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ZIM beat AFG by 7 wickets | Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, Highlights And Cricket Score 5th T20 Match - Commentary
Bangladesh Tri-Nation T20I Series, 2019
Date: Sep 20, 2019 Start Time: 18:00 IST | 12:30 GMT | 18:30 LocalVenue: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
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Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe Highlights And Cricket Score 5th Match - T20 Commentary
Now then! The target is a one which can be achieved but the Afghans are a top bowling side so it will take some good batting. Will Masakadza win his last game or will Rashid's birthday turn out to be a special one? Join us in a while to find out.
The Zimbabwe bowling was poor to begin with! They had no answers to the carnage by the openers but did extremely well to pull things back after the Powerplay. Mpofu was the pick as he finished with the 4-fer. Tinotenda Mutombodzi was also very good during the middle overs and he along with the other spinners were the ones who applied the breaks.
The Afghan innings started superbly as their openers got off to a flyer, smashing a 83-run stand for the first wicket. But since then, it has been a downward slide for the Afghanistan side. They failed to stitch partnerships and got out to some poor shots too. The middle order failed miserably due to which, they fell way short of where they could have got at one stage.
Zimbabwe have done extremely well to pull back things and the game is evenly poised at the half way mark. Afghanistan though would be quite disappointed with their performance. They were all set at one stage to get close to the 180-run mark but they have fallen well short of what they once looked like they would achieve.
Chris Mpofu to Rashid Khan. Slower full delivery outside off, Rashid makes room for himself to cut but misses. Rashid is surprised that why it is not given a wide by the umpire. Maybe his movement towards the off side prompted the umpire to not give it a wide. With that, AFGHANISTAN END UP WITH A SCORE OF 155 FOR 8.
Dawlat Zadran is in at number 10.
Chris Mpofu to Asghar Afghan. OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent catching from Ainsley! He runs behind from point and takes an excellent catch going back. Good length delivery on off, Asghar looks to slog it away but gets an outside edge towards point where Ndlovu runs back and takes a magnificent catch. Excellent bowling from Mpofu. He has picked up four wickets in the innings and has stalled the run rate of the Afghans.
Chris Mpofu to Rashid Khan. Full delivery on middle, Rashid comes down the track and plays it towards the off side for a single.
Chris Mpofu to Fazal Niazai. OUT! CAUGHT! Niazai is out of here trying to go for the big shots. Mpofu bowls a full delivery on middle, Niazai looks to slog it away but gets a top edge towards the long on region where Ryan Burl runs in and takes an excellent running catch. Three wickets for Mpofu.
Chris Mpofu to Rashid Khan. Short ball on off, Rashid pulls it towards the leg side for a single.
Chris Mpofu to Rashid Khan. SIX! What a shot from the birthday boy! Rashid comes down the track to this short delivery and slaps it away towards the deep mid-wicket region for a maximum. Rashid did not look like he got to the pitch of the ball but still managed to put it away. 150 up for Afghanistan.
Mpofu to bowl the final over of the innings.
Kyle Jarvis to Rashid Khan. A short delivery which has been pulled away. They pick up a single.
Kyle Jarvis to Rashid Khan. BOUNCER! It was bowled way above the head of Rashid who looked to pull but is unable to put any bat on it. The umpire gives it one for the over.
Kyle Jarvis to Fazal Niazai. Full delivery on off, Niazai pushes it towards point for nothing. The debutant does not make use of the Free Hit here.
Kyle Jarvis to Fazal Niazai. NO BALL! FOUR! Third No Ball bowled from Jarvis in this innings. Jarvis bowls a full delivery outside off, Fazal bends on his knees and lofts this over the point fielder for a boundary. Poor ball after the wicket here from Jarvis. A Free Hit will follow.
HERE WE HAVE THE BIRTHDAY BOY! Rashid Khan comes out to bat. Can he hit a few huge ones to end the Afghan innings on a high.
Kyle Jarvis to Gulbadin Naib. OUT! Gulbadin Naib is the latest casualty to go back to the pavilion! Afghanistan losing wickets in a heap here at Chattogram! Short delivery outside off, Naib looks to pull it but does not time it well. The ball goes off the upper half of his bat and goes towards Ndlovu at deep mid-wicket and he makes no mistake. Afghanistan losing their way here.
Kyle Jarvis to Gulbadin Naib. Slower short delivery outside off, Gulbadin looks to pull but is early into the shot and misses the ball completely.
Kyle Jarvis to Fazal Niazai. Full delivery on middle, Fazal drives this to long on and takes a single.
Kyle Jarvis into the attack now!
Sean Williams to Fazal Niazai. A short one to end Williams' spell. Niazai pulls it to mid-wicket for a single.
Sean Williams to Gulbadin Naib. Naib flicks this tossed up delivery on the pads to mid-wicket for a single.
Sean Williams to Gulbadin Naib. SIX! BANG! Williams bowls one in the slot and Naib just lofts it cleanly over the bowler's head towards long on. The fielder there looked interested for a majority part only to watch it sail over him for a maximum. Useful runs this from Afghanistan's point of view.
Sean Williams to Fazal Niazai. Flatter one on off, Niazai pushes it to covers for a single.
Sean Williams to Fazal Niazai. Another one around off, pushed down the ground only for the bowler to field it in his followthrough.
Sean Williams is on for his final over.
Sean Williams to Fazal Niazai. Tossed up delivery on off, pushed to covers.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Fazal Niazai. Loopy delivery on middle, Niazai pushes it to long on and takes another single. Only five runs have come off this over which is gold at this stage of the innings. The Rhodesians have made an excellent comeback to the innings here.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Gulbadin Naib. Another full delivery on middle, Naib pushes this towards long on and crosses over for a single.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Fazal Niazai. Full delivery on middle and leg, Niazai flicks it towards the leg side for a single.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Gulbadin Naib. Full delivery on middle, Naib drives it towards mid on for a single.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Fazal Niazai. Flat delivery on middle, Fazal flicks it towards the leg side for a single.
