ZIM vs BAN 3rd ODI Commentary - Harare (10 August 2022)

Fuller in length and on middle, Victor Nyauchi digs it towards the off side.

OUT! BOWLED! Finally! Mustafizur Rahman wraps things up! He serves a fuller ball, on middle. Victor Nyauchi looks to block this one but he misses. The ball goes on to shatter the stumps. Mustafizur Rahman gets his fourth wicket and Bangladesh win by 105 runs!

On a length, outside off. Victor Nyauchi advances down the pitch and slaps it towards deep cover for a single. 

FOUR! Another boundary! Richard Ngarava and Victor Nyauchi are toying with the bowlers here! Slightly shorter, around middle. Richard Ngarava pulls it towards deep square leg for a boundary. 

Dropped! Oh, dear! Bangladesh have missed an opportunity here to wrap things up! The frustration keeps piling on! A fuller ball, wide of off. Richard Ngarava looks to drive this one but the ball goes off the outside edge towards the keeper. Mushfiqur Rahim dives to his left, gets his hands to the ball, but fails to grab this one. A single taken! 

Outside off, a length ball. Victor Nyauchi dabs it towards point for a single. 

Wide of off, fuller in length. Victor Nyauchi throws his bat it and the ball goes off his cue end towards third man for a single.

Outside off, fuller one. Richard Ngarava misses tp squeezes this one out.

FOUR! Up and over! A shorter ball, around off. Victor Nyauchi steps down the pitch and slaps it over mid off for a boundary. 

On a length, around middle and off. Victor Nyauchi makes room and pushes it towards cover for a single. 

A slower one, a length ball, outside off. Richard Ngarava swings his bat at it but he misses. 

Mustafizur Rahman drops it short, wide of off. Richard Ngarava leaves it alone.

Outside off, a length ball. Richard Ngarava flat-bats it towards the fielder at cover-point. 

A huge shout for caught behind but the umpire says no! A well-directed short ball, around middle. Richard Ngarava looks to pull this one but he misses and the ball goes toward the keeper. The Bangladesh players are not at all happy with that decision, they seem really frustrated out there! They have been struggling for this last wicket! 

Swing and a miss. On a length and outside off, Victor Nyauchi looks to slap it but misses.

FOUR! A low full toss, Victor Nyauchi drives it towards deep extra covers for a boundary.

Shorter and on leg, Victor Nyauchi leaves it alone. Wided. That brings up the 50-run stand between these two! 

Slightly shorter and outside off, Victor Nyauchi taps it to backward point for one.

FOUR! bowls it straight down the middle, Richard Ngarava flicks it through backward square leg for four more!

Fuller and outside off, Richard Ngarava defends it to point.

Fuller in length and outside off, Richard Ngarava looks to loft it but misses.

Tossed up, around off, defended.

Another one outside off, Richard Ngarava looks to play at it but misses.

Flighted up on off, Richard Ngarava knocks it to long off for one.

SIX! Up and over. Fuller and on off, Victor Nyauchi dances down the track and lofts it over long on for a maximum.

Tossed up around off, Victor Nyauchi eases it to mid off for one.

FOUR! Fuller and down the middle, Richard Ngarava lofts it over mid on for a one-bounce boundary!

FOUR! Fuller and on middle, Richard Ngarava drills it towards long off for a boundary.

Swing and a miss. Outside off and fuller in length, Richard Ngarava looks to play at it but misses.

Fuller and on off, Richard Ngarava flicks it to mid-wicket for one.

Fuller again, this is defended towards mid off.

Short of a length, around middle and leg, Victor Nyauchi defends it out.

FOUR! Fuller and outside off, Victor Nyauchi drives it through mid off for a boundary!

Outside off this time, Victor Nyauchi pushes it to covers for one.

Slightly shorter on middle, Richard Ngarava knocks it to mid on for one more.

Fuller one, this is defended back towards the bowler.

Outside off this time, Victor Nyauchi pushes it to point.

Fuller again, this is pushed to mid off.

Slightly shorter and on middle, Victor Nyauchi eases it to square leg.

Goes fuller and on middle, Victor Nyauchi eases it to point.

Shorter and on middle, Victor Nyauchi looks to pull it but misses.

