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Australia vs Zimbabwe 2018 Match 3 Full Commentary
Result · Jul 03 2018, Tue - 01:30 PM (IST)
AUSTRALIA229/2
ZIMBABWE129/9
Australia won by 100 runs
CRR:6.45
Player Of The Match
AUSTRALIA ZIMBABWE
Blessing Muzarabani to Glenn Maxwell. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump backing away pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Moor.
Take a breath, and relax. That was manic. Incredible amount of boundaries and records broken. It is remarkable that Chisoro only went for 19 off his four overs. Finch boosts Australia up to 229 pretty much single handedly. Short provided support and gave him the strike while he was hot. A day to forget in the field for Zimbabwe. An impossible task of chasing this down after the break. They will be hoping of salvaging some pride.
Blessing Muzarabani to Marcus Stoinis. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run.
OUT! Hit Wicket. Blessing Muzarabani to Aaron Finch. Yorker, wide outside off stump moves in front driving, missed to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Moor. A comical way to end a magical innings. Finch is very deep in the crease, tries to throw the bat at a very wide delivery, and ends up flicking the off stump with the blade.
Blessing Muzarabani to Aaron Finch. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Chisoro.
Blessing Muzarabani to Aaron Finch. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to long off for 2 runs.
OUT! Caught. Blessing Muzarabani to D'Arcy Short. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to first slip, by Moor. Short struggled throughout, and finally his knock comes to an end. Attempts to hoick it over the legside, but ends up hitting it straight up, and Moor takes a simple chance with the gloves in hand. Zimbabwe have a wicket!
Wide Blessing Muzarabani to D'Arcy Short. Yorker, wide outside off stump no foot movement, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Moor.
Blessing Muzarabani to Aaron Finch. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run.
Christopher Mpofu to D'Arcy Short. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Moor.
Christopher Mpofu to Aaron Finch. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Musakanda.
SIX! Christopher Mpofu to Aaron Finch. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Finch gets it in the arc, and he has been taking advantage of them all innings. Disptached over long on.
SIX! Christopher Mpofu to Aaron Finch. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs. Finch breaks the record. Highest individual score in T20I cricket. He already held it, but now he has got the two biggest. A flat-bat swat over extra cover for six got him there.
FOUR! Christopher Mpofu to Aaron Finch. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs. Slice of fortune there. Finch swings hard, and somehow it comes off the back of the bat, and loops over the keeper's head for four.
Christopher Mpofu to Aaron Finch. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Musakanda. 150 for Finch! You don't see many of them in T20I cricket. Incredible innings.
Wide Christopher Mpofu to D'Arcy Short. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot, Left to wicketkeeper for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Moor.
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Aaron Finch. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Fetched from very wide outside off, and Finch drags it to cow corner to bring up the 200. The first ever 200 partnership in T20Is!
Blessing Muzarabani to D'Arcy Short. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to extra cover for 1 run, run save by Musakanda, shy attempt by Musakanda.
Blessing Muzarabani to Aaron Finch. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, run save by Chisoro.
Blessing Muzarabani to D'Arcy Short. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Chisoro.
Blessing Muzarabani to Aaron Finch. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Musakanda.
Blessing Muzarabani to Aaron Finch. Short, outside off stump on the back foot hooking, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Moor.
Christopher Mpofu to Aaron Finch. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Burl.
Christopher Mpofu to Aaron Finch. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Mpofu.
Christopher Mpofu to Aaron Finch. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Nyumbu.
FOUR! Christopher Mpofu to Aaron Finch. Off cutter short, outside off stump backing away cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Super stuff from Finch. Has to jump up while connecting to reach this bouncer, and he slaps it over extra cover for four more.
Christopher Mpofu to Aaron Finch. Off cutter length ball, to leg backing away pulling, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Christopher Mpofu to D'Arcy Short. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Mire.
