ZIM vs AFG, 2nd 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 bowl.
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Umpire
Ahsan Raza , Allahudien Paleker
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Match Referee
Javagal Srinath
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Tv Umpire
Iknow Chabi
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Man of the Match
Rashid Khan
ZIM
AFG
Key Stats
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Blessing Muzarabani | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Rashid Khan | 27.3 | 3 | 66 | 7 | 2.4 |
68.2 Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine
68.1 Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine
Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Ahmadzai.
67.6 Yamin Ahmadzai to Blessing Muzarabani
Yamin Ahmadzai to Blessing Muzarabani. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Zazai.
67.5 Yamin Ahmadzai to Blessing Muzarabani
Yamin Ahmadzai to Blessing Muzarabani. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Zurmatai.
67.4 Yamin Ahmadzai to Blessing Muzarabani
Yamin Ahmadzai to Blessing Muzarabani. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Zurmatai.
67.3 Yamin Ahmadzai to Craig Ervine
OUT! Run Out. Yamin Ahmadzai to Craig Ervine. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover, fielded by Kamal, by Zazai.
67.2 Yamin Ahmadzai to Craig Ervine
Yamin Ahmadzai to Craig Ervine. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for no runs, fielded by Hassan.
67.1 Yamin Ahmadzai to Craig Ervine
Yamin Ahmadzai to Craig Ervine. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to deep point for no runs, fielded by Alam.
66.6 Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava
Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot Leave, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Zazai.
66.5 Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava
Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
66.4 Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava
Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to point for no runs, dropped catch by Shahidi.
66.3 Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava
Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to second slip for no runs, fielded by Hassan.
66.2 Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava
Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Ahmadzai.
66.1 Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava
Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Zazai.
65.6 Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine
Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shahidi. That's Stumps on Day 4, and Afghanistan are now the favourites to win, needing just two more wickets to claim the series. Zimbabwe will be hoping for something special from Craig Ervine, who is unbeaten on 53, if they are to mount a comeback and take the match from here. Rashid Khan has been the standout bowler for Afghanistan, taking an impressive six-wicket haul in this innings. All eyes will be on tomorrow's play. Join us for what promises to be an exciting final day!
65.5 Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine
Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine. Off break length ball, off stump down the track defending, back to bowler for no runs.
65.4 Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine
Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Akbar.
65.3 Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine
FOUR! Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine. Off break length ball, off stump down the track driving, well timed past long on for 4 runs.
65.2 Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine
Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
65.1 Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine
FOUR! Abdul Malik to Craig Ervine. Off break full toss, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Welcome to Day 5 of the Test match between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. Afghanistan, led by Rashid Khan’s six-wicket haul, are in a strong position to win. Zimbabwe's hopes rest on Craig Ervine, who must anchor the innings and resist Afghanistan's relentless bowling attack. Can he pull off an unlikely victory for Zimbabwe? The stage is set for a thrilling finish.
64.6 Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava
Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Zazai.
64.5 Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava
Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava. Googly length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Zazai.
64.4 Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava
Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
64.3 Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava
Rashid Khan to Richard Ngarava. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Malik.
64.2 Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine
Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Ahmadzai.
64.1 Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine
Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Zazai.
63.6 Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava
Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Zazai.
63.5 Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava
Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
63.4 Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine
Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Malik.
63.3 Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine
SIX! Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Brilliant hit.
63.2 Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava
Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Ahmadzai.
63.1 Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava
Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for no runs, fielded by Ahmadzai.
62.6 Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine
Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine. Googly half volley, down leg side on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed for no runs, mis-fielded by Zazai.
62.5 Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine
Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine. Googly length ball, to leg on the back foot working, back to bowler for no runs.
62.4 Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine
Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine. Googly half volley, down leg side on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Akbar.
62.3 Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine
Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine. Googly length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushing, to gully for no runs, fielded by Zurmatai.
62.2 Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine
Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine. Googly length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
62.1 Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine
Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Malik.
61.6 Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava
Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, for no runs, fielded by Zazai.
61.5 Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava
Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Khan.
61.4 Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava
Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Hassan.
61.3 Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava
Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
61.2 Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava
Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs.
61.1 Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava
Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
60.6 Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine
FOUR! Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot flick, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs.
60.5 Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine
Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to square leg for no runs.
60.4 Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine
FOUR! Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine. Leg spinner half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
60.3 Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine
Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
60.2 Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine
Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
60.1 Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine
Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Akbar.
59.6 Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava
Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
59.5 Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava
Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Zazai.
59.4 Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava
Zia-ur-Rehman to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Zurmatai.
59.3 Zia-ur-Rehman to Newman Nyamhuri
OUT! L.B.W. Zia-ur-Rehman to Newman Nyamhuri. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. Wickets are pouring at Bulawayo.
59.2 Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine
Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run.
