 - Cremer to Dawlat Zadran, FOUR, oh drilled! Absolutely timed the guts out of that one. Got right to the pitch of the ball after dancing down and butchered it straight back to beat long-on

35.3 - Chibhabha to Shahidi, FOUR, short and dispatched. Shahidi swiveled across nicely and pulled it behind square where there is no one to protect the fence

32.2 - Tendai Chisoro to Mirwais, FOUR, darted in just outside off, turns prodigiously against the angle from a back of a length, catches a thick edge as Ashraf poked on the back foot. Ran past slip and into the third man fence

32.1 - Tendai Chisoro to Mirwais, FOUR, drags it short outside off, clattered through extra-cover. Ashraf rocks back and punches it hard

31.0 - S Raza to Shahidi, FOUR, swatted through mid-wicket. Short on the stumps, Shahidi rocks back and blasts the pull along the carpet

24.4 - S Raza to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, blistering drive. Half-volley outside off and Shahzad blazes it through extra-cover

22.0 - Cremer to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, put away! Sees the flight, bends low and swings hard to smash the sweep in the air behind square

18.2 - Luke Jongwe to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, flayed over backward point. Asking for trouble with a short ball wide of off, and Shahzad slashes it over the inner ring. Spring-boarded off his willow

14.1 - Luke Jongwe to Nabi, FOUR, that is poetry from Nabi, fuller length and outside off, not exactly a half-volley, stands tall and drives it on the up to thread the gap through the cover region, no one moved

8.4 - Neville Madziva to Rashid Khan, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Khan gets right behind and punches it off the back foot, finds the gap to perfection through cover, the fielder was never going to chase it down

8.2 - Neville Madziva to Rashid Khan, FOUR, thrashed, in the air but who wanted to keep it down? Short and wide and Khan did not bother moving his feet much, just cracked it over point and it went into the fence in a flash

6.3 - Neville Madziva to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, picked up the slower delivery outside off, it was a fuller length delivery and Shahzad saw it early, went down on one knee and flogged it over deep mid-wicket, one bounce over the ropes, signs of real Shahzad

1.5 - Tendai Chisoro to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, width on offer outside off, too full and Shahzad essays the drive through extra cover to get off the mark

0.1 - Neville Madziva to Ali Zadran, FOUR, fuller length and just outside off, what a way to start off the innings. Takes a little stride forward, creams the drive through the cover region, no stopping that

45.0 - Luke Jongwe to Amir Hamza, out Caught by M Waller!! And it is over. Full ball, might have stopped on Hamza and he ended up chipping it so tamely into the lap of mid-off. Zimbabwe win by 65 runs. Amir Hamza c M Waller b Luke Jongwe 3(10)

41.1 - Chibhabha to Mirwais, out Bowled!! Voila. Ashraf loses his head and loses his timber. Length ball nipping back in slightly, Ashraf is all for brutality looking to catapult it over mid-wicket with a biiiig slog. Beaten by the movement and middle stump is out of here. Mirwais b Chibhabha 18(27) [4s-2]

38.3 - Cremer to Shahidi, out Lbw!! That's the eighth one down. Mere formality it has been for the last few overs with this pair sticking around aimlessly. But now Shahidi's stiff resistance has ended. Misread the length of this flighted ball. Played back when he should have been forward and gets caught on the crease. The ball skids on from off and hits him low on the pad while he was looking to work it through the on-side. Not quite sure that it would have gone on to hit off. Shahidi lbw b Cremer 31(67) [4s-2]

31.4 - Chibhabha to Shafiqullah, out Caught by Mutumbami!! Is there an edge there? The umpire certainly thinks there is. Looked to be the case given Mutumbami's appeal which was spontaneous. Length ball just outside off, Shafiqullah looks to push by thrusting his hands in front of the body. Gets a faint little tickle through to the keeper. Shafiqullah c Mutumbami b Chibhabha 2(3)

31.1 - Chibhabha to Sadiq, out Caught by Tendai Chisoro!! This is bizarre cricket. What kind of shot was he attempting? I, for one, can't discern. Fraction full on off, Sadiq meekly chips it in the air towards mid-off, the fielder runs back, stretches his arms high and cups it safely. Afghanistan continue to flounder. Sadiq c Tendai Chisoro b Chibhabha 5(14)

25.4 - Chibhabha to Mohammad Shahzad, out Lbw!! Gone, and has the game too? Look at Zimbabwe's celebrations. This is the man they so desperately wanted to see the back of. And Chibhabha has done it. Back of a length delivery which skids on rapidly towards off, Shahzad didn't expect it to come so quickly as he tried to play across the line, hit him flush on the knee-roll of the back pad. That was plumb. Mohammad Shahzad lbw b Chibhabha 45(72) [4s-5]

16.0 - Cremer to Nabi, out Bowled!! He was troubling him for some time and eventually Cremer gets rid of Nabi, this one was a slider, did not look like a googly, Nabi was caught playing on the back foot, the ball skid onto him and he played it onto the off stump. ZIM are cock-a-hoop. Nabi b Cremer 11(19) [4s-1]

10.5 - Luke Jongwe to Rashid Khan, out Caught by H Masakadza!! What a catch that is! Back of a length that just took off the pitch, Rashid was trying to push it from the crease, was taken aback by the bounce, could not manage to keep it down, the ball pinged the splice off the bat and scooped towards backward point, it was dying on the fielder there but he dived in front to pouch it inches off the ground. Rashid Khan c H Masakadza b Luke Jongwe 10(14) [4s-2]

5.0 - Neville Madziva to Stanikzai, out Caught by Chibhabha!! The captain departs and that is a big wicket, Madziva is on a song. It was a full toss and Stanikzai looked to whip it into the on-side, could not keep it down and it went straight to the fielder at mid-wicket, who accepted the gift. AFG have not started the chase well. Stanikzai c Chibhabha b Neville Madziva 2(15)

1.0 - Neville Madziva to Ali Zadran, out Caught by Mutumbami!! What a start for ZIM! Madziva has his man in the first over itself. Not the kind of start AFG would have hoped for. It was full and wide, asking Zadran to drive and he went for it just like the first ball of the over, this time, does not quite get to the line of the delivery and gets a thick bottom edge which carries through to the keeper. Ali Zadran c Mutumbami b Neville Madziva 4(6) [4s-1]