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Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 2018 2nd Twenty20 Full Commentary
Result · Feb 06 2018, Tue - 08:30 PM (IST)
AFGHANISTAN158/9
ZIMBABWE141/5
Afghanistan won by 17 runs
CRR:7.05
Player Of The Match
AFGHANISTAN ZIMBABWE
Kyle Jarvis to Gulbadin Naib. Slower ball half volley, off stump backing away driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Chatara.
A decent score from the hosts, but Zimbabwe have pegged them back with those last two overs. Should have been at least 175, but five wickets in ten balls means they only managed 158. Chatara, Jarvis, and Cremer all excellent, the restof the bowlers were punished. Mohammad Nabi was the stand out with the bat once more. Find out if this is enough after a short break.
Kyle Jarvis to Gulbadin Naib. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Jarvis.
OUT! Caught. Kyle Jarvis to Aftab Alam. Short, outside off stump on the back foot hooking, top edge to short leg, by Taylor. Gone first ball! Very short, Aftab goes chasing after it, and the ball goes straight up. Taylor calls for the catch, and just about gets there in the end with a dive. Great fightback from Zimbabwe here.
OUT! Caught. Kyle Jarvis to Rashid Khan. Slower ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, by Muzarabani. Should've been punished, but instead Rashid Khan has to go. Jarvis flings it out the back of the hand, and drags it down a long way down the legside. Rashid helps the ball on it's way, but cannot clear Muzarabani at fine leg.
Kyle Jarvis to Rashid Khan. Short, off stump backing away cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
Kyle Jarvis to Rashid Khan. Slower length ball, off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
OUT! Caught. Tendai Chatara to Sharafuddin Ashraf. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, by Burl. Wonderful grab in the deep by Burl. Slightly high off the bat from Sharafuddin, and the Zimbabwean fielder is perilously close to the boundary edge. Pouches it, chucks it up becuase he is worried that he will step on the rope, and then easily walks back inside the playing field to complete the catch.
Tendai Chatara to Sharafuddin Ashraf. Slower ball yorker, outside off stump no foot movement defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Chatara.
Tendai Chatara to Gulbadin Naib. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Masakadza.
Tendai Chatara to Sharafuddin Ashraf. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Jarvis.
OUT! Caught. Tendai Chatara to Mohammad Nabi. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air uncontrolled to deep cover, by Waller. Two in two for Chatara! Very wide delivery, Nabi tries to go over extra cover, but ends up just slapping it down to the sweeper on the boundary edge. Handy wickets at the end from Zimbabwe to restrict this total a little bit.
OUT! Caught. Tendai Chatara to Shafiqullah. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, by Butt. Tries to clear the ropes first ball, but doesn't get the timing right. Not a great delivery, a juicy full toss, and it comes right off the bottom end. Looped down the throat of Sikandar at long on.
Blessing Muzarabani to Mohammad Nabi. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
SIX! Blessing Muzarabani to Mohammad Nabi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs. Ridiculous. Nabi gets the front leg out the way, and smashes this over the long off fence for back to back maximums. Terrific striking.
SIX! Blessing Muzarabani to Mohammad Nabi. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs. Another huge six from Nabi. He sits deep in the crease, and shovels it way over the square leg boundary.
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Mohammad Nabi. Short, down leg side backing away pulling, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs. Gifting Nabi some 'hit me' balls. Down the legside, and swatted away to the long leg fence.
OUT! Caught. Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran. Short, outside off stump backing away pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, by Burl. Holes out to deep mid wicket. The bouncer doing the trick for Muzarabani, and Najibullah is a little late on it. Skewed up in the air, and Burl makes no mistake.
Blessing Muzarabani to Mohammad Nabi. Back of a length, down leg side moves in front flick, hit pad to leg gully for 1 run, fielded by Chatara.
Tendai Chatara to Najibullah Zadran. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, shy attempt by Chatara.
Wide Tendai Chatara to Najibullah Zadran. Bouncer, down leg side on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Taylor.
Tendai Chatara to Najibullah Zadran. Off cutter half volley, to leg on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, dropped catch by Moor, fielded by Waller. Najibullah clears the front leg, hoicks it over the legside, and offers the chance to the long on fielder. PJ Moor races round, gets two hands to it, and should have held on. Could be costly.
FOUR! Tendai Chatara to Najibullah Zadran. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Opens up the offside with his foot movement, and crashes this through extra cover for four more.