59.1 Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine
Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
ZIM Batting: 205/10 in 68.3 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Joylord Gumbie | c: Abdul Malik b: Zia-ur-Rehman | 15 (45) | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ben Curran | b: Rashid Khan | 38 (53) | 5 | 0 | 71.70 |
| Takudzwanashe Kaitano | c: Abdul Malik b: Rashid Khan | 21 (56) | 2 | 1 | 37.50 |
| Sean Williams | b: Rashid Khan | 16 (25) | 2 | 0 | 64.00 |
| Craig Ervine | lbw: Rashid Khan | 53 (103) | 4 | 1 | 51.46 |
| Dion Myers | lbw: Rashid Khan | 6 (16) | 1 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Sikandar Raza | c: Shahidullah Kamal b: Rashid Khan | 38 (83) | 2 | 0 | 45.78 |
| Brian Bennett | b: Rashid Khan | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | lbw: Zia-ur-Rehman | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | not out | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Richard Ngarava | run out (Shahidullah Kamal) | 3 (23) | 0 | 0 | 13.04 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Yamin Ahmadzai | 12 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Fareed Ahmad | 12 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 |
| Zia-ur-Rehman | 15 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.93 |
| Rashid Khan | 27.3 | 3 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Abdul Malik | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
AFG Batting: 363/10 in 113.5 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Abdul Malik | c: Newman Nyamhuri b: Blessing Muzarabani | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Riaz Hassan | c: Joylord Gumbie b: Blessing Muzarabani | 11 (22) | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Rahmat Shah | lbw: Blessing Muzarabani | 139 (275) | 14 | 0 | 50.55 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | b: Sikandar Raza | 13 (26) | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Afsar Zazai | c: Dion Myers b: Richard Ngarava | 5 (15) | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Rashid Khan | c: Joylord Gumbie b: Blessing Muzarabani | 23 (27) | 3 | 0 | 85.19 |
| Shahidullah Kamal | c: Takudzwanashe Kaitano b: Blessing Muzarabani | 22 (53) | 3 | 0 | 41.51 |
| Zia-ur-Rehman | c: Brian Bennett b: Richard Ngarava | 6 (17) | 1 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Fareed Ahmad | not out | 2 (6) | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | c: Sikandar Raza b: Richard Ngarava | 19 (57) | 2 | 1 | 33.33 |
| Ismat Alam | c: Takudzwanashe Kaitano b: Blessing Muzarabani | 101 (181) | 9 | 0 | 55.80 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Richard Ngarava | 25.5 | 4 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.94 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 29 | 5 | 95 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3.28 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 17 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.53 |
| Sikandar Raza | 30 | 4 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.63 |
| Brian Bennett | 12 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.42 |
ZIM Batting: 243/10 in 73.3 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joylord Gumbie | c: Abdul Malik b: Fareed Ahmad | 8 (28) | 2 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Ben Curran | lbw: Fareed Ahmad | 15 (34) | 2 | 0 | 44.12 |
| Takudzwanashe Kaitano | c: Afsar Zazai b: Yamin Ahmadzai | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sean Williams | c: Afsar Zazai b: Rashid Khan | 49 (52) | 8 | 0 | 94.23 |
| Craig Ervine | c: Riaz Hassan b: Rashid Khan | 75 (165) | 4 | 2 | 45.45 |
| Dion Myers | c: Afsar Zazai b: Yamin Ahmadzai | 5 (9) | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Sikandar Raza | b: Zia-ur-Rehman | 61 (104) | 6 | 0 | 58.65 |
| Brian Bennett | c: Afsar Zazai b: Rashid Khan | 2 (22) | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | b: Rashid Khan | 11 (12) | 2 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | not out | 4 (5) | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Richard Ngarava | b: Yamin Ahmadzai | 1 (9) | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 18 | 3 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.44 |
| Fareed Ahmad | 14 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 |
| Rashid Khan | 27.3 | 2 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.42 |
| Ismat Alam | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Zia-ur-Rehman | 10 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.20 |
| Abdul Malik | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
AFG Batting: 157/10 in 44.3 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Malik | c: Joylord Gumbie b: Newman Nyamhuri | 17 (36) | 1 | 0 | 47.22 |
| Riaz Hassan | run out (Brian Bennett) | 12 (31) | 1 | 0 | 38.71 |
| Rahmat Shah | b: Sikandar Raza | 19 (64) | 3 | 0 | 29.69 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | lbw: Newman Nyamhuri | 13 (30) | 2 | 0 | 43.33 |
| Afsar Zazai | c: Takudzwanashe Kaitano b: Richard Ngarava | 16 (24) | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Rashid Khan | c: Brian Bennett b: Blessing Muzarabani | 25 (20) | 4 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Shahidullah Kamal | c: Joylord Gumbie b: Blessing Muzarabani | 12 (20) | 2 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Zia-ur-Rehman | not out | 8 (16) | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Fareed Ahmad | c: Brian Bennett b: Newman Nyamhuri | 17 (19) | 1 | 1 | 89.47 |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | b: Sikandar Raza | 2 (7) | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Ismat Alam | b: Sikandar Raza | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Ngarava | 12 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 12 | 2 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4.67 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 8.3 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.94 |
| Sikandar Raza | 12 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 |
Rashid Khan to Craig Ervine. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Alam.