Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Ball by Ball Commentary - AFG in ZIM 3 T20Is 2025

19.6OUT! That's a wrap. On a length around middle and leg, Richard Ngarava flicks this straight into the hands of Mujeeb Ur Rahman at the deep square leg fence. Mujeeb Ur Rahman fails to gather this cleanly but holds onto it in the end. Afghanistan have won the game by 9 runs.

19.5FOUR! Abdullah Ahmadzai searches for a yorker again but misses out and lands it in the slot for the batter. Richard Ngarava clears his front foot and slogs this one bounce over the fence towards deep mid-wicket region for four runs.

19.4On a length around off, Wellington Masakadza hits this in the air towards mid off for a single. Sediqullah Atal takes it but it was a free hit.

19.4NO BALL! A beamer around off, Wellington Masakadza chips this towards deep cover and runs a couple. Free Hit coming up!

19.3Yorker on off, this time. Richard Ngarava blocks this around silly point for one.

19.2OUT! CASTLED! Way too good for a tailender. A perfect yorker, crashing into the roots of the leg stump. Tinotenda Maposa fails to get anything on it and the ball has crashed into the stumps, uprooting the leg pole.

19.1Nails a wide yorker, around off. Tinotenda Maposa fails to get bat on ball.

18.6On a length wide of off, Wellington Masakadza swings and misses.

18.5Good length on middle and off, Wellington Masakadza tucks this to deep square leg and runs a couple.

18.4OUT! CAUGHT! Fazalhaq Farooqi shows his class as he outfoxes the batter. On a length around middle and off, much slower than usual. Tashinga Musekiwa swings early and ends up hitting this with the bottom hand off the handle. Tashinga Musekiwa finds Shahidullah Kamal at the deep mid-wicket fence and has to walk back after a brilliant cameo.

18.3Full toss around middle and off, Tashinga Musekiwa lofts this towards wide long on and takes two.

18.2SIX! ENORMOUS! Well, he's picked the bones out of it. On a length around middle and leg, Tashinga Musekiwa stays leg side to the pitch of it and smashes this almost onto the roof, straight down the ground for a massive six.

18.1On a length around off, Tashinga Musekiwa swings and misses.

17.6FOUR! Zimbabwe are still hanging on in this run chase. Full and wide outside off, Tinotenda Maposa opens the face of his bat and slices this towards the right of the fielder at backward point for a boundary to close the over.

17.5OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Spectacular from Rahmanullah Gurbaz and such catches win you matches. On a length around off, Brad Evans looks for the mighty heave. Gets an outside edge with the ball flying towards the right of the keeper. Rahmanullah Gurbaz dives to his right at full stretch and takes a stunner to send Evans back. More importantly, saves a boundary for his side.

17.4Good length around off, Tashinga Musekiwa scuffs the drive off the inside of his bat towards the bowler's right. Brad Evans backs up a bit too much and is sent back. Fareed Ahmad picks it up and looks to run Evan out on the non-striker's end but misses. With no backup Zimbabwe gets a run here.

17.3FOUR! PULLED AWAY! Bumper, around middle and leg, Tashinga Musekiwa moves to his leg side and pulls this out of the middle of his bat. Hits this in the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for four runs.

17.2Good length on off, Brad Evans dabs this to mid on and takes one.

17.1OUT! BOWLED'EM! What a pleasing sight for the pacers' community this wicket would be. Fareed comes round the wicket, bowls it on a hard length, angling it back into the batter. Clive Madande shuffled towards his leg side and looked to slog but missed out completely. The ball sneaks past the batter and rattles into the timber, uprooting the leg stump out of the ground.

16.6Another one in the slot around middle and off, Clive Madande rolls this to long on for one.

16.5Good length, on middle and leg, Tashinga Musekiwa gets it away through square leg for one.

16.4Full and just wide of off, Tashinga Musekiwa gives it a mighty heave but misses out.

16.3FOUR! Excellent batting from Tashinga Musekiwa as he finds the fence. Full toss on off, Tashinga Musekiwa moves a shade to his leg side and opens up the off side. Drives this through the gap between extra cover and mid off for a boundary.

16.2On a length going down the leg side, Clive Madande tickles this to fine leg for one.

16.1Full and wide of off, Tashinga Musekiwa drives this to mid off for one.

15.6Floated into the batter around off, Clive Madande goes onto his back foot and looks to tuck this around mid-wicket but misses out and his hit high on his thigh pad.

15.5Fuller on off, Clive Madande guides this to short third and takes a single. A wild throw towards the non-striker's end gifts a second to the hosts.