Tendai Chatara to Najibullah Zadran. Short, down leg side ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
Tendai Chatara to Mohammad Nabi. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge to leg gully for 1 run, fielded by Taylor.
Wide Tendai Chatara to Mohammad Nabi. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Taylor.
Tendai Chatara to Mohammad Nabi. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Jarvis.
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran. Short, to leg on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs. Short, wide, and slapped over backward point for four. Not a good delivery from the bowler there.
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Mire. Dug into the pitch, and Najibullah slams it away to deep mid wicket, who makes a complete hash of things. Mire doesn't take the spin into account, and just runs past the ball.
Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
Aftab Alam to Peter Moor. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
Afghanistan seal victory once more, and they end the series as 2-0 winners. Mohammad Nabi was destructive with the bat, and Rashid Khan showed his class with the ball. In these conditions, the hosts just look a far better team. See if they can fair better in the 50 over format, when the five match ODI series begins on Friday.
SIX! Aftab Alam to Peter Moor. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs. In the slot, and smoked back over the bowler's head for a maximum. All consolation runs now, though.
Aftab Alam to Malcolm Waller. Full toss, off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Khan.
Aftab Alam to Peter Moor. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot flick, hit pad to point for 1 run.
FOUR! Aftab Alam to Peter Moor. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Latches onto the short delivery, and spanks this over the onside for a one bounce four.
Aftab Alam to Peter Moor. Half volley, outside off stump backing away driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Mohammadi.
Rashid Khan to Malcolm Waller. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Mohammadi.
Rashid Khan to Malcolm Waller. Googly back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Shafiq. Should've been a wicket, but a horrendous throw from the outfield means it isn't. Moor comes back for the second, Waller is stationary, and they both end up at the same end. All Shafiqullah has to do is throw it to the keeper, but it goes way over his head, and they complete the second run eventually.
Rashid Khan to Peter Moor. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
Rashid Khan to Malcolm Waller. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, dropped catch by Stanikzai, fielded by Naib. Slapped into the hands of the Afghanistan captain at cover, but he cannot hold on. At a nice height, but struck firmly. It bursts through the hands and lands safely.
OUT! Caught. Rashid Khan to Ryan Burl. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, by Shafiq. Burl attempts to clear the ropes, but his timing has been very hit and miss in his innings. A run-a-ball 30 is not a terrific knock in this situation. Right off the bottom of the bat, and it spoons down to wide long on for a simple grab.
Rashid Khan to Ryan Burl. Leg spinner back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Shafiq, fielded by Nabi.
Aftab Alam to Ryan Burl. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run.
Aftab Alam to Malcolm Waller. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Stanikzai.
Aftab Alam to Ryan Burl. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
Aftab Alam to Ryan Burl. Yorker, middle stump no foot movement defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Alam.
APPEAL! Aftab Alam to Ryan Burl. Length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Zadran, appeal made for Run Out.
Aftab Alam to Ryan Burl. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Ashraf.
Rashid Khan to Ryan Burl. Googly length ball, to leg on the front foot reverse sweeping, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Ashraf.
Rashid Khan to Malcolm Waller. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Stanikzai.
Rashid Khan to Ryan Burl. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, dropped catch by Shafiq. Would've been a good take. Burl shanks it down to long on, who has to come it a long way to attempt the catch. Shafiqullah dives forward, but cannot hold on. Good effort.
Rashid Khan to Malcolm Waller. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the front foot glancing, hit pad to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
OUT! L.B.W. Rashid Khan to Sikandar Raza. Googly length ball, off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, hit pad. That could be the wicket that gets Afghanistan the win. No suprise who picks up the danger man. Rashid Khan's wrong'un turns back, and strikes Raza right in front. Easy decision for the umpire.
Rashid Khan to Ryan Burl. Leg spinner back of a length, to leg on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shafiq.
Mohammad Nabi to Sikandar Raza. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Mohammadi.
Mohammad Nabi to Sikandar Raza. Off break back of a length, off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Shafiq.
Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Burl. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Khan.
Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Burl. Off break length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Mohammadi.
Mohammad Nabi to Sikandar Raza. Quicker ball back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
FOUR! Mohammad Nabi to Sikandar Raza. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, bottom edge past third man for 4 runs. Fortune for Sikandar there. He wafts the bat at a wide delivery, and gets a toe end through the keeper's legs for four.