Ainsley Ndlovu into the attack now.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Fazal Niazai. Full delivery on off, Fazal pushes it to covers for nothing.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Fazal Niazai. Full delivery on off, Niazai plays it towards the mid-wicket region for a single. He gets off the mark in T20Is with that.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Fazal Niazai. Flatter delivery on middle, Niazai defends it off the back foot.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Fazal Niazai. The batsman has punched that ball through the offside.
Fazal Niazai is the new man in.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Najibullah Zadran. OUT! CAUGHT! Zadran fails to make any impact in the game! Mutombodzi bowls a flighted delivery around off, Zadran looks to slog it away but gets an outside edge towards short third man where Madziva takes a simple catch. Afghanistan are losing track with regular wickets.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Gulbadin Naib. Full toss on middle, Naib flicks it towards deep mid-wicket to get off the mark with a single.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Najibullah Zadran. Full delivery on middle, Zadran defends it towards the off side for a single.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi is back into the attack.
Chris Mpofu to Najibullah Zadran. Another slower ball around the pads, Zadran hops to work it towards mid-wicket for a single.
Gulbadin Naib is the new man in!
Chris Mpofu to Mohammad Nabi. OUT! No Nabi heroics today as he holes out. Zimbabwe are right back into the game. Another slower bouncer, Nabi again goes for the pull but can't get the desired distance as he can't middle the pull. The ball goes high in the air towards fine leg where Jarvis moves to his left and settles under it to pouch it.
Chris Mpofu to Mohammad Nabi. FOUR! Lucky boundary! Another back of length ball, a slower one. Nabi goes to pull but the ball takes the top edge and goes over the wicketkeeper and into the third man fence.
Chris Mpofu to Najibullah Zadran. Back of a length ball around off, Zadran goes for the pull but mistimes the shot towards long on for a single.
Chris Mpofu to Najibullah Zadran. Good length ball outside off, Zadran goes for the drive but misses.
Chris Mpofu to Najibullah Zadran. Length ball around off, Najibullah goes back to cut but gets a bottom edge and the ball goes over the stumps and towards the keeper.
Mohammad Nabi is in for Afghans. He was in fine form in the last game.
Sean Williams to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. OUT! TIMBER! Body blow here for the Afghans. Gurbaz was going great guns here. But his stay is cut short by Williams. Sean bowls a tossed up delivery on the stumps and seeing this, Gurbaz's eyes lit up. He dances down the track but fails to get to the pitch of the delivery and the ball misses his swing only to disturb the furniture behind. Three quick wickets and Zimbabwe are crawling their way back in the game.
Sean Williams to Najibullah Zadran. Zadran rocks on the back foot on this flatter one and punches it to covers for a single.
Sean Williams to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. FREE HIT! Nothing much on the Free Hit here. Williams bowls one on the stumps and Gurbaz eases this out to covers for a single.
Sean Williams to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. NO ball! Oh on earth what has Williams done here. He bowls one flatter on middle and Gurbaz goes for a drive only to hit it uppishly to the man at covers. Hang on! Williams has overstepped and that means there will be a Free Hit on the next ball.
Sean Williams to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. FOUR! Innovation there from Gurbaz. Williams bowls one outside off, and Gurbaz is quick to bring out the reverse sweep and places it in between square leg and short third man fielder for a boundary.
Sean Williams to Najibullah Zadran. Fuller one on the pads, Zadran flicks it to short fine leg for a single.
Sean Williams to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Flatter one on off, lofted by Gurbaz to long on but the ball just falls short of the fielder there. A single taken.
Najibullah Zadran is the new man in for the Afghans. Sean Williams is back for his 3rd over.
Chris Mpofu to Shafiqullah. OUT! LBW! That is plumb and Shafiqullah has to go. Two quick wickets for Zimbabwe here and that is exactly what the Rhodesians need to get back into the game. Mpofu bowls a slower delivery on middle, Shafiqullah looks to slog it away but misses. He is hit on the back pad and the umpire gives it out. Shafiqullah decides to take the review after consulting with his partner. The replays roll in and it shows three reds on the Hawk Eye. Shafiqullah has to make the long walk back to the pavilion.
Shafiqullah has been given out LBW but after consulting the non-striker, he has gone for the DRS. That looks plumb. Let's see what the replays show.
Chris Mpofu to Shafiqullah. BOUNCER! Good one at that! Shafiqullah looks to hook it but misses the ball completely.
Chris Mpofu to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Another short delivery on middle, Gurbaz pulls it towards the leg side for a single.
Chris Mpofu to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. FOUR! Nicely played! Short delivery on middle, Gurbaz moves towards the leg side and pulls it nicely towards the square leg region for a boundary. The fielder at deep square leg runs after it to stop it from going into the fence but in vain.
Chris Mpofu to Shafiqullah. A short delivery which has been pulled away. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Chris Mpofu to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. FIFTY! First fifty for him in T20Is! It has been an excellent innings from him so far and would look to continue here. Good length delivery on middle, Rahmanullah flicks it towards the leg side for a single.
Chris Mpofu is back into the attack!
