Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, One-off Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Muzarabani to Ahmadzai, FOUR, in the air but wide of backward point. It's short of length outside off, Ahmadzai punches and it flies to the left of backward point who leaps to his left, but it slips away as it lands short, runs away for four

Muzarabani to Ahmadzai, no run, full and down leg, Ahmadzai flicks and misses, Tafadzwa Tsiga dives and takes it, they appeal for a caught behind, but not given, not sure if there was anything there

Muzarabani to Ahmadzai, FOUR, thick outside-edge and flies over the slip cordon. A rising short of length delivery outside off, Ahmadzai pushes at it and the thick outside-edge helps, just had enough to carry over the outstretched right hand

Muzarabani to Ahmadzai, no run, bouncer on the stumps, Ahmadzai bends his head and lets it go

Muzarabani to Ahmadzai, no run, length and down leg, Ahmadzai flicks and misses

Muzarabani to Ahmadzai, no run, full outside off, angled in, holds its line, Ahmadzai pushes at it and is beaten on the outside-edge

Muzarabani to Ahmadzai, no run, short at Ahmadzai who rises to fend it, wants a quick single but Muzarabani and short cover get across quickly

Muzarabani to Ahmadzai, no run, length delivery on middle, Ahmadzai keeps it out albeit ungainlish

Muzarabani to Ahmadzai, no run, length delivery and following Ahmadzai outside the leg-stump, he hoicks to leg and misses, not far from leg-stump that one

Muzarabani to Ahmadzai, 2 runs, full outside off, Ahmadzai gets forward to drive, skews off the thick outside-edge, but wide of backward point for two. Bennett keeps it to a couple

Muzarabani to Ahmadzai, no run, short of length and nips back in but down leg, Ahmadzai flicks and it's off the pad to fine-leg, the batters cross each other but in the end Ahmadzai denies the single, sends Khalil Gurbaz back. They ran almost two there

Muzarabani to Ahmadzai, no run, short of length on off, Ahmadzai keeps it out back down the track

Muzarabani to Ahmadzai, no run, full on middle, Ahmadzai manages to keep it out with a shuffly craby poke

Muzarabani to Ahmadzai, no run, this is a cracker. A short of length delivery angled in towards the 5th-stump line, then holds its line, Ahmadzai is totally squared up and is lucky that the ball beats the outside-edge

Muzarabani to Ahmadzai, no run, fine delivery first up. It's a rising short of length delivery outside off, Ahmadzai spars at it and it rises over the outside-edge

Muzarabani to Ismat Alam, out Caught by Tafadzwa Tsiga!! Appeal for a caught behind down leg. Given by umpire Nitin Menon. Ismat Alam doesn't want to go. But he has to. No DRS here. It's a short of length delivery down leg, Ismat Alam flicks and did he glove or feather that? The finger went up very quickly. Need technology to detect if there was anything on this. Ismat Alam c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Muzarabani 8(16) [4s-1]

Muzarabani to Ismat Alam, no run, short of length and rising just outside off, Ismat Alam goes on the back foot and steers it to backward point

Muzarabani to Ismat Alam, no run, loose from Ismat Alam. Rising short of length delivery outside off, he tries to steer with no feet and is lucky not to outside-edge that

Muzarabani to Bahir Shah, out Caught by Brian Bennett!! Caught at gully. A tentative poke that. A rising short of length delivery outside off, Bahir Shah pokes away fromt the body, low percentage shot that and he gives Bennett a sharp chance to his left, who dives and reverse-cups well. That was travelling and he took it two-handed. Early wicket after lunch for Zimbabwe. Bahir Shah c Brian Bennett b Muzarabani 12(30) [4s-1]

Muzarabani to Bahir Shah, no run, short and wide outside off, Bahir Shah throws the bat on the cut, slashes and misses, was on his tiptoes as he looked to help it away

Muzarabani to Ismat Alam, leg byes, 1 run, hit on the helmet. Ismat Alam takes one flush. He ducks to this short delivery, turns the head sideways and is hit on the left side of the helmet. Did not play that well at all, was a short one at him and now the mandatory concussion test follows

Muzarabani to Ismat Alam, no run, short of length and splice-hitting length at Ismat Alam who goes on the back foot and keeps it down, finds short-leg

Muzarabani to Ismat Alam, FOUR, nicely done. It's a short of length delivery outside off, Ismat Alam goes on the back foot and punches nicely wide of both gully and backward point, open face too

Muzarabani to Ismat Alam, no run, almost sneaked through! Sharp nipbacker and Ismat Alam is late on the forward defence, the thick inside-edge on to pad saves him, as it rolls back down the pitch

Muzarabani to Bahir Shah, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Shah gets a good stride forward on the push to cover-point

Muzarabani to Bahir Shah, no run, lovely, Muzarabani shortens the lenghth, gets it to angle back into the right-hander and then holds its line, opens up Shah and he's lucky not to have edged it

