Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 2024-25 Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Date & Time: Dec 26-Dec 3010:00 AM LOCAL
AFG 699
ZIM 586 & 142/4
Match drawn
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Hashmatullah Shahidi

That's all folks from the final bit of Test cricket for 2024. We'll be back in the New Year with these same two teams kicking us off on 2nd January. Join us then, bye for now!!

H Shahidi | Player of the Match: Feeling very happy, feel happy when you do special things for the country, especially in Test cricket. I don't follow social media much, our country people have their right to criticise me or others, but we give our 100%. We train hard and we want to do something special for the nation. We did well, me, Rahmat and Afsar and hopefully our countrymen will be happy. We wanted to play 30 minutes (of the final session) and give them the rest of the session, but then rain comes and we couldn't do much. But we have another Test. I think the first day pitch was very flat and our bowlers weren't consistent. They gave easy boundary balls but they have come back strongly today. Rahmat Shah was fantastic, he had some good shots and we built a good partnership. As a senior, you need to take responsibility and I have to give credit to Rahmat for the way he played. Hope he can carry that momentum.

C Ervine: Happy with the total, lots of credit to Ben and the intensity he showed on Test debut. (Partnership between him and Bennett) It was to keep it nice and simple, and be patient. There were surely balls we could score off, just had to wait for them. (On their bowling) It was difficult but a lot of credit goes to the bowlers. We controlled the game, didn't let them get too ahead. They kept the run rate under check. Blessing was superb, leading from the front and bowling so many overs. There is always a lot to learn, we will go back and see where to improve. Both debutants (Gwandu and Nyamhuri)were very impressive, they aren't used to such heavy workloads. Two days is not a long time when you have played five days of full cricket. We'll get some rest and move along.

Then, it was the turn of the visitors to enjoy this batting paradise. Rahmat Shah and Shahidi batted out a whole day without losing a wicket, as both batters got double hundreds. Keeper Afsar Zazai scored his maiden fifty and then converted that into a ton, as Zimbabwe could manage just one wicket for the better part of almost six sessions. Then came an unlikely collapse as Brian Bennett picked up a fifer as Afghanistan stumbled from 679/4 to 699 all out. In the third innings, Zahir Khan had a few close LBW shouts struck down, before he got Gumbie out caught at first slip with a superb googly. Then there was a short rain delay, and when the players returned the pitch was turning quite a bit with that little bit of moisture. Zahir Khan and Ghazanfar bowled superbly in that spell, picking three quick wickets and causing some nervy moments in the Zimbabwe camp. However, their veterans Ervine and Williams dug it out and played the next hour before both captains agreed on a draw. We'll stay around for the presentations.

17:06 Local Time, 15:06 GMT, 20:36 IST: To anybody disillusioned with Bazball taking away from the essence of Test cricket and taking away ‘draws’ from the game, we humbly urge y’all to watch the extended highlights of this Test match from Bulawayo. A placid pitch coupled with two very ordinary, inexperienced bowling units meant this became a very uneven contest between bat and ball. The first couple of days were bossed by the hosts as Williams, Ervine and Bennett got centuries while debutant Ben Curran scored an impressive fifty. Zimbabwe scored their highest ever total in Test cricket, as Afghanistan’s bowlers looked devoid of energy after a point.

Drinks are on the field now. We are into the last hour of play, both captains can now agree for a draw and shake on it. And that's exactly what the Afghans have decided to do. All the players shaking hands and that will be the end of the day. The first Test match ends in a draw...

33.6

Zahir Khan to Williams, FOUR, too short and outside off, slapped down the ground past the bowler and runs away for a straight boundary

33.5

Zahir Khan to Williams, 2 runs, tossed up on middle and leg, clipped towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs

33.4

Zahir Khan to Williams, FOUR, googly onto middle and leg, pulled to the left of deep mid-wicket for a boundary

33.3

Zahir Khan to Williams, no run, big turn and bounce outside off, Williams lets it pass

33.2

Zahir Khan to Williams, no run, quicker and spins away, Williams pokes at it and gets an edge but it skids along the ground towards first slip

33.1

Zahir Khan to Williams, no run, flighted delivery on off, pushed towards point

32.6

Zia-ur-Rehman to Williams, 1 run, fired quicker and fuller onto off, driven down to long-on

32.5

Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, 1 run, low full toss on the pads, glanced towards deep mid-wicket

32.4

Zia-ur-Rehman to Williams, 1 run, short on off stump, pulled towards deep mid-wicket

32.3

Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, 1 run, full on off stump, glanced past mid-wicket for a single

32.2

Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, no run, pitched on a length and spins in onto the front pad, beating the inside edge. An animated appeal once again but outside the line, the umpire says no!

32.1

Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, no run, fuller outside off, defended into the pitch

Zia-ur-Rehman [8.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack

31.6

Zahir Khan to Williams, no run, spins away sharply outside off, past the edge

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