15.4OUT! TIMBER! Mujeeb Ur Rahman creates the difference by picking up Ryan Burl. Darted into the stumps from Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Burl looks to slog this deep into the stands but misses out. The ball sneak past his bat and rattles the timber behind him.

15.3SIX! SLOGGED AWAY! Tossed up around middle and leg, Ryan Burl clears his front foot from the line of it and slogs this right out of the middle of his bat over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region for six.

15.2Fired around off, Tashinga Musekiwa swings hard at it but manages an outside edge that lobs behind short third. A good effort from the fielder chasing this keeps it down to three saving a run for the side.

15.1Tossed up on off, Tashinga Musekiwa chips this towards deep cover for two.

14.6Bumper, down the leg, Ryan Burl gets inside the line and looks to hook it away but misses out. Appeal for caught behind from Rahmanullah Gurbaz but the umpire turns it down.

14.5Short pitched wide of off, Ryan Burl hangs onto the back foot and looks to cut this over point but misses out.

14.4SIX! FLICKED AWAY FOR SIX! On a length, going down the leg side, Ryan Burl gets inside the line of it and just flicks this with pure timing. The ball sails over the fence towards the fine leg region for a biggie. Zimbabwe get past 150 in the 15th over.

14.3On a length around off, Ryan Burl walks across and looks to nudge this around mid-wicket but misses out.

14.2Good length on off, Tashinga Musekiwa works this towards mid-wicket for one.

14.1Back of a length around middle and leg, Tashinga Musekiwa smashes this to deep square and takes two.

13.6SIX! Ryan Burl is keeping the chase alive for Zimbabwe. Tossed up on middle and off, Ryan Burl goes down on a knee and slogs this up and over the fielder at wide long on for a huge six. Zimbabwe now need 69 off the last 6 overs.

13.5Tossed up on off, Tashinga Musekiwa rolls this to long off for one.

13.4Fired across on off, Tashinga Musekiwa drills this to short extra cover.

13.3Quicker one, around off, Ryan Burl guides this to the right of point and sneaks a quick single.

13.2SIX! UP AND OVER FOR SIX! Flighted around off, Ryan Burl clears his front foot from the line of it and just eases this up and over the fence towards the long off region for a biggie.

13.1Tossed up on off, Ryan Burl smashes this towards wide long off for a couple.

12.6Yorker once again, around off, Tashinga Musekiwa blocks.

12.5OUT! CAUGHT! Abdullah Ahmadzai strikes gold as he dismisses Brian Bennett in this chase. Back of a length, into the batter, Brian Bennett backs away and looks to loft this over mid off but ends up hitting this straight at Ibrahim Zadran at the mid off position.

12.4Excellent wide yorker, around off, Brian Bennett fails to get anything on it.

12.3Another poor piece of fielding effort from Darwish Rasooli at deep point and one turns to two for Zimbabwe. Rahmanullah Gurbaz doesn't hide his frustration this time. Full and wide of off, Brian Bennett drives this straight to Darwish Rasooli at deep point but he fails to gather this clean and the batters run two.

12.2Short and wide of off, Brian Bennett cuts this to deep point for one but a misfield from Darwish Rasooli gifts BB and Zimbabwe the second.

12.1Yorker on off, Ryan Burl could do nothing but just block this out.

11.6Full and on off, Ryan Burl drives this to sweeper cover for a single.

11.6WIDE! Darted wide outside off, Ryan Burl leaves it. Wided.

11.5Quicker one, on off, Ryan Burl drills this down the ground to long on for two.

11.4SIX! Time for Burl to have some fun now. Fuller around middle and off, Ryan Burl slogs this far into the stands toward the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six.

11.3Quicker on, around the pads, Brian Bennett tucks this to mid-wicket for one.

11.2Pushed through on the pads, Brian Bennett tucks this through mid-wicket and scampers back for two.

11.1FOUR! As straight as an arrow. Tossed up on off, Brian Bennett stays leg side to it and hammers this up and over the bowler, slightly to his right for four.

10.6Fuller on off, Ryan Burl drives this to cover for no run. A successful over ends for Afghanistan and Nabi.

10.5OUT! CASTLED! Raza departs against the run of play. Tossed up, down the leg side, Sikandar Raza goes down and looks to sweep but the ball hits the inner edge and then hits on the pad. It next hits the glove of the batter and deflects back onto the stumps. That is so unfortunate for Raza, but Afghanistan are all pumped up now!

10.4Pushed through on off, Sikandar Raza smashes this to deep mid-wicket and takes two. Raza brings up his half-century with this couple.

