Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates 2015-16

Scorecard - 5th ODI, Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (06 Jan 2016)

Zimbabwe

248/10 (49.5) RR:4.98

Afghanistan won by 2 wkts

MOM: Gulbadin Naib

Afghanistan

254/8 (49.4) RR:5.11

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48.3 - Dawlat Zadran to Cremer, FOUR, poor fielding in the deep. Cremer loft-drives this pitched up delivery towards long-off, where Mirwais Ashraf makes a mess of a fairly easy stop, the ball brushes his hands and trickles away to the fence. Should have been just a single, the bowler won't be happy

47.5 - Rashid Khan to Cremer, FOUR, Cremer drops it short outside off, Cremer rocks back and muscles the pull, the ball hits the cow corner fence in no time

44.4 - Dawlat Zadran to S Raza, FOUR, nicely done! Overpitching outside off, Raza opens the face of the bat on the drive and carves it to the left of backward point, third man runs to his right but he had no chance of stopping that

42.1 - Dawlat Zadran to S Raza, FOUR, short delivery outside off, Raza quickly gets into position and hammers the pull through mid-wicket, races away to the fence in a jiffy

34.5 - Rashid Khan to H Masakadza, FOUR, poor ball from Rashid and he pays the price. Full toss outside off, Masakadza kneels down and sweeps it hard through square leg, the fielder in the deep runs to his left, puts in the dive but the ball escapes past him and crashes into the fence

29.2 - Amir Hamza to Mutumbami, FOUR, short delivery outside off, Mutumbami was trying to cut it hard, gets a thick outside edge and it scoots away fine to the third man fence

28.3 - Dawlat Zadran to H Masakadza, FOUR, too good that one, a half-volley and Masakadza leaned into the drive, timed it crisply, finds the gap between extra cover and mid-off, races away to the fence

27.4 - Amir Hamza to Mutumbami, FOUR, that could have been a great catch but the fielder at extra cover failed to reach it, it was a short delivery and Mutumbami slapped it hard in the air, the ball eluded the diving fielder and raced away to the fence, beating long-off to his left

26.2 - Mirwais to Mutumbami, FOUR, lifts this one over the bowler's head to break the shackles, it was too full and Mutumbami lofted it through the line, was too straight and it crossed the long-off fence in a jiffy

23.3 - Rashid Khan to H Masakadza, FOUR, short again, the perennial problem for the leggie, Masakadza makes full use of it, goes back and pulls it to the cow corner fence for yet another four

16.4 - Rashid Khan to H Masakadza, FOUR, full toss and that has been dealt with a sledge hammer, slog swept it through deep backward square leg with ease

14.1 - Rashid Khan to H Masakadza, FOUR, poor delivery and punished, rank long hop it was and Masakadza rocked back to pull it between deep mid-wicket and long on with ease

10.4 - Mirwais to Peter Moor, FOUR, short arm pull and timed beautifully through mid-wicket, there was not much bounce on that one and Moor rocked back to pull it through mid-wicket, went to the fence like a bullet

8.0 - Naib to Peter Moor, FOUR, finally Moor connects with the drive, this was too full, a juicy half-volley outside off and Moor cracked the lofted drive through the extra cover region. He cleared the leaping short cover easily on this occasion

7.0 - Amir Hamza to H Masakadza, FOUR, brings out the sweep and connects with it, pitched up and Masakadza kneeled down and swept it away from the fielder at short fine leg, no one in the deep to cut it off, welcome boundary

6.2 - Amir Hamza to Peter Moor, FOUR, good shot from Moor, will add to his confidence, it was pitched up slightly and he lofted it over mid-off with ease, one bounce and over the rope

5.5 - Dawlat Zadran to H Masakadza, FOUR, short of a good length delivery but too straight, Masakadza moves across and flicks it to deep square leg, the fielder from fine leg runs to his left, puts in a dive near the rope but was unable to cut it off

5.1 - Dawlat Zadran to H Masakadza, FOUR, fuller length and allows Masakadza to free his arms, he does not miss out, gets a little stride forward and creams the drive through extra cover, the fielder gave chase but to no avail

4.0 - Dawlat Zadran to H Masakadza, FOUR, fuller length and on middle and leg, Masakadza does not try to hit it too hard as he presents the full face of the bat to beat a diving mid-on fielder, the ball raced to the fence

