Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Ball by Ball Commentary - AFG in ZIM 3 ODIs 2024

17.5OUT! STUMPED! Flat and around off, it lands and spins away. Maposa prods to defend but misses. The keeper clips the bails off. Remember, Tinotenda Maposa left the field due to an injury! The replay shows Maposa had his back foot in the air, inches up and the third umpire deems it is OUT! That is it! Afghanistan win!

17.4Maposa has two balls to survive! Too full on off, Raza top edges his sweep shot to fine leg for one.

17.3Short and on off, Raza pulls it to deep mid-wicket who collects on a bounce. Raza denies run.

17.2Outside off and it spins away. Raza happily leaves it. Not actually happy but leaves it.

17.1Flatter and around off, Raza blocks it to cover.

16.6Slants in a length ball on the pads. Maposa fails to flick and gets hit on the pads. Somehow survives.

16.5OUT! LBW! Superb stuff from Zadran! Serves a fullish length delivery on middle, Trevor Gwandu fails to get his bat down in time and gets pinged on the pads. An appeal for LBW and up goes the finger. Dead in front.

16.4OUT! GONE! What a catch by the keeper! Surprises with a bouncer on middle, Ngarava pulls but gets a top edge to short fine leg where Ikram Alikhil runs back, dives and takes it brilliantly.

16.3FOUR! Goes full and outside off, Ngarava swings and hits it down past mid off for a boundary. 50 up!

16.2FOUR! Good shot! Short in length and on off, Ngarava pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

16.1Short in length and around off, Ngarava looks to defend but misses it.

15.6Bowls the quicker one full and on middle, Raza defends it out.

15.5On middle, Raza again solidly blocks.

15.4Fuller ball on off, Raza leans and defends it out.

15.3Shortish and on off. This is pushed to cover.

15.2Tossed up full and on off, Raza blocks it out.

15.1Too full and outside off, Raza sweeps it to long on and denies the single.

14.6Goes short and on middle. This is pulled but to mid-wicket.

14.5On middle. This is pushed to cover.

14.4Around off. This is pushed to cover.

14.3Around off. Kept out.

14.2OUT! TIMBER! Number 7 down! Shortish and outside off. Newman Nyamhuri looks to cut. He gets an inside edge onto the stumps.

14.1On the stumps. This is pushed back to the bowler.

13.6On middle. Kept out.

13.5Around off. This is pushed to cover.

13.4Two more! On middle. This is worked past square leg for two.

13.3FOUR! Gets it nice and fine! On the pads. Raza clips it on the leg side and this one races away to the fence.

13.2Fuller and on middle. This is hit down to long on for one.

13.1On middle. This is pushed down to long on for one.

12.6Well outside off, Nyamhuri shoulders arms to it.

12.5Uppish but safe! Outside off, Raza cuts it aerially to third man for one.

12.4FOUR! Short in length and on middle, Raza pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary.

12.3On a length and nips in sharply on the leg side. Raza blocks it well.

12.2Length and on off, Raza punches it to cover.

12.1A good length ball on leg, Raza looks to defend but gets beaten and gets hit on the pads. It was going down.

11.6Double wicket maiden from AM Ghazanfar! Very full and way outside off, Newman Nyamhuri shuffles across to sweep but misses.

11.5OUT! EDGED AD GONE! Atal takes another catch! Good captaincy here to place second slip! Floated full and outside off, Bennett prods to defend but outside edge to Sediqullah Atal who takes it near his left boot.

11.4Flatter and outside off, Bennett looks to push at it but misses.

11.3OUT! GONE! He is a serious bowler! You can't keep this boy out of action for a while! This one turns in, full and outside off. Williams tries to defend across but probably gets an inside edge onto the stumps. Half of the side gone.

11.2Flat and outside off, stays low. Williams looks to cut but misses.

11.1Tossed up full and around off, Williams leans to defend but misses. Could be going down.

10.6Short in length and outside off, nips in. Raza shoulders arms to it.

10.5A length ball on off and it nips back in sharply. Raza hops to defend and misses and gets hit high on the pads.

10.4FOUR! Well played! Pitched up, outside off. Raza carves it through covers and it races to the fence.

10.3Length and on middle, Raza solidly blocks it out.

10.2Full and outside off, Raza leaves it alone.

10.1Bowls it full and shaping on leg, Raza looks to flick but misses it.

9.6Angles it short on middle, Raza turns it to square leg for a single.

9.5Around off, Williams dabs it to third man for a single.

9.4FOUR! Two in a row! Williams' drop is costing provely for now! On middle, shorter and Williams pulls it to square leg for four runs.

9.3FOUR! HIT AWAY! Short in length and on middle, Williams pulls it over mid-wicket and it races to the fence.