10.3FOUR! Nabi errs in length and Raza makes him pay. Low full toss, on middle and off, Sikandar Raza goes down on a knee and slogs this into the gap towards the deep mid-wicket fielder's left for four.

10.2Yorker from round the wicket, on off, Sikandar Raza blocks.

10.1SIX! MONSTROUS FROM RAZA! Short and turning back into the batter, Sikandar Raza clears his front foot from the line of it and slogs this deep into the crowd towards the deep mid-wicket region for a massively hit six.

9.6Sharafuddin Ashraf drags his length back, outside off. Brian Bennett punches it to cover.

9.5A touch fuller, on off and middle. Brian Bennett skips down the track and punches it wide of the long on fielder for a brace.

9.4Flighted, fuller, on off. Sikandar Raza drives it gently to long off for a single.

9.3Slower through the air, short on off. Sikandar Raza stabs it, but straight to the hands of the cover fielder.

9.2Flat and short, on off and middle. Brian Bennett crouches down to sweep it to left of deep square leg for a comfortable single.

9.1Tossed up, on off. Brian Bennett slices it to short third.

8.6FOUR! Another expensive over from Afghanistan! Abdullah Ahmadzai once again offers a shorter one, just outside off. Sikandar Raza hangs back and punches it toward the deep cover fence for another boundary.

8.5SIX! Oh my word... this is out of the park! Short of a length, on off and middle. Sikandar Raza rocks back and pulls the delivery up and over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen.

8.4Low full toss, around off. Brian Bennett drives it to sweeper cover for one.

8.3SIX! INNOVATIVE FROM BB! Back of a length around off, Brian Bennett shuffles across and ramps this behind the stumps over fine leg for a biggie. Brian Bennett moves to 32 off 19 with this biggie.

8.2Good length on middle and off, Raza smashes this to deep mid-wicket for one.

8.1Much fuller, wide outside off. Brian Bennett steers it toward deep backward point for one.

7.6FOUR! TOP SHOT! A touch fuller from Sharafuddin, angling it down the leg side. Sikandar Raza swivels it over the short fine leg fielder and the ball bounces off toward the fence for four runs.

7.6WIDE! Fuller, but sprays it wide outside off, beyond the tramline. Sikandar Raza makes a leave and gets the bonus run.

7.5Much fuller, on middle. Sikandar Raza jams it away.

7.4Flat and fuller, down the leg side. Brian Bennett sweeps it toward deep square leg for one.

7.3Pitches it up, on leg. Sikandar Raza tucks it to deep mid-wicket for one.

7.2Pitches it up, angling it down the leg side. Sikandar Raza misses the flick and hits on his pad.

7.1Fuller, on off. Brian Bennett punches it to long off for one.

6.6FOUR! Sloppy fielding at the deep! Fareed Ahmad pitches it up, wide outside off. Sikandar Raza carves it away toward the sweeper cover region. The fielder moves to his right, slides away, but the ball escapes from his body and the batter gets the boundary.

6.5Full and wide outside off. Sikandar Raza offers no shot at it.

6.4FOUR! Runs are flowing thick and fast for Zimbabwe! Short and wide outside off. Sikandar Raza rocks back and slaps it hard toward the right of the sweeper cover fielder for a boundary.

6.3Full, pitching it just outside off and angling it away. Sikandar Raza charges down the track and slices it over extra cover to get two runs.

6.2Short of a length, around off. Brian Bennett punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

6.1Back of a length, on middle. Brian Bennett punches it toward the left of the long on fielder. He does well to sprint and flick the ball to keep it in the field of play. Meanwhile, the batters take a couple.

5.6FOUR! Sikandar Raza ends the Powerplay with a boundary! Shortish, on off and middle. Sikandar Raza opens his stance and swings it wide of the long on fielder for four runs.

5.5Short, around off. Brian Bennett rocks back and punches it wide of cover. The ball rolls away, but the fielder at the cover region does well to sprint back and slides to cut it to three runs.

5.4Leg bye! An appeal for LBW but turned down! This one is flat and fuller, around leg. Sikandar Raza looks to slog it away, clearing his front leg, but the ball sneaks past the inner edge and hits the back pad. The ball rolls away toward fine leg and the batter has taken a bye. It seems the pitching it just outside leg.

5.3Short, on the stumps. Sikandar Raza makes room and punches it toward sweeper cover for a couple of runs.

5.2Quick and fuller, around off. Sikandar Raza lunges and pushes it to cover.

5.1Flat and fuller, outside off. Sikandar Raza pushes it toward the leg side.