47.2 - Rashid Khan to H Masakadza, SIX, that's been tonked! Masakadza comes down the track and lofts this flatter delivery through the line, the ball sails well over the long-off fence

44.1 - Dawlat Zadran to S Raza, SIX, smashed! Slightly short around off and Raza has smacked that. He goes deep in the crease and short-arm whacks it over the wide long-on fence, cleared it easily

42.4 - Dawlat Zadran to H Masakadza, SIX, what a strike! Slightly short outside off and Masakadza has nailed the pull. He rocks back and muscles the pull over the cow corner fence, absolutely middled it

29.1 - Amir Hamza to Mutumbami, SIX, it has gone out of the stadium, gave it all and connected with it, flatter delivery and Mutumbami kneeled down on it, slogged it over deep mid-wicket, every one stood and watch it sail out of the ground

28.1 - Dawlat Zadran to Mutumbami, SIX, Zadran has been welcomed with a six, dangled it too full on middle and leg, Mutumbami swung hard and muscled it between deep mid-wicket and long-on, it just cleared the fence

16.5 - Rashid Khan to H Masakadza, SIX, and this time he will get the maximum result, rank long hop and Masakadza pounced on it, went back and cracked the pull over deep mid-wicket

11.2 - Naib to Peter Moor, SIX, width on offer and the fielder at deepish cover has pushed it over the ropes, Masakadza went at with a hard swing and got it high in the air, the fielder backtracks to snaffle that one, failed to keep his balance while attempting the catch and parried it over the ropes, the third umpire took a look and confirmed that it was a six

10.0 - Naib to H Masakadza, SIX, pitched up and Masakadza lofts it high and handsome over the bowler's head, that one cleared the fence with ease, this will calm down the nerves for sure as Masakadza was beaten by Naib a couple of times

49.5 - Amir Hamza to Cremer, out Caught by (sub)Shafiqullah at mid wicket!! That's the end of the Zimbabwean innings. They fall just two short of the 250-mark. This was bowled quicker and shorter on leg, Cremer comes across and looks to swat it away, ends up getting a top-edge that goes miles in the air, the fielder in the deep runs forward, the ball was dipping quickly towards him and he dives forward to take a great catch just inches above the ground. Cremer c (sub)Shafiqullah b Amir Hamza 12(7) [4s-2]

49.3 - Amir Hamza to Neville Madziva, out Stumped!! Zimbabwe lose their ninth wicket. Madziva comes charging down the track to slog this out of the park, the ball dips in and goes past the inside edge of the swinging blade, the keeper takes the bails off in a flash to catch him short. Neville Madziva st Mohammad Shahzad b Amir Hamza 2(3)

48.5 - Dawlat Zadran to Luke Jongwe, out Hit Wkt!! Wooahhh! What happened there? The ball has gone for a six but the batsman is gone. How often do you see something like this? Jongwe kneels down and nails the pull over fine leg off this shortish delivery. However, the followthrough of his bat hits the stumps and dislodges the bails. Rather unfortunate result for the batsman there, but the bowling side won't mind it one bit. Luke Jongwe hit wkt b Dawlat Zadran 2(6)

47.3 - Rashid Khan to H Masakadza, out Caught by Shahidi!! Another one bites the dust and this time it's the big wicket of Masakadza. He would have been a handful in the final few balls, but Afghanistan are happy to see his back. The umpires check for the bowler's front foot, but he is fine on that count. This was floated up outside off, Masakadza wanted to go inside-out over cover, ends up slicing it high and the fielder at point snaffles it with ease. H Masakadza c Shahidi b Rashid Khan 110(111) [4s-9 6s-4]

46.3 - Dawlat Zadran to M Waller, out Bowled!! Knocked'im over. The yorker has done the trick for Zadran. Waller was trying to do a little too much as he backs away, goes for a wild swing but the ball sneaks under his bat and rattles the middle stump. M Waller b Dawlat Zadran 0(2)

45.4 - Rashid Khan to S Raza, out Caught by Nawroz!! Raza departs after a handy cameo. Raza came dancing down the track as Rashid bowls a high full toss outside off, the batsman throws the kitchen sink at it as he wanted to play the mighty slog, gets it high on the bat and ends up slicing it high. Long-off takes a very simple catch to send him on his way back. S Raza c Nawroz b Rashid Khan 29(23) [4s-2 6s-1]

