Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan
1st T20I, Harare Sports Club, Harare
Match Centre
Zimbabwe beat Afghanistan by 4 wickets
Match Ended - Zimbabwe beat Afghanistan by 4 wickets
Over 
14th 
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
4
W
1
1
0
1
  = 12     | 
Over 
15th 
1
1
6
0
1
1
  = 10     | 
Over 
16th 
W
0
1
0
W
0
1
  = 2     | 
Over 
17th 
0
1
0
1
0
1
  = 3     | 
Over 
18th 
1
2
1
W
4
2
  = 10     | 
Over 
19th 
4
2
2
0
2
1
  = 11     | 
Brian Bennett

Brian Bennett

Player Of
The Match

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CRR: 7.25

Commentary

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14.1
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Brian Bennett
WIDE! Ooh, that might have been a tad harsh! Naveen comes back and and nails the wide yorker but right on the tramline and maybe just an inch wide of it as well.
14.1
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Brian Bennett
Back of a length and around off, slower too, dabbed down wide of short third for a single.
14.2
4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Sikandar Raza
NO BALL AND FOUR! Naveen loses his bearings and serves a beamer well outside off, Sikandar Raza goes after it and slices it up and over short third for a boundary. No ball called for height and a Free Hit to follow...
14.2
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Sikandar Raza
WIDE! Full and wide, nailed in the blockhole but just a bit too wide of the off stump. Free Hit to continue...
14.2
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Sikandar Raza
WIDE! Naveen seems under immense pressure as he misses the wide yorker by a long way this time.
14.2
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Sikandar Raza
WIDE! Oh, dear! This is going from bad to worse as Naveen persists with the wide yorker and gets it beyond the tramline. Raza goes after it but misses.
14.2
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Sikandar Raza
WIDE! A fifth wide in the over, fourth in succession and this is just shoddy cricket, trying to get out of the Free Hit. Full and wide outside off, left alone by Raza.
14.2
4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Sikandar Raza
FOUR! The change of angle does do Naveen any favors. Full and straight from around the wicket, Raza gets under it and logfts it straight down the ground for a boundary. 100 up for Zimbabwe as well.
14.3
W
Naveen-ul-Haq to Sikandar Raza
OUT! CAUGHT! That's a ripper of a catch from Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Naveen-ul-Haq finally gets his man. This is bowled a bit full and angled across off from around the stumps. Sikandar Raza sets up deep in the crease and belts it uppishly and wide of covers where Gurbaz dives full-stretch to his right and grabs it with both hands. The umpires do go upstairs to check the catch but its fine and Raza has to depart.
14.4
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Ryan Burl
Into the pitch around off and a bit slower too, Burl waits back and hits it square through point for a single.
14.5
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Brian Bennett
Length ball, angled in from well wide of the crease, Bennett backs away and just guides it behind point for a run more.
14.6
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Ryan Burl
WIDE! Attempted slower one, spilled down the leg side for a single.
14.6
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Ryan Burl
Slower again, well into the pitch and around off, Burl pulls it away in front of deep mid-wicket for a run.
15.1
1
Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Burl
Nicely flighted and around off, Ryan Burl makes room and drives it to sweeper cover for a single.
15.2
1
Mohammad Nabi to Brian Bennett
1 run, that is just a mere push for a run.
15.3
6
Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Burl
SIX! That's gone all the way! Nabi slides it into the pads, Ryan Burl sits down and picks it up before lapping it just behind square leg for a biggie.
15.4
0
Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Burl
Fired in full at the stumps, Burl makes room and drives it straight to covers.
15.5
1
Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Burl
A bit full and angled into middle and leg, Ryan Burl brings out the sweep and gets it through square leg for a single.
15.6
1
Mohammad Nabi to Brian Bennett
On a dragged length on leg, Bennett looks to get inside the line but just gets the toe end of the bat on it and gets it to short fine leg for a run.
16.1
W
Rashid Khan to Brian Bennett
OUT! TIMBER! Rashid Khan and Afghanistan won't go down without a fight. Rashid comes back into the attack and bowls a quick and flat delivery on off. This one stays a bit low and skids through. Brian Bennett looks to go down on one knee and slog but is beaten and hears the death rattle behind him as he departs on 49.
16.2
0
Rashid Khan to Wessly Madhevere
On a length and around off, Wessly Madhevere fails to get it away.
16.3
1
Rashid Khan to Wessly Madhevere
Short on middle and leg, Madhevere gets inside the line and pulls it on one knee to deep backward square leg for one.
16.4
0
Rashid Khan to Ryan Burl
WIDE! Slips one just down the leg side and Ryan Burl fails to get a tickle on it.
