ZIM vs AFG, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Bulawayo
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Series
Zimbabwe v Afghanistan Tests - Men
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Toss
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
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Umpire
Ahsan Raza , Allahudien Paleker
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Match Referee
Javagal Srinath
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Tv Umpire
Langton Rusere
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Man of the Match
Hashmatullah Shahidi
ZIM
AFG
Key Stats
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Ervine | 22 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Sean Williams | 35 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zia-ur-Rehman | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3.11 |
33.6 Zahir Khan to Sean Williams
FOUR! Zahir Khan to Sean Williams. Left-Arm Leg Spin back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past long off for 4 runs.
33.5 Zahir Khan to Sean Williams
33.4 Zahir Khan to Sean Williams
FOUR! Zahir Khan to Sean Williams. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
33.3 Zahir Khan to Sean Williams
Zahir Khan to Sean Williams. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, mis-fielded by Zazai.
33.2 Zahir Khan to Sean Williams
Zahir Khan to Sean Williams. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to second slip for no runs.
33.1 Zahir Khan to Sean Williams
Zahir Khan to Sean Williams. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Khan.
32.6 Zia-ur-Rehman to Sean Williams
Zia-ur-Rehman to Sean Williams. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.
32.5 Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine
Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
32.4 Zia-ur-Rehman to Sean Williams
Zia-ur-Rehman to Sean Williams. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
32.3 Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine
Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
32.2 Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine
Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Kamal.
32.1 Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine
Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs.
31.6 Zahir Khan to Sean Williams
Zahir Khan to Sean Williams. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Zazai.
31.5 Zahir Khan to Sean Williams
Zahir Khan to Sean Williams. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Khan.
31.4 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
31.3 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Zazai.
31.2 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
FOUR! Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin full toss, to leg on the front foot working, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
31.1 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Khan.
30.6 AM Ghazanfar to Sean Williams
AM Ghazanfar to Sean Williams. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Omarzai. Both batters look solid in the crease.
30.5 AM Ghazanfar to Craig Ervine
AM Ghazanfar to Craig Ervine. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.
30.4 AM Ghazanfar to Sean Williams
AM Ghazanfar to Sean Williams. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
30.3 AM Ghazanfar to Craig Ervine
AM Ghazanfar to Craig Ervine. Off break half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
30.2 AM Ghazanfar to Sean Williams
AM Ghazanfar to Sean Williams. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot working, missed to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
30.1 AM Ghazanfar to Sean Williams
AM Ghazanfar to Sean Williams. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to silly mid on for no runs.
29.6 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Ghazanfar.
29.5 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Zazai.
29.4 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
FOUR! Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
29.3 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs.
29.2 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs.
29.1 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
FOUR! Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs, run save by Zadran.
33.6 Zahir Khan to Sean Williams
FOUR! Zahir Khan to Sean Williams. Left-Arm Leg Spin back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past long off for 4 runs.
33.5 Zahir Khan to Sean Williams
Zahir Khan to Sean Williams. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, off stump on the front foot working, to square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Zadran.
33.4 Zahir Khan to Sean Williams
FOUR! Zahir Khan to Sean Williams. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
33.3 Zahir Khan to Sean Williams
Zahir Khan to Sean Williams. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, mis-fielded by Zazai.
33.2 Zahir Khan to Sean Williams
Zahir Khan to Sean Williams. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to second slip for no runs.
33.1 Zahir Khan to Sean Williams
Zahir Khan to Sean Williams. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Khan.
32.6 Zia-ur-Rehman to Sean Williams
Zia-ur-Rehman to Sean Williams. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.
32.5 Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine
Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
32.4 Zia-ur-Rehman to Sean Williams
Zia-ur-Rehman to Sean Williams. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
32.3 Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine
Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
32.2 Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine
Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Kamal.
32.1 Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine
Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs.
31.6 Zahir Khan to Sean Williams
Zahir Khan to Sean Williams. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Zazai.
31.5 Zahir Khan to Sean Williams
Zahir Khan to Sean Williams. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Khan.
31.4 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
31.3 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Zazai.
31.2 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
FOUR! Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin full toss, to leg on the front foot working, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
31.1 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Khan.
30.6 AM Ghazanfar to Sean Williams
AM Ghazanfar to Sean Williams. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Omarzai. Both batters look solid in the crease.
30.5 AM Ghazanfar to Craig Ervine
AM Ghazanfar to Craig Ervine. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.
30.4 AM Ghazanfar to Sean Williams
AM Ghazanfar to Sean Williams. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
30.3 AM Ghazanfar to Craig Ervine
AM Ghazanfar to Craig Ervine. Off break half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
30.2 AM Ghazanfar to Sean Williams
AM Ghazanfar to Sean Williams. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot working, missed to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
30.1 AM Ghazanfar to Sean Williams
AM Ghazanfar to Sean Williams. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to silly mid on for no runs.
29.6 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Ghazanfar.
29.5 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Zazai.
29.4 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
FOUR! Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
29.3 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs.
29.2 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs.
29.1 Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine
FOUR! Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs, run save by Zadran.
ZIM Batting: 142/4 in 34.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joylord Gumbie | c: Hashmatullah Shahidi b: Zahir Khan | 24 (58) | 3 | 0 | 41.38 |
| Ben Curran | run out (Shahidullah Kamal) | 41 (61) | 6 | 0 | 67.21 |
| Takudzwanashe Kaitano | lbw: Zahir Khan | 5 (6) | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Sean Williams | not out | 35 (40) | 4 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Dion Myers | b: AM Ghazanfar | 4 (13) | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Craig Ervine | not out | 22 (26) | 2 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Brian Bennett | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brandon Mavuta | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Trevor Gwandu | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naveed Zadran | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| AM Ghazanfar | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.67 |
| Zia-ur-Rehman | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.11 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Zahir Khan | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.30 |
AFG Batting: 699/10 in 197.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sediqullah Atal | b: Trevor Gwandu | 3 (6) | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Abdul Malik | c: Ben Curran b: Blessing Muzarabani | 23 (55) | 1 | 0 | 41.82 |
| Rahmat Shah | c: Ben Curran b: Newman Nyamhuri | 234 (424) | 23 | 3 | 55.19 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | lbw: Brian Bennett | 246 (474) | 21 | 0 | 51.90 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c&b: Brian Bennett | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Afsar Zazai | c: (Sub) b: Sean Williams | 113 (169) | 5 | 3 | 66.86 |
| AM Ghazanfar | c: Trevor Gwandu b: Brian Bennett | 6 (4) | 0 | 1 | 150.00 |
| Shahidullah Kamal | not out | 29 (42) | 3 | 0 | 69.05 |
| Naveed Zadran | b: Brian Bennett | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Zia-ur-Rehman | c: (Sub) b: Sean Williams | 5 (7) | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Zahir Khan | lbw: Brian Bennett | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Muzarabani | 28 | 7 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.86 |
| Trevor Gwandu | 33 | 1 | 142 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.30 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 23 | 2 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.57 |
| Sean Williams | 45 | 1 | 145 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.22 |
| Brandon Mavuta | 40 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.80 |
| Brian Bennett | 28 | 1 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.39 |
ZIM Batting: 586/10 in 135.2 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Curran | b: AM Ghazanfar | 68 (74) | 11 | 0 | 91.89 |
| Joylord Gumbie | c: Afsar Zazai b: Naveed Zadran | 9 (30) | 1 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Takudzwanashe Kaitano | c: Sediqullah Atal b: Zahir Khan | 46 (115) | 4 | 1 | 40.00 |
| Sean Williams | c: Rahmat Shah b: Naveed Zadran | 154 (174) | 10 | 3 | 88.51 |
| Dion Myers | c&b: AM Ghazanfar | 27 (38) | 3 | 0 | 71.05 |
| Craig Ervine | c: Afsar Zazai b: Zia-ur-Rehman | 104 (176) | 10 | 0 | 59.09 |
| Brian Bennett | not out | 110 (124) | 5 | 4 | 88.71 |
| Brandon Mavuta | b: Zia-ur-Rehman | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | c: Afsar Zazai b: Zahir Khan | 26 (38) | 2 | 1 | 68.42 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | b: Azmatullah Omarzai | 19 (34) | 1 | 1 | 55.88 |
| Trevor Gwandu | c: Afsar Zazai b: AM Ghazanfar | 3 (9) | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naveed Zadran | 23 | 1 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.74 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 19 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.47 |
| AM Ghazanfar | 30.2 | 3 | 127 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.19 |
| Zahir Khan | 28 | 0 | 127 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.54 |
| Zia-ur-Rehman | 26 | 2 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.88 |
| Abdul Malik | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.83 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.33 |
Zahir Khan to Sean Williams. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, off stump on the front foot working, to square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Zadran.