39.3 - Nabi to Chigumbura, out Lbw!! Chigumbura's struggle comes to an end. This might actually work in favour of the Zimbabweans as their skipper looked out of touch today. This one turns in on middle stump line, Chigumbura comes forward to push at it, the ball turns past the inside edge and hits him on the pad, the bowler went up in appeal and the umpire too didn't take long to raise his finger. It would have gone on to crash into middle and leg. Chigumbura lbw b Nabi 3(19)

35.1 - Nabi to Mutumbami, out Caught by Ali Zadran!! Third wicket goes down. Mutumbami's stay at the crease ends. He wanted to go big on the on-side off this flatter delivery, knelt down to play the slog sweep, but failed to get it right off the screws. Deep mid-wicket places himself under it and catches it calmly. The pressure had been built by the Afghans as they were not giving away easy runs. Mutumbami c Ali Zadran b Nabi 40(47) [4s-3 6s-2]

22.4 - Mirwais to Peter Moor, out Caught by Ali Zadran!! As easy as it comes, the slowness of the delivery might have done Moor there, it was a fuller length delivery and Moor looked to clear the infield on the off-side, the ball might have come a little late and he flayed the drive uppishly towards mid-off, the fielder there had no issues in accepting that gift from Moor. Relief for Afghanistan. Peter Moor c Ali Zadran b Mirwais 42(76) [4s-3 6s-1]

2.3 - Amir Hamza to Chibhabha, out Lbw!! And Afghanistan have struck only in the third over, Zimbabwe wouldn't have wanted this kind of start in the finale. Chibhabha has to go for 1, it was poor shot selection from him, he stayed on the back foot to this quicker delivery which came in with the arm, it was not short enough and Chibhabha was struck right in front as he looked to nudge it into the on-side. Umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger. Chibhabha lbw b Amir Hamza 1(4)

19.2 - Nabi to Peter Moor, 1 run, dropped, it was a poor delivery and Moor flayed the cut hard, did not keep it down and the fielder at backward point leapt in the air and got both hands it but the ball burst through his hands

45.2 - Rashid Khan to H Masakadza, 2 runs, 4th ODI ton for Masakadza! It has been a good knock from him, a gritty one at that. He kneels down and sweeps this tossed up delivery on the stumps through square leg, the throw comes in at the non-striker's end and Raza had to dive in to make his ground. Masakadza is delighted, he waves his bat to the crowd and his team-mates, soaks in the applause

21.4 - Nabi to H Masakadza, 1 run, 100 of the partnership comes up, quicker delivery and on the stumps, Masakadza tucks it to mid-wicket

17.3 - Nabi to H Masakadza, 1 run, short delivery and lucky that he did not pull it straight into the hands of mid-wicket, who had to put in a dive to his left but could not get a hand to it, the ball rolls down to long-on. The single brings up Masakadza's 31st ODI fifty

49.2 - Neville Madziva to Naib, FOUR, this will do! Pitched up right in the slot outside off, Naib throws his hands at it, the ball flies off the outside edge and beats third man to his left, it crashed into the fence in no time

48.1 - Tendai Chisoro to Naib, byes, FOUR, ohh dear! What has happened there? Free runs for the Afghans. Full toss well outside off, Naib fails to lay bat on it as he throws the kitchen sink at it, the keeper too doesn't collect it cleanly and it goes right through his legs, races away for four byes

47.1 - Neville Madziva to Rashid Khan, FOUR, Rashid Khan may have played the supporting role to Naib, but he has been brilliant as well. On a good length and wide outside off, Rashid had all the room to free his arms, he slaps it in the gap between mid-off and extra cover, no need to run for those

45.5 - Neville Madziva to Rashid Khan, FOUR, Rashid joins the party. Short and well wide outside off, Rashid slashes hard and gets it to the right of third man, who runs across but the ball easily beats him to the fence

45.3 - Neville Madziva to Naib, FOUR, Naib is playing really well. Another full toss on off, Naib once again gets his left leg out of the way and slogs it through the mid-wicket region, the fielder in the deep had no chance of stopping that as it rocketed away to the fence

40.2 - Tendai Chisoro to Rashid Khan, FOUR, short and well wide outside off, Rashid uses the pace on the ball and cuts it hard past backward point, the fielder in the deep runs to his left, dives across to try and pull it back near the rope, fails to do so and the umpire signals a boundary

