BAN-U19 vs ZIM-U19 Super 6 - Match 11 Live Commentary - Harare (31 January 2026)

Fuller, on off, Brandon Ndiweni defends on his front foot. 

Full, on middle, Brandon Ndiweni eases it to long on for a single. 

Full, on off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere defends from the inner part of his bat to the leg side. 

Short, on middle, Simbarashe Mudzengerere pushes it to mid-wicket. 

Full, on off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere drives it to long off for a single. 

No run.

Fires a short delivery, on off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere ducks and lets it through. 

On a length, on middle, Simbarashe Mudzengerere hops and bunts it down the track. 

Yorker, on middle, Simbarashe Mudzengerere digs it down.

Fuller, just outside off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere drives it to cover for no runs. 

Full-length delivery, just outside off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere drives it to mid off. 

On a length, on off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere pushes it to cover. That's his third maiden of the day!

Fuller, outside off, Brandon Ndiweni dabs it late to the slip fielder. 

Full, on off, Brandon Ndiweni defends it to cover. 

Pitches it up, on off, Brandon Ndiweni pushes it to long off for a single. 

Full, on off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere eases it to cover. 

A tad shorter, on off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere pushes it to cover. 

Fuller, on middle, Simbarashe Mudzengerere comes down the track and pushes it to long on for a single. 

FOUR! This is exceptional from Michael Blignaut! Iqbal Hossain challenges the batter with a bouncer, on off and middle. Michael Blignaut arches back and just opens the face of the bat over his chest to steer it over the right of the keeper. Iqbal Hossain is furious as he asks the keeper to dive away and have an attempt, but there was zero chance for Farid Hasan Faysal to take that one. 

Short again, on off and middle, Michael Blignaut arches and tires to steer it once again, but misses. 

Fuller, on off and middle, Michael Blignaut defends back to the bowler. 

OUT! CAUGHT! Iqbal Hossain gets his man and Zimbabwe are half a team down. This is a bouncer as well, on middle and leg. Michael Blignaut crouches a bit low to swipe at it, but fails to get the timing right. The ball lobs toward the deep square leg region and Rizan Hossan makes no mistake to spill that away. Zimbabwe Under-19 are 54 for 5 now. 

Fuller, down the leg side, Brandon Ndiweni looks to flick it but misses. The ball rolls away to fine leg for a leg bye. 

On a length, outside off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere makes a leave at it.

Full, on middle, Simbarashe Mudzengerere flicks it to mid-wicket. 

FOUR! Streaky, but this moment Zimbabwe just need runs to flow. Fuller, just outside off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere gets on his front foot to defend, but the ball gets the outside edge and zips past the short third fielder for four runs. 

Fuller, down the leg side, Simbarashe Mudzengerere misses on his flick and wears on his pad onto short fine leg for a leg bye. 

Full, on off, Michael Blignaut eases it to short cover. 

Tossed up, just outside off, Michael Blignaut drives it to right of deep cover for a couple of runs.

Full, on off, Michael Blignaut drives to long off for a single. 50 runs up for Zimbabwe Under-19!

Back of a length, on off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere hops and dabs it to backward point for a single. 

Fuller, attacking to stumps. Leeroy Chiwaula defends it to the leg side. 

On a hard length, on off, Leeroy Chiwaula gets on his toes and bunts it back to the bowler. 

OUT! KNOCKED'EM OVER! Make it three for Iqbal Hossain. This is on a good length, pitching it around the fourth stump and angling it in sharply into the batter. Leeroy Chiwaula, who was looking so confident with his strokeplay, tries flick it with some power toward mid-wicket, but the ball beats the inside edge and uproots the middle stump off its position. That's such a delightful sight to watch if you love pace bowling. 

Fuller, on off, Michael Blignaut pushes it straight back to the bowler. There's a bit a face off as Hossain, after his followthrough walks right at the face of the batter. No words, just a stare. Things are getting spicy now. 

On a length, outside off, Michael Blignaut pushes it to point. 

