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Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, One-off Test

Bahir Shah 12(30)
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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]
25.5
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
25
Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, no run, short of length and tight on off, Bahir Shah with a neat back foot block
24.5
Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, no run, good length just outside off, Bahir Shah goes on the back foot to defend to cover
24
Muzarabani to Bahir Shah, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Shah gets a good stride forward on the push to cover-point
23.5
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
23.4
Muzarabani to Bahir Shah, no run, back of a length and well wide of off, stabbed straight to the fielder at backward point
23.3
Muzarabani to Bahir Shah, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, left alone
23.2
4
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
23.1
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
22.3
Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, 1 run, a shy at the striker's end and Zazai was sacrambling to make the ground, tucked in front of square leg and they were off for a quick single
22
Ngarava to Bahir Shah, no run, on a good length and angling back into the right-hander, defended back at the bowler
21.5
Ngarava to Bahir Shah, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off - pushed off the back-foot to cover-point
21
Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Shah gets on top of the bounce and pushes it to the off-side
20.5
Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, no run, Evans shortens the length around off, pushed back at the bowler
20.4
Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, no run, banged in short by Evans - Shah ducks under and lets it go
20.3
Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Shah plays with an open stance and defends it to the off-side
20.2
Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, no run, fuller length delivery on off, pushed back at the bowler with a straight bat
20.1
Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Shah presses across on the defensive push
20
Ngarava to Bahir Shah, 3 runs, too full and too straight from Ngarava - Shah waits on it and clips it into the gap wide of mid-on - long chase and Muzarabani lumbers behind the ball, allowing the 3rd run
19.5
Ngarava to Bahir Shah, no run, nicely played, fraction fuiller and shaping away from the right-hander - Shah is opened up as he squirts it to the off-side
19.4
Ngarava to Bahir Shah, no run, fuller length delivery on off, a half-forward prod as Shah defended to mid-off
19.3
Ngarava to Bahir Shah, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Shah prods across on the half-forward stab
19.2
Ngarava to Bahir Shah, 2 runs, fuller length delivery and angling across the right-hander - driven to the bright of cover-point where Raza dives and makes a half-stop, can't prevent the second run though
19.1
Ngarava to Bahir Shah, no run, on a good length and just outside off - defended to the off-side
18
Tanaka Chivanga to Bahir Shah, no run, on a good length and around the off-stump channel, defended back at the bowler
17.5
Tanaka Chivanga to Bahir Shah, no run, Chivanga shortens the length aroudn off, climbs onto the right-hander who opens himself up in defence
17.4
Tanaka Chivanga to Bahir Shah, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off - Shah throws his hands on the cut and missed
17.3
Tanaka Chivanga to Bahir Shah, no run, nicely bowled, short of a good length and a hint of bounce outside off - Shah pokes at that and misses
17.2
Tanaka Chivanga to Bahir Shah, 2 runs, fuller length delivery on off, punched back at the bowler with a straight bat - Chivanga slides and makes a half-stop, but the ball deflects wide of mid-on and Shah is off the mark with a couple