33.3 - Cremer to Naib, FOUR, tossed up on the stumps, Naib clears his front leg and hoicks it past a diving mid-wicket, races away to the fence in a jiffy

27.4 - Cremer to Stanikzai, byes, FOUR, That missed the stumps but no one can believe how did that happen, it was a flighted delivery and the batsman was on the front foot to block it, the ball sneaked through his bat and pad, went just over the stumps and scooted past the keeper, into fine leg fence in a jiffy

21.3 - Cremer to Shahidi, FOUR, pitched it short and down the leg side, Shahidi pulled it to the left of short fine leg, it races away to the fence

19.1 - H Masakadza to Shahidi, FOUR, slightly short and wide of off, Shahidi rocks back and cracks the cut hard through backward point, no chance for the fielder in the deep

15.0 - Luke Jongwe to Nabi, FOUR, fine leg is square and that is why it will run down the fine leg fence with ease, back of a length and angling into Nabi, he moved across and tucked it off his hips

12.3 - Luke Jongwe to Shahidi, FOUR, fuller length and width on offer outside off, the batsman flays the drive through the cover region, two fielders give chase, one of them puts in the dive but he was touching the rope as he tried to parry it back, four signalled after due consultation with the TV umpire

9.2 - Tendai Chisoro to Ali Zadran, FOUR, goes up and over extra cover to beat a leaping fielder, it was a tossed up delivery and Zadran flayed it uppishly over the infield

7.0 - Luke Jongwe to Ali Zadran, FOUR, width on offer and finally Zadran latches onto it, waits for the delivery to come to his bat nicely and smears the cut through the point region, good shot to finish the over

6.0 - Tendai Chisoro to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, thick edge on this one, but away fromt the fielder at backward point, flighted delivery and outside off, Zadran looked to crack it over the infield on the off-side, gets a thickish edge which flies over the ring and into the third man fence

5.1 - Tendai Chisoro to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, fires it on the pads of Shahzad, he looks to glance it, gets it from the inside part of the bat and the ball beats a diving short fine leg

4.4 - Luke Jongwe to Ali Zadran, FOUR, straight as an arrow from Zadran, it was full again and Zadran did not try to hit it too hard, just presented the full face of the bat on the drive, the umpire had to jump in the air to allow the ball go through his legs, mid-off and mid-on had no chance of cutting it off

3.0 - Neville Madziva to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, bowl him full and he will tear you apart, too straight on the pads of Shahzad and he clips it through mid-wicket with ease, Afghanistan are off to a good start

2.4 - Neville Madziva to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, creates that shot out of nowhere, back of a length delivery on the stumps and Shahzad moved across to pull it to the deep square leg fence, the fielder at fine leg runs across to his left but he had no chance

1.3 - Tendai Chisoro to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, finds the gap on this occasion, tossed up and on off, Shahzad got a bit of width and flayed the drive between extra cover and mid-off

1.0 - Neville Madziva to Ali Zadran, FOUR, that is a good looking shot from Zadran, it was a bad delivery but had to be put away, speared it too full and on the pads, Zadran moved across and clipped it between mid-on and mid-wicket, no stopping that one as it was timed beautifully

49.4 - Neville Madziva to Naib, SIX, Afghanistan have done it! They win the series 3-2! The team players run towards their hero and hug him in delight. He is being lifted on their shoulders right now and that is followed by some loud shouts and smiles all around. Coming to the ball, it was full and on the pads, Naib nails the flick as he sends it soaring over the deep backward square leg fence. In fact, he has hit that out of the ground. Superbly timed

45.2 - Neville Madziva to Naib, SIX, that's gone out of the park and it brings up Naib's maiden fifty! Full toss on off and middle, Naib clears his front leg and he ferociously smashes it way over the deep mid-wicket fence. Bring in the replacement for the ball that's lying somewhere outside the ground

43.3 - Luke Jongwe to Naib, SIX, that's the flattest of sixes you will ever see! This was even better than the previous one. Fuller length outside off, Naib gets his front leg out of the way and slogs it over the cow corner fence, made a cracking sound as he made contact with it, just about clears the rope at cow corner. Naib's striking has got the crowd going as well. Brings up the 50-run stand as well

43.2 - Luke Jongwe to Naib, SIX, stunning shot! Jongwe looks to bowl the yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss, Naib clears his front leg and swings hard across the line, smashes it well over the deep mid-wicket fence, the fielder there was a mere spectator. Brilliant strike this

