SCO vs ZIM 3rd T20I Commentary - Raeburn Place (19 September 2021)

FOUR! That is it! Full outside off, Burl drives it through cover for a boundary. ZIMBABWE WIN BY 6 WICKETS.

OUT! RUN OUT! The dive has not saved Wesley Madhevere! Scotland are still alive in this game! Very full on middle, Madhevere flicks it to deep square leg and he wants a couple. Safyaan Sharif throws it to the keeper. Matthew Cross whips the bails off. Madhevere dives but he has not made it in.

On middle, Burl pushes it to the off side for one.

FOUR! Zimbabwe edging closer! Full outside off, Shumba looks to drive but it goes off the outside edge to third man for a boundary.

Full on middle, Shumba works it to long on for a single.

NO BALL! Not the right time to bowl a No Ball! Very full on middle, Burl works it down to long on for one. A Free Hit will follow.

FOUR! This is some innings from Shumba! Full on middle, Shumba dances down the track and then lifts it to long off for a boundary. Just 4 needed now.

LEG BYES! Short ball on middle, Shumba looks to pull but it goes off the pads to the off side. They take off for a leg bye. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses and the batters take another. Just 2 needed in the final over.

Fullish ball on the pads, Shumba looks to flick but it goes off the inside edge, hits the pads and goes to the off side. A magnificent fifty for Milton Shumba. He has taken Zimbabwe to the cusp of a series win.

Full ball outside off, Madhevere heaves it to long on for a single.

Yorker on middle, Shumba works it to long on for one.

FOUR! Poor delivery! Low full toss on the pads, Madhevere flicks it and it goes past the diving keeper and the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

Short ball on middle, pulled to deep square leg for one.

SIX! Shumba has delivered again! Low full toss on middle, Shumba lifts it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

SIX! What a shot from Shumba! Short ball on middle, Shumba picks up the length and then pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

SIX! Another one! This has been some innings from Milton Shumba so far! Low full toss on middle, Shumba clears his front leg and then whacks it over long on for a maximum.

SIX! Make it three in a row! Now the game is heading towards Zimbabwe! Good-length ball on middle, Shumba smacks it over deep square leg for a biggie. 38 needed in 21 balls.

Fullish ball on the pads, Shumba whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Fourth six in the over! Zimbabwe are now on top. Low full toss on middle, Madhevere whacks it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Good-length ball outside off, Madhevere looks to swing it away but misses. 31 needed in 18 balls.

Good-length ball on middle, Madhevere heaves it to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! Shumba is keeping Zimbabwe in the game! Full around off, Shumba shuffles across and then lifts it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Fullish ball on middle, Shumba flicks it to the deep mid-wicket region and picks up two.

Full on off, Shumba uses his feet and then works it to long on for one.

SWING AND A MISS! Good-length ball outside off, Madhevere looks to swing it away but misses.

Full on middle, heaved to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Length ball, outside off. Shumba drags it across the line to deep square leg for one.

On a length, outside off. Wesley Madhevere heaves it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Full ball, outside off. Shumba runs it towards third man for a single.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Full ball, on the pads. Wesley Madhevere whips it away. The ball goes between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Length ball, on leg. Wesley Madhevere gets the top edge while looking to flick. The ball lands near the mid on region for one.

Just short of the fielder! Shorter ball, on off. Milton Shumba looks to whip but does not get the timing. The ball goes towards wide long on. The fielder runs forward and dives but cannot take the catch. 68 needed in the last 5 overs now.

Full ball, outside off. Shumba drills it past covers for a couple of runs.

SIX! All the way! Tossed up, on leg. Shumba takes a step down the track and heaves it over the wide long on fence for a maximum.

Flatter ball, on off. Shumba taps it towards mid-wicket for one.

Shorter ball, on leg. Wesley Madhevere misses the pull.

Full ball, on the pads. Wesley Madhevere sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder gets across and stops the ball. Two taken.

FOUR! That is nicely done. Fuller ball, around off. Wesley Madhevere plays the reverse sweep over short third man for a boundary.

Darted on the pads. Shumba works it away towards mid-wicket for one.

Shorter ball, around off. Pulled past short fine leg for a couple.

Shorter ball, outside off. Wesley Madhevere goes back and cuts it past point for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Hit hard! Full ball, on the pads. Wesley Madhevere sweeps it hard to the mid-wicket fence.

Full ball, on the pads. Wesley Madhevere works it past mid-wicket for a single.

Quicker ball, on leg. Worked to the leg side for one.

Darted on the pads. Milton Shumba pushes it to long on for one.

Tossed up, outside off. Drilled to deep cover for one.

Full ball, outside off. Shumba gets no bat on it.

Full ball, on the pads. Milton Shumba works it past mid-wicket for one.

Flatter ball, around off. Wesley Madhevere misses the drive. 

Full ball, on off. Pushed back to the bowler.

Full ball, on the pads. Wesley Madhevere works it past mid-wicket for one.

Flatter ball, around off. Shumba pushes it to point for a single.

Tossed up, on off. Wesley Madhevere pushes it to long off for a single.

Darted on off. Milton Shumba flicks it through mid-wicket for one.

Full ball, outside off. Wesley Madhevere pushes it to deep cover for one.

Flatter and fuller ball, outside off. Shumba cuts it to deep point for a single.