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Shafiqullah. Played to the point region by the batsman.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Shafiqullah. SIX! Shafiqullah is looking to attack the spinners here. Flighted delivery outside off, Shafiqullah reaches for it and lofts this beautifully over the long off fence for another maximum. Excellent shot this.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Shafiqullah. Full delivery on middle, Shafiqullah looks to sweep but it goes off the inside half towards the leg side. The batters take a couple.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Shafiqullah. The short of length delivery has been cut away through square on the off side.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Shafiqullah. Full delivery on middle, Shafiqullah plays a paddle sweep towards short fine leg.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Shafiqullah. FOUR! Good shot from Shafiqullah! Mutombodzi bowls a flighted delivery outside off, Shafiqullah leans forward and plays a nice lofted shot over the extra cover fielder for a boundary.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Flatter one on off, defended back to the bowler.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Shafiqullah. IN THE AIR... AND ANOTHER DROP! Shafiqullah gets a life. He goes for the slog sweep on the flighted ball but fails to get under the ball. In the end he gets a top edge that goes towards deep mid-wicket where the fielder runs forward to take the catch. But his timing is not right. He dives only to miss it and concede a single in the end. How costly this would be? Zimbabwe need to hold on to these chances if they are to make an impact here.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Shafiqullah. Tossed up on middle, Shafiqullah works it to mid-wicket and gets a couple.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Shafiqullah. Shafiqullah defends this flatter one off the back foot.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Tossed up delivery around off, Gurbaz pushes it to off side for a single.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Flighted delivery on off, Gurbaz pushes it back to the bowler.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Shafiqullah. A googly around off, Shafiqullah fails to read it and attempts to defend it towards the off side. The ball goes through the bat and pad but just misses the off stump. A successful over comes to an end for Zimbabwe.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Short ball on off, Gurbaz plays it to mid off and takes a single.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Shafiqullah is the new batsman in at number 3.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Hazratullah Zazai. OUT! CAUGHT! Finally, finally a wicket for the Rhodesians. It took a long time for them. Mutombodzi bowls a flighted delivery on middle, Zazai gets a top edge while attempting to play a slog sweep and it goes way up in the air towards short third man where Mutumbami takes a simple catch. These two were taking the game away from the Zimbabweans. They have broken the partnership now and would look to get back in the game.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Full delivery on off, Rahmanullah pushes it to long off and crosses over for a single.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi to Hazratullah Zazai. Full delivery on the legs, Hazratullah flicks it towards deep square leg and takes a single.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi comes into the attack!
Neville Madziva to Hazratullah Zazai. Shortish ball on the pads, Zazai works it towards mid-wicket for a single.
Neville Madziva to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Yorker length around off, Gurbaz jams it towards cover for a single.
Neville Madziva to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. In the channel outside off this time, this is slower ball. Gurbaz goes for the drive but can't get bat on ball as he is done with the pace.
Neville Madziva to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. In the air.. and dropped! How costly will it be? Chakabva, on his birthday, has made a mess of one of the simplest of chances at deep mid-wicket and on top of that he also concedes a boundary. This is around off, slightly shorter, Gurbaz goes to pull again but the ball hits high on his bat and balloons high in the air. The ball goes straight to Chakabva who can't hold on. Zimbabwe are in a position where they can't put down chances like these if they want to crawl back in the game.
Neville Madziva to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Another slower ball, this was full toss around off, Gurbaz strokes it straight to cover.
Neville Madziva to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Slower bumper to begin the over. Gurbaz ducks under it.
Neville Madziva into the attack now!
Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Flatter one around off, tucked towards point for a run. 13 runs from the over.
Ryan Burl to Hazratullah Zazai. Slightly short again, and outside off, Zazai pushes it towards point for a single.
Ryan Burl to Hazratullah Zazai. A loopy one around off, pushed towards mid off.
Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Flatter one this time, Gurbaz works it towards the off side to take a single.
Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. SIX! Now a six. Another shortish length ball, Gurbaz stays rooted in his crease and lifts it high in the air towards mid-wicket. It has gone too high but it has distance as well.
Ryan Burl to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. FOUR! Welcome to the attack Mr Burl says Gurbaz. Burl lands it slightly short around off, Gurbaz goes back and hammers it in the gap between mid-wicket and long on. The ball goes into the fence.
Ryan Burl to bowl now. Can he break the opening stand?
Sean Williams to Hazratullah Zazai. Short delivery on middle, Zazai defends it off the back foot back towards the bowler. Good over for Zimbabwe as only seven runs came off it.
Sean Williams to Hazratullah Zazai. SIX! Poor delivery from Williams. Bowls a rank long hop on middle, Zazai stands back and pulls it towards the deep mid-wicket for a maximum. This is poor stuff from Zimbabwe. They are just giving away easy runs to Afghanistan and the game is quickly moving out of hand here for them.
Sean Williams to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Floated delivery around off, Gurbaz drives it towards covers for a single. The batters think of a couple but is not there.
Sean Williams to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
Sean Williams to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Flighted delivery on middle, Gurbaz flicks it to mid-wicket.
Sean Williams to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Flatter delivery on middle, Gurbaz defends it off the back foot.
Sean Williams is back on!
Kyle Jarvis to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. FREE HIT! Gurbaz does not make use of the Free Hit! Short ball on middle, Gurbaz pulls it towards the leg side for a single. 55 runs have come in the Powerplay. Excellent one for Afghanistan as they have laid the foundation for the batters to come to set a big total.
Kyle Jarvis to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. NO BALL! Jarvis oversteps, bowls a slower delivery on middle, Rahmanullah looks to swing but misses the ball completely. OHH! The replays roll in and it shows that Jarvis had his some part of the leg behind the crease. He will feel unlucky as a Free Hit will be awarded off the next ball.
Kyle Jarvis to Hazratullah Zazai. Short ball on off, Hazratullah rocks back and pulls it nicely towards deep square leg for another single.
Kyle Jarvis to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Good length delivery on middle, Rahmanullah defends it off the back foot towards the off side for a quick single.
Kyle Jarvis to Hazratullah Zazai. Slower delivery on middle, Hazratullah defends it towards the off side for a single.
Kyle Jarvis to Hazratullah Zazai. Good length delivery on middle, Hazratullah looks to slog it away but again gets an inside edge onto the pads.
