Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan
2nd T20I, Harare Sports Club, Harare
Match Centre
Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 21 runs
Match Ended - Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 21 runs
Over 
14th 
2
1
6
1
6
0
  = 16     | 
Over 
15th 
1
6
0
0
2
6
  = 15     | 
Over 
16th 
0
1
1
1
1
1
  = 5     | 
Over 
17th 
4
2
1
W
0
W
  = 7     | 
Over 
18th 
1
0
1
0
4
1
  = 7     | 
Over 
19th 
2
W
1
1
W
1
  = 5     | 
Fazalhaq Farooqi

Fazalhaq Farooqi

Player Of
The Match

BATTERS

R
B
4R
6S
SR

CRR: 7.45

Commentary

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4s
6s
14.1
2
Rashid Khan to Innocent Kaia
Dropped! Difficult chance but Innocent Kaia survives. This is Pushed through on middle, Kaia goes for the slog sweep but hits it hard and flat. The man at the mid-wicket fence races in and dives forward but fails to hold on to the ball. Two taken!
14.2
1
Rashid Khan to Innocent Kaia
On the pads, pulled away behind square for a single.
14.3
6
Rashid Khan to Sikandar Raza
SIX! Shorter this time, on off. Sikandar Raza rocks back and muscles it over the wide long on fence for a biggie.
14.4
1
Rashid Khan to Sikandar Raza
On middle, pushed through mid on for one.
14.5
6
Rashid Khan to Innocent Kaia
SIX! Dropped again! This is dragged down on middle, Innocent Kaia goes on the back foot and lifts it towards deep mid-wicket. Azmatullah Omarzai over there spills the catch as the ball lands over the ropes as well. Huge over this for Zimbabwe.
14.6
0
Rashid Khan to Innocent Kaia
Leg bye! Quicker and down leg, the ball goes off the pads towards short fine leg. They get a leg bye. 62 needed now of 30 balls.
15.1
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Innocent Kaia
Tries to be cheeky this time Innocent Kaia. Slower one, fuller and around off. Kaia shuffles across to play the scoop shot but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg. Single taken.
15.2
6
Azmatullah Omarzai to Sikandar Raza
SIX! Zimbabwe on the ascendancy here! Full and wide, Sikandar Raza stays deep and goes inside-out over covers for a maximum.
15.3
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Sikandar Raza
Slower one, full and wide, Raza creams it but straight to the man at extra cover.
15.4
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Sikandar Raza
Slower again, bowled into the pitch and well outside off. Raza tries to go a bit too hard at it but ends up getting a bottom edge onto the deck.
15.5
2
Azmatullah Omarzai to Sikandar Raza
Slower short ball outside off, Raza pulls it down towards mid-wicket and yet another fumble allows him to race back for the second.
15.6
6
Azmatullah Omarzai to Sikandar Raza
SIX! Just over! Sikandar Raza is playing a gem of a knock here. Length ball, on off, Raza hangs back and clubs it towards the mid-wicket fence. The ball flies over the man over there. 47 needed now off 24 balls.
16.1
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Innocent Kaia
Comes from around the wicket and nails the wide yorker. Nothing much Innocent Kaia can do about that one.
16.2
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Innocent Kaia
And again! gets the yorker in around off stump and Kaia just about manages to jam it out. The batters scamper through for one.
16.3
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sikandar Raza
Slower short ball, outside off. Raza can only punch it off the back foot towards deep backward point for a run.
16.4
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Innocent Kaia
On off, Kaia loses his shape a bit as he drills it down to long on. Just a single then.
16.5
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sikandar Raza
Very full and wide, squeezed away towards backward point for a quick single. What an over this is turning out to be for Fazalhaq Farooqi and Afghanistan!
16.6
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Innocent Kaia
Full and around off, drilled stright to the man at mid off for a single. Just 5 runs off it and 42 needed now off 18 balls.
17.1
4
Rashid Khan to Innocent Kaia
