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
Sikandar Raza 85(129)
91.3
Rashid Khan to Raza, out Caught by Rahmat!! Afghanistan have gained a massisve lead of 258 runs as Raza is the last batsman out. Lofts this tossed up delivery towards wide long-off where Rahmat completes a sliding catch as Rashid Khan bags his fourth wicket to finish things off. Raza c Rahmat b Rashid Khan 85(129) [4s-7 6s-1]
91.2
Rashid Khan to Raza, out Muzarabani Run Out!! 1 run completed. Zimbabwe have lost their ninth wicket as Raza tries to steal the second run. Was down the track to drive this to wide long-off and his immediate call was for two runs. Muzarabani responds, but Rahmat is quick to get rid of the ball at the bowler's end. The throw wasn't an accurate one, but Rashid grabs it and has a direct-hit at the bowler's end where the non-striker is well short. Muzarabani run out (Rahmat/Rashid Khan) 0(16)
91.1
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, tossed up delivery around off, Raza eases it back to the bowler
90.6
Shirzad to Raza, 5 runs, there's some confusion in the middle. Raza steers this yorker through the vacant cover region. It's a teaser and the ball stops just a centimeter or so in front of the ropes. The fielder went after it and intentionally collected the ball from outside the boundary so that they can have Muzarabani on strike for the next over. The umpires are having a chat to check whether it's a boundary or not. After a lengthy deliberation, they have decided to penalize Afghanistan by awarding an extra run to Zimbabwe in addition to the boundary. Meanwhile, drinks called..
90.5
Shirzad to Raza, no run, opens his bat face and geninuely guides it to cover
90.4
Shirzad to Raza, no run, widish half-volley outside off, Raza cue-ends the drive to extra cover
90.3
Shirzad to Raza, no run, length delivery, Raza hops and nudges it to mid-wicket
90.2
Shirzad to Raza, no run, ushers in a bouncer, Raza takes his head away from the line
90.1
Shirzad to Raza, no run, short on leg, tucked through square leg
89.5
Rashid Khan to Raza, 1 run, Raza extends his defence to long-off and will take the single
89.4
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, shorter outside off, smeared away to deep point
89.3
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, low full toss, straight-driven down the ground
89.2
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, judges it from the crease and pats it to cover
89.1
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, shoots the leg-break outside off, Raza leans forward and times it to cover
88.4
Shirzad to Raza, 1 run, rib-tickler, Raza helps it after twirling his wrists to fine leg
88.3
Shirzad to Raza, no run, looks to fetch this short delivery from outside off but was through the shot early. So makes zero contact
88.2
Shirzad to Raza, no run, perfectly-directed bumper from Shirzad, Raza didn't anticipate it and hurriedly ducks his down
88.1
Shirzad to Raza, no run, gunning at the toes, Raza loses his balance a touch; glances it to deep square leg
87.5
Rashid Khan to Raza, 1 run, hacks this flat ball to deep mid-wicket
87.4
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, hangs his bat across and pushes it to cover
87.3
Rashid Khan to Raza, FOUR, in the air and Raza escapes. A miscue from Raza, hits it towards wide long-on, two fielders circled around and both ended up watching each other with the ball trickling to the fence. Shabby piece of fielding
87.2
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, darts it on a yorker length, Raza jams it out and Rashid breaks into a wry smile
87.1
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, drifting in sharply, Raza goes deep and chops it to cover
86.3
Amir Hamza to Raza, 1 run, Raza gets too close for comfort while shaping to cut this to point. Surprisingly, takes the single
86.2
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, cuts back in for room, punched to the bowler
86.1
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, round-armish from Amir outside off, creamed to extra cover
85.6
Rashid Khan to Raza, 1 run, drives this hard to mid-off and hustles through for a single
85.5
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, Rashid bowls it wider of off, hammered to long-off. Single denied
85.4
Rashid Khan to Raza, FOUR, Raza trusts his muscle-power and picks his spot. Unwinds with a mow over long-on where it sailed over the fielder's head for a one-bounce four
85.3
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, quicker, stabbed back
85.2
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, bullies this away to long-off
85.1
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, slow and turns with venomous bounce to clobber Raza on the helmet. Got undone completely as he tries to sweep
84.5
Amir Hamza to Raza, 1 run, if Shirzad at cover had cleanly collected it and threw it to the keeper, Muzarabani would've been walking back to the hut by now. That's a bad miss.. Raza dabbed it softly and wanted the single at any cost. Muzarabani obliged and will feel like to have survived there
84.4
Amir Hamza to Raza, SIX, crunnnnnhhhhhhhhhhhh!! Raza puts on his dancing shoes, gets to the pitch and butchers it a mile over long-on. Poor Afghan has to venture into the stands himself to mop up the ball
84.3
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, flighted delivery, smothered
84.2
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, shortish, Raza takes the liberty of tapping it off the back foot
84.1
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, arrowed in with the arm, bat-pad forward and blocked
83.5
Rashid Khan to Raza, 1 run, gets the single he wanted. Wrists it away to mid-wicket
83.4
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, googly, Raza pivots back and shows his defensive blade
83.3
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, tossed up outside off, pushed to cover
83.2
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, this hardly bounces, Raza backs away and spanks it to extra cover
83.1
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, turner outside off, rock-solid front foot block
81.6
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, punches this to cover
81.5
Rashid Khan to Raza, FOUR, Raza goes big and clears mid-on. Flexes his arms, takes on Rashid and gets plenty of wood on it. Proper connection
81.4
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, dead-bats this from the crease
81.3
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, stands tall and blunts this to the off-side
81.2
Rashid Khan to Raza, 2 runs, goes low and brooms this very fine, two more to him
81.1
Rashid Khan to Raza, 2 runs, sharp leggie that grabs the outside edge as Raza defends it with soft hands. Scurries wide of slip and Raza will get two
80.1
Amir Hamza to Raza, 1 run, cutting in with the angle, worked through square leg. Completes his fifty, some consolation for Zimbabwe. No real celebration from him
79.5
Rashid Khan to Raza, 1 run, gives width, Raza cuts it to the right of point
79.1
Rashid Khan to Raza, 1 run, turns it against the spin to mid-wicket
78.1
Amir Hamza to Raza, 1 run, Raza short-arm nudges this flat delivery to long-on
77.1
Rashid Khan to Raza, 1 run, thrashes this half-volley in front of square on the off-side, bit of yes-no-yes-no calls in seeking for the second but they aren't taking the gamble
76.1
Amir Hamza to Raza, 1 run, tossed up, punched away to long-off
75.3
Rashid Khan to Raza, 1 run, drop-and-run single in front of cover
75.2
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, flighted outside off, fully squeezes it to cover
75.1
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, on the money is Rash.. Raza is equally upto the task in defending it
74.3
Amir Hamza to Raza, 1 run, short ball outside off, Raza rocks back and cuts it through point
74.2
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, floated around off, Raza shimmies down the wicket and eases it down the pitch
74.1
Amir Hamza to Raza, 2 runs, full ball around middle and leg, Raza sweeps it towards fine leg for a couple of runs
72.6
Javed Ahmadi to Raza, no run, tad short around off, Raza rocks back and bunts this into the off side
72.5
Javed Ahmadi to Raza, no run, spinning down the leg side and Raza fails to connect his paddle
72.4
Javed Ahmadi to Raza, no run, floated around middle and leg, Raza squeezes it back to the bowler
72.3
Javed Ahmadi to Raza, no run, slightly short around off, Raza knocks it in front of covers
72.2
Javed Ahmadi to Raza, no run, knocked in front of mid-on by Raza with soft hands
72.1
Javed Ahmadi to Raza, no run, tossed up delivery around middle and leg, Raza clips it in front of mid-wicket
71.6
Rashid Khan to Raza, 1 run, back in his crease and Raza knocks it through point for one
71.5
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, tossed up delivery around off, touch fuller and Raza gets an outside edge as he goes for a drive. And the umpire has put it down
70.5
Javed Ahmadi to Raza, 1 run, bunts this towards long-on for a single
70.4
Javed Ahmadi to Raza, no run, short ball on leg, Raza goes back in his crease and drags it towards square leg
70.3
Javed Ahmadi to Raza, no run, spinning down the leg side, Raza gets beaten as he misses out on his sweep
69.6
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, flighted delivery around off, Raza knocks it in front of point
69.2
Rashid Khan to Raza, 1 run, overpitched delivery outside off, Raza creams it through covers for a single
68.6
Amir Hamza to Raza, FOUR, four more to end the over! Tad fuller outside off, Raza comes on his front foot and creams his drive through cover-point, some lovely timing and placement on display
68.5
Amir Hamza to Raza, FOUR, goes down on his knee and paddle sweeps this full delivery to fine leg for four runs
68.2
Amir Hamza to Raza, 1 run, chops this short ball through point for a single
67.6
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, on the shorter side again and Raza pulls it in front of mid-wicket
66.6
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, short ball around middle and leg, Raza nudges it in front of mid-wicket
66.5
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, eased in front of covers by Raza
66.4
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, floated around off, Raza defends it
66.3
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, tossed up delivery around off, Raza defends cuts it in front of point
66.2
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, walks down the wicket and knocks the tossed up delivery back to the bowler
66.1
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, touch short outside off, Raza punches it off his back foot into the off side
65.6
Rashid Khan to Raza, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Raza cuts it towards point where it has been stopped with a dive
65.5
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, on a length around off, turning away and Raza defends it
65.1
Rashid Khan to Raza, 1 run, tad short around off, Raza knocks it into the gap at extra cover
64.6
Amir Hamza to Raza, 1 run, opens his bat face late and steers this half volley through backward point for one
64.5
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, speared around middle and leg, on a full length as the batsman eases this down the pitch