Kyle Jarvis to Hazratullah Zazai. Good length delivery on the legs, Hazratullah looks to flick it but gets an inside edge and hits him on the box. It is looking really painful for Zazai out there and he is lying down on the ground. He is taking his time out there to get back into groove.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Hazratullah Zazai. Floated delivery on middle, Zazai plays it towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single. 50 up for Afghanistan in quick time.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Hazratullah Zazai. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Hazratullah Zazai. FOUR! Full delivery on the legs, Hazratullah sweeps it fine towards the fine leg region for a boundary. Poor bowling this from Ndlovu. He is giving away easy runs here.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Hazratullah Zazai. The batsman failed to make contact and was hit low on the pads.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Flighted delivery on middle, Gurbaz flicks it towards the leg side for a single.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. SIX! Poor bowling from Ndlovu! It is a short delivery on leg, Rahmanullah rocks back and pulls it nicely towards the deep mid-wicket fence for the fourth six of the game. Zimbabwe are bowling too short here and Afghanistan are making full use of it.
Ainsley Ndlovu is back on!
Chris Mpofu to Hazratullah Zazai. Zazai flicks this length ball off his pads towards the leg side. Huge over from Afghanistan's point of view.
Chris Mpofu to Hazratullah Zazai. FOUR! Another short one and Zazai pulls only to get top edge. Zazai is late into pull and the top edge runs down to fine leg for another boundary.
Chris Mpofu to Hazratullah Zazai. Short and on middle, Zazai pulls but straight to mid-wicket.
Chris Mpofu to Hazratullah Zazai. FOUR! Chris corrects his line and bowls it wide of off. Zazai stands on the back foot and cuts it powerfully through point for a boundary. Fireworks from the Afghan openers.
Chris Mpofu to Hazratullah Zazai. FOUR BYES! Ohh! That is like rubbing salt on the wound. Mpofu bowls an excellent ball. He bowls it outside off and brings the ball in with the angle only to miss the wild swing of Zazai. The ball goes just past the off pole. The ball just bounces in front of the diving Brendan Taylor behind the wicket who fails to collect it and the ball runs down to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
Chris Mpofu to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Back of a length around off, Gurbaz pulls but fails to get underneath the ball and gets it of the inside half towards square leg. A single taken.
Chris Mpofu into the attack.
Sean Williams to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Full delivery on middle, Gurbaz flicks it down the leg side for a single.
Sean Williams to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. SIX! Excellent shot from Gurbaz! Flighted delivery on leg, Gurbaz goes down on his knees and sweeps it towards the deep fine leg region for the third maximum of the innings. Afghanistan are off to a good start here.
Sean Williams to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Ball hits the batsman low on the pads.
Sean Williams to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Full delivery on middle, Gurbaz looks to flick but gets an edge towards fine leg for a single. The short fine leg fielder throws it at the stumps at the non-striker's end but misses. The ball goes towards mid off where the fielder fumbles and it rolls behind him where the fielder from long on cleans it up. The batter get an extra run.
Sean Williams to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Short delivery on off, Gurbaz defends it towards mid off.
Sean Williams to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Full delivery on middle, Rahmanunullah defends it back to the bowler.
Sean Williams comes into the attack!
Kyle Jarvis to Hazratullah Zazai. Good length delivery on leg, Zazai looks to flick but misses. The ball goes on to hit him on the pads. 14 runs from the over.
Kyle Jarvis to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Back of a length delivery outside off, Gurbaz cuts it to backward point for a single.
Kyle Jarvis to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. SIX! Gurbaz joins into the act now! Short delivery on middle, Gurbaz rocks back and pulls it towards the deep mid-wicket fence for another maximum. Excellent start this for Afghanistan.
Kyle Jarvis to Hazratullah Zazai. Good length delivery outside off, Zazai looks to loft it away but gets a leading edge towards third man. The fielder uns ahead from deep third man and dives to catch but is unable to get to it. The batsmen cross ends.
Kyle Jarvis to Hazratullah Zazai. SIX! Short delivery on middle, Zazai plays a terrific pull shot over the mid-wicket fence. Excellent shot from Zazai. First six of the game. It made a cracking sound of the bat and it went deep into the crowd.
Kyle Jarvis to Hazratullah Zazai. Good length delivery on the legs, Hazratullah looks to flick but misses and it goes on to hit the pads.
Kyle Jarvis to bowl from the other end.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. The batsman failed to make contact and was hit low on the pads. A good start from Ndlovu and Zimbabwe.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Flighted delivery on middle, Rahmanullah looks to sweep but gets a leading edge towards the fine leg region and the batters take a couple.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Full delivery on middle, Gurbaz defends it to the off side.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Flighted delivery on middle, Gurbaz looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. There was an appeal for LBW but nothing from the umpire.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Flatter delivery on middle, Rahmanullah defends it back to the bowler off the back foot.
Ainsley Ndlovu to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Starts with a short delivery outside off, Gurbaz cuts it but straight to cover.
We are all set to begin! Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Hazratullah Zazai make their way out to the middle along with the Zimbabwean players. Ainsley Ndlovu will start the proceedings for the Rhodesians.
Hamilton says that he would've loved to play the finals but it is still an important game and adds that the side is ready to go. On being asked about what is riding this game, Masakadza says that he would want to end the series on a high and would want to register their first win against the Afghans.
Rashid says it looks a good wicket and they will bat first. In the last game there were some issues during the run chase. Rashid says that the side is not taking it as a dead rubber. He adds that they will want to continue doing well going into the finals. Informs that they have 3 changes.
PITCH REPORT - Conditions are pretty similar to the last game. The same pitch was used in the last game of the series as well. The pitch has been watered but still looks dry. We can get some inconsistent bounce due to the dry surface. Not a lot of grass on the surface. Win the toss and put a decent total on the board he recommends.