BEATEN! Lovely delivery! Flighted ball outside off, Williams looks to defend but gets beaten.

OUT! TIMBER! Another one bites the dust! Williams tries to be cheeky but loses his wicket in the process. Scotland right on top. Floated on middle,  Williams looks to reverse sweep but misses and the ball hits the timber behind. Zimbabwe need a big partnership if they want to make a comeback here.

Loopy ball on middle, pushed to the off side.

An appeal for LBW turned down! Tossed up on middle and leg, Madhevere looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down.

Floated on the pads, Madhevere attempts the reverse sweep but gets hit on the pads.

On middle, tucked to the leg side for one.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! One wicket brings another as Craig Ervine too falls! Scotland will feel they have a good chance of strangling Zimbabwe. Full ball around off, Ervine looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the stumps.

Good-length ball outside off, Madhevere defends it to point.

Shortish ball outside off, Madhevere cuts it to point.

Quick single! Fullish ball on off, Wesley pushes it to point and takes a quick single.

Good-length ball on off, Sean Williams defends it out.

Good-length ball on middle, Williams works it to the leg side for one. Excellent over from Alasdair Evans.

Short ball on the pads, Chakabva pulls it to deep mid-wicket and a misfield there allows the batters to pick up two.

Short on the pads, pulled to deep square leg for one.

Flighted ball outside off, Ervine drives it to deep cover for a single.

Loopy ball on middle, Chakabva works it to the right side of the bowler. Leask does well to collect it off his own bowling.

OUT! TIMBER! Leask has the first wicket and that brings an end to a very good opening partnership. Leask bowls a quicker ball on middle, Chakabva looks to defend but is late in bringing his bat down and the ball uproots the middle stump. Scotland are happy. 118 needed in 73 balls.

WIDE! Down the leg side, Williams lets it go. Wided.

Tossed up on off, Sean pushes it to cover.

Floated on middle, worked to deep mid-wicket for one.

Loopy ball on middle, Ervine nudges it to the leg side for one.

Tossed up on middle, Regis tucks it to the side of the pitch on the leg side for one.

FOUR! Ervine is looking in ominous touch! Tossed up on off, Ervine powers it to long off for a boundary.

Flatter ball outside off, Craig guides it to short third man for a single.

On middle, nudged to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Good length outside off, Chakabva guides it to third man for a single.

Good-length ball outside off, Ervine looks to drive but misses.

Full around off, Ervine whips it to deep square leg and picks up a single.

SIX! Top shot from Regis Chakabva! Full on middle and leg, Chakabva lifts it over long on for a biggie.

Around off, RC plays it to third man for a single.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! This is poor stuff! Short ball on middle, Ervine pulls it to deep square leg. The fielder comes across, but commits a misfield and it goes for a boundary. Zimbabwe are 47 for 0 at the end of the Powerplay.

Length ball, outside off. Craig Ervine looks to drive but misses.

FOUR! Length ball, on the pads. Craig Ervine pulls it to short fine leg. The fielder misfields and it goes for a boundary.

Shorter ball, around off. Craig Ervine misses the pull and gets hit on the body. The ball rolls away and they get a leg bye.

Full ball, on middle and leg. Regis Chakabva pushes it to mid on.

Short ball, on leg. Regis Chakabva pulls it with no timing towards deep square leg for a single.

Short of a length, on off. Craig Ervine looks to pull but gets hit on the stomach.

Length ball, around off. Regis Chakabva looks to block but the ball goes through the gate.

Short of a length, outside off. Pushed to deep point for one.

A good-length ball, around off. Craig Ervine looks to flick but it goes off the leading edge to cover. The fielder there dives but cannot hold on to the ball.

Length ball, on the pads. Ervine works it off his pads for one.

Loopy ball, on off. Blocked out.

Flatter ball, on off. Regis Chakabva works it to mid-wicket.

Length ball, on off. Tucked to mid-wicket for one.

SIX! Smacked! Short ball, around leg. Regis Chakabva pulls it over the square leg fence.

Full ball, down the leg side. Regis Chakabva misses the flick. Wide called.

Full ball, on off. Pushed to mid on for one. No ball called as Chris Sole has overstepped. Free Hit to follow.

Full ball, outside off. Craig Ervine gets no bat on it. The keeper also fails to collect and a bye is taken.

Short of a length, outside off. Regis Chakabva misses the pull.

Length ball, on off. Pushed to mid off for nothing.

Length ball, around off. Regis Chakabva taps it to point for a single.

FIVE WIDES! Free runs for Zimbabwe! Short ball, down the leg side. Left alone and even the keeper cannot stop it from going to the fence.

Length ball, on the pads. Tucked to fine leg for one.

On a length, around off. Pushed to the off side.

Short of a length, outside off. Ervine pushes it to point.

FOUR! Cracked! Short ball, outside off. Craig Ervine pulls it to the mid-wicket fence.

Length ball, outside off. Ervine misses the drive.

Length ball, on off. Tucked to the leg side for one.

Short ball, on off. Regis Chakabva ducks under it.

Back of a length, outside off. Punched to covers.

On a length, around off. Pushed to mid off.

Short of a length, around off. Punched past covers for one.

Full ball, on off. Blocked out.

Length ball, on the pads. Craig Ervine works it past square leg for a couple.