16.4
W
Rashid Khan to Ryan Burl
OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the fielder in the deep and that's a massive swing in momentum now. Rashid Khan drops the length back and bowls it right over middle, Ryan Burl gets inside the line and looks to whip it away but ends up hitting it straight down the throat of Azmatullah Omarzai at deep backward square leg. Omarzai is well inside the ropes and Rashid has two wickets in the over.
16.5
0
Rashid Khan to Tashinga Musekiwa
No run. Play and a miss! The batter wasn't quite sure how to play that one.
16.6
1
Rashid Khan to Tashinga Musekiwa
Short and wide, cut away by Tashinga Musekiwa through point for a single.
17.1
0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa
Swing and a miss! Dragged length around middle and angling in, Tashinga Musekiwa looks to rock back and pull but misses and gets hit on the pads.
17.2
1
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa
Flatter delivery at the stumps, hit away through mid on for a single.
17.3
0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Wessly Madhevere
Just slows it up and drifts it into the pads, Wessly Madhevere goes for the reverse sweep but misses and gets struck on the front pad.
17.4
1
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Wessly Madhevere
Darted in at the stumps, Madhevere swats it hard but down to long on for just a single.
17.5
0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa
Floated up a bit, full and on the pads, Tashinga Musekiwa swings and misses as the ball goes off the pads to short fine for a leg bye.
17.6
1
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Wessly Madhevere
Fired in full and outside off, Madhevere stays deep in the crease and firms it down to wide long off for a single.
18.1
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Wessly Madhevere
Good fielding! Hard length outside off, Madhevere throws his bat at it and gets an outside edge that flies to the right of short third. Mujeeb Ur Rahman dives full stretch and gets a hand on it. Just a single taken.
18.2
2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tashinga Musekiwa
Brilliant running but Rashid Khan a bit lazy there in the field. Goes full and wide again, Tashinga Musekiwa hangs back and crunches it wide of long off for a couple of runs.
18.3
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tashinga Musekiwa
Full and straight, right in the blockhole, Tashinga Musekiwa can only manage to jam it down to long on. Mohammad Nabi attacks it well in the field and it will be just a single.
18.4
W
Naveen-ul-Haq to Wessly Madhevere
OUT! CAUGHT! Smart bowling from Naveen-ul-Haq and Afghanistan are inching closer to the finish line now. Naveen takes pace off by rolling his fingers over the ball and floats it full and wide. Wessly Madhevere backs away to go big but is early in the lofted shot and ends up hitting it down to long off where Rashid Khan takes a simple catch. 17 needed now off 8 balls.
18.5
4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Wellington Masakadza
FOUR! Zimbabwe staying alive in the chase! Slower bumper from around the wicket, stands up nicely and Wellington Masakadza nails the pull right in between square leg and mid-wicket for a boundary.
18.6
2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Wellington Masakadza
Misses the yorker by a few inches and Wellington Masakadza picks it up off middle and leg and hits it in front of deep mid-wicket for a couple of more runs.
19.1
4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Tashinga Musekiwa
FOUR! Wow, what a shot and what a time to hit it as well. Slower one, on a hard length and outside off, Tashinga Musekiwa is early to move across the off stump and hammers it high and in between deep mid-wicket and long on for a boundary. Just 7 needed now off 5.
19.2
2
Azmatullah Omarzai to Tashinga Musekiwa
The call is for two and they get it with ease! Looks to spear in the yorker at the toes but misses the mark, Musekiwa manages to jam it down just wide of long on and picks up a couple of runs.
19.3
2
Azmatullah Omarzai to Tashinga Musekiwa
How has that not been a run out! Azmatullah Omarzai nails the yorker now and Tashinga Musekiwa jams it out straight to long off for one and they even go for the second which is never on. Darwish Rasooli though with a weak throw at the keeper's end and Musekiwa dives in to safety. 3 needed off 3!
19.4
0
Azmatullah Omarzai to Tashinga Musekiwa
Loud appeal for caught behind but turned down, it is a dot ball though. Short ball, bowled at a brisk pace and over middle, Musekiwa is taken by surprise and misses the ball as he looks to pull.
19.5
2
Azmatullah Omarzai to Tashinga Musekiwa
Scores are level and the crowd is going wild! Hard length over middle, Musekiwa keeps his shape and short-arm jabs it across through the mid-wicket region and into the deep for two. Super-over on the cards? Let's find out...
19.6
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Tashinga Musekiwa
Oh, he's done it! Tashinga Musekiwa has only gone and done it! Azmatullah Omarzai hones in at the stumps, looking for the yorker but Musekiwa manages to stay deep and jam it out past the fielder at silly mid on and they cross for the winning run. Zimbabwe WIN BY 4 WICKETS!