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 30, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Takudzwanashe Kaitano 46(115)
44.3
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, out Caught by Sediqullah Atal!! Edged and taken! From round the wicket, Zahir Khan bowls a full ball outside off, Kaitano gets down on one leg to slogsweep. Premeditated and it doesn't come off. Only manages an outside edge and Atal jumps at first slip to take an overhead catch. The 78-run stand has been broken. Kaitano c Sediqullah Atal b Zahir Khan 46(115) [4s-4 6s-1]
43.6
Naveed Zadran to Kaitano, 2 runs, short of length, pulled in front of square on the leg-side
43.5
Naveed Zadran to Kaitano, no run, yorker length, Kaitano digs it out
43.4
Naveed Zadran to Kaitano, 2 runs, in the air and wide of the fielder at midwicket. Fullish on middle and leg, clipped uppishly for another brace
43.3
Naveed Zadran to Kaitano, no run, fuller than a length, off-stump line, Kaitano presses forward in defence
43.2
Naveed Zadran to Kaitano, 2 runs, full again, push-driven straight down the ground - straight of mid-off - for a couple of runs
43.1
Naveed Zadran to Kaitano, no run, full delivery, driven back to Naveed Zadran
42.6
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, 1 run, fullish delivery outside off, Kaitano leans across to ease it through point
42.5
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, googly, Kaitano goes back and checks his attepted cut shot. The ball hits the lower part of the bat and rolls back to the bowler
42.4
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, full and down leg, Zahir Khan gets away as Kaitano's hard sweep goes straight to short fine leg
42.3
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, tossed up, very full, driven straight to mid-off
42.2
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, punched to mid-off
42.1
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, appeal for lbw, dies down quickly. Legbrak that spins in, Kaitano hangs back to defend and gets a big inside edge onto his pads
41.2
Naveed Zadran to Kaitano, leg byes, 1 run, straying onto the pads, Kaitano is late on the glance and the ball brushes the thigh pad before dribbling towards the short fine leg region
41.1
Naveed Zadran to Kaitano, no run, lbw appeal, umpire Ahsan Raza shakes his head. Full and angling in, Kaitano looks to play across the line and misses to get hit on the front pad. It was bowled from wide of the crease and the ball would have missed leg
40.6
Shahidi to Kaitano, 1 run, punched to long-on
40.5
Shahidi to Kaitano, no run, tossed up and very full, Kaitano drives and that's been stopped by the diving midwicket fielder
40.4
Shahidi to Kaitano, no run, defended
40.3
Shahidi to Kaitano, no run, turning in towrds middle, Kaitano defensively pushes it to midwicket
40.2
Shahidi to Kaitano, no run, nudged towards short leg
40.1
Shahidi to Kaitano, SIX, Kaitano greets the Afghanistan captain with a maximum! Loads of flight outside off, Kaitano is down on one leg to nail the slogsweep. Cries of I0$ as there's a man in the deep, Kaitano hit it well wide of him
38.6
Abdul Malik to Kaitano, no run, full again, knocked back to Malik
38.5
Abdul Malik to Kaitano, no run, very full, pushed back to the bowler
38.4
Abdul Malik to Kaitano, no run, on a length and just outside off, dabbed towards backward point
38.3
Abdul Malik to Kaitano, no run, spins in from outside off, tucked to mid-wicket off the backfoot
37.6
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, low full toss outside off, driven towards mid-off
37.5
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, short and gets some extra bounce onto the thigh pad, deflects towards short leg
37.4
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, spins onto leg stump, turned to short fine
37.1
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, 1 run, googly outside off, cut uppishly but to the right of covers for a single
36.6
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, 1 run, flighted on off, Kaitano takes it as a low full toss and drives towards long-off
36.5
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, no run, loopy onto off, pushed towards mid-on
35.6
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, full on off, driven powerfully towards covers who makes a smart stop
35.5
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, googly that ends outside off, Kaitano tries to leave it but the ball rushes onto his bat as he was moving it upwards. Onto the ground and towards first slip
35.4
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, flighted up onto middle stump, Kaitano blocks to short leg
35.2
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, 1 run, full on leg stump, glanced towards deep square leg
35.1
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, spins in towards off stump, defended
33.6
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, spins down the leg side, swept to backward square leg
33.5
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, flighted and spins in towards off stump, Kaitano lunges closer to block
33.4
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, full outside off, Kaitano lets it pass
33.3
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, spins down the leg side
33.2
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, spins in from a length onto the thigh pad
32.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, flat delivery that skids outside off, Kaitano gets closer to push it to covers
32.5
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, full on leg stump, pushed back to the bowler
32.3
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, 1 run, fired through outside off, pushed to sweeper cover
32.2
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, arm ball onto the pads, defended to the right of the bowler
32.1
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, FOUR, full and flighted onto off stump, Kaitano swings through the line and over the bowler's head for a boundary
30.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, slider onto leg stump, blocked back to Zia-ur-Rehman
30.5
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, slider onto middle and leg, defended
30.4
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, FOUR, flighted onto middle stump, Kaitano clears his front leg and heaves it through mid-wicket for a boundary
30.3
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, flighted onto off stump, defended
29.6
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, no run, sharp bounce on this off stump lined delivery. Defended off the splice into the pitch
29.2
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, 1 run, full and loopy onto leg stump, turned to the right of mid-on
29.1
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, no run, carrom ball that gets a bit of extra bounce outside off, goes over the attempted cut
28.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, 1 run, flat delivery just outside off, cut to sweeper cover
28.5
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, pitched up on off, pushed towards mid-off
28.4
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, full and sliding onto leg stump, defended to mid-wicket
28.3
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, spins away from a length. Kaitano defends from his crease
28.2
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, pitched up on off, driven to mid-off
28.1
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, full on middle stump, pushed to mid-on
27.6
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, 1 run, slides down the leg side, Kaitano sweeps it towards the deep backward square leg boundary. He didn't run assuming it will be four but the ball stopped due to this slow outfield and the square leg fielder chases after it. Just one run taken!
