ZIM vs AFG, 1st T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Harare Sports Club, Harare
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Series
Zimbabwe v Afghanistan T20Is - Men
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Toss
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
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Umpire
Iknow Chabi , Langton Rusere
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Match Referee
Andrew Pycroft
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Tv Umpire
Christopher Phiri
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Man of the Match
Najibullah Zadran
ZIM
AFG
Key Stats
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Najibullah Zadran | 44 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 176.00 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 187.50 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Muzarabani | 3.2 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 16.5 |
19.2 Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran
SIX! Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs. Great run chase from Afghanistan after losing their way in the middle overs. Najibullah has played a blinder to take them to victory. Zimbabwe spinners did a good job, but the seamers were not up to the task in the death overs. Najib Zadran has been adjudged Player of the Match. Cheers.
19.1 Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran
18.6 Tendai Chatara to Mohammad Nabi
Tendai Chatara to Mohammad Nabi. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Chakabva.
18.5 Tendai Chatara to Najibullah Zadran
Tendai Chatara to Najibullah Zadran. Half volley, off stump deep in crease Slog, inside edge to silly point for 1 run.
18.4 Tendai Chatara to Mohammad Nabi
Tendai Chatara to Mohammad Nabi. Half volley, off stump deep in crease driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Burl.
18.3 Tendai Chatara to Mohammad Nabi
Tendai Chatara to Mohammad Nabi. Yorker, off stump down the track pushing, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
18.2 Tendai Chatara to Mohammad Nabi
FOUR! Tendai Chatara to Mohammad Nabi. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs. Lucky runs.
18.1 Tendai Chatara to Mohammad Nabi
FOUR! Tendai Chatara to Mohammad Nabi. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
17.6 Luke Jongwe to Mohammad Nabi
Luke Jongwe to Mohammad Nabi. Slower ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Shumba.
17.5 Luke Jongwe to Mohammad Nabi
Wide Luke Jongwe to Mohammad Nabi. Back of a length, middle stump on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Chakabva.
17.4 Luke Jongwe to Najibullah Zadran
Luke Jongwe to Najibullah Zadran. Back of a length, middle stump on the front foot Slog, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Kaia.
17.3 Luke Jongwe to Mohammad Nabi
Luke Jongwe to Mohammad Nabi. Off cutter half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ndlovu.
17.2 Luke Jongwe to Darwish Rasooli
Wide Luke Jongwe to Darwish Rasooli. Slower ball short, wide outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Chakabva.
17.1 Luke Jongwe to Najibullah Zadran
Luke Jongwe to Najibullah Zadran. Slower length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Kaia.
16.6 Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran
Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Burl.
16.5 Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran
Wide Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran. Full toss, wide outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Chakabva.
16.4 Blessing Muzarabani to Darwish Rasooli
Blessing Muzarabani to Darwish Rasooli. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Ervine.
16.3 Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran
SIX! Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed to long on and it was a no ball. Poor delivery and punished.
16.2 Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran
SIX! Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
16.1 Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran. Back of a length, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
15.6 Sikandar Raza to Najibullah Zadran
Sikandar Raza to Najibullah Zadran. Quicker length ball, middle stump moves in front flick, hit pad to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Jongwe.
15.5 Sikandar Raza to Najibullah Zadran
FOUR! Sikandar Raza to Najibullah Zadran. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
15.4 Sikandar Raza to Darwish Rasooli
Sikandar Raza to Darwish Rasooli. Quicker ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot glancing, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ndlovu.
15.3 Sikandar Raza to Darwish Rasooli
Sikandar Raza to Darwish Rasooli. Off break back of a length, off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ervine.
15.2 Sikandar Raza to Najibullah Zadran
Sikandar Raza to Najibullah Zadran. Arm ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Madhevere.
15.1 Sikandar Raza to Najibullah Zadran
Sikandar Raza to Najibullah Zadran. Arm ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, hit pad back to bowler for no runs.
14.6 Ryan Burl to Najibullah Zadran
Ryan Burl to Najibullah Zadran. Leg spinner full toss, off stump backing away driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Jongwe. Ryan Burl finishes his spell.
14.5 Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli
Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Madhevere.
14.4 Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli
Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, run save by Ervine.
14.3 Ryan Burl to Najibullah Zadran
Ryan Burl to Najibullah Zadran. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Kaia.
14.2 Ryan Burl to Najibullah Zadran
Ryan Burl to Najibullah Zadran. Slider length ball, to leg on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
14.1 Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli
Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Butt.