9.2A length ball, outside off, angled away. Williams defends it.

9.1Short of a length and on middle, Williams blocks.

8.6Bowls it full and around off, Raza leans and defends it out.

8.5Too full and around off, Raza looks to flick but gets a leading edge to cover.

8.4Well outside off, Raza shoulders arms to it.

8.3THREE! This is very full and on middle, Williams heaves it to deep square leg. Not off the middle and they get three.

8.2Raza is off the mark as he flicks it to deep square leg.

8.1Length and outside off, Williams knocks it to deep point for one.

7.6A length ball on middle, Raza steps across and blocks it out.

7.5Length and outside off, Williams chops it to point for a single.

7.4This is full and outside off, Williams punches it well but to cover.

7.3Outside off, Williams slaps it to point.

7.2Drops it short and on middle and leg, Williams looks to pull but misses.

7.2Wide! Full and outside off, swings away late. Williams leaves it alone.

7.1On middle, Williams blocks it out.

6.6OUT! GONE! The skipper goes! Zimbabwe in trouble! Short of a good length and around off, Ervine had to play it, looks to defend but edges it to first slip where Sediqullah Atal dives forward and takes it. He's been good in the slip region.

6.5FOUR! First boundary of the chase! Full and outside off, Ervine slashes it through point for a boundary.

6.4Short of a length outside off, swings away. Ervine looks to push but misses.

6.3This is full and outside off, Ervine looks to push at it but misses.

6.2DROPPED! You rarely see Nabi put down! Length ball, outside off, Williams hangs his bat out to defend but edges it to second slip where Mohammad Nabi puts down a dolly.

6.1A good length ball around off, Williams punches it to cover.

5.6On a length and on middle. Ervine chops it to point.

5.5On a length and on leg, Craig Ervine looks to flick but misses. An appeal but it brushed the pads.

5.4A length ball, outside off, Sean Williams slaps it through cover for a single.

5.3OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Another one bites the dust! A good length delivery outside off, shapes a bit in. Myers presses forward to defend but outside edges it to first slip where Sediqullah Atal dives forward and across to take it.

5.2A length ball on top of off. Myers drops it to cover.

5.2Wide! Shapes it full and down the leg side, Myers misses his flick.

5.1Short and outside off, Myers lets it go to the keeper.

4.6Wicket maiden from Fazalhaq Farooqi! Full and on off, Ervine pushes it to cover.

4.5Four dots in a row! Close! This is full and around off, swings away. Ervine looks to defend inside the line but misses.

4.4Length ball, outside off, shapes away. Ervine leaves it alone.

4.3Well outside off, Ervine shoulders arms to it.

4.2Afghanistan are appealing for caught behind! Short of a length and on middle, Ervine is cut in half as he looks to defend, gets beaten on the inside edge.

4.1OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Marumani goes! A good length ball, outside off, angles it in. Marumani looks to defend but outside edges it to the keeper. Ikram Alikhil takes it.

3.6Short of a length and outside off, Myers defends it out.

3.5This is full and outside off, Myers looks to drive it but misses.

3.4On middle, this is blocked out.

3.3Shorter and outside off, Myers slashes and misses.

3.2On middle, Marumani flicks it to square leg for a single.

3.1On a length and outside off, shapes away. Marumani slashes and misses.

2.6On a length and around off, Marumani splices it to backward point for a single.

2.5Five dots in a row! A length ball, outside off, Marumani punches it to point.

2.4DOT! Well outside off, Marumani shoulders arms to it.

2.3This one lands outside off, shapes away. Marumani again looks to defend but misses.

2.2Shorter and well outside off, Marumani defends inside the line.

2.1Beauty! Short of a length and around off, Marumani leans to defend but misses.

1.6Very full and around off, Myers drills it to mid on.

1.5A good length ball, outside off, Myers toe ends his pull shot to mid on.

1.4Touch fuller and around off, Myers prods and blocks it to cover.

1.3Very full and around off, Myers drives it to cover.

1.2A length ball nipping back on middle, Marumani turns it to square leg for one.

1.1Zimbabwe are underway! Too full and on off, Myers drives it to covers for a single.

0.6OUT! RUN OUT! This is the worst start possible for Zimbabwe! Length ball on middle, Curran nudges it to mid on and calls for a single. It was his call but Hashmatullah Shahidi throws at the bowler's end and hits it. Curran is well short.

0.5This is full and outside off, swings away. Curran leaves it alone.

0.4Short in length and outside off, Curran shoulders arms.

0.3Short of a length and outside off, Curran punches it to cover.

0.2A good length ball, outside off, Curran punches it to point.

0.1Bowls it full and on middle and leg, Curran looks to flick it but misses. An appeal for LBW but just going down.