Afghanistan (Playing XI) - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Hazratullah Zazai, Shafiqullah (IN FOR NAJEEB TARAKAI), Asghar Afghan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Fazal Niazai (IN FOR KARIM JANAT), Rashid Khan (C), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dawlat Zadran (IN FOR FAREED AHMAD)
Zimbabwe (Unchanged Playing XI) - Brendan Taylor (WK), Hamilton Masakadza (C), Sean Williams, Regis Chakabva, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Ryan Burl, Richmond Mutumbami, Neville Madziva, Kyle Jarvis, Ainsley Ndlovu, Chris Mpofu
TOSS - It is toss time in Chattogram, both the captains are out there and up goes the coin. It lands in Afghanistan's favour and they have chosen to bat.
Hello and a warm welcome to the 5th match of the tri-series between Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe, have not turned up at all in this series losing all their matches so far. This is their skipper Hamilton Masakadza's last match in Zimbabwean colors and will look to end on a high with a win. A win here though will be nothing but a consolation and it will be a good end to their skipper's career. Afghanistan, on the other hand, are on a roll, winning the two matches that they have played so far. They are already into the finals but will want to continue their winning momentum. It is their superstar, Rashid Khan's 21st birthday and a win here will be a good present for him. Is there a surprise in store? Stay tuned to find out.
So that is it from this game! A fitting farewell then for Masakadza and also, Zimbabwe end the series on a high. However, we have two more games left in this series, one, the game before the finals which is a clash between the two teams playing the finals. The former is on the 21st of September and it begins at 1830 local (1230 GMT). Till then, take care and goodbye!
Hamilton Masakadza, the Zimbabwe skipper comes in for the chat. He says that he is feeling amazing after the win. Adds that he knew the side always had it in them. On asked about their first win against Afghanistan, Masakadza says that it is quite special to pull off a win in his last game. He adds that the team showed lot of fight and they have worked hard from the start. On asked about his entire career, he says that there have been lots of ups and downs. Adds that it is a very special feeling. He also remembers his first Test win as a captain. Masakadza says that he will continue serving Zimbabwe Cricket in whatever capacity he can. He thanks everyone who played a massive role throughout his career.
MAN OF THE MATCH, CHRIS MPOFU, says that he enjoyed bowling on the surface. He adds that on this wicket, taking the pace of the ball helped him. He finishes on by saying that whatever they did went their way.
It's time for the Afghanistan skipper to talk about the game. Rashid starts by saying that they had a great start but couldn't finish it the way they should have. He says that they had a lot of positives in the game and they will take those to the finals. Rashid points that, they are giving opportunities to the youngsters ahead of the T20 World Cup. Rashid opines that the side has different players who can play in different formats. Rashid finishes by saying that they have players who can adapt in all three formats as well which pleases him.
First up, the Zimbabwe skipper Hamilton Masakadza gets a memento for his contribution for the relations between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. He also gets a memento from Zimbabwe Cricket for his contribution to the game.
Earlier in the day, the Zimbabwe bowlers did extremely well to pull things back after they were taken to the cleaners in the first half of their innings with the ball. That effort in the second half kept Zimbabwe in check and the Rhodesian side bagged their first win of the tournament. Stay tuned for the presentation.
The Afghanistan bowling looked off color today. Maybe they were a touch complacent. None of their bowlers looked at their best. When only one of their spinners takes a wicket, you probably know they haven't been at their best. Overall, not something Rashid Khan will be happy with.
Chasing a total which we thought would be tricky on a wicket which is slightly slow, the Zimbabwe team have done it quite easily. Right from the word go they looked in control of the chase. First, it was the openers who got them off to a brisk start. Then, Chakabva and Masakadza continued the good work with another excellent stand. The skipper got to his fifty, he would have wanted to stay there till the end but could not do so. Chakabva also perished but till then, the game was completely in Zimbabwe's favor. Williams and Mutombodzi ensured there were no more wickets to fall and they took the team over the line.
What a way to end your career! It is under his captaincy, Zimbabwe beat Afghanistan for the first time in T20Is. It is under his captaincy, the long winning streak in T20Is for Afghanistan has been broken and majority of the credit has to be given to Masakadza as he is the hero for his side in this chase.
Dawlat Zadran to Sean Williams. Good length ball down the leg side, Williams pulls it towards fine leg for a single and with that, ZIMBABWE WIN THE GAME BY SEVEN WICKETS!
Dawlat Zadran to Sean Williams. Short delivery outside off, Sean slaps this towards covers for nothing. One more run still required from four balls.
Dawlat Zadran to Sean Williams. Short delivery outside off, Williams pushes this to mid off.
Dawlat Zadran to Sean Williams. WIDE! SCORES LEVEL! Zadran bowls a full delivery down the leg side, Williams looks to flick it but misses it.
Dawlat Zadran to bowl the final over. Zimbabwe need 2 runs.
Rashid Khan to Sean Williams. Short ball on off, Williams pulls it towards the deep mid-wicket region for a single. Two more runs required from the last over.
Rashid Khan to Sean Williams. BEATEN! Quicker delivery outside off, Williams looks to drive but misses the ball.
Rashid Khan to Tinotenda Mutombodzi. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.
Rashid Khan to Tinotenda Mutombodzi. Flat delivery on off, Mutombodzi looks to defend but it hits the inside edge and onto the pads.
Rashid Khan to Sean Williams. Short ball outside off, Williams punches this off the back foot towards the off side for a single.
Rashid Khan to Sean Williams. WIDE! Rashid bowls a quicker delivery down the leg side, Williams looks to flick but misses.
Rashid Khan to Sean Williams. BEATEN! Quicker delivery outside off, Williams looks to cut but misses the ball completely. The ball was too close to cut and that's why Williams missed it.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sean Williams. Williams flicks this fuller one off his pads to mid-wicket for a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sean Williams. FOUR! Another boundary in the over and Zimbabwe are on course for their first win in the Tri-Series. Mujeeb bowls short and Williams slogs through the line and finds the gap to perfection as the fielder from long on running to his left cannot reach the ball as it crosses the fence.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sean Williams. Fuller one on pads, Williams works it to mid-wicket and takes a couple.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sean Williams. FOUR! You drop and I hit. Williams rocks on the back foot to cut this short one from Mujeeb past the point fielder to fetch a boundary.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sean Williams. OHH! DROPPED! What have you done Mujeeb? He bowls a fuller one outside off, and Williams goes for a drive but hits it uppishly back towards the bowler only for Mujeeb to drop an easy chance in his followthrough.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi is the new man in!
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Regis Chakabva. OUT! CAUGHT! The skipper is always busy. If not in the wickets column then assists his players by holding onto catches. Mujeeb goes flatter and Chakabva slogs him across the line only to find the fielder in the deep. That's another blow as Zimbabwe loose another set batsman.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman is back on!
Rashid Khan to Regis Chakabva. The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. They pick up a single. Only 17 runs required off the last three overs.
Rashid Khan to Regis Chakabva. SIX! Flat six from Chakabva here! Floated ball on off, Chakabva goes on knees and slog sweeps this between the long on and deep mid-wicket region for a flat six. Zimbabwe getting closer and closer to the target.
Rashid Khan to Sean Williams. Floated delivery on middle, Williams plays a reverse sweep towards deep point where Mujeeb makes the stop. The batters take a single.
Rashid Khan to Sean Williams. The batsman gets a leading edge on that one.
Rashid Khan to Sean Williams. Flighted delivery around off, Williams attempts to play the reverse sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. The Afgan players go in for an appeal but nothing from the umpire.
Rashid Khan to Regis Chakabva. Flighted delivery on middle, Chakabva flicks it towards the leg side for a single.
Rashid returns for his third over. Can the skipper get a couple of quick wickets?
Mohammad Nabi to Sean Williams. Floated ball on off, Williams looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto his pads. 10 runs have come off the over.
Mohammad Nabi to Regis Chakabva. Flatter delivery on middle, Chakabva punches this to long on and takes a single.
Mohammad Nabi to Regis Chakabva. Short ball on middle, Chakabva pulls it towards the square leg region for a couple.
Mohammad Nabi to Regis Chakabva. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.
Mohammad Nabi to Regis Chakabva. SIX! Confident hit from Chakabva! Comes down the track and lofts this flighted delivery on off towards the long on region for a maximum. The equation is now down to 29 runs off 28 balls.
Mohammad Nabi to Sean Williams. Full delivery on off, Williams drives this to long on and takes a single.
Gulbadin Naib to Sean Williams. Good length ball outside off, Williams drives this to mid off and takes a quick single. Nabi has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Smart cricket from Zimbabwe as they got six easy singles in that over.
Gulbadin Naib to Regis Chakabva. Good length delivery on middle, Regis flicks it towards mid-wicket and crosses over for another single.
Gulbadin Naib to Sean Williams. Full delivery on off, Williams looks to drive but it goes uppishly towards mid off on the bounce. The batters take a single.
Gulbadin Naib to Regis Chakabva. Full delivery on middle, Chakabva comes down the track and plays it towards the long on region for another single.
Gulbadin Naib to Sean Williams. Full delivery on middle, Williams flicks it towards the deep mid-wicket region for a single. They think of a couple but decide against it.
Gulbadin Naib to Regis Chakabva. Full delivery outside off, Chakabva moves towards the off side and plays it towards the long on region for a single.
Gulbadin Naib into the attack now!
Mohammad Nabi to Regis Chakabva. Short ball outside off, Chakabva punches this towards the off side for a single. 42 runs required off the last 6 overs.
Mohammad Nabi to Sean Williams. Full delivery around off, Williams drives it through mid off and crosses over for a single.
Mohammad Nabi to Sean Williams. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Mohammad Nabi to Sean Williams. Floated delivery on middle, Williams defends it off the front foot.
Mohammad Nabi to Regis Chakabva. Flatter delivery on middle, Chakabva flicks it towards mid-wicket where Gulbadin makes a good diving stop. The batters take a single.
Mohammad Nabi to Sean Williams. Full delivery on off, Williams drives this to long off and gets off the mark with a single.
Dawlat Zadran to Regis Chakabva. The batsman works it down the leg side.
Sean Williams is the next man in!
Dawlat Zadran to Hamilton Masakadza. OUT! CAUGHT! That is the end of Masakadza's last knock in international cricket. Not after a fine, fine knock though. He is congratulated by the Afghan teammates as he walks back. Excellent gesture from the fielding side. The whole Zimbabwe dressing room is on its feet as their skipper makes his way back to the dug out. He will be disappointed that he was not there till the end but has taken his side on top. Zadran is the man who gets him and it is a much-needed breakthrough for Afghanistan. He goes for the slower one and bowls it on a good length. Masakadza looks to go big but is not completely in control of the shot. He ends up hitting it high up in the air. As soon as he hit he knew he was a goner. The fielder in the long on region settles under it and takes an easy one.
Dawlat Zadran to Regis Chakabva. Fuller one on the pads, Chakabva flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Dawlat Zadran to Hamilton Masakadza. A low full toss on the stumps, Masakadza walks across and flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Dawlat Zadran to Hamilton Masakadza. On a length and on middle, Masakadza misses his flick and wears the blow on the pads.
Dawlat Zadran to Hamilton Masakadza. Length and on off, Masakadza looks to flick it to the leg side but misses it.
Dawlat Zadran comes back on.
Rashid Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. The batsman has driven it through mid on. One run added to the total. They need only 48 runs from 48 balls. Should be easy peasy for Zimbabwe from hereon.
Rashid Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Short ball outside off, Masakadza punches this ball off the back foot.
Rashid Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. SIX! Masakadza dealing in boundaries here! Poor bowling from Rashid! Short ball on middle, Hamilton rocks back and pulls it hard towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum.
Rashid Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. FOUR! Full delivery on middle, Hamilton looks to drive it but it goes off the inside half of his bat towards long on. The fielder at long on runs and tries to make a diving stop but does not make the stop. The ball rolls on towards the fence. 100 runs up for Zimbabwe.
Rashid Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Short delivery on middle, Hamilton punches this off the back foot.
Rashid Khan to Regis Chakabva. Full delivery on middle, Chakabva flicks it towards the leg side for a single.
Fazal Niazai to Regis Chakabva. Good length delivery on middle, Chakabva works it towards mid-wicket for a single. 13 runs came off the over.
Fazal Niazai to Regis Chakabva. FOUR! Some innovation there from Chakabva! Fazal bowls a full delivery on middle, Chakabva bends on his knees and plays a paddle sweep over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.
Fazal Niazai to Hamilton Masakadza. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. The batters have run through for a single.
Fazal Niazai to Hamilton Masakadza. FOUR! Hammered! Good length delivery on off, Hamilton lofts this nicely down the ground and past the bowler for a boundary. 50-run partnership is up between the two. An excellent one here which has helped the Rhodesians get close to the target.
Fazal Niazai to Hamilton Masakadza. WIDE! Very full delivery down the leg side, Hamilton looks to play a paddle sweep but is unable to put any bat on it.
Fazal Niazai to Regis Chakabva. Good length delivery on middle, Chakabva flicks it towards square leg for a single.
Fazal Niazai to Hamilton Masakadza. Full delivery on middle and leg, Masakadza drives this towards long on and takes a single.
Fazal Niazai, the debutant comes into the attack.
Rashid Khan to Regis Chakabva. Chakabva flicks this fuller one off his pads straight to square leg. End of first over from the birthday boy Rashid Khan.
Rashid Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Masakadza is playing a responsible innings here. He works this flatter one off his pads but gets an inside edge past the square leg fielder for a single.
Rashid Khan to Regis Chakabva. Chakabva flicks this fuller one to square leg and crosses for a single.
Rashid Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Flighted one and Masakadza pushes it to mid on for a single.
Rashid Khan to Hamilton Masakadza. Flatter one on off, Masakadza rocks on the back foot only to get it off the bottom half of the bat back to bowler.
Rashid Khan to Regis Chakabva. Leg break on middle, Chakabva pushes it to mid-wicket for a single.
Rashid Khan, the birthday boy is on now. He will have to show his magic to stop his opposite number who looks in a blitzing form.
Mohammad Nabi to Hamilton Masakadza. FIFTY! Masakadza is playing a gem of an innings in his last game. Single-handedly taking his team to victory at the moment. 11th T20I half ton for him. He though knows his job is not done as of now. He would love to stay there till the end and take his team over the line. That would probably be the perfect end to his career. He gets there by pushing this back of a length delivery through covers for a couple.
Mohammad Nabi to Hamilton Masakadza. The batsman works it down the leg side.
Mohammad Nabi to Hamilton Masakadza. Short delivery outside off, Hamilton cuts this nicely towards the extra cover region for a couple. Hamilton moves to 49 with this single.
Mohammad Nabi to Hamilton Masakadza. SIX! Excellent batting this from Masakadza. He is surely making a statement here in his last innings. Comes down the track to this flighted delivery on middle and lofts this over the long off fielder for a maximum. Although he did not time it well but it still had enough to go past the ropes.
Mohammad Nabi to Hamilton Masakadza. FOUR! Bludgeoned! Short delivery on off, Masakadza pulls it hard down the ground for a boundary. The fielder at long on had no chance in cutting it off.
Mohammad Nabi to Regis Chakabva. Full delivery on off, Chakabva flicks it towards mid-wicket for a quick single.
Gulbadin Naib to Hamilton Masakadza. FOUR! Masakadza is on fire in his last innings. Naib goes full on the pads and Hamilton paddle sweeps it past the man at short fine leg. The ball beats the dive of the short fine fielder and races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
Gulbadin Naib to Regis Chakabva. Another one on the pads, and Chakabva flicks it to mid-wicket but gets a single this time as the fielder in the deep is really quick.
Gulbadin Naib to Regis Chakabva. Chakabva flicks this length ball to mid-wicket and calls for a couple and they get it in the end easily.
Gulbadin Naib to Hamilton Masakadza. Back of a length and on off, Masakadza pulls it to mid-wicket for a single.
Gulbadin Naib to Regis Chakabva. On a length and around off, Chakabva pushes it to covers for a single.
Gulbadin Naib to Hamilton Masakadza. Fuller one on middle, Masakadza goes for a sweep but cannot time it well. The ball rolls towards square leg and the batsmen cross for a run.
Mohammad Nabi to Regis Chakabva. That ball has struck the batsman on the thigh pad. Not a great start from Nabi as he gave away 11 runs from it.
Mohammad Nabi to Regis Chakabva. WIDE! Nabi bowls another one down the leg side, Chakabva looks to flick but fails to put any bat on it.
Mohammad Nabi to Hamilton Masakadza. Short delivery on middle, Masakadza pulls it towards the leg side for a single.
Mohammad Nabi to Hamilton Masakadza. Flatter delivery on middle, Masakadza defends it back to the bowler off the back foot.
Mohammad Nabi to Hamilton Masakadza. SIX! Well played that from Masakadza! Flighted delivery on middle, Masakadza lofts this nicely over the deep mid-wicket fence for another maximum. Masakadza is looking really good here in his last innings.
Mohammad Nabi to Regis Chakabva. Flighted delivery on middle, Chakabva plays it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Mohammad Nabi to Hamilton Masakadza. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total.
Mohammad Nabi to Hamilton Masakadza. WIDE! Nabi starts with a ball down the leg side. Hamilton looks to flick but misses.
Mohammad Nabi to bowl now.
Mohammad Nabi to bowl now.
