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

Ismat Alam to Muzarabani, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, left alone

Ismat Alam to Muzarabani, no run, yorker length delivery outside off - Muzarabani gets his bat down in time and squeezes it out

Ismat Alam to Muzarabani, no run, full and just outside off - defended back at the bowler

Ismat Alam to Brad Evans, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - pushed into the gap wide of cover for a single

Ismat Alam to Brad Evans, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Evans leans across on the defensive push

Ismat Alam to Brad Evans, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, left alone

Ismat Alam to Brad Evans, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, left alone

Ismat Alam to Brad Evans, no run, on a good length and just outside off - a solid stride forward as Evans defended

Ismat Alam to Brad Evans, no run, full and well wide of off - Evans throws his hands on the drive and misses

Ismat Alam to Brad Evans, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - drilled to the left of cover where the fielder dives and cuts-off a certain boundary

Ismat Alam to Brad Evans, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, left alone

Ismat Alam to Brad Evans, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Ismat Alam to Brad Evans, 2 runs, fuller length delivery outside off - Evans leans across, plays with an open face, soft hands as he ran it behind square on the off-side, comes back for thesecond run

Ismat Alam to Brad Evans, FOUR, creamed, very full and very wide of off - Evans reaches out and slaps the drive through cover, watches it race away to the ropes

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, out Lbw!! Afghanistan do have a wicket to end the session and it's not a no-ball this time around. Slightly lazy from Curran and he departs after a fine innings - the players walk off for tea with the home team in complete control - was a nip-backer and Curran lazily brought the bat down, beaten on the inside edge and he's pinned in front of middle, would've been crashing into the middle-stump - Curran's lengthy vigil comes to an end. Ben Curran lbw b Ismat Alam 121(256) [4s-15]

Ismat Alam to Tafadzwa Tsiga, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - pushed into the gap wide of cover-point for a single

Ismat Alam to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, fuller length delivery on off, pushed back at the bowler

Ismat Alam to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

Ismat Alam to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no ball, A thick edge and Afghanistan end the session on a wicket-taking note, but has he overstepped? Looks like the front-foot is on the line and it's a no-ball - Shahidi kicks the turf in despair, sums up Afghanistan's day so far. Was full and wide of off and Tsiga went chasing after that, a thick audible edge and umpire Adrian Holdstock's finger went up straightaway

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Curran plays the on-drive to mid-on

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, slower ball on off, defended back at the bowler

Ismat Alam to Raza, 1 run, on a good length and anmgling into the pads, flicked down to long leg for a single

Ismat Alam to Raza, no run, half-an-appeal for LBW, but Raza had got a big stride forward and the impact could've been well outside the line of off-stump

Ismat Alam to Raza, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Raza - back of a length and angling into the hips, Raza gets inside the line and then heaves it over backward square leg, one bounce and over the ropes, almost went all the way

Ismat Alam to Raza, FOUR, cracking shot, too full and too wide from Ahmadzai - Curran leans into the drive and drills it into the gap past cover, no need to run for those

Ismat Alam to Raza, no run, tad fuller and a hint of shape back into the right-hander - Raza prods forward defensively

Ismat Alam to Raza, no run, pitched up around middle, defended with a straight bat to mid-on

Ismat Alam to Raza, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Raza presses across defensively

Ismat Alam to Raza, FOUR, lovely, overpitched by Alam - Raza leans into the drive, head on top of the bounce and then finds the gap wide of mid-off, races away to the boundary

Ismat Alam to Raza, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Raza is slightly caught in the crease as he pushes it to the off-side

Ismat Alam to Raza, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - driven straight to the fielder at cover

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, did it carry to short cover-point? The fielder dived to his left and parried it away - was full and wide of off, Curran wasn't fully forward on the drive and skewed it uppishly - replays show that the ball didn't carry

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Ismat Alam to Raza, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, pushed to the right of short extra-cover and Raza's off for a quick single

Ismat Alam to Raza, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Ismat Alam to Raza, FOUR, nicely played, too full and too wide of off - Raza leans across and then goes hard on the square drive past point - a long teasing chase for the fielder, but the ball wins the race in the end

Ismat Alam to Raza, no run, on a good length and just outside off, pushed back at the bowler

Ismat Alam to Raza, no run, on a good length and angling across the right-hander, left alone

Ismat Alam to Raza, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Raza presses across and pushes it back at the bowler

Ismat Alam to Raza, 2 runs, uppish and safe, Raza is living dangerously - full and wide of off - Raza reaches out and doesn't get hold of the drive, scoops it in the air and just about clears the fielder at cover

Ismat Alam to Raza, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Raza presses right across on the defensive push

Ismat Alam to Raza, no run, a check drive, pops up in the air, but bounces short and wide of short extra-cover - floaty delivery wide of off and Raza was lured into the drive, checked his shot at the last moment and got away

Ismat Alam to Raza, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler

Ismat Alam to Raza, no run

Ismat Alam to Ervine, out Lbw!! A second wicket of the day and another Zimbabwe batter has been pinned in the crease - a simple call as umpire Nitin Menon raises the dreaded finger. On a good length and angling back into the left-hander - Ervine pressed forward and then tried to play with his bat around the pad, beaten on the inside edge and is struck just above the knee-roll - the impact was in front of middle and[ the ball would've gone on to hit the top of middle and leg-stump - a failure for the skipper and AFG continue to chip away. Ervine lbw b Ismat Alam 5(8) [4s-1]