Solomon Mire to Aaron Finch. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep extra cover for 2 runs, dropped catch by Burl. A difficult chance for Burl running in from the deep, but the chance to get Finch is gone. Skewed off the outer half, and put down diving forward at deep extra cover.
FOUR! Solomon Mire to Aaron Finch. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs. Short, down leg, and helped over short fine leg this time. Excellent batting. Ordinary bowling. This is a huge total already.
FOUR! Solomon Mire to Aaron Finch. Off cutter back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. Clever from Finch. Waits for the change in pace, and nurdles a pull shot round the corner. Placement is spot on.
Andrew Tye to John Nyumbu. Yorker, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Head.
Australia deal out another shellacking, but Zimbabwe are on the end of it today. It is their largest victory in T20Is in terms of runs. Aaron Finch will take all the headlines for his record-breaking innings. Zimbabwe would've had to produce a miracle to chase 230 down. Too much scoreboard pressure on the batsmen, and too much quality from the Aussie bowlers. Two from two wins for the visitors. Two from two defeats for the hosts. Another tri-series game for us tomorrow, with Zimbabwe taking on Pakistan again. Let's hope it is a competitve one.
Andrew Tye to Blessing Muzarabani. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
Andrew Tye to John Nyumbu. Slower ball half volley, outside off stump moves in front glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Stanlake.
FOUR! Andrew Tye to John Nyumbu. Short, outside off stump backing away cutting, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs. Cracking shot from Nyumbu! Uses the pace of Tye and ramps the ball over gully for a one bounce four.
Andrew Tye to John Nyumbu. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, bottom edge to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Andrew Tye to John Nyumbu. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Short.
Marcus Stoinis to Blessing Muzarabani. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to gully for no runs, fielded by Maxwell.
Marcus Stoinis to John Nyumbu. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Agar.
Marcus Stoinis to John Nyumbu. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot flick, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Marcus Stoinis to John Nyumbu. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Finch.
Marcus Stoinis to John Nyumbu. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Carey.
OUT! Caught. Marcus Stoinis to Christopher Mpofu. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Spliced in the air uncontrolled to silly mid on, by Short. Stoinis chips in with a wicket for himself. Banged into the pitch, Mpofu not comfortable with that length, and he just flaps at the ball. Spooned up to Short who ran in from mid wicket to hold on.
Andrew Tye to Christopher Mpofu. Slower ball full toss, middle stump on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Head.
Andrew Tye to Christopher Mpofu. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Andrew Tye to Christopher Mpofu. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Short.
Andrew Tye to Christopher Mpofu. Yorker, to leg no foot movement defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Tye.
Andrew Tye to Christopher Mpofu. Half volley, to leg on the front foot glancing, to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Stanlake.
OUT! Caught. Andrew Tye to Ryan Burl. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, by Richardson. Another knuckle ball from Tye, and another wicket. Three for him now. Burl looking to go straight, but is through the shot and drags it into the hands of long on.
Marcus Stoinis to Christopher Mpofu. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Marcus Stoinis to Ryan Burl. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Stanlake.
Wide Marcus Stoinis to Ryan Burl. Off cutter short, wide down leg side on the back foot, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Carey.
Wide Marcus Stoinis to Ryan Burl. Length ball, wide down leg side backing away, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Carey.
Marcus Stoinis to Christopher Mpofu. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Finch.
Marcus Stoinis to Ryan Burl. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
Marcus Stoinis to Ryan Burl. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Stoinis.
Wide Marcus Stoinis to Ryan Burl. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Carey.
FOUR! Marcus Stoinis to Ryan Burl. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot glancing, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs. Fine leg is very square, so when Burl gets a fine nudge off the hips, it was never going to be stopped.
Jhye Richardson to Ryan Burl. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Stoinis.
Jhye Richardson to Ryan Burl. Short, down leg side down the track pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Jhye Richardson to Christopher Mpofu. Length ball, off stump on the front foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Stanlake.