41.2 - Luke Jongwe to Naib, SIX, The fielder catches it but he falls over the rope! This was on a length and right in the slot just outside off, Naib hammers the loft to the right of long-off, Raza gets across, gets both hands to it but the momentum was taking him over, he tries to drop the ball back inside the rope before going over, but it hits his thigh and lands straight onto the ad cusion. The third umpire has a look and tells his partner of his decision. Six has been signalled. Nevertheless, it was a great effort from Raza

37.1 - Cremer to Naib, SIX, that's been smashed! That's the intent from Naib. Floated up on the stumps, Naib hammers the loft straight back over the bowler's head, sails well over the fence

24.1 - S Raza to Nabi, SIX, uses his feet this time around, gets to the pitch of this delivery on the stumps and swings across the line to get it over deep mid-wicket for a mammoth hit, that was powerfully hit

48.0 - Neville Madziva to Mirwais, out Bowled!! That's a big wicket! Ashraf departs first ball and the Afghan players have their hands on their heads in the dressing room. Naib too is sitting on his knees in disappointment. Poor cricket from Ashraf, he walks down the track and tries to have a big swipe at this length delivery on off, he fails to connect and the ball crashes into the off stump. Big, big wicket at this stage. Mirwais b Neville Madziva 0(1)

47.4 - Neville Madziva to Rashid Khan, out Caught by Cremer!!Is there a twist in the tale? Rashid Khan departs after a good cameo. On a good length and outside off, may have been the slower one, Rashid doesn't get enough power behing the loft and ends up chipping it straight down the throat of long-off. Rashid gets patted on the back as he makes his way to the dressing room. Rashid Khan c Cremer b Neville Madziva 31(41) [4s-3]

34.3 - S Raza to Stanikzai, out Caught by Mutumbami!! The skipper is gone for Afghanistan! Stanikzai's poor form in the series just doesn't seem to end. This one was flat and turns in from outside off, Stanikzai backs away to cut it hard, can only manage an outside edge that's pouched by the keeper smartly. It went low and quickly towards him and he did a good job of hanging on to it. Stanikzai c Mutumbami b S Raza 8(28)

26.3 - S Raza to Shahidi, out Bowled!! And another one bites the dust. Afghanistan in big, big trouble now, their chase has been derailed with the fall of this wicket. Flatter delivery and on off, Shahidi was looking to clip it into the on-side, the ball skids on with the arm, goes past the edge and rattles the stumps. Shahidi b S Raza 32(55) [4s-3]

26.0 - Cremer to Nabi, out Lbw!! The kind of delivery that gets you a wicket. A big wicket at this stage in the game, it was the top spinner and Nabi was looking for the leg break, the ball hit him right in front (on the back thigh) as he fails to defend, the bowler knew he was plumb and went up in appeal. The umpire obliged by raising his finger immediately and Nabi has to go back. Nabi lbw b Cremer 26(33) [4s-1 6s-1]

13.0 - Luke Jongwe to Ali Zadran, out Caught by Tendai Chisoro!! The collapse beckons, perhaps. It was a good bouncer that gets rid of Zadran, kept climbing on the batsman as he swivelled across to pull it, could not control it and it went straight to the fielder at fine leg, who did not have to move an inch to take that catch. The fielder was just inside the rope though and took it above his head. Afghanistan have now lost 3 wickets in the space of 17 runs. Ali Zadran c Tendai Chisoro b Luke Jongwe 30(42) [4s-4]

11.0 - Luke Jongwe to Nawroz, out Caught by Mutumbami!! What a soft dismissal, only the bounce on that delivery got rid of Mangal. It was a poor delivery outside off, way short and wide, it was there to be hit, Mangal flashed hard at it, but could only get a thick top edge and the keeper takes an easy catch to his right. Nawroz c Mutumbami b Luke Jongwe 2(7)

8.5 - Luke Jongwe to Mohammad Shahzad, out Bowled!! That is a beauty, we don't see that often. They have got the big fish, this one pitched on a length and nipped back in a long way, Shahzad looks to defend off the front foot but the ball comes back in, beats him on the inside edge and sneaks through the gap between bat and pad to castle the big-hitting opener. Mohammad Shahzad b Luke Jongwe 25(22) [4s-5]