4.6Short, on off. Brian Bennett looks for a pull and misses to hits his back thigh pad.

4.5SIX! Up and over the boundary cushion! Ahmad bowls it a tad fuller, on leg and middle. Brian Bennett shuffles across the stump and scoops it to use the pace of the delivery to sail it over the deep fine leg fence for a biggie.

4.4FOUR! More runs for Zimbabwe! Good-length delivery, on leg. Brian Bennett flicks it from the inner part of his willow toward wide of the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

4.3Swing and a miss! Fareed Ahmad delivers back of a length, on off. Brian Bennett makes room toward the leg side to lash it over cover, but his swing is nowhere near the delivery.

4.2Back of a length, on middle. Sikandar Raza clears his front foot to go big toward the leg side, but ends up steering it toward wide of point for a single.

4.1FOUR! SMASHED AWAY! Short pitched around middle and off, Sikandar Raza plants his front foot away towards his leg side and pulls this flat over the fielder at mid-wicket for a boundary.

3.6Fired into the batter, Sikandar Raza backs away and tucks this towards short fine leg for a single.

3.5Quicker one on off, Sikandar Raza defends this out.

3.4Darted onto the pads, BB tucks this through square leg for one.

3.3Floated around off, Brian Bennett hits this well but finds the fielder.

3.2LEG BYE! Raza misses out on a sweep and gets it away off his pads toward the onside for a leg bye.

3.1Leg bye! Pitches it up, angling it down the leg side. Brian Bennett misses the flick, hits the pad, and the ball rolsl toward toward wide of short fine leg for a single.

2.6Back of a length, on off. Sikandar Raza pats it to point.

2.5OUT! TAKEN! Fazalhaq Farooqi strikes for Afghanistan! He bowls it fuller, angling it in on the stumps. Brendan Taylor attempts to punch it down the ground but miscues his shot. The ball loops toward mid on and Mujeeb Ur Rahman scoops the dolly safely around his right shoulder.

2.4Full, outside off. Brendan Taylor drives it to cover. The fielder fumbles, and the batters gets a double.

2.3Back of a length, just outside off. Brendan Taylor tries to poke at it but gets beaten on the outer edge.

2.2On a length, on middle and leg. Brendan Taylor flicks it to deep square leg for a couple of runs.

2.1OUT! DION MYERS IS RUN OUT! This is exceptionally done by Fareed Ahmad! Pitches it up, around off. Dion Myers attempts to stab it away, but gets an inner edge and the ball rolls to short fine. Dion Myers sets off to take a single, but gets sent back and rightfully so. Ahmad fields it well and throws it directly to the stumps at the striker's end. The big screen shows that Myers drags his bat, but it's just an inch away when the ball hits the stump. Zimbabwe loses their first wicket!

1.6Mujeeb Ur Rahman drags his length back, around off. Brian Bennett punches it to the cover fielder.

1.5Short, on off and middle. Dion Myers pulls it to long on for a single.

1.4Fuller, angling it down the leg side. Dion Myers soft hands it to mid-wicket.

1.3Googly, touh fuller, on off. Dion Myers works it across the line to long on for a couple of runs.

1.3WIDE! Pitches it up, down the leg. Dion Myers looks to sweep it away but misses. There is a confident shout for caught behind, but turned down.

1.3WIDE! Short, down the leg side. Dion Myers misses the flick.

1.2Tap and single! Mujeeb Ur Rahman drags his length back, on middle. Brian Bennett hangs back and nudges it to long on for one.

1.1Leg bye! Short, just outside off. Dion Myers misses his flick and wears it on his upper pad. The ball bounces off toward short fine leg and gets a single.

0.6Fuller, outside off. Dion Myers drives it to left of the mid off fielder, but he does well to dive and makes a half stop. The batter crosses for a single.

0.5Short, on off. Brian Bennett guides it wide of point for one.

0.4FOUR! Excellent shot! Good-length delivery, on leg. Farooqi tries to replicate like the first delivery, but this time Brian Bennett rocks back and tickles it away to beat the keeper and gets the first boundary of the inning.

0.3Pitches it up, on off. Dion Myers soft hands it toward mid off and scoots for the single. Dion Myers is off his mark!

0.2Much fuller this time, just outside off, angling it across the line. Dion Myers drives it well but straight to the extra cover fielder.

0.1Leg bye! Good start from Fazalhaq Farooqi! He bowls it on a length, pitching it just outside off and nips it back to the right-hander. Brian Bennett looks to tuck it away but gets beaten and wears on his pad. The ball rolls toward cover and the batter takes the single.