Gulbadin Naib to Hamilton Masakadza. Back of a length delivery on middle, Masakadza drives this towards mid off and takes a quick single. Good start from Zimbabwe as they have added 43 runs in the Powerplay with a loss of only one wicket.
Gulbadin Naib to Regis Chakabva. Good length delivery on middle, Chakabva flicks it away towards the leg side for a single.
Gulbadin Naib to Regis Chakabva. Good length ball on middle, Chakabva defends it off the front foot back to the bowler.
Gulbadin Naib to Regis Chakabva. Good length ball outside off, Chakabva leaves the ball alone.
Gulbadin Naib to Regis Chakabva. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman.
Gulbadin Naib to Hamilton Masakadza. Good length delivery outside off, Hamilton cuts it towards backward point uppishly. The fielder there fumbles and allows a single.
Gulbadin Naib comes into the attack. Regis Chakabva is the new man in to partner his skipper.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brendan Taylor. OUT! Mujeeb gets the breakthrough! Taylor's dodged stay comes to an end. Mujeeb the Powerplay specialist gets the first wicket. He tosses one up and Taylor cannot resist himself and goes for a wild swing. He connects well, gets the distance but fails to get the elevation and Najibullah Zadran standing at deep mid-wicket takes an easy grab.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brendan Taylor. Flatter one outside off, Taylor goes for the cut but misses it as the ball goes past the bat. A lot of Ohhs and Ahhs! Replays later on showed that there was a faint outside edge on that. Lucky for Taylor.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hamilton Masakadza. Fuller one on pads, Masakadza flicks it to mid on for a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hamilton Masakadza. Masakadza looks to cut this flatter one on off but gets an inside edge on the pads.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brendan Taylor. Tossed up on middle, Taylor flicks this uppisly wide of mid on for a run.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brendan Taylor. Flatter one on middle, Taylor goes for the slog but fails to connect wood on the ball and gets hit on the pads.
Dawlat Zadran to Hamilton Masakadza. SIX! Hamilton now joins the action! Zadran bowls a good length delivery on middle, Masakadza slogs it away to the square leg region for another maximum. Excellent start for Zimbabwe. Probably the first time in the series that Zimbabwe have started well in the series.
Dawlat Zadran to Brendan Taylor. Good length delivery on middle, Taylor flicks it towards the leg side for a single.
Dawlat Zadran to Brendan Taylor. The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball but fails.
Dawlat Zadran to Brendan Taylor. FOUR! Nicely played from Taylor! Good length ball outside off, Taylor rocks back and plays it over the cover fielder for a boundary.
Dawlat Zadran to Brendan Taylor. Good length delivery around off, Taylor looks to paddle it but it goes off his pads towards short fine leg. Masakadza looks to take a single but is not there. The fielder at short fine leg has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Lucky escape for the Zimbabwe skipper here.
Dawlat Zadran to Hamilton Masakadza. Good length ball outside off, Masakadza drives this towards mid off and takes a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hamilton Masakadza. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brendan Taylor. Flighted delivery on middle, Taylor attempts to play a slog but it goes off the inside half towards deep square leg for a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brendan Taylor. Flat delivery on middle, Taylor pushes this back to the bowler.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brendan Taylor. Full delivery on middle, Taylor defends it back to the bowler.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hamilton Masakadza. Quicker delivery around off, Masakadza pushes it towards point and takes off for a quick single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hamilton Masakadza. Flatter delivery on off, Masakadza comes down the track and defends it back to the bowler.
Dawlat Zadran to Hamilton Masakadza. Sensible batting from the Zimbabwe skipper as he flicks this fuller one off his pads to mid-wicket for a single.
Dawlat Zadran to Hamilton Masakadza. SIX! Humongous! This is Masakadza. He sweeps Zadran and gets the maximum result for his shot. Zadran bowls one in the slot and at 135 kph it is not going to trouble Hamilton. He goes down on one knee and slogs him high and over the deep backward square leg fence for a maximum.
Dawlat Zadran to Hamilton Masakadza. Masakadza flicks this length ball on the pads to mid-wicket and takes a couple. Rashid Khan from mid on gives the chase and saves a couple there.
Dawlat Zadran to Brendan Taylor. Length and outside off, Taylor looks to cut but gets an under edge which goes past the leg pole and towards fine leg. A single taken.
Dawlat Zadran to Brendan Taylor. Length ball outside off, Taylor defends it back to the bowler.
Dawlat Zadran to Hamilton Masakadza. On a length and on middle, a hint of swing too. Masakadza looks to push it to the leg side but gets rapped on the thigh pad of the inside edge. A run taken.
Dawlat Zadran to bowl from the other end.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brendan Taylor. The batsman has been struck on the thigh pad. Excellent start for Zimbabwe. 12 runs have come off it.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hamilton Masakadza. Loopy delivery on middle, Masakadza flicks it towards the leg side for another single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Hamilton Masakadza. Full delivery on middle, Masakadza defends it off the front foot.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brendan Taylor. Flighted delivery on middle, Taylor flicks it towards the leg side for a single.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brendan Taylor. SIX! First a boundary and it is followed by a maximum. Excellent batting from Taylor here. Mujeeb bowls a full delivery on middle, Taylor plays a lofted shot over the long on region for the first six of the innings. Mujeeb was carted around in the last match that they played against Zimbabwe and it has not started well for him here as well.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brendan Taylor. FOUR! Poor start from Mujeeb here! Mujeeb bowls a delivery way down the leg side, Taylor just helps it away towards the fine leg region for a boundary. Good start for Zimbabwe.
We are back for the run chase! The Afghan players are out in the middle. They have the Zimbabwe players as well with them as they have come out to give a guard of honor to Hamilton Masakadza. Brendon Taylor will partner his skipper at the start. Mujeeb Ur Rahman to start the proceedings for the Afghans.