13.6 Tendai Chatara to Darwish Rasooli
Tendai Chatara to Darwish Rasooli. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Jongwe.
13.5 Tendai Chatara to Darwish Rasooli
Tendai Chatara to Darwish Rasooli. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ervine.
13.4 Tendai Chatara to Darwish Rasooli
Tendai Chatara to Darwish Rasooli. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Chakabva.
13.3 Tendai Chatara to Darwish Rasooli
Tendai Chatara to Darwish Rasooli. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Kaia.
13.2 Tendai Chatara to Najibullah Zadran
Tendai Chatara to Najibullah Zadran. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Ndlovu.
13.1 Tendai Chatara to Darwish Rasooli
Tendai Chatara to Darwish Rasooli. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Muzarabani.
12.6 Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli
Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli. Quicker ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Butt. Zimbabwean spinners are keeping it tight.
12.5 Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli
Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ervine.
12.4 Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli
Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs.
12.3 Ryan Burl to Najibullah Zadran
Ryan Burl to Najibullah Zadran. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Butt.
12.2 Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli
Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Madhevere.
12.1 Ryan Burl to Najibullah Zadran
Ryan Burl to Najibullah Zadran. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Jongwe.
11.6 Sikandar Raza to Darwish Rasooli
Sikandar Raza to Darwish Rasooli. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ervine.
11.5 Sikandar Raza to Najibullah Zadran
Sikandar Raza to Najibullah Zadran. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Ervine.
11.4 Sikandar Raza to Najibullah Zadran
Sikandar Raza to Najibullah Zadran. Arm length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to point for no runs, fielded by Ndlovu.
11.3 Sikandar Raza to Najibullah Zadran
Sikandar Raza to Najibullah Zadran. Quicker ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Chakabva.
11.2 Sikandar Raza to Najibullah Zadran
Sikandar Raza to Najibullah Zadran. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
11.1 Sikandar Raza to Darwish Rasooli
Sikandar Raza to Darwish Rasooli. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Shumba.
10.6 Ryan Burl to Usmn Ghani
OUT! Caught. Ryan Burl to Usman Ghani. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, outside edge, caught by Chakabva. Another one bites the dust.
10.5 Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli
Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Madhevere.
10.4 Ryan Burl to Usmn Ghani
Ryan Burl to Usman Ghani. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Ndlovu.
10.3 Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli
Ryan Burl to Darwish Rasooli. Leg spinner back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Jongwe.
10.2 Ryan Burl to Hazratullah Zazai
OUT! Caught. Ryan Burl to Hazratullah Zazai. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Butt. Ryan Burl gets another wicket.
10.1 Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz
OUT! Caught. Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to gully, caught by Chakabva. Gurbaz looks to go big but perishes.
AFG Batting: 160/4 in 19.2 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Hazratullah Zazai | c: Butt b: Burl | 45 (26) | 8 | 0 | 173.08 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | c: Chakabva b: Burl | 33 (36) | 3 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Usmn Ghani | c: Chakabva b: Burl | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Darwish Rasooli | b: Jongwe | 11 (20) | 0 | 0 | 55.00 |
| Najibullah Zadran | not out | 44 (25) | 2 | 3 | 176.00 |
| Mohammad Nabi | not out | 15 (8) | 3 | 0 | 187.50 |
| Azmatullah | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rashid Khan | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Karim Janat | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fazal | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nijat Masood | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Tendai Chatara | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 3.2 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16.50 |
| Luke Jongwe | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11.33 |
| Ainsley Ndlovu | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.00 |
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Ryan Burl | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
ZIM Batting: 159/8 in 20.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Wesley Madhevere | b: Khan | 32 (24) | 5 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Innocent Kaia | c: Omarzai b: Farooqi | 6 (10) | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Craig Ervine | c&b: Masood | 9 (7) | 2 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Sikandar Raza | c: Zazai b: Masood | 45 (31) | 3 | 2 | 145.16 |
| Milton Shumba | st: Gurbaz b: Nabi | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Regis Chakabva | c: Nabi b: Masood | 29 (24) | 3 | 0 | 120.83 |
| Ryan Burl | run out (Janat) | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Luke Jongwe | run out (Khan) | 5 (4) | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Ainsley Ndlovu | not out | 10 (9) | 2 | 0 | 111.11 |
| Tendai Chatara | not out | 5 (4) | 0 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Fazal | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Nijat Masood | 4 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9.75 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Azmatullah | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.33 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.25 |
| Karim Janat | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
Blessing Muzarabani to Najibullah Zadran. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Shumba.