Ismat Alam to Ervine, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Ervine leans well forward and blocks

Ismat Alam to Ervine, no run, Ismat Alam drags the length back outside off - cut straight to the fielder at backward point

Ismat Alam to Ervine, no run, on a good length and just outside off - defended back at the bowler

Ismat Alam to Ervine, FOUR, cracking shot, a floaty half-volley wide of off - Ervine lets the ball come and then caresses it into the gap wide of cover, runs away across the fast outfield

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, 1 run, short of a good length and well wide of off, punched off the back-foot to cover-point

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, FOUR, creamed, fuller length delivery outside off - Curran leans forward, converts it into a half-volley and then hammers the drive to the left of mid-off

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, on a good length and slanting back into the left-hander, defended back at the bowler

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, fuller length delivery olo - Curran lleans across on the defensive push

Ismat Alam to Ervine, 1 run, full-toss from Ismat Alam - Ervine's bat turned on impact and he inside halves the clip to mid-wicket - the fielder slips and misfields, allowing a run

Ismat Alam to Ervine, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven crisply and straight to the fielder at mid-off

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, good length outside off, Ben Curran gets forward to defend to short cover

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, good length outside off, Ben Curran shoulders arms and it doesn't carry to Zazai

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, good length outside off, Ben Curran goes on the back foot and punches to extra-cover

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, full and angled in on middle and off, a forward defence to cover

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, full and angled in on off, a solid forward defence back to Ismat Alam

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, 1 run, pitched up full outside off, Nick Welch gets forward to drive big and the thick inside-edge rolls to deep backward square-leg

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, FOUR, fine shot. Full and angled in from wide of the crease, around off, Nick Welch gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive it straight down the ground, was in the air but wide of the bowler and the stumps, races away

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, 1 run, full outside off, shapes away, Ben Curran gets forward to defend, the soft outside-edge lands wide of 2nd slip, short and the fielder can't stop it

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, wide length delivery outside off, shapes away, Ben Curran shoulders arms

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, good length outside off, neat back foot block back to Ismat Alam

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, good length outside off, shapes away a tad, left alone

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, fullish and angled in on off, Ben Curran with a soft leading-edge as he closes the face of the bat, rolls to short cover

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, no run, wide of the crease and angled in on a good length on off, keeps low, Nick Welch defends it back

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, no run, Nick Welch is struggling here. Misses the big inswinger again, but this is sliding down leg, goes on the back foot to tuck and misses the length delivery, sliding down though

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, no run, full and angled in on off, Nick Welch gets forward to drive and it's in the air, but on the bounce to mid-off

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, no run, big inswinger and Nick Welch is saved by the thin inside-edge on to pad. Hoops in a long way from outside off, Welch gets forward to drive and is saved by the inside-edge. Otherwise he was right in front

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, no run, wide of the crease and angled in on a good length and it nips back in after pitching, Nick Welch goes on the back foot to nudge to leg, misses, rapped on the pads but too high and the stifled appeal for LBW dies down

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, no run, full outside off, shapes back in a bit, Nick Welch gets forward to drive, beaten on the inside-edge, not far from off-stump

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, lovely delivery. Angled in on a length and then holds its line to beat the forward defence, doesn't carry to Zazai though. From round the wicket the ball did a lot to beat the bat

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, length and angled in on off, Ben Curran closes the face of the bat a bit too early, the soft leading-edge rolls wide of cover

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, FOUR, thick outside-edge and flies over the outstretched hands of 1st slip. Full outswinger outside off, shapes away, Ben Curran throws the bat on the drive, it just clears the slips as the batter went hard at it

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, fullish outside off, Ben Curran gets forward to defend to backward point

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, wide length delivery outside off, left alone

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, good length outside off, Ben Curran goes on the back foot to defend, the thick outside-edge dies on the way to gully

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, no run, wide of the crease and full outside off, Nick Welch gets forward to defend to cover

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, no run, pitched up outside off, Nick Welch gets forward and drives well, but picks out mid-off

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, no ball, a wicket off a no-ball. Ismat Alam has overstepped. It's full outside off, shapes away, Nick Welch gets forward to drive, the thick outside-edge is easily caught by Zazai but Ismat Alam has not had any part of his foot behind the line, a life for Welch

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, no run, full on off, a neat forward stride, and the defence finds mid-off, right off the middle of the bat

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, no run, thick leading-edge and just past the outstretched right hand of Ismat Alam. Length delivery on middle, Nick Welch is already standing well outside his crease, flicks and the leading-edge lobs safely

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, no run, good length outside off, holds its line, left alone

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, no run, fullish outside off, Nick Welch gets forward to drive and mistimes it back to Ismat Alam, the bottom-hand takes over

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, a muted appeal for caught behind, but there was no conviction behind it - nipped in and straightened past Curran's poke, but there's no edge

Ismat Alam to Ben Curran, no run, short and wide of off, Curran plays a one-handed chop and it nearly carries to backward point, on the bounce to the fielder

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, 1 run, length ball angling into the right-hander, clipped down to long leg for a single

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - a big stride forward as Welch defended

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Ismat Alam to Nick Welch, no run, a friendly start from Ismat Alam, length ball outside off and it's left alone, bounces through to the keeper