FOUR! The runs are piling thick and fast now. Samiun Basir Ratul starts off with a short-length delivery, on middle. Simbarashe Mudzengerere opens his stance and pulls it to deep square leg fence for four runs. 

Full, on off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere drives it past the short cover fielder for a single. 

Fuller, on middle. Leeroy Chiwaula lunges and defends on his front foot. 

A touch fuller, on middle, Leeroy Chiwaula flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. 

Short, on off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere rocks back and punches it to cover. 

Full-length delivery on middle, Leeroy Chiwaula eases it back to the bowler. 

On a length, outside off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere misses his defence. 

On a length, on off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere blocks it to point.

On a length, outside off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere skips down the track and looks to heave across the line but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

TWO WIDES! Back of a length, down the leg side, Simbarashe Mudzengerere misses his clip. The keeper dives and fails to glove it. The batter crosses to take a run. 

Back of a length, on off, Leeroy Chiwaula defends it down. 

FOUR! Picture perfect! Leeroy Chiwaula is looking confident with his strokeplay. This is back of a length, outside off, Leeroy Chiwaula hangs back drills it toward the right of the short cover fielder to get the boundary. 

Much fuller, on off, Leeroy Chiwaula jams it down the track. 

On a length, outside off, Leeroy Chiwaula slices it through backward point for a single. 

Oh, that one stays low! On a length, just outside off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere defends the inside line of the delivery. The ball after pitching skids low. 

On a hard length, just outside off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere attempts to block it but gets beaten on the outside. 

Back of a length, outside off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere looks to poke at it but misses. 

Back of a length, outside off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere plays inside line of the delivery. 

Sllower full toss, on leg, angling down the leg side. Simbarashe Mudzengerere gets frozen as he fails to offer any shot at the delivery. It hits the pad of the batter and rolls away to short fine leg. Leg bye taken. 

Back of a length, just outside off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere pushes it to cover for a quick single. 

Full-length delivery on middle, Leeroy Chiwaula blocks it on his front foot. 

Back of a length, just outside off, swings it away. Leeroy Chiwaula gets on his toes and drops his willow. 

FOUR! That's quite a shot! On a good length, around the sixth stump. Leeroy Chiwaula frees his arm and punches it across the line of the delivery toward the left of mid on fielder for four runs. 

FOUR! Leeroy Chiwaula has started opening his arm! A bit more fuller, than before, just outside off. Leeroy Chiwaula punches it once again, through mid on for another boundary. 

On a length, on off, Leeroy Chiwaula nudges it to square leg for a single. 

On a length, on off, Leeroy Chiwaula defends it down. 

Short, on off, Leeroy Chiwaula ducks underneath the delivery. 

Fuller, around the pads, angling down the leg side, Leeroy Chiwaula looks to flick it but misses and wears on the pad. 

Back of a length, just outside off, Leeroy Chiwaula dabs it back to the bowler. 

Good-length delivery, just outside off, Leeroy Chiwaula punches it to cover. 

Back of a length, swinging it away from the batter. Leeroy Chiwaula swings his arm to punch it with cross-bat but misses the connection. 

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! The wickets are falling one after the other for the Chevrons. Al Fahad scoots from over the wicket and pitches it hard on the length, just outside off and shapes a bit away, with straightening the line of the delivery. Kian Blignaut hangs on his back foot thinking the ball might shape in and attempts to defend the inside line, but the ball just kisses the outside edge and gets into the gloves of Farid Hasan Faysal. 

On a length, outside off, Leeroy Chiwaula makes a leave at it. 

Back of a length, outside off, Chiwaula looks to punch it away but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

On a length, wide outside off, Leeroy Chiwaula gets two-minded. He lunges to push it away, but while performing his shot he realises the delivery is far away from him, so he withdraws his bat. 

Full, and outside off, Chiwaula makes a leave at it. 

On a length on middle, Leeroy Chiwaula flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. 

FOUR! EDGED AND AWAY! Back of a length, just outside off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere looks to defend it on his back foot, but the ball takes the outside edge and zips low and into the gap of keeper and the first slip fielder for four runs. That's the first boundary of the inning. 

