Zimbabwe vs Pakistan, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe, 2021 Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare Date & Time: May 07-May 11, 09:30 AM LOCAL
Brendan Taylor 49(31)
36.5
Shaheen Afridi to Brendan Taylor, out Caught by Rizwan!! Oh dear! What an anti-climax. The skipper misses his fifty by a run. The 79-run stand has been broken as Brendan Taylor is strangled down the leg-side. A back of a length delivery from round the wicket, Taylor shuffles across a long way to glance and ends up glancing it too fine. Off the inner edge and Rizwan dives to his left to gobble it up. Shaheen Afridi gets Taylor again! And, Pakistan have the opening. Brendan Taylor c Rizwan b Shaheen Afridi 49(31) [4s-10]
35.6
Nauman Ali to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, Taylor gets low, fetches this fullish ball from outside off and slog-sweeps over mid-wicket. Couple of bounces and into the fence. Rizwan is encouraging the bowler to not mind that as the batsman would give a chance playing this way..
34.6
Shaheen Afridi to Brendan Taylor, no run, back of a length, rib-lined, fended towards backward square leg
34.5
Shaheen Afridi to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, a low full toss, meant to be the yorker. Taylor closes his bat-face and neatly glances it through backward square leg. Speeds away to the fence
34.2
Shaheen Afridi to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, rib-lined, a hopping Taylor awkwardly tucks it to square leg off the inside edge
34.1
Shaheen Afridi to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, trademark Brendan Taylor shot! Shortish ball, Taylor waits for it, arches his back and neatly elevates it over first slip. Off the face of the bat. Shaheen Afridi has a smile on his face, more like an appreciation
33.6
Nauman Ali to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, low full toss, swept through backward square leg
33.5
Nauman Ali to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, the line's too straight from Nauman Ali, Brendan Taylor gets low to paddle. Gets it too fine for his liking as it probably comes off the inner edge. Rizwan anticiaptes and moves to his left, but moves a long way in the process. The ball dribbles away to the fine leg fence. Nauman Ali has his hands on the head. The ball didn't miss the leg-stump by a long way either...
33.4
Nauman Ali to Brendan Taylor, no run, Brendan Taylor plays the reverse sweep. What's happened here? There's an appeal for catch, caught at first slip. Even Pakistan aren't confident. The umpires have a chