Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe in UAE, 2021 Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Date & Time: Mar 10-Mar 14, 09:30 AM LOCAL
Donald Tiripano 0-83(20.4 ov)
160.4
Tiripano to Shahidi, 1 run, massive, massive feat by Hashmatullah Shahidi. Maiden century - check. Maiden double century - check. Shahidi is the first Afghan batsman to score a double ton in Test cricket. The Southpaw gets his name etched in the record books. Lets out a huge roar after tucking it behind square and scampers across to the other end. Removes his helmet and pumps the air in delight. Kisses the turf and thunderous applause by his team-mates. Skipper Asghan waves his hands, calling them back and that will be it then..
160.3
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, overpitched outside off, Shahidi checks his drive to extra cover
160.2
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, slower ball outside off, Shahidi saw it and blocks it to cover. Shouts "No"
160.1
Tiripano to Shahidi, 2 runs, strewn outside off, Shahidi goes hard and chops it off the bottom over the keeper. Can he get back for the third? Nah! Not taking any chances, settles for two
158.6
Tiripano to Shahidi, 1 run, this fuller length delivery holds up outside off, Shahidi is early into the drive and places it to extra cover
158.6
Tiripano to Shahidi, wide, Tiripano ushers in a bouncer and it gathers more bounce to sail over Shahidi's head. Signalled a wide
158.5
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, full on off, blocked
158.4
Tiripano to Shahidi, 2 runs, defensive push to cover, Williams takes his eyes off the ball and fumbles. Shahidi will collect two
158.3
Tiripano to Nasir Jamal, 1 run, juicy full toss outside off, driven away to cover
158.2
Tiripano to Shahidi, 1 run, attempted yorker, worked to mid-wicket. A one-handed pick-up and throw at the bowler's end by the fielder there, needless you'd think as there was no backing up again. Gives away a run
158.1
Tiripano to Nasir Jamal, 1 run, very full delivery outside off, Jamal throws his bat and slices it to cover
112.6
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, 2 runs, bumps it in and this rose at Afghan's torso. He went for the pull and gets a top edge onto his helmet. Loops over the keeper
112.6
Tiripano to Shahidi, no ball, 1 run, sliding away outside off, glided to third man and Tiripano oversteps again
112.5
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, length on leg, nurdled to fine leg
112.4
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, dabs it softly to cover
112.3
Tiripano to Shahidi, 1 run, Shahidi smears the cut to deep point
112.2
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, short of length outside off, left alone
112.1
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, bouncer, Afghan takes it on after backing away and pulls it to deep mid-wicket
110.6
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, drivable length, Shahidi just checks his shot to mid-off
110.6
Tiripano to Shahidi, no ball, full outside off, presents a front foot block
110.5
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, shorter outside off, blocked
110.4
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, hint of inward movement on this full delivery, Shahidi covers his stumps and sends in a similar reply
110.3
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, curling away outside off, no dice given by Shahidi..
110.2
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, cross-seam length delivery outside off, Shahidi ignores
110.1
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, short delivery, Shahidi backs away and completely gets out of the way
108.6
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, crisply times this to mid-off
108.5
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, off-cutter from Tiripano, Shahidi neutralizes it
108.4
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, snaking away outside off, Shahidi is forward and taps it to cover
108.3
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, fullish on off, blocked
108.2
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, pats this out defensively
108.1
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, half-driven to cover
106.6
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, yorker outside off, blocked
106.5
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, slower delivery, Shahidi spotted it and buries it..
106.4
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, cutter, ticked to square leg
106.3
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, byes, 2 runs, Afghan tries something out of the box by moving to the leg-side and lines up for a slog, gets cramped and misses. It kisses the webbing of the keeper and runs away to fine leg
106.2
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, toe-crusher, turned to mid-on
106.1
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, veering in with the angle, low bounce for Tiripano. Thuds Afghan on the pad
104.6
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, yorkerish outside off, squeezed out
104.5
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, quite full just outside off, Shahidi stabs it
104.4
Tiripano to Shahidi, FOUR, edged and flies right in the gap between slip and gully. A rare loose shot from Shahidi, groping hard and this cutter shot up to take the outside edge. Fortunately for Shahidi, it went in the gap and trickles away to the boundary
104.3
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, leans forward and push-drives it to mid-off
104.2
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, full on off, defended
104.1
Tiripano to Shahidi, FOUR, similar delivery and Shahidi finds the gap. Body weight forward and thumps it past mid-off
104.1
Tiripano to Shahidi, no ball, juicy half-volley outside off, crashed to cover. Tiripano has overstepped
102.6
Tiripano to Shahidi, 2 runs, maiden Test ton for Shahidi. The roar says it how much this means to him. The wait ends for the Southpaw, he's only the third Test centurion for Afghanistan, joins Rahmat Shah and his captain Asghar Afghan. Reaches out and drives this towards deep cover. Races back for the second and yells.. helmet is off, the hands go aloft and a standing ovation from his team-mates in the dressing room
102.5
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, vrooming on the pads, whisked politely through square leg
102.4
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, fuller length ball on middle, Afghan is equipped enough to handle this
102.3
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, shout for lbw as Afghan tumbles on the floor, umpire Ahmed Shah Pakteen shakes his head. Cuts back in sharply off the pitch, Afghan is stranded in the crease and fails to get his bat in-line. Hit flush on the knee I assume
102.2
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, length, defended
102.1
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, this skids on leg, Afghan is beaten for pace and is struck on the pads
100.6
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, good length delivery on off, defended
100.5
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, half-press forward and dinks it to cover
100.4
Tiripano to Shahidi, 1 run, slashes this short delivery to deep backward point
100.3
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, loosener on leg, flicked to fine leg
100.2
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, homing back in, Afghan shows his straight bat
100.1
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, FOUR, slapped past point. Short and tagged with width, Afghan lays into it by throwing his bat across and gets the desired result
58.6
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, good length delivery around leg, angled down, Asghar Afghan looks to work it through the on side, gets hit on the pads though
58.5
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, on a length around off, Asghar Afghan defends it in front of covers
58.4
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, skiddy length delivery around middle and leg, Asghar Afghan looks to work it through the leg side, ends up getting an inside edge onto his pads
58.3
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, short ball on middle and leg, Asghar Afghan gets beaten on his hook
58.2
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, Asghar Afghan clips it in front of mid-wicket
58.1
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, on a length around off, Asghar Afghan pushes this in front of mid-off
56.6
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, back of a length around off, Shahidi defends it off his back foot
56.5
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, goes deep in his crease and whips this full length delivery through the leg side for one
56.4
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, short of a length around middle and leg, Asghar Afghan nudges it into the leg side
56.3
Tiripano to Shahidi, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, Shahidi opens his bat face late and steers it past point
56.2
Tiripano to Shahidi, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, Shahidi rocks back and punches it to deep point where a misfield allows the batsmen to come back for the second
56.1
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, on a length around off, Shahidi defends it into the off side
54.6
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, back of a length outside off, straighter line as the batsman lets it through to the keeper again
54.5
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, goes full around off, keeps straight and the batsman has left it alone
54.4
Tiripano to Shahidi, FOUR, short and wide outside off, this keeps a tad low and Shahidi puts it away to the backward point fence as he plays a late cut and beats the fielder stationed on the off side
54.3
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, good length delivery from round the wicket, Shahidi stands tall and eases it in front of covers
54.2
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, back of a length around off, Shahidi defends it in front of cover-point
54.1
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, on a length around off, Shahidi defends it
52.6
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, blocked from within the crease by Shahidi
52.5
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, slanted away from the batsman outside off, Shahidi lets it through to the keeper
52.4
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, short of a length outside off, Shahidi rocks back and punches it to the man at cover
52.3
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, 3 runs, banged into the pitch by Tiripano and Asghar Afghan pulls it in front of mid-wicket and into the gap for three runs..