Muzarabani to Bahir Shah, no run, back of a length and well wide of off, stabbed straight to the fielder at backward point

Muzarabani to Bahir Shah, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Muzarabani to Bahir Shah, FOUR, nicely played, back of a length and well wide of off - Shah rides the bounce and steers it backward of square on the off-side, runs away to the point boundary

Muzarabani to Bahir Shah, no run, a big shout for caught behind, but umpire Nitin Menon shakes his head, short and wide of off - Shah threw his bat on the cut and missed

Muzarabani to Abdul Malik, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - dropped in front of mid-off for a quick single

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, 1 run, banged in short and just outside off - Gurbaz gets on top of the bounce and pulls it past mid-wicket for a single

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, 4 runs, the runs keep flowing, on a good length and well wide of off - Gurbaz leans into an open-faced drive, was in the air, but bounces short and wide of Bennett at backward point, he has to chase it onto the ropes and they're back for the fourth run, great running by the pair

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, no run, Muzarabani shortens the length outside off - Gurbaz hops across, gets on top of the bounce and drops it down

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, 2 runs, short of a good length and just outside off - Gurbaz rides the bounce and places it into the gap behind point, comes back for the second run

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, 2 runs, a misfield and it costs a couple of runs - short of a good length and just outside off, stabbed with soft hands to gully where Bennett let the ball go through him

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, 1 run, short of a good length and well wide of off, stabbed into the gap wide of cover for a run

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Gurbaz presses across defensively

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, 2 runs, Gurbaz comes down the pitch, gets close to the ball and drives it to the left of mid-on - Ngarava sldes and parries it away, has to get up and chase, allowing the second run

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, FOUR, cheeky and four, back of a length and well wide of off - Gurbaz arches back, opens the face of the bat and then runs it over slips, bounces away to the ropes in a hurry

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Gurbaz prods across in defence

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, no run, banged in short and well wide of off, left alone

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, no run, banged in short and at the right-hander - Gurbaz half-ducks and sways away from the line

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, no run, Muzarabani shortens the length outside off - Gurbaz comes down the pitch on the defensive block

Muzarabani to Abdul Malik, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, Abdul Malik plays from the crease and inside halves it to the right of mid-on

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, 1 run, a top-edge and the ball lands in no man's land, wasn't short enough for the pull, but Gurbaz is an impulsive stroke-maker, swivelled across and couldn't control the shot, lobbed high and dropped behind the square leg umpire

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, no run, short of a good length and angling back into the right-hander, beats Gurbaz's defensive push and strikes him high on the body

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - defended to the off-side

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, 1 run, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander - Gurbaz gets inside the line and nudges it behind square on the on-side for a run

Muzarabani to Gurbaz, no run, fuller length delivery at the stumps - Gurbaz presses across and turns it to the on-side

Muzarabani to Ibrahim Zadran, out Caught by Nick Welch!! Edged and caught! Muzarabani strikes for Zimbabwe, but this is a poor shot from Zadran - back of a length and well wide of off, straightened onto the right-hander, but Zadran plays a nothing shot, a half-hearted poke away from his body, gets a thick edge and it flies to Nick Welch at third slip - a simple catch and the home team have struck early. Ibrahim Zadran c Nick Welch b Muzarabani 19(23) [4s-4]

Muzarabani to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, back of a length and just outside off - Zadran stands tall on the steer to backward point

Muzarabani to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, creamed, overpitched by Muzarabani - width on offer as well, Malik leans into the drive and places it into the gap past cover-point, the timing is sweet and the ball rolls away to the ropes

Muzarabani to Abdul Malik, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off - stabbed in front of cover-point for a quick single

Muzarabani to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single

Muzarabani to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, beauty, Muzarabani shortens the length outside off, holds its line and climbs across the right-hander - had Malik pressing forward and beats him on the outside edge

Muzarabani to Abdul Malik, 1 run, extra bounce from a length - Malik awkwardly fends at that, hit the shoulder of the bat and dropped to the off-side, off for a quick single

Muzarabani to Abdul Malik, no run, on a length and at the stumps, defended back at the bowler

Muzarabani to Abdul Malik, no run, short of a good length and at the stumps - Malik gets on top of the bounce and defends it to the on-side

Muzarabani to Abdul Malik, no run, length ball around off - Zadran plays with an angled bat and dabs it to the off-side

Muzarabani to Abdul Malik, no run, short and well down leg, Malik is happy to let it go

Muzarabani to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, fraction fuller and around off, pushed into the open space wide of cover for a run

Muzarabani to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, on a length and just outside off - defended to the off-side

Muzarabani to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, short of a good length and angling into the pads, Zadran was shaping for the flick and missed, off the pad and rolled to the on-side

Muzarabani to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, back of a length and well wide of off, punched off the back-foot to the right of point, the fielder dives and makes the stop

Muzarabani to Abdul Malik, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off - Malik rides the bounce and drops it onto the off-side, off for a quick single