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Pakistan vs Zimbabwe 2018 3rd ODI Full Commentary

Result · Jul 18 2018, Wed - 12:45 PM (IST)
3rd ODI, - Queens Sports Club
ZIMBABWE
67
PAKISTAN
69/1
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
CRR:7.02
Player Of The Match
  • 25.1

    OUT! Bowled. Faheem Ashraf to Richard Ngarava. Yorker, off stump on the front foot defending, missed to.

    Too quick for the number 11 and Faheem sneaks the ball under the bat and into off stump. A career best and a maiden ODI five-wicket haul. He has been superb along with the rest of the bowling attack, skittling Zimbabwe out for 67 in less than 26 overs. Not the greatest batting display and not one the home side will want to see again. This should be a straight forward chase and with the Pakistan openers in fantastic form they will be looking for a 10 wicket victory.

  • 24.6

    Shadab Khan to Richard Ngarava. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Khan.

  • 24.5

    Shadab Khan to Richard Ngarava. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Zaman.

  • 24.4

    OUT! L.B.W. Shadab Khan to Blessing Muzarabani. Googly half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, hit pad to. Shadab strikes back immediately. Very full delivery which spins into the pads and the umpire says it is going on to hit the stumps. Last man in for Zimbabwe is Ngarava.

  • 24.3

    FOUR! Shadab Khan to Blessing Muzarabani. Googly length ball, off stump on the front foot glancing, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs. A fine tickle off the pads and Muzarabani gets off the mark with a boundary.

  • 24.2

    Shadab Khan to Wellington Masakadza. Leg spinner yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Shinwari.

  • 24.1

    Shadab Khan to Wellington Masakadza. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Shah.

  • 23.6

    Faheem Ashraf to Blessing Muzarabani. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Shah. 21 balls for Muzarabani without getting off the mark.

  • 23.5

    Faheem Ashraf to Blessing Muzarabani. Length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Malik.

  • 23.4

    Faheem Ashraf to Blessing Muzarabani. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.

  • 23.3

    Faheem Ashraf to Blessing Muzarabani. Short, outside off stump swayed away, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.

  • 23.2

    Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, hit pad to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Zaman.

  • 23.1

    Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. Length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ashraf.

  • 22.6

    Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 22.5

    Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Shah.

  • 22.4

    Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Shah.

  • 22.3

    Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Quicker ball half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 22.2

    Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Shah.

  • 22.1

    Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Shah.

  • 21.6

    Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. Short, down leg side no foot movement, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.

  • 21.5

    Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Zaman.

  • 21.4

    Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Malik.

  • 21.3

    Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. Short, down leg side ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.

  • 21.2

    Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. Length ball, to leg on the front foot pushing, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by ul-Haq.

  • 21.1

    Faheem Ashraf to Wellington Masakadza. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 20.6

    Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Shah. Another tight over from Yasir. He has now bowled six overs and conceded just 10 runs.

  • 20.5

    Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Top spinning length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.

  • 20.4

    Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Ashraf.

  • 20.3

    Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.

  • 20.2

    Yasir Shah to Blessing Muzarabani. Leg spinner half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Ashraf.

  • 9.5

    FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Fakhar Zaman. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

    And that is that. Fakhar finds the gap and finishes unbeaten on 43 not out with Babar at the other end on 19. Pakistan complete a very comprehensive victory by nine wickets and go 3-0 up in the series with two games to play. The one shining light for the home team was the superb delivery which Blessing Muzarabani delivered with his first ball but from then on it was a walk in the park for Pakistan.
    One day off for the two teams before they are back here for the fourth ODI. It wouldn't surprise me to see a few changes made by both teams. See you then.

  • 9.4

    FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Fakhar Zaman. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Muzarabani. The fielding kind of sums up Zimbabwe's day. Not great.

  • 9.3

    FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Fakhar Zaman. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, well timed past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. It seems as though Fakhar has decided enough is enough. Hacked across the line slightly agriculturally but effective.

  • 9.2

    Richard Ngarava to Babar Azam. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Muzarabani.

  • 9.1

    Richard Ngarava to Babar Azam. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Murray.

  • End of Over 9
    Over 9. Power Play Fielding. 17 runs. Bowler: Blessing Muzarabani. Pakistan: 56/1 (rr 6.22)
  • 8.6

    Blessing Muzarabani to Fakhar Zaman. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Chibhabha.

  • 8.6

    Wide Blessing Muzarabani to Fakhar Zaman. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Murray.

  • 8.5

    FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Fakhar Zaman. Back of a length, down leg side on the front foot cutting, well timed past deep point for 4 runs. Boundaries are flowing now. Width is being offered and anything loose is being slapped to the rope by the in-form Fakhar.

  • 8.4

    FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Fakhar Zaman. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs. Bludgeoned with force back down the wicket. Fifty up for Pakistan.

  • 8.3

    Blessing Muzarabani to Fakhar Zaman. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Chigumbura.

  • 8.2

    FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Fakhar Zaman. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs. Change of angle but the line and length is all wrong. Too easy for the opener to lift over the fielders.

  • 8.1

    FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Fakhar Zaman. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Too much width and a flowing cover drive unleashed by Fakhar.

  • End of Over 8
    Over 8. Power Play Fielding. 2 runs. Bowler: Richard Ngarava. Pakistan: 39/1 (rr 4.88)
  • 7.6

    Richard Ngarava to Babar Azam. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Chisoro.

  • 7.6

    Wide Richard Ngarava to Babar Azam. Back of a length, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Murray.

  • 7.5

    Richard Ngarava to Babar Azam. Length ball, to leg on the back foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Chigumbura.

  • 7.4

    Richard Ngarava to Babar Azam. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Masakadza.

  • 7.3

    Richard Ngarava to Babar Azam. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Chisoro.

  • 7.2

    Richard Ngarava to Babar Azam. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Chibhabha.

  • 7.1

    Richard Ngarava to Fakhar Zaman. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Chisoro.

  • End of Over 7
    Over 7. Power Play Fielding. 9 runs. Bowler: Blessing Muzarabani. Pakistan: 37/1 (rr 5.29)
  • 6.6

    Blessing Muzarabani to Babar Azam. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Moor.

  • 6.5

    FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Babar Azam. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Clipped off the hip and with sublime timing.

  • 6.4

    Blessing Muzarabani to Fakhar Zaman. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Steer, thick edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Masvaure.

  • 6.3

    Blessing Muzarabani to Fakhar Zaman. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Ngarava.

  • 6.2

    Blessing Muzarabani to Fakhar Zaman. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Ngarava, fielded by Murray.

  • 6.1

    Blessing Muzarabani to Fakhar Zaman. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Moor.

  • End of Over 6
    Over 6. Power Play Fielding. 9 runs. Bowler: Richard Ngarava. Pakistan: 28/1 (rr 4.67)
  • 5.6

    Richard Ngarava to Babar Azam. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot pulling, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ngarava.

  • 5.5

    Richard Ngarava to Babar Azam. Short, down leg side on the back foot cutting, to cover for no runs, fielded by Chisoro.

  • 5.4

    Richard Ngarava to Babar Azam. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Musakanda.

  • 5.3

    FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Babar Azam. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep point for 4 runs. Hitting on the top of the bounce and past point in a flash.

  • 5.2

    Richard Ngarava to Fakhar Zaman. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Moor.