52.2
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, slanted on leg, Asghar Afghan tries to work it through the leg side, but gets hit on the pads as the ball rolls into the leg side
52.1
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, 2 runs, slower back of a length delivery around middle and leg, Asghar Afghan looks to work it through the leg side, but gets surprished as the ball sticks into the pitch and bounces a tad more than usual. Takes a run at square leg, but an overthrow at the keeper's end results in the second run as well
50.6
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, attacks the stumps, Afghan is content to present his defensive bat
50.5
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, FOUR, hustles Afghan with a gun bouncer. The Afghan captain went for the kill by shaping to pull it across the line. Excess bounce kisses the top edge and flies over the keeper. Fortune favouring the brave
50.5
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no ball, defends this good length delivery to mid-on and Tiripano has overstepped
50.4
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, FOUR, banged in short and Afghan deals it with alacrity. Rocks back and pulls it wide of the deepish square leg fielder
50.3
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, cross-seam short delivery, Afghan opens up and thrashes it to extra cover
50.2
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, 2 runs, smidge fuller and lasered in with the angle, Afghan wants to be aggressive and hacks it over square leg which earns them a brace
50.1
Tiripano to Asghar Afghan, no run, short of length outside off, Afghan defends it off the back foot
22.6
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, juicy half-volley outside off, drilled to mid-off
22.5
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, homing in, Zadran stretches across and dabs it with soft hands
22.5
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, wide, too wide from Tiripano, Zadran wanted to play but decides to see it off. Called a wide
22.4
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, short of length, blocked off the back foot
22.3
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, good length, tucked to mid-wicket
22.2
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, pushed to mid-on
22.1
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, pitched up outside off, driven to cover
20.6
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, close! Inducker from Tiripano. Turns out to be a yorker, Shahidi manges to keep it out. Wasn't expecting it at all, that's a top class delivery from Tiripano
20.5
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Shahidi uses his bat at an angle and guides it to gully
20.4
Tiripano to Shahidi, 2 runs, slapped to sweeper cover for a brace
20.3
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, length outside off, blocked
20.2
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, spanked to cover
20.1
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, good length outside off, blocked
18.6
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, tickled to backward square leg,
18.5
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, 2 runs, very full, Zadran jams it wide of mid-on
18.4
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, length outside off, Zadran shifts his weight back to force it on the up to extra cover
18.3
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Tiripano gets this to slant back into the right-hander, a defensive jab to mid-on by Zadran
18.2
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, 2 runs, whisked wristily past mid-on and they will settle for two
18.1
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, tailing in, wristed to mid-wicket
16.6
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, rolls his fingers across this, watchfully quelled
16.5
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, slotted up on off-stump line, Shahidi is forward to guard it
16.4
Tiripano to Shahidi, FOUR, dishes this outside off, Shahidi goes searching for the drive with an open bat-face, slices it between gully and backward point
16.3
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, overpitched outside off, eased to mid-off
16.2
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, moves this away outside off, Shahidi shoulders arms
16.1
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, sliding on leg, whipped away to fine leg
14.6
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, leaves this full delivery all alone..
14.5
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, seaming away outside off, blunted out
14.4
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, Tiripano goes round the stumps, angles it just outside off. Played out off the front foot
14.3
Tiripano to Shahidi, no run, pitched up on off, blocked
14.2
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, out Rahmat Run Out!! 2 runs completed. Pandemonium in Abu Dhabi. Absolute chaos in the middle which sees Rahmat getting run-out. A solid back foot punch from Zadran through extra cover, the mid-off fielder hunts it down quickly. Ibrahim wanted the third and pushed his partner for it. The throw from the fielder was aimed at the keeper's end. Rahamat was ball-watching and wasn't so keen there. Was caught lumbering across only to find himself short of the crease as the keeper was quick to whip the bails off. Rahmat has been thrown under a bus here, he looks visibly disappointed. Rahmat run out (Musakanda/Chakabva) 23(45) [4s-2]
14.1
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, bending in with the angle, Zadran shouts "Noooo" after defending it to mid-on
12.6
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, seaming into the batsman who defends it off his back foot
12.5
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, tad fuller around middle and leg, Ibrahim Zadran drives it to mid-on
12.4
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, stand and deliver! A low full toss by Tiripano and it has been drilled down the ground with a straight bat face by Ibrahim Zadran. No need to run for those
12.3
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, defends this into the off side does Tiripano
12.2
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, Ibrahim Zadran guides it back at Tiripano
12.1
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, eased in front of mid-on with a solid punch
10.6
Tiripano to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, short ball outside off, seams away from the batsman who has left this alone
10.5
Tiripano to Rahmat, 1 run, clips this length delivery towards wide mid-on for one
10.4
Tiripano to Rahmat, no run, good length delivery around middle and leg, Rahmat knocks it with soft hands in front of mid-on
10.3
Tiripano to Rahmat, no run, length ball around middle and leg, Rahmat eases it in front of mid-on
10.2
Tiripano to Rahmat, no run, on a length around off, Rahmat drives it in front of mid-off
10.1
Tiripano to Rahmat, no run, back of a length outside off, Rahmat shoulders arms
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