Short, around off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere makes a leave at it. 

Back of a length, on off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere dabs it to cover. 

On a hard length, outside off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere looks to punch it through cover, but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

THREE WIDES! Bumper, down the leg side, Simbarashe Mudzengerere ducks under it. The keeper dives to his left and leaps, but only able to get some gloves on it. The ball rolls away to deep fine leg and the batter takes a couple. 

Fuller, just outside off, shaping away, Simbarashe Mudzengerere gets on his front foot to drive it but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Back of a length, outside off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere makes a leave at it. 

Length ball, outside off, Kian Blignaut dabs it to third man and gets off the mark with a single.

Mudzengerere is off the mark too. Shorter and wide outside off, Simbarashe Mudzengerere flashes his blade and hits it to deep point for a single.

On a length, outside off, Kian Blignaut watches all the way to the keeper.

Well outside off, shorter length. Kian Blignaut offers no shot to it.

Another dot! Much better from Al Fahad! Back of a length, just outside off, Kian Blignaut stands tall and punches but misses.

On a nagging length and on middle, tight from Al Fahad and Kian Blignaut solidly blocks.

FOUR! First runs off the blade and it's a well timed boundary! Shorter and outside off, Nathaniel Hlabangana punches it square on the off side, plays it late past second slip and to third man.

Serves in a yorker on middle, a bit of swing. Nathaniel Hlabangana squeezes it out to the deck. 

Drops it short and on middle, Nathaniel Hlabangana ducks under it.

On the shorter side, outside off and seaming away late. Nathaniel Hlabangana flashes his blade and misses.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! The other opener goes! A good length delivery, around the fourth stump line and shaping away. Nathaniel Hlabangana brushes a bit inside the crease, pokes his bat out to defend but inside edges it back onto the stumps. The stump is uprooted. 

Drops it short, outside off, shoots off the surface. Simbarashe Mudzengerere has a poke at it but misses.

Leg bye! Angles it full and on the pads, stays a bit low. Nathaniel Hlabangana fails to flick as he steps across, it rolls off the pads to square leg for a leg bye.

Wide! Bowls it too short and keeps it wide of off, Kian Blignaut leaves it alone.

Back of a length, outside off, swinging away. Kian Blignaut leaves it alone.

On a good length, around the fourth stump. Kian Blignaut plays it half-heartedly and taps it to the right of second slip, who picks up on a bounce.

Well outside off and shaping back in late, Kian Blignaut offers no shot.

A nice bumber, around off, Kian Blignaut sways away from the line and lets it go.

On the driving length, gives width outside off, Kian Blignaut looks to cream it away but misses. A stifled appeal follows but turned down.

Shorter, outside off, swinging away. Kupakwashe Muradzi offers no shot to it.

On a good length, attacking the stumps. Kupakwashe Muradzi plays with an angled bat to point.

Oh, extra bounce, outside off and climbs a bit more than Muradazi expected. He flat bats and it rolls to extra cover.

On a length, outside off, Kupakwashe Muradzi punches it to point.

OUT! TAKEN! A nothing shot really and Zimbabwe Under-19 lose a wicket without putting a run on the board! Short of a length and on middle, climbs off the surface. Kupakwashe Muradzi tries to keep his pull shot low and gets a thick top edge to point. Samiun Basir Ratul from point runs in and takes a dolly. 

Maiden from both ends! Touch fuller, outside off, Kian Blignaut hops and punches it to cover.

Al Fahad starts with a bouncer on middle, Nathaniel Hlabangana ducks under it. One bouncer for the over.

Short in length, outside off, Nathaniel Hlabangana shoulders arms to it.

Pushes his length further up, around off, Nathaniel Hlabangana defends it to cover.

Back of a length, around off, slight inward shape. Nathaniel Hlabangana taps it to point.

Keeps it short and outside off, Nathaniel Hlabangana shoulders arms to it.

Maiden to begin with! Closer to the off pole, on a length. Nathaniel Hlabangana half presses and blocks it on the off side.