64.4
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, floated around off, Raza knocks it down the pitch
64.3
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, slightly short ball around off, Raza goes deep in his crease and cuts it to point
64.2
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, shimmies down the wicket and drives this tossed up delivery to covers
64.1
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, gets an inside edge onto his pads as Raza tries to defend it
63.5
Rashid Khan to Raza, 1 run, knocked in front of covers by Raza for a single
63.4
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, and once again he rocks back in his crease and guides this legbreak back to the bowler
63.3
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, keeps straight and low around off, Raza knocks it back to Rashid Khan
63.2
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, nudges this into the leg side
63.1
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, slightly tossed up delivery outside off, Raza reaches out for it with a drive, straight to the fielder stationed there
62.1
Amir Hamza to Raza, 3 runs, tad fuller around middle and leg, Raza goes down on his knee and paddles it towards fine leg for three runs more
61.4
Rashid Khan to Raza, 1 run, rocks back and carves this through the off side for one
61.3
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, darted outside off, Raza slices it in front of covers as the ball keeps a touch low
61.2
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, googly aorund middle and leg, Raza nudges it in front of mid-wicket with a closed bat face
61.1
Rashid Khan to Raza, 2 runs, a low full toss by Rashid Khan outside off, Raza stretches forward, reaches out for it through covers for a couple of runs
60.1
Javed Ahmadi to Raza, 1 run, short ball by Javed Ahmadi, Raza rocks back and pulls it through square leg for a single
59.6
Amir Hamza to Raza, 1 run, slow turn for Hamza, Raza makes room and forces it to deep cover
59.5
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, overpitched, Raza checks his defence to extra cover
59.4
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, snaking in, dead batted by Raza
59.3
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, transfers his body momentum forward and pushes it to cover
59.2
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, thrusts his bat in front of his pad and negotiates it
59.1
Amir Hamza to Raza, no run, darts it at the stumps, Raza eases onto the front foot to stonewall it
58.4
Rashid Khan to Raza, 1 run, flicker of excitement from Rashid and Co. as Raza went back to play the cut. The googly spun back in, scraped the pad first which elicited an appeal from Afghanistan for lbw. The impact was outside off and that must've put umpire Ahmed Shah Pakteen off-guard. The duo scamper across for a single as well. Well, given as runs. Guess umpire Ahmed Shah Pakteen got it wrong but it was not out anyway
58.3
Rashid Khan to Raza, FOUR, risky option from Raza. Went down to play a sweep this googly that was darted full. Comes off the glove and races away past leg-slip to the fine leg boundary
58.2
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, little shorter, Raza camps back and punches it to silly-point
58.1
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, overpitches the leg-break outside off, Raza bashes it along the ground to cover-point
56.6
Rashid Khan to Raza, FOUR, half-tracker and Raza doesn't want to let it go scot-free. Sits back and deep in his crease, swipes it after getting his wrists into position to the right of the mid-wicket fielder
56.4
Rashid Khan to Raza, 1 run, googly, turns down leg. Swatted away to fine leg
56.2
Rashid Khan to Raza, 1 run, leans across and drills it to extra cover
56.1
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, just a sense of desperation from Afghanistan. Drifting in quicker, Raza took a step forward and worked it on the full, it kissed the ground quite visibly
52.6
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, googly, Raza didn't see it coming. Stayed back and got tucked for room, awkwardly kept out
52.5
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, blocks this into the off-side
52.4
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, spinning away outside off, defended
52.3
Rashid Khan to Raza, 2 runs, strayed on the pads, Raza just places it neatly through square leg and gets two
52.2
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, flighted delivery, Raza settles for calmness and grinds it
52.1
Rashid Khan to Raza, no run, Raza desires to drive this extravagantly through the off-side but Rashid's pace is too hot for him as this slides under his bat and sullies his intentions
51.4
Shirzad to Raza, 3 runs, confident stroke from Raza, throwing his back to drive it square on the off-side. Shahidi runs after the ball and manages to save a run for his team
51.3
Shirzad to Raza, no run, full outside off, guided to gully
51.2
Shirzad to Raza, no run, definite reverse happening for Shirzad. Bowls it on a fuller length outside off, Raza stretches across playing it away from his body and gets an inside edge which falls near his feet
51.1
Shirzad to Raza, no run, sends in a fiery yorker outside off, played out to cover
49.6
Shirzad to Raza, no run, similar delivery, tempting the batsman. Raza leaves.. top stuff from Shirzad
49.5
Shirzad to Raza, no run, the hat-trick ball is a full and wide one from Shirzad outside off, Raza doesn't commit the error that Madhevere did and shoulders arms
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