Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 2024-25 Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare Date & Time: Dec 19, 09:30 AM LOCAL
Fazalhaq Farooqi 2-15(6 ov)
10.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Raza, no run, skiddy length delivery outside off, Raza jumps on the back foot and shoulders arms
10.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Raza, no run, angled in on a good length just outside off, Raza hops and gets pinged high on the pads
10.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Raza, FOUR, a bit too full outside off, Raza opens the bat face and steers the drive in the gap to the left of the diving mid-off fielder. The pace of Fazalhaq Farooqi takes care of the rest...
10.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Raza, no run, good length on and around off, Raza hops and bunts it into the off-side
10.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Raza, no run, slanted in full outside off, Raza shoulders arms
10.1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Raza, no run, angled in full from round the wicket, Raza misses the flick and gets pinged on the front pad. Mild appeal for leg before, but the line was taking it down leg
8.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Raza, no run, length ball seaming in on off, Raza squares himself up unnecessarily but manages to block it to the left of Fazalhaq Farooqi. He has been looking jittery with the ball moving around
8.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Raza, no run, full length ball swinging in initially and straightening a touch on middle and off, Raza looks to flick but is squared up. Gets a soft leading edge towards cover-point
8.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Raza, no run, fuller length ball outside off, swinging away, Raza covers his off-stump and allows it through
8.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Williams, 3 runs, in the air... but safe! Fullish ball angling in, Williams mistimes his flick over square leg. There's no protection in the deep though. The fielder hares after it and keeps the batters down to three
8.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Raza, 1 run, full ball around the boots, Raza clips it to deep square leg
8.1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Williams, 1 run, short of length outside off, tapped past the right side of backward point
6.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ervine, out Caught by Sediqullah Atal!! Zimbabwe continue to faulter! Fazalhaq Farooqi has been absolutely spot on and he is reaping the rewards. In the corridor of uncertainty, Ervine is unsure whether it will come in or move away. He hangs his bat out and an outside edge is induced. This time Atal at first slip dives to his left to take another fine catch. Ervine c Sediqullah Atal b Fazalhaq Farooqi 4(11) [4s-1]
6.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ervine, FOUR, that's the first real bad delivery of the innings and it has been put away! Overpitched and width on offer, Ervine leans towards it, opens his bat-face and creams the drive through point to find the fence
6.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ervine, no run, back of a length on off, seams away nicely, Ervine bails his bat out at the nick of time to evade it. He has a wry smile on his face
6.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ervine, no run, this one keeps low! On a length outside off, Ervine looks to drive but is beaten by the lack of bounce
6.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Williams, 1 run, dropped! On a back of a length in the channel, seams away, Williams feels for it and gets a thick outside edge. Nabi at second slip goes at it with hard hands to his left and the ball pops out. You rarely see Nabi drop those
6.1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Williams, no run, on a length on off, Williams pushes it on the up towards covers
4.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ervine, no run, pitched up on middle and off, Ervine leans ahead and eases it to covers. A wicket-maiden for Farooqi
4.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ervine, no run, peach! In the corridor of uncertainty, angling in initially and then swinging away, Ervine feels for it and is beaten
4.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ervine, no run, in the channel outside off, swinging away, Ervine doesn't fiddle with it
4.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ervine, no run, pitched up outside off, swinging away, Ervine lets it go
4.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ervine, no run, a big appeal for lbw denied! A good length ball angling in nicely, Ervine is caught in the crease as he looks to block but misses to get hit above the knee roll. Height was an issue there but it was close nonetheless
4.1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Marumani, out Caught by Ikram Alikhil!! Marumani fails to make a mark! Pitched up outside off, swinging away, Marumani pokes at it and gets an outside edge behind. A regulation take for Alikhil. He was struggling against the away swinging deliveries and has eventually fallen prey to one. Zimbabwe in some early trouble. Marumani c Ikram Alikhil b Fazalhaq Farooqi 3(10)
2.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Marumani, 1 run, on a length around off, Marumani taps it with an open bat-face to the right of backward point
2.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Marumani, no run, back of a length outside off, Marumani camps back and dabs it to backward point. Five dots in a row
2.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Marumani, no run, short of length ball outside off, keeps a bit low, Marumani lets it go
2.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Marumani, no run, this one seams away from a good length around of, Marumani keeps his bat inside the line and gets beaten
2.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Marumani, no run, oh, sharp movement! On a back of a length around off, seams away substantially, Marumani keeps his bat inside the line and lets it go
2.1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Marumani, no run, peach! In the corridor of uncertainty, pitches and moves away, Marumani pokes at it and is lucky not to nick it behind
0.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Curran, out Ben Curran Run Out!! Brilliant start for Afghanistan! Good piece of work from Shahidi! Was a full ball on off, Ben Curran drove it towards mid-on and took off. Shahidi charged in, picked up the ball and scored a direct hit to catch Ben Curran short. A matter of fine margins there and the Afghanistan skipper has come up triumphs. Ben Curran run out (Hashmatullah Shahidi) 0(6)
0.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Curran, no run, on a driveable length outside off, swinging away, Ben Curran doesn't flirt with danger
0.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Curran, no run, fuller length ball on the sixth stump channel, swinging away, Ben Curran lets it go
0.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Curran, no run, full length ball outside off, Ben Curran leans ahead and eases it towards cover-point
0.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Curran, no run, pitched up outside off, Ben Curran opens his bat-face and taps it to backward point
0.1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Curran, no run, full ball swinging towards the leg-stump, Ben Curran looks to flick but gets struck on the pads. That would have gone down leg
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