FOUR BYES! Shorter and on middle, Victor Nyauchi looks to play at it but misses. The keeper misses it as well as the ball races away the long stop fence. 100 up for Zimbabwe.

Short of a length and on off, Victor Nyauchi wases it to short mid-wicket.

Shorter and on middle, Victor Nyauchi slashes it. The ball goes in the air towards mid-wicket and the fielder takes it. Oh, it's a no ball.

Bowls it outside leg, Richard Ngarava leaves it alone. Wided.

On off and shorter in length, Richard Ngarava looks to play at it but misses. No ball again. Free Hit coming up!

On a length outside off, Richard Ngarava looks to play at it but misses again.

Good-length delivery on middle, Richard Ngarava defends it back towards the bowler.

On a length and outside off, Victor Nyauchi looks to play at it but misses.

Yorker and on middle, Victor Nyauchi digs it towards point. Dot.

Close! Fuller and just outside leg, Victor Nyauchi shuffles across to play at it but misses.

Shorter and on middle, Victor Nyauchi defends it away.

Yorker and outside off, Victor Nyauchi looks to play at it but misses.

A low full toss, Victor Nyauchi slashes it to backward point for one.

Flatter and on off, defended.

FOUR! Fuller length on leg, Richard Ngarava whips that one past the deep square leg for a boundary.

Fuller and on middle, this is defended out.

FOUR! Fuller and on middle, Richard Ngarava pulls it past cow corner for a boundary.

Tossed up, around off, Richard Ngarava looks to defend it but misses. A loud appeal but the finger stays down.

SIX! Up and over. Slightly shorter and on middle, Richard Ngarava whips it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

FOUR! Shorter and on middle, Clive Madande pulls it towards the vacant cow corner region for a boundary.

Goes fuller this time, Clive Madande taps it to backward point.

OUT! CAUGHT! Two wickets in two overs for Mustafizur Rahman! Shorter and on middle, Clive Madande looks to pull it but gets a top edge. The ball goes in the air and towards point. Mushfiqur Rahim runs forward and takes it comfortably in the end. Clive Madande departs after a promising knock. 8 down now for 83 now! 

Outside off, defended out.

 Back of a length in the channel outside off, Brad Evans looks to play at it but misses.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mustafizur Rahman grabs his third wicket of the game and his second wicket of this over!  Slower ball, on a length, on off. Brad Evans tries to flick it away but gets a leading edge towards point. It goes in the air and Mehidy Hasan takes a dolly to dismiss Brad Evans. Zimbabwe are now 83/9!

Fuller and down the middle, Brad Evans defends it back towards the bowler.

Fuller and on off, defended.

Bowls it fuller again, Brad Evans eases it towards the off side.

Another fuller delivery, Brad Evans sweeps it to square leg fo a brace.

On middle this time, Brad Evans eases it towards the id off region.

Tossed-up delivery down the middle, Brad Evans defends it out solidly.

Short of a length and outside off, Luke Jongwe taps it towards the off side and scampers through for a quick single.

Touch fuller, outside off, Clive Madande helps it to third man for one more.

Oh, that must have hurt! Shorter one on leg, Luke Jongwe gets in two minds and leaves the ball in the end. The ball hits his helmet. He stands up with a smile. He looks good to continue..

Another shorter one outside off, Luke Jongwe lets this one go.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shorter one on middle, Luke Jongwe dances down the track to pull it but gets a leading edge. The ball carries towards deep covers where Anamul Haque grabs it comfortably. Pressure piling up on Zimbabwe! They are now 77/7.

Bowls it on offa nd on a good length, Clive Madande steers it to backward point. Another dot.

A fuller one, spinning away, loopy ball, around off. Luke Jongwe drives it towards cover.

Shorter now, outside off. Luke Jongwe pushes it off the back foot towards cover.

Tosses it up, full and around middle. Clive Madande pushes it back to the bowler. 

Shorter one this time, around off. Clive Madande is cramped for room there but he does well to tap it towards cover-point. 

Flatter, quicker, shorter and around the off pole. Clive Madande chops this on to point. 

Pitches it up, around off. Clive Madande lunges forward and blocks it out.

Play and a miss! Ebadot Hossain serves it short, outside off. Luke Jongwe shimmies down the pitch and looks to pull this one but he misses! 

Short again, outside off. Luke Jongwe gets on his toes and dabs it towards backward point. A little bit of hesitation there for a single. But they do not take the risk! 

A low full toss, outside off. Luke Jongwe backs away and throws his bat at it but he fails to get any connection on that. Luke Jongwe is furious with himself, he feels he has missed out on that! 

On a length, around middle. Luke Jongwe miscues his pull shot towards mid-wicket for a run.

Back of a length, around middle. Clive Madande mistimes his pull this towards the fielder at mid on. 

Wide! A length ball, angling away, wide of off. Clive Madande looks to guide this one towards third man but he misses. 

A low full toss again, around off. Clive Madande drives it to the fielder at cover. 

Tosses it up, full and around off. Clive Madande blocks it out off the front foot. 

Shorter one, around middle and off. Clive Madande pushes it toward cover off the back foot.

FOUR! Top shot! Another short ball, around middle. Clive Madande goes deep in his crease, swivels and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. 

Fuller now, width on offer now. Clive Madande drives it towards sweeper cover for a single. 

Shorter one this time, outside off. Luke Jongwe cuts it through point for a single. 

Loopy one, full and around off. Clive Madande drives it towards cover-point. He wanted a single there but is sent back by his partner! 

On a length, around middle and off. Luke Jongwe blocks it out towards point. 

Drops it short now, around middle and off. Luke Jongwe ducks underneath it and lets that go through! 

Quick single! Fuller now, around middle. Luke Jongwe pushes it towards mid on and scampers across to the other end. 

Shorter one now, around the leg pole. Clive Madande fends it towards square leg and runs across to the other end. 

Another well-directed short ball, around middle. Luke Jongwe ducks under it.

FOUR! Oh, lovely shot! Overpitched delivery, around off. Luke Jongwe leans forward and creams his drives through mid off for a boundary. 

A loopy one, full and around middle. Clive Madande knocks it towards mid-wicket for a single. 

Spinning away, shorter one, around off. Luke Jongwe hangs back and pushes it through cover for another single. 

FOUR! Top shot! Fuller one this time, loopy again, outside off. Clive Madande leans forward and dries this one away from his body through cover-point for a boundary. 

Tosses it up, full and on middle. Clive Madande shows the full face of the bat and defends it out.

Back of a length now, around off, spinning away. Clive Madande uses the depth of his crease and punches it towards cover.

Quicker, around middle and off. Clive Madande flicks it towards mid-wicket. 

On a length, outside off. Luke Jongwe offers no shot to that!

Another length delivery, outside off, takes the pace off this one. Luke Jongwe rocks back and tries to slash this one but he misses.

Angling in now, length ball, around off. Luke Jongwe blocks it out.

FOUR! Oh, that has been crunched! A length ball, width on offer. Luke Jongwe dances down the pitch and slaps this one over cover for a cracking boundary! 

Slightly shorter, outside off. Luke Jongwe is happy to let that go!

A low full toss, around off. Luke Jongwe drives this one but finds the fielder at mid off. 

Tosses this one up, fuller ball, and around off. Clive Madande drives it towards cover for a single. 

OUT! STUMPED! Change of ends has worked for Taijul Islam! He gets another wicket here and Zimbabwe have lost their sixth! A beauty of a delivery! He tosses it up, serves a fuller one, it lands around off and spins away. Tony Munyonga shimmies down the pitch and tries to hoick this one over mid-wicket, but he misses it as the ball turns away. Mushfiqur Rahim grabs the ball and whips the bails off. 

Slower through the air, full and around off. Luke Jongwe drives it towards cover.

Tosses it up, full and around middle. Luke Jongwe lunges forward and tries to block this one. But the ball goes off his inner half towards short fine leg for a single. 

Slower through the air, hint of spin there again, around off. Clive Madande dabs it towards cover.

Touch shorter this time, outside off. Clive Madande pushes it towards cover.

Mustafizur Rahman comes in from over the wicket and serves a length ball, outside off. Clive Madande opens the face of the bat and taps it towards point. 

On a length again, outside off, a slower one. Clive Madande blocks it towards point.

Good-length delivery, outside off. Clive Madande steers it down to third man for a single. 

Oh, a peach from Fizz! A length ball, shaping away, outside off. Tony Munyonga stays in his crease and looks to push this away but he gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Nice shot! On a length again, outside off. Tony Munyonga drives it on the up firmly towards sweeper cover. Two taken! 