FOUR! Swung away! Tossed up, around off. Innocent Kaia gets low and slogs it in between mid-wicket and long on for a boundary.
17.2
2
Rashid Khan to Innocent Kaia
Good stop in the end! A bit short and on off, Kaia rocks back and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. Najibullah Zadran over there gets a bad bounce and is quick enough to recover and gets a hand on it. Two taken and that will be FIFTY for Kaia, a good innings so far but he will no the job is not done yet.
17.3
1
Rashid Khan to Innocent Kaia
On off, swung away towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
17.4
W
Rashid Khan to Sikandar Raza
OUT! Cleaned him up! Huge, huge moment in the game as Rashid Khan delivers when his team requires it the most. Rashid gives it a bit more air and floats it around off stump. Sikandar Raza dances down the track but doesn't quite get to the pitch of the ball as he swings hard. The ball goes on to crash into off stump and Raza has to depart after a fine innings.
17.5
0
Rashid Khan to Ryan Burl
Flatter delivery, around off. This is punched towards extra cover.
17.6
W
Rashid Khan to Ryan Burl
OUT! CAUGHT! Rashid Khan ends up with another wicket and has provided the momentum his side needed. On the pads, Ryan Burl goes for the slog-sweep but ends up skying it off the top edge towards deep mid-wicket. Azmatullah Omarzai settles under it and takes the catch. 35 needed now off 12 balls.
18.1
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Regis Chakabva
gets in the wide yorker, Regis Chakabva squeezes it past backward point for just a single.
18.2
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Innocent Kaia
Brilliant from Farooqi! Change of pace, on a nagging length and outside off. Innocent Kaia swings hard at it but is undone by the lack of pace.
18.3
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Innocent Kaia
Nails the yorker again, Kaia can only jam it out towards mid off for one.
18.4
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Regis Chakabva
slower one, around off. Regis Chakabva shuffles across to play the lap sweep but is beaten by the lack of pace on the delivery.
18.5
4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Regis Chakabva
FOUR! Streaky but Zimbabwe will take it! Fazalhaq Farooqi with another yorker outside off, Regis Chakabva gets an inside edge past the stumps and the ball runs away into the fine leg fence.
18.6
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Regis Chakabva
DROPPED! Another chance goes abegging and it has been a poor day in the field for the visitors. length ball, around off. Regis Chakabva stays deep and launches it towards cow croner. Najibullah Zadran runs around to his right from long on and spills the catch. Single taken. 28 needed now off 6 balls.
19.1
2
Nijat Masood to Regis Chakabva
Full and around off, this is heaved through mid-wicket and the batters look for two. Rashid Khan comes in and fumbles allowing the second run.
19.2
W
Nijat Masood to Regis Chakabva
OUT! TAKEN! Najibullah Zadran redeems himself with a stunner and that should be the game for Afghanistan. On a length, around off. Regis Chakabva looks to launch it over long on but gets a top edge. The ball goes high and towards extra cover. Zadran runs to his right from the cover region and takes a brilliant running catch.
19.3
1
Nijat Masood to Innocent Kaia
On middle, this is drilled down to long on for a single.
19.4
1
Nijat Masood to Luke Jongwe
Slower one, around off. Jongwe backs away and hits it down to long off for one.
19.5
W
Nijat Masood to Innocent Kaia
OUT! RUN OUT! Innocent Kaia looks to get back on strike for the final delivery but there was never a second run there. back of a length, on off. Kaia mistimes it towards wide long on and looks for two. Mohammad Nabi comes in and in one swift motion throws the ball towards the keeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz who whips off the bails. Also, Donald Tiripano is the new man in for Zimbabwe.
19.6
1
Nijat Masood to Donald Tiripano
That's it, the visitors have done it! Pitched up, around off. Donald Tiripano drills it towards long off for a single. Afghanistan win by 21 runs!