Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, 2nd Test, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe

Finished

Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe , 02-07th January

Zimbabwe

ZIM

243/10 (73.3) & 205/10 (68.3)

Afghanistan

AFG

157/10 (44.3) & 363/10 (113.5)

AFG won by 72 runs.

BATSMEN	R	B	4S	6S	SR
Craig Ervine	53	103	4	1	51.46
Blessing Muzarabani	0	3	0	0	0.00

BOWLERS	O	M	R	W	ECON
Rashid Khan	27.3	3	66	7	2.40
Yamin Ahmadzai	12	2	24	0	2.00

Current Partnership: 0 run (1 ov) | Last Wicket: Craig Ervine 53 (103) | Fall of Wicket: 205/10 (68.3 ov)

CRR: 2.99 | Last Ten Overs: 28/4 2.80

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Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, Live Cricket Commentary

68.3

Craig Ervine lbw b R Khan 53 (103) Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine, no run, lbw b R Khan, Out LBW !! googly, full length, on the stumps, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease to attempt sweep, but fails to make a contact with the ball, it hits the pad, Rashid Khan appeals for an LBW, which the umpire eventually gives, resulting in Craig Ervine's dismissal.

68.2

Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the stumps, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

68.1

Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

End of over 68 (0 runs)

Blessing Muzarabani 0 (3)

Craig Ervine 53 (100)

Zimbabwe 205/9

Yamin Ahmadzai 12-2-24-0

Rashid Khan 27-3-66-6

67.6

Yamin Ahmadzai to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Blessing Muzarabani hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

67.5

Yamin Ahmadzai to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Blessing Muzarabani hangs in the crease and strives to hit flick shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

67.4

Yamin Ahmadzai to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Blessing Muzarabani hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short fine leg, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

67.3

Richard Ngarava runout (A Zazai / S Kamal) 3 (23) Yamin Ahmadzai to Craig Ervine, no run, runout (A Zazai / S Kamal), Run out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, slams drive towards deep cover and sets off for a quick single, but it was a suicidal one. Afsar Zazai collects the ball and throws it toward the stumps, Hashmatullah Shahidi takes the bails off, Richard Ngarava was miles away from the crease. Spectacular Run out!

67.2

Yamin Ahmadzai to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, tucks cut toward the fielder at deep point, who halts the ball.

67.1

Yamin Ahmadzai to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

End of over 67 (0 runs)

Richard Ngarava 3 (23)

Craig Ervine 53 (97)

Zimbabwe 205/8

Rashid Khan 27-3-66-6

Abdul Malik 2-0-12-0

66.6

Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the leg stump, Rashid Khan sends down a delivery outside the leg stump, and Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.

66.5

Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

66.4

Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the off stump, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease, dabs drive with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball. Dropped catch

66.3

Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.

66.2

Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

66.1

Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease, trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.

End of over 66 (8 runs)

Craig Ervine 53 (97)

Richard Ngarava 3 (17)

Zimbabwe 205/8

Abdul Malik 2-0-12-0

Rashid Khan 26-2-66-6

65.6

Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

65.5

Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid on, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

65.4

Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

65.3

Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Craig Ervine elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.

65.2

Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

65.1

Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Craig Ervine hangs in the crease, it to the deep cover, races away and finds the boundary.

End of over 65 (1 runs)

Richard Ngarava 3 (17)

Craig Ervine 45 (91)

Zimbabwe 197/8

Rashid Khan 26-2-66-6

Zia ur Rehman Akbar 15-1-44-2

64.6

Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Rashid Khan sends down a sharp delivery, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.

64.5

Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

64.4

Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

64.3

Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Richard Ngarava goes forward and slash defensive shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

64.2

Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine, 1 run, Craig Ervine hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

64.1

Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine, no run, Dot Ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, and Craig Ervine hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

Date

2025-01-02 08:00 AM

Venue

Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

Toss

Zimbabwe elected to bowl

Umpires

Ahsan Raza
Allahuddien Paleker

Tv Umpires

Iknow Chabi

Match Referee

Javagal Srinath