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Pakistan vs Zimbabwe 2018 Match 1 Full Commentary
Result · Jul 01 2018, Sun - 01:30 PM (IST)
PAKISTAN182/4
ZIMBABWE108
Pakistan won by 74 runs
CRR:6.06
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Blessing Muzarabani to Asif Ali. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to deep backward square leg for 3 runs, mis-fielded by Mire.
A good total posted by Pakistan. Fakhar Zaman got things going with his quick half century, and then Asif Ali and Shoaib Malik provided some lusty blows late on to boost the men in green up to 182. The Zimbabwe bowlers were pretty wayward. Chisoro the only man to really cause issues. It will be a tough chase for the hosts. Find out if they can do it after a short break.
SIX! Blessing Muzarabani to Asif Ali. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. That is a mighty blow. Spots the slower ball early, and muscles this way back. Free flow of the bat, and it pinged right out of the middle.
Blessing Muzarabani to Shoaib Malik. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Chibhabha.
Blessing Muzarabani to Shoaib Malik. Length ball, off stump backing away Slog, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Burl.
Blessing Muzarabani to Shoaib Malik. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Moor.
Blessing Muzarabani to Shoaib Malik. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 2 runs.
Solomon Mire to Asif Ali. Slower ball yorker, middle stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Mire.
Wide Solomon Mire to Shoaib Malik. Slower ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to short fine leg for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Moor, fielded by Muzarabani.
Solomon Mire to Asif Ali. Full toss, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Spliced in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run.
Solomon Mire to Asif Ali. Slower ball full toss, to leg on the front foot driving, to long on for 2 runs.
Solomon Mire to Asif Ali. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Chibhabha.
Wide Solomon Mire to Asif Ali. Slower ball back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Moor.
Solomon Mire to Asif Ali. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Moor.
SIX! Solomon Mire to Asif Ali. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Six more. Zimbabwe not bowling well at the death, and Pakistan are cashing in. Lovely straight bat, and smoked down the ground.
SIX! Blessing Muzarabani to Shoaib Malik. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs. Bowling length at this stage of the game won't get you far. Malik hits through the line, and clobbers over the long off fence for a maximum.
Blessing Muzarabani to Shoaib Malik. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Mire.
Blessing Muzarabani to Asif Ali. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Chigumbura.
Blessing Muzarabani to Shoaib Malik. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Musakanda.
Blessing Muzarabani to Asif Ali. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Burl.
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Asif Ali. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs. Poor delivery. Strayed down the legside and helped on it's way with a lovely pick up shot. Whipped the wrists and chipped the ball over short fine leg.
Tendai Chisoro to Shoaib Malik. Stock ball half volley, down leg side backing away flick, hit pad to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Chisoro.
Tendai Chisoro to Asif Ali. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run.
Tendai Chisoro to Asif Ali. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Chisoro.
Tendai Chisoro to Asif Ali. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Moor.
Tendai Chisoro to Asif Ali. Stock ball full toss, middle stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Masakadza.
Tendai Chisoro to Shoaib Malik. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Musakanda.
SIX! Chamu Chibhabha to Asif Ali. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. He goes again. In the arc of Asif Ali, and dispatched back over the bowler's head. Delightful ball striking.
SIX! Chamu Chibhabha to Asif Ali. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. That is right in the slot. Beautiful hitting length for Asif Ali, and he doesn't miss out. Clears the front leg, and deposits this deep over the mid wicket fence.
Chamu Chibhabha to Shoaib Malik. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump backing away Late Cut, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Muzarabani.
Chamu Chibhabha to Shoaib Malik. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot glancing, to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Mire.
OUT! Bowled. Mohammad Hafeez to Blessing Muzarabani. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed to. Ugly end to a poor show from Zimbabwe. Blessing tries to fetch it from outside off and go with the spin, but it rags back through the gate to clip leg stump. Jarvis unable to bat due to a broken thumb he sustained when dropping a catch earlier in the day.
Pakistan dominate. They were far too good for this unsettled Zimbabwe side. Powerful with the bat, and skilful with the ball. The only negative for them was the poor ground fielding.
So, much to think about for the hosts for their upcoming games. They will have to improve if they want to compete with these kind of sides. Pakistan show why they are number one in the world, and they will want a repeat against Australia tomorrow morning, for Match 2 in this tri-series.
Mohammad Hafeez to John Nyumbu. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Zaman.
Mohammad Hafeez to John Nyumbu. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Ashraf.
OUT! Caught. Mohammad Hafeez to Ryan Burl. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to short third man, by Malik. An ambitious shot from Burl. Attempts the reverse sweep to go with the spin, but it was never the length to try that. Some extra bounce from Hafeez, which means the ball spoons up off the edge to short third man. Tame.
Mohammad Hafeez to Ryan Burl. Off break length ball, middle stump backing away driving, in the air under control to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Ali.
Usman Khan to Blessing Muzarabani. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Nawaz.
OUT! Caught. Usman Khan to Tendai Chisoro. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, outside edge to wicketkeeper, by Ahmed. Two in the over for Usman. Lovely delivery to a tailender. Angled in, and nipped away ever so slightly. Chisoro prods the bat out, and gets a feather through to Sarfraz.
Usman Khan to Ryan Burl. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
Usman Khan to Tendai Chisoro. Yorker, outside off stump no foot movement defending, inside edge to short mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Zaman.
Usman Khan to Ryan Burl. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
OUT! Caught. Usman Khan to Tarisai Musakanda. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, by Khan. Those deliveries were going over the ropes for Pakistan. Nice length to hit, but Musakanda gets it all wrong. Toe-ended up to mid off for the easiest of catches.
Faheem Ashraf to Tarisai Musakanda. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
Faheem Ashraf to Tarisai Musakanda. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Ali.
Faheem Ashraf to Tarisai Musakanda. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Faheem Ashraf to Ryan Burl. Length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, bottom edge to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Ahmed.
Faheem Ashraf to Tarisai Musakanda. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Talat.
Faheem Ashraf to Ryan Burl. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Zaman.
Shadab Khan to Tarisai Musakanda. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump moves in front sweeping, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Ali.
Shadab Khan to Tarisai Musakanda. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 2 runs, fielded by Malik.
Shadab Khan to Ryan Burl. Leg spinner back of a length, to leg on the back foot pulling, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ashraf.
Shadab Khan to Ryan Burl. Leg spinner half volley, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Hafeez.
Shadab Khan to Tarisai Musakanda. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Nawaz.
Shadab Khan to Ryan Burl. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Malik.
Hasan Ali to Ryan Burl. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track cutting, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Ashraf.
Hasan Ali to Ryan Burl. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Hafeez.
OUT! Bowled. Hasan Ali to Elton Chigumbura. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to. Castled! A subtle change in pace from Hasan Ali, which also grips off the surface. Chigumbura is through the shot early, and is beaten past the inside edge. Stumps rearranged, and Zimbabwe's hopes diminish further.
FOUR! Hasan Ali to Elton Chigumbura. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs. Stand and deliver now. Lifts a length ball over mid off for a one bounce four. This kind of hitting will get the confidence back in the Zimbabwe players.
SIX! Hasan Ali to Elton Chigumbura. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. That's a beauty from Chigumbura. Swivels on the short ball, and thumps it over the legside boundary.
Wide Hasan Ali to Elton Chigumbura. Short, outside off stump ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Ahmed.
Hasan Ali to Elton Chigumbura. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, shy attempt by Nawaz.