Angling in now, around middle and leg. Tony Munyonga tucks it through square leg for a brace. 5 runs off Mustafizur Rahman's first over!

On a length, angling in, around middle. Tony Munyonga blocks this one watchfully. 

Good-length delivery, around off. Tony Munyonga shows the full face of the bat and drives it firmly towards the fielder mid off.

Wide! Ebadot Hossain hits the deck hard and serves a short ball, around off. Tony Munyonga misses his pull and wide is given! 

A yorker now, around off. Tony Munyonga squeezes it towards backward point.

FOUR! Nicely done! Ebadot Hossain serves a shorter one, darting it around middle and leg. Tony Munyonga swivels and pulls it genty wide of fine leg for a boundary. 

FOUR! This one is even better! A fuller one, angling in, around middle and off. Tony Munyonga presents the full face of his bat and drives it beautifully down the ground for another boundary. 

On a length, outside off. Tony Munyonga lets that go through to the keeper. 

Tosses it up, full and outside off. Clive Madande blocks it out off the front foot.

Another loopy one, full and outside off. Clive Madande drives through cover for a brace. 

Flighted one, full, around middle and off. Clive Madande leans to defend this but the ball goes off the inner half towards square leg.

Shorter now, spinning away, outside off. Clive Madande blocks it off the back foot.

Floats this one up, serves it full, around off. Clive Madande defends it towards cover.

Back of a length, around middle and off. Clive Madande blocks it out. Only 2 off the over!

Short of a length around middle and leg, Tony Munyonga blocks it to the mid on fielder.

Back of a length again, Tony Munyonga blocks this one away as well.

On a length and on off, Tony Munyonga covers his line and defends it out.

Touch fuller, outside off, Tony Munyonga looks to drive it but misses.

On a length, around off, Tony Munyonga defends it again. Fives dots!

Make it six. A maiden from Ebadot Hossain. On a length and on leg, Tony Munyonga defends it to mid on.

Tossed up on middle, Innocent Kaia defends it back towards the bowler.

OUT! LBW! Another one bites the dust. Tossed up on middle with a hint of turn, Innocent Kaia looks to defend it but misses and the ball hit his pads. A loud appeal and the finger goes up. Innocent Kaia isn't happy with the decision but he has to walk out anyway. Cracking start from Bangladesh! Zimbabwe have lost half their side within the first Powerplay! 

Fuller and on middle, Tony Munyonga defends it to mid on.

Outside off this time, Tony Munyonga drives it to covers for one.

Outside off again, Clive Madande looks to play at it but gets a bottom edge and the ball rolls towards short fine leg. Dot.

Tossed-up delivery, Clive Madande eases it back towards the bowler.

On a length and outside off, Clive Madande blocks it towards off side. Innocent Kaia leaves his crease for a single but he is sent back. The fielder scores a direct hit at the bowler's end. Replay shows that Innocent Kaia had just made his ground.

On off, defended out.

Fuller and down the middle, defended again.

Four dots in a row. Fuller again and outside off, Clive Madande eases it towards the fielder at covers.

Make it five dots. On a length and down the middle, Clive Madande eases it to covers again.

FOUR! Goes fuller again and outside off, Clive Madande looks to drive but gets a bottom edge. The ball races away the fine leg fence for a boundary.

FOUR! Fuller and outside off, Innocent Kaia drives it past backward point for a boundary. Excellent timing!

FOUR! Good shot! Fuller and on middle, Innocent Kaia drills it straight down the ground for another boundary.

Delivers it on a length and on off, Innocent Kaia defends it away.

Another length delivery outside off, Innocent Kaia eases it to point. Dot.

This one lands outside off and nips in, Innocent Kaia looks to play at it but misses.

Good comeback after two boundaries. On a length and outside off, Innocent Kaia defends it to point.

On a length and outside leg, Innocent Kaia looks to flick it but misses. Wide called.

Fuller and down the leg side, Innocent Kaia looks to flick it but misses.

 Fuller length around off, Innocent Kaia looks to drive it through covers but gets an inside edge that goes towards mid off. They cross.

OUT! CAUGHT!  Ebadot Hossain gets his first ODI wicket! Back of a length angling it in, Wesley Madhevere looks to defend it but the ball goes off the shoulder of the bat due to extra bounce off the surface. It lobs up towards backward point and Mehidy Hasan pouches it safely. Wesley Madhevere departs as the 3rd wicket goes for 18 here. 

OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Another beauty by Ebadot Hossain! He has for rid of Sikandar Raza on his ODI debut! This is a massive, massive wicket! Raza the man who scored two centuries in two matches walks back to the hut for a golden duck! Coming to the ball - this was right in the blockhole, around the off pole, swinging in. Sikandar Raza fails to get his bat down on time and the ball goes off the inside edge and shatters the stumps! Ebadot Hossain is on a hat-trick! 

Fuller and on middle, Clive Madande digs it to the off side. Oh, Ebadot Hossain has overstepped here and a no ball is called!

A low full toss, Clive Madande looks to drive it but misses.

Another low full toss outside off, Clive Madande looks to drive it but misses again!

Delivers a fuller one on off, Wesley Madhevere drives it to mid off. Dot.

On a length and outside leg, Wesley Madhevere leaves it alone. Wided.

Good length and on off, Wesley Madhevere taps it to short covers. No runs.

Fuller and outside off, Wesley Madhevere drives it but finds the fielder at short covers.

Serves it on a length, around off, Wesley Madhevere defends it to short covers.

Swing and a miss. Shorter and outside off, Wesley Madhevere swings his bat to play at it but misses.

Fuller one on off, Wesley Madhevere knocks it to mid off. Dot.

Starts with a length ball wide outside off, Wesley Madhevere leaves it alone. Wided.

On a length just outside off, Wesley Madhevere looks to play at it but misses.

Another length delivery outside off, Wesley Madhevere looks to drive it but misses.

On a length and outside off again, Wesley Madhevere taps it to backward point for one.

Fuller one on middle, Innocent Kaia defends it out.

Close! On a length and outside off, Innocent Kaia looks to cut it but misses. The ball just aired past his blade and into the gloves of the keeper.

Fuller and wide outside off, Innocent Kaia leaves it alone. Another wide!

Fuller again, this time on middle, Innocent Kaia blocks it back towards the bowler.

Slightly shorter and outside off, Innocent Kaia leaves it alone.

Fuller and around off, Innocent Kaia drives it to covers.

A length ball, nipping back in, around middle and off. Innocent Kaia looks to block this but the ball goes off the inside edge, back onto his pads. 

FIVE WIDES! On a length and outside leg, Innocent Kaia looks to flick it but misses. The keeper misses it as well as the ball races away the fine leg fence.

Bowls it on a length, around off, Innocent Kaia defends it out.

Fuller and down the middle, Innocent Kaia defends it back towards the bowler.

On a length and on leg, Innocent Kaia eases it to mid on.

Fuller with some turn, Tadiwanashe Marumani looks to flick it but gets an inside edge as the ball rolls towards mid-wicket. Dot.

Fuller and on off this time, Tadiwanashe Marumani works it to mid-wicket for one.

On off, this is eased towards point.

Fuller and down the leg side, Innocent Kaia flicks it towards square leg for one.

Tossed up on middle, Tadiwanashe Marumani looks to defend it but gets an inside edge and onto the pads.

OUT! BOWLED! Zimbabwe are in trouble as they lose two early wickets. Flighted ball, around off, straighter one. Tadiwanashe Marumani uses his feet and is in no position to play that. Swings across the line and misses it completely. The ball knocks the off pole over and Zimbabwe are now 2 down for 7 after two overs.

Starts with back of a length and outside off, Takudzwanashe Kaitano leaves it alone.

On a length and on middle, Takudzwanashe Kaitano defends it out solidly.

Shorter and down the leg side, Takudzwanashe Kaitano leaves it alone. Wided.

FOUR LEG BYES! Fuller and on leg, Takudzwanashe Kaitano looks to flick it but the ball brushes his pads and races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

On a length and down the middle, defended.

OUT! LBW! A wicket in the first over for Bangladesh! A perfect start for Hasan Mahmud and Bangladesh! On a length and on middle, tailing back in, Takudzwanashe Kaitano looks to defend it but misses and the ball hits him on his pads. A loud shout and the finger goes up! The umpire took his time before raising the finger. Takudzwanashe Kaitano departs without scoring. 

On a length and outside off, Innocent Kaia defends it out awkardly.