27.5
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, no run, fuller delivery onto off stump, defended
27.4
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, no run, carrom ball that was short in length and spins away. Kaitano tried to punch it away but beaten on the outside edge
27.3
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, FOUR, fired full outside off, Kaitano stabs at it and gets an outside edge that runs away past first slip for a boundary
26.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, flighted and turning away from off, Kaitano strides closer to block
26.5
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, pushed through quicker onto the stumps, defended
25.6
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, no run, on a length and spins away from off stump. Kaitano defends
24.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, fullish ball on the stumps, Kaitano is solid in his forward defence. Maiden over
24.5
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, goes on straight with the arm, Kaitano hangs back to defend it out on the leg-side
24.4
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, hint of spin, Kaitano gets forward to push and outside-edges it towards point
24.3
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, forward and defended
24.2
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, non-turner on off and middle, Kaitano blunts it into the leg-side
24.1
Zia-ur-Rehman to Kaitano, no run, tossed up, very full, Kaitano gets forward to flick and gets a leading edge towards cover
22.6
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, 2 runs, shorter and wider, chopped through point off the back foot
22.5
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, googly, Kaitano reads it late off the deck and gets squared up. Does well in the end to block it out
22.4
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, fuller and wider, Kaitano presses forward to defend it off the inner edge
22.3
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, fuller ball, kept out into the leg-side with a block
22.2
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, legbreak on off, Kaitano gets forward to defend it into the leg-side
21.6
Naveed Zadran to Kaitano, no run, short and down leg, nothing doing from Kaitano
21.2
Naveed Zadran to Kaitano, 1 run, length ball, tapped in front of point with soft hands for a quick single
21.1
Naveed Zadran to Kaitano, no run, length ball slanted in, defended into the leg-side
19.6
Azmatullah to Kaitano, no run, length ball angled in on the stumps, turned to midwicket
19.5
Azmatullah to Kaitano, no run, fuller than a length outside off, Kaitano shoulders arms
19.4
Azmatullah to Kaitano, no run, short again, the line is a touch too straight on this occasion, Kaitano walks across and half-ducks
19.3
Azmatullah to Kaitano, no run, banged in short outside off, Kaitano pulls out from playing the pull shot. Drops his bat and lets it pass
19.2
Azmatullah to Kaitano, no run, length ball around off, defended
19.1
Azmatullah to Kaitano, no run, back of a length, chopped towards cover-point and there's a slight mix-up. Yes, no, yes, no! Kaitano turns around and makes his ground, no direct-hit as well
18.6
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, 1 run, low full toss, driven to long-on and the bottom hand comes off the bat handle
18.5
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, decent amount of turn but the line is well down leg, Kaitano ignores
18.4
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, keeps a shade low does this leggie down the leg-side, Kaitano misses the pull
18.3
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, full again and outside off, Kaitano drives it to mid-off
18.2
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, 2 runs, spinning down leg, flicked through backward square leg for a brace
18.1
Zahir Khan to Kaitano, no run, tossed up outside off, full toss and Kaitano finds mid-off with his drive
17.6
Azmatullah to Kaitano, 1 run, fuller length, Kaitano knocks it between mid-on and midwicket
17.5
Azmatullah to Kaitano, no run, on a length and coming in with the angle, Kaitano trusts the bounce to leave it alone. The ball bounces over the off-stump
17.4
Azmatullah to Kaitano, no run, on a length and outside off, Kaitano covers his off-stump before shouldering arms
17.3
Azmatullah to Kaitano, no run, short of length ball angling in off, Kaitano stays back and brings his bat down at the right moment to pat it to cover-point
17.2
Azmatullah to Kaitano, no run, short of a good length on middle, Kaitano defends towards mid-on
17.1
Azmatullah to Kaitano, no run, left alone outside off
15.6
Azmatullah to Kaitano, no run, pitched up, Kaitano drives to mid-off off the front foot
14.6
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, no run, full around off, another forward block
14.5
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, no run, attacks the stumps on this occasion does Ghazanfar and Kaitano stonewalls
14.4
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, no run, drifting in towards leg, Kaitano gets forward to flick and misses to get hit on the pads
14.3
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, no run, tossed up delivery, dips on the batter who gets forward and toe-ends the drive to the right of the bowler
13.6
Azmatullah to Kaitano, no run, short of a good length ball marginally outside off, a watchful leave from Kaitano follows
12.3
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, 1 run, fuller length, Kaitano gets forward to push it towards cover
12.2
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, no run, flat and quick on middle, blocked from the crease
12.1
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, no run, hint of turn into the right-hander, Kaitano goes back to flick and inside-edges onto his body
10.6
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, no run, length ball that stays straight outside off, defended into the pitch
10.5
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, no run, slides in towards off stump, pushed to mid-on
10.4
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, FOUR, flighted and a bit wide, Kaitano gets leg side to make room for a lovely cover drive to pick up his first boundary of the game!
10.3
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, leg byes, 2 runs, full and slides down the leg side, Kaitano tries to sweep but can't connect. Deflects off the keeper's pads towards fine leg
10.2
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, no run, flat delivery angling onto off stump, tucked to mid-wicket
10.1
AM Ghazanfar to Kaitano, no run, fuller onto off stump, Kaitano pushes it towards mid-off
9.5
Naveed Zadran to Kaitano, 1 run, back of length onto the thigh pad, clipped towards square leg
9.4
Naveed Zadran to Kaitano, no run, good length and stays outside off, Kaitano lets it pass
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