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Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe 2024 1st T20I Full Commentary
Result · Dec 11 2024, Wed - 05:00 PM (IST)
AFGHANISTAN144/6
ZIMBABWE145/6
Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets
CRR:7.25
Player Of The Match
AFGHANISTAN ZIMBABWE
Trevor Gwandu to Rashid Khan. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Butt. That concludes the first innings of the match. After opting to bat first, Afghanistan set a respectable total, losing four vital wickets during the powerplay. Credit goes to Mohammad Nabi and Karim Janat for stepping up and delivering impressive innings. Ngarava took three wickets for his team. Will it be an easy chase for the hosts? Can the visitors defend Afghanistan's total? Stay tuned for the run chase.
Trevor Gwandu to Karim Janat. Half volley, off stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Bennett.
Trevor Gwandu to Karim Janat. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Musekiwa.
Trevor Gwandu to Rashid Khan. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Muzarabani.
Trevor Gwandu to Rashid Khan. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump down the track cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Marumani.
Wide Trevor Gwandu to Rashid Khan. Bouncer, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Marumani.
APPEAL! Trevor Gwandu to Karim Janat. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, inside edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Muzarabani, appeal made for L.B.W. The inside edge saves the batter.
Richard Ngarava to Rashid Khan. Short, middle stump deep in crease pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Marumani.
OUT! Caught. Richard Ngarava to Mohammad Nabi. Short, to leg deep in crease pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to short fine leg, caught by Marumani. A fantastic knock comes to an end.
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Mohammad Nabi. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump deep in crease driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
APPEAL! Richard Ngarava to Mohammad Nabi. Yorker, down leg side deep in crease glancing, hit pad for no runs, fielded by Marumani, appeal made for Caught. The umpire is not convinced.
Richard Ngarava to Karim Janat. Back of a length, off stump moves in front pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket for 1 run.
Richard Ngarava to Karim Janat. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep extra cover for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Madhevere.
Blessing Muzarabani to Karim Janat. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Madhevere.
Blessing Muzarabani to Mohammad Nabi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Bennett.
Blessing Muzarabani to Mohammad Nabi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Myers.
Blessing Muzarabani to Karim Janat. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Madhevere.
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Karim Janat. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Gwandu.
Blessing Muzarabani to Karim Janat. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, shy attempt by Madhevere, fielded by Marumani.
FOUR! Trevor Gwandu to Mohammad Nabi. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot working, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Musekiwa.
FOUR! Trevor Gwandu to Mohammad Nabi. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Trevor Gwandu to Karim Janat. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Burl.
Trevor Gwandu to Mohammad Nabi. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Madhevere.
SIX! Trevor Gwandu to Mohammad Nabi. Full toss, to leg on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.
FOUR! Trevor Gwandu to Mohammad Nabi. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Karim Janat. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.
Richard Ngarava to Mohammad Nabi. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Musekiwa.
Wide Richard Ngarava to Mohammad Nabi. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Marumani.
Richard Ngarava to Karim Janat. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot flick, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Madhevere.
Richard Ngarava to Mohammad Nabi. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to point for 1 run, fielded by Myers.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Tashinga Musekiwa. Half volley, off stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 1 run. What a thrilling victory for Zimbabwe at Harare! Although they lost Tadiwanashe Marumani very early in the match, the partnership between Dion Myers and Brian Bennett was exceptional. Rashid Khan's seventeenth over shifted the momentum toward Afghanistan, but credit must go to Musekiwa for contributing valuable runs at the end. Brian Bennett has been named the Player of the Match.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Tashinga Musekiwa. Back of a length, outside off stump moves in front Slog, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
APPEAL! Azmatullah Omarzai to Tashinga Musekiwa. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Rahimi, appeal made for Caught. A loud shout, but the umpire says no.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Tashinga Musekiwa. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to long off for 2 runs.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Tashinga Musekiwa. Half volley, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
FOUR! Azmatullah Omarzai to Tashinga Musekiwa. Length ball, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Wellington Masakadza. Off cutter full toss, to leg on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Atal.
FOUR! Naveen-ul-Haq to Wellington Masakadza. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs.
OUT! Caught. Naveen-ul-Haq to Wesley Madhevere. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Khan. Six down for Zimbabwe.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tashinga Musekiwa. Half volley, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Tashinga Musekiwa. Half volley, outside off stump deep in crease driving, mis-timed to long off for 2 runs, shy attempt by Khan.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Wesley Madhevere. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to short third man for 1 run, run save by Ur Rahman.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Wesley Madhevere. Googly half volley, wide outside off stump backing away driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa. Googly half volley, down leg side on the front foot Slog, hit pad to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Malik.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Wesley Madhevere. Carrom ball back of a length, outside off stump backing away Slog, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Wesley Madhevere. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, bottom edge back to bowler for no runs.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tashinga Musekiwa. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Rahimi.
Rashid Khan to Tashinga Musekiwa. Googly length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
Rashid Khan to Tashinga Musekiwa. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Rahimi.
OUT! Caught. Rashid Khan to Ryan Burl. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side moves in front slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Omarzai. In the air and taken.
Wide Rashid Khan to Ryan Burl. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, mis-fielded by Rahimi.
Rashid Khan to Wesley Madhevere. Googly length ball, outside off stump moves in front sweeping, to deep backward square leg for 1 run.
Rashid Khan to Wesley Madhevere. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Janat.
OUT! Bowled. Rashid Khan to Brian Bennett. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, missed. Cleaned him up.
Mohammad Nabi to Brian Bennett. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, bottom edge to short fine leg for 1 run, dropped catch by Rahimi, shy attempt by Omarzai, run save by Nabi.
Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Burl. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Gurbaz.
Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Burl. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Khan.
SIX! Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Burl. Off break length ball, off stump moves in front slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.
Mohammad Nabi to Brian Bennett. Off break length ball, wide down leg side backing away working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Ur Rahman.