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Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 2019 Match 5 Full Commentary

Result · Sep 20 2019, Fri - 06:00 PM (IST)
Match 5, - Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
AFGHANISTAN
155/8
ZIMBABWE
156/3
Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets
CRR:8
Player Of The Match
  • 19.6

    Christopher Mpofu to Rashid Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Taylor. That dot ball concludes the Afghanistan innings, after a great start they really did fall, they were going at 10 per over in the powerplay, after that they managed around 90 runs, they will feel they should've done better there. A great innings from Gurbaz and Zazai at the start but a collapse made them work hard for runs.

  • 19.5

    OUT! Caught. Christopher Mpofu to Asghar Afghan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man, by Ndlovu. Afghan goes big but gets caught on the off side for a golden duck, a little strange as to why he is only coming in now but he is out four naught to keep the pressure on Afghanistan.

  • 19.4

    Christopher Mpofu to Rashid Khan. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Burl.

  • 19.3

    OUT! Caught. Christopher Mpofu to Fazal Niazai. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, by Burl. Slower ball and Niazai gets out! He drives one down to long on and Burl takes the catch.

  • 19.2

    Christopher Mpofu to Rashid Khan. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front slog sweeping, bottom edge to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jarvis.

  • 19.1

    SIX! Christopher Mpofu to Rashid Khan. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

  • End of Over 19
    Over 19. 4 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. Zimbabwe: 154/3 (rr 8.11)
  • 18.6

    Kyle Jarvis to Rashid Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Ndlovu.

  • 18.5

    Kyle Jarvis to Rashid Khan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Taylor.

  • 18.4

    FREE HIT. Kyle Jarvis to Fazal Niazai. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Williams.

  • 18.4

    FOUR! Kyle Jarvis to Fazal Niazai. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 1 run. No ball four! Naizai clears cover after Jarvis delivers a full ball wide of off stump, a good start to his international career so far.

  • 18.3

    OUT! Caught. Kyle Jarvis to Gulbadin Naib. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Spliced in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, by Ndlovu. Naib out now, he is caught on the midwicket boundary, he splices the short ball which goes straight down the throat of deep midwicket.

  • 18.2

    Kyle Jarvis to Gulbadin Naib. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Taylor.

  • 18.1

    Kyle Jarvis to Fazal Niazai. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Williams.

  • End of Over 18
    Over 18. 11 runs. Bowler: Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Zimbabwe: 150/3 (rr 8.33)
  • 17.6

    Sean Williams to Fazal Niazai. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Mutombodzi.

  • 17.5

    Sean Williams to Gulbadin Naib. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Williams.

  • 17.4

    SIX! Sean Williams to Gulbadin Naib. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Naib with a well struck drive for six, that's the first boundary in three overs, Zimbabwe have done well to silence the Afghanistan batters and have put themselves into a good position.

  • 17.3

    Sean Williams to Fazal Niazai. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Ndlovu.

  • 17.2

    Sean Williams to Fazal Niazai. Stock ball yorker, to leg on the front foot driving, to silly mid off for no runs, shy attempt by Williams, fielded by Jarvis.

  • 17.1

    Sean Williams to Fazal Niazai. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Masakadza.

  • End of Over 17
    Over 17. 9 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. Zimbabwe: 139/2 (rr 8.18)
  • 16.6

    Ainsley Ndlovu to Fazal Niazai. Stock length ball, to leg down the track driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Williams.

  • 16.5

    Ainsley Ndlovu to Gulbadin Naib. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Williams.

  • 16.4

    Ainsley Ndlovu to Fazal Niazai. Stock ball full toss, down leg side down the track working, inside edge to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jarvis.

  • 16.3

    Ainsley Ndlovu to Gulbadin Naib. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Williams.

  • 16.2

    Ainsley Ndlovu to Fazal Niazai. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, inside edge to leg gully for 1 run, fielded by Mutumbami.

  • 16.1

    Ainsley Ndlovu to Fazal Niazai. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs.

  • End of Over 16
    Over 16. 10 runs. Bowler: Mohammad Nabi. Zimbabwe: 130/2 (rr 8.12)
  • 15.6

    Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Fazal Niazai. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Mpofu.

  • 15.5

    Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Fazal Niazai. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to point for no runs.

  • 15.4

    Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Fazal Niazai. Leg spinner full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Masakadza.

  • 15.3

    OUT! Caught. Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Najibullah Zadran. Googly length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to point, by Madziva. Big heave from Zadran and the googly gets him, he is caught at short third man, a loud call from the catcher because to players were underneath the ball, the slump continues for Afghanistan.

