APPEAL! Trevor Gwandu to Gulbadin Naib. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 2 runs, fielded by Burl, by Marumani, appeal made for Run Out. That concludes the first innings, and Afghanistan has set a comfortable total. Darwish Rasooli played a brilliant knock, top-scoring with 58 runs, while Azmatullah Omarzai also contributed solidly with 28 runs. The Zimbabwe bowlers made a commendable effort, with Ryan Burl claiming two wickets. Now, all eyes are on Zimbabwe's batters. Can they chase down the target successfully? The run chase is about to begin. Let's see if they can rise to the challenge.
19.5
Trevor Gwandu to Rashid Khan. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ngarava.
19.4
Trevor Gwandu to Rashid Khan. Back of a length, outside off stump deep in crease pulling, in the air under control to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Burl.
19.3
OUT! Caught. Trevor Gwandu to Darwish Rasooli. Length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to silly mid off, caught by Butt. Responsible knock comes to an end.
19.2
Trevor Gwandu to Darwish Rasooli. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Marumani.
19.1
Trevor Gwandu to Gulbadin Naib. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Bennett.
18.6
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Darwish Rasooli. Length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
18.5
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Darwish Rasooli. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.
18.4
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Darwish Rasooli. Length ball, to leg on the front foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
18.3
Richard Ngarava to Gulbadin Naib. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Bennett.
18.2
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Gulbadin Naib. Back of a length, off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
18.1
Richard Ngarava to Gulbadin Naib. Back of a length, off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Marumani.
17.6
Blessing Muzarabani to Gulbadin Naib. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Musekiwa.
17.5
APPEAL! Blessing Muzarabani to Gulbadin Naib. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Musekiwa, by Marumani, appeal made for Run Out. Sloppy effort in the field from Musekiwa.
17.4
Blessing Muzarabani to Gulbadin Naib. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Marumani.
17.3
Blessing Muzarabani to Gulbadin Naib. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Butt.
17.2
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Gulbadin Naib. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep square leg for 4 runs.
17.1
Blessing Muzarabani to Darwish Rasooli. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Musekiwa.
শেষ Over 17
Over 17. 6 runs. Bowler: Naveen-ul-Haq. Zimbabwe: 101/9 (rr 5.94)
16.6
Richard Ngarava to Gulbadin Naib. Short, to leg swayed away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Marumani.
16.5
Richard Ngarava to Darwish Rasooli. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to extra cover for 1 run, run save by Myers.
16.4
Richard Ngarava to Darwish Rasooli. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Marumani.
16.3
Richard Ngarava to Gulbadin Naib. Off cutter short, to leg on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Masakadza.
16.2
Richard Ngarava to Darwish Rasooli. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Burl.
16.1
Richard Ngarava to Gulbadin Naib. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Myers.
Sikandar Raza to Gulbadin Naib. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Madhevere.
15.5
Sikandar Raza to Gulbadin Naib. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Musekiwa.
15.4
FOUR! Sikandar Raza to Gulbadin Naib. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, outside edge past third man for 4 runs.
15.3
Sikandar Raza to Darwish Rasooli. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Bennett.
15.2
Sikandar Raza to Gulbadin Naib. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Madhevere.
15.1
Sikandar Raza to Gulbadin Naib. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Myers.
OUT! Bowled. Fareed Ahmad to Blessing Muzarabani. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. The game concluded with Zimbabwe being bowled out for 103 runs. Sikandar Raza had a commendable innings, scoring 35 runs, while Brian Bennett contributed 27 runs. Rashid Khan and Naveen-ul-Haq were the standout bowlers for Afghanistan, showcasing their excellent performance, both taking 3 wickets. This victory marks a strong return for Afghanistan after losing in the previous game. The Player of the Match award goes to Darwish Rasooli for his outstanding batting performance.
17.3
Fareed Ahmad to Trevor Gwandu. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Murid.
17.2
Fareed Ahmad to Trevor Gwandu. Half volley, off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
17.1
Fareed Ahmad to Blessing Muzarabani. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
শেষ Over 17
Over 17. 6 runs. Bowler: Naveen-ul-Haq. Zimbabwe: 101/9 (rr 5.94)
16.6
Naveen-ul-Haq to Trevor Gwandu. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Akbari.
16.5
Naveen-ul-Haq to Trevor Gwandu. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, mis-fielded by Gurbaz.
16.4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Trevor Gwandu. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
16.3
সিকান্দার রাজা c Azmatullah Omarzai b Naveen-ul-Haq 35 (30)
OUT! Caught. Naveen-ul-Haq to Sikandar Raza. Back of a length, wide outside off stump moves in front pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Omarzai.
16.2
FOUR! Naveen-ul-Haq to Sikandar Raza. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot Steer, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
16.1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Sikandar Raza. Half volley, wide outside off stump moves in front driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Rasooli.
Rashid Khan to Blessing Muzarabani. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
15.5
Richard Ngarava b Rashid Khan 0 (1)
OUT! Bowled. Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava. Googly length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, missed. Swing & a miss!
15.4
Rashid Khan to Sikandar Raza. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
15.4
Wide Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava. Leg spinner length ball, wide down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to short fine leg for 2 runs, run save by Gurbaz, fielded by Ur Rahman.
15.3
Wellington Masakadza c Naveen-ul-Haq b Rashid Khan 2 (4)
OUT! Caught. Rashid Khan to Wellington Masakadza. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Murid. The hosts are in deep trouble.
15.2
Rashid Khan to Sikandar Raza. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Akbari.
15.1
Rashid Khan to Sikandar Raza. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
শেষ Over 15
Over 15. 4 runs. Bowler: Naveen-ul-Haq. Zimbabwe: 91/6 (rr 6.07)
14.6
Naveen-ul-Haq to Sikandar Raza. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
14.5
Naveen-ul-Haq to Wellington Masakadza. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, mis-fielded by Khan.
14.4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Wellington Masakadza. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
14.3
Naveen-ul-Haq to Sikandar Raza. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
14.2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Wellington Masakadza. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Naib.
14.1
Tashinga Musekiwa c Zubaid Akbari b Naveen-ul-Haq 13 (10)
OUT! Caught. Naveen-ul-Haq to Tashinga Musekiwa. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to cover, caught by Akbari. Another one bites the dust!
শেষ Over 14
Over 14. 12 runs. Bowler: Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Zimbabwe: 87/5 (rr 6.21)
13.6
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
13.5
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
13.4
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Akbari.
13.3
SIX! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
13.2
FOUR! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
13.1
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sikandar Raza. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.
APPEAL! Trevor Gwandu to Gulbadin Naib. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 2 runs, fielded by Burl, by Marumani, appeal made for Run Out. That concludes the first innings, and Afghanistan has set a comfortable total. Darwish Rasooli played a brilliant knock, top-scoring with 58 runs, while Azmatullah Omarzai also contributed solidly with 28 runs. The Zimbabwe bowlers made a commendable effort, with Ryan Burl claiming two wickets. Now, all eyes are on Zimbabwe's batters. Can they chase down the target successfully? The run chase is about to begin. Let's see if they can rise to the challenge.
Trevor Gwandu to Rashid Khan. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ngarava.
Trevor Gwandu to Rashid Khan. Back of a length, outside off stump deep in crease pulling, in the air under control to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Burl.
OUT! Caught. Trevor Gwandu to Darwish Rasooli. Length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to silly mid off, caught by Butt. Responsible knock comes to an end.
Trevor Gwandu to Darwish Rasooli. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Marumani.
Trevor Gwandu to Gulbadin Naib. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Bennett.
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Darwish Rasooli. Length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Darwish Rasooli. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Darwish Rasooli. Length ball, to leg on the front foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
Richard Ngarava to Gulbadin Naib. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Bennett.
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Gulbadin Naib. Back of a length, off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
Richard Ngarava to Gulbadin Naib. Back of a length, off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Marumani.
Blessing Muzarabani to Gulbadin Naib. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Musekiwa.
APPEAL! Blessing Muzarabani to Gulbadin Naib. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Musekiwa, by Marumani, appeal made for Run Out. Sloppy effort in the field from Musekiwa.
Blessing Muzarabani to Gulbadin Naib. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Marumani.
Blessing Muzarabani to Gulbadin Naib. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Butt.
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Gulbadin Naib. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep square leg for 4 runs.
Blessing Muzarabani to Darwish Rasooli. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Musekiwa.
Richard Ngarava to Gulbadin Naib. Short, to leg swayed away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Marumani.
Richard Ngarava to Darwish Rasooli. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to extra cover for 1 run, run save by Myers.
Richard Ngarava to Darwish Rasooli. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Marumani.
Richard Ngarava to Gulbadin Naib. Off cutter short, to leg on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Masakadza.
Richard Ngarava to Darwish Rasooli. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Burl.
Richard Ngarava to Gulbadin Naib. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Myers.
Sikandar Raza to Gulbadin Naib. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Madhevere.
Sikandar Raza to Gulbadin Naib. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Musekiwa.
FOUR! Sikandar Raza to Gulbadin Naib. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, outside edge past third man for 4 runs.
Sikandar Raza to Darwish Rasooli. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Bennett.
Sikandar Raza to Gulbadin Naib. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Madhevere.
Sikandar Raza to Gulbadin Naib. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Myers.
OUT! Bowled. Fareed Ahmad to Blessing Muzarabani. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. The game concluded with Zimbabwe being bowled out for 103 runs. Sikandar Raza had a commendable innings, scoring 35 runs, while Brian Bennett contributed 27 runs. Rashid Khan and Naveen-ul-Haq were the standout bowlers for Afghanistan, showcasing their excellent performance, both taking 3 wickets. This victory marks a strong return for Afghanistan after losing in the previous game. The Player of the Match award goes to Darwish Rasooli for his outstanding batting performance.
Fareed Ahmad to Trevor Gwandu. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Murid.
Fareed Ahmad to Trevor Gwandu. Half volley, off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
Fareed Ahmad to Blessing Muzarabani. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Trevor Gwandu. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Akbari.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Trevor Gwandu. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, mis-fielded by Gurbaz.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Trevor Gwandu. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
OUT! Caught. Naveen-ul-Haq to Sikandar Raza. Back of a length, wide outside off stump moves in front pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Omarzai.
FOUR! Naveen-ul-Haq to Sikandar Raza. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot Steer, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Sikandar Raza. Half volley, wide outside off stump moves in front driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Rasooli.
Rashid Khan to Blessing Muzarabani. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
OUT! Bowled. Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava. Googly length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, missed. Swing & a miss!
Rashid Khan to Sikandar Raza. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
Wide Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava. Leg spinner length ball, wide down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to short fine leg for 2 runs, run save by Gurbaz, fielded by Ur Rahman.
OUT! Caught. Rashid Khan to Wellington Masakadza. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Murid. The hosts are in deep trouble.
Rashid Khan to Sikandar Raza. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Akbari.
Rashid Khan to Sikandar Raza. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Sikandar Raza. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Wellington Masakadza. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, mis-fielded by Khan.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Wellington Masakadza. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Sikandar Raza. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Wellington Masakadza. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Naib.
OUT! Caught. Naveen-ul-Haq to Tashinga Musekiwa. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to cover, caught by Akbari. Another one bites the dust!
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Akbari.
SIX! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
FOUR! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sikandar Raza. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.
Rashid Khan to Tashinga Musekiwa. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to silly mid off for no runs.