  • 15.2

    Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Gulbadin Naib. Leg spinner full toss, to leg on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Williams.

  • 19.3

    Dawlat Zadran to Sean Williams. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot pulling, to fine leg for 1 run. Zimbabwe get the win! In Masakadza's last international he gets the win which he contributed massively to with a 71 off 42 balls, Afghanistan were poor in that game, bowling the wrong lines and letting go of a great start in the batting, their star man Khan failed to produce and Zimbabwe go away with a win at the end of their Tri-Series, at the end of the Afghanistan innings Mpofu picked up a few wickets which really helped Zimbabwe stop the barrage that was coming earlier on which was key to the Zimbabwe victory.

  • 19.2

    Dawlat Zadran to Sean Williams. Length ball, off stump on the back foot cutting, to point for no runs, fielded by Nabi.

  • 19.1

    Dawlat Zadran to Sean Williams. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot cutting, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 19.1

    Wide Dawlat Zadran to Sean Williams. Yorker, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Gurbaz.

  • End of Over 19
    Over 19. 4 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. Zimbabwe: 154/3 (rr 8.11)
  • 18.6

    Rashid Khan to Sean Williams. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Niazai.

  • 18.5

    Rashid Khan to Sean Williams. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.

  • 18.4

    Rashid Khan to Tinotenda Mutombodzi. Googly length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run.

  • 18.3

    Rashid Khan to Tinotenda Mutombodzi. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Nabi.

  • 18.2

    Rashid Khan to Sean Williams. Googly length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Shafiq.

  • 18.2

    Wide Rashid Khan to Sean Williams. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Gurbaz.

  • 18.1

    Rashid Khan to Sean Williams. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.

  • End of Over 18
    Over 18. 11 runs. Bowler: Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Zimbabwe: 150/3 (rr 8.33)
  • 17.6

    Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sean Williams. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Niazai.

  • 17.5

    FOUR! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sean Williams. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Williams goes big and pulls out the slog-sweep which nearly goes all the way for six! Zimbabwe might have though they would struggle without Chakabva but they look to be heading to a much needed win.

  • 17.4

    Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sean Williams. Off break yorker, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Zadran.

  • 17.3

    FOUR! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sean Williams. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs. Williams with a cracking cut to ease the pressure on the batters at the crease as he opens up the off-side and gets it through for a four.

  • 17.2

    Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sean Williams. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air uncontrolled to silly mid off for no runs, dropped catch by Ur Rahman.

  • 17.1
    Regis Chakabva c Rashid Khan b Mujeeb Ur Rahman 39 (32)

    OUT! Caught. Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Regis Chakabva. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, by Khan. Big wicket as Chakabva departs for 39, he mis-times one straight to Khan and Afghanistan get the wicket they need.

  • End of Over 17
    Over 17. 9 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. Zimbabwe: 139/2 (rr 8.18)
  • 16.6

    Rashid Khan to Regis Chakabva. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Shafiq.

  • 16.5

    SIX! Rashid Khan to Regis Chakabva. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Chakabva slog-sweeps Khan who puts this ball too full and he gets punished with a boundary, Zimbabwe are nearing their first win of the series.

  • 16.4

    Rashid Khan to Sean Williams. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot reverse sweeping, to deep point for 1 run.

  • 16.3

    Rashid Khan to Sean Williams. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot Steer, to point for no runs, fielded by Nabi.

  • 16.2

    Rashid Khan to Sean Williams. Googly length ball, down leg side on the front foot reverse sweeping, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.

  • 16.1

    Rashid Khan to Regis Chakabva. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump down the track working, to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.

  • End of Over 16
    Over 16. 10 runs. Bowler: Mohammad Nabi. Zimbabwe: 130/2 (rr 8.12)
  • 15.6

    Mohammad Nabi to Sean Williams. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.

  • 15.5

    Mohammad Nabi to Regis Chakabva. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.

  • 15.4

    Mohammad Nabi to Regis Chakabva. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 15.3

    Mohammad Nabi to Regis Chakabva. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Nabi.

  • 15.2

    SIX! Mohammad Nabi to Regis Chakabva. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Chakabva comes down the track and pummels one over the bowler's head for six, long on looks like he can takes the grab but the ball goes over his head, a big few overs coming up for Afghanistan now.

  • 15.1

    Mohammad Nabi to Sean Williams. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Naib.

  • End of Over 15
    Over 15. 6 runs. Bowler: Gulbadin Naib. Zimbabwe: 120/2 (rr 8.00)
  • 14.6

    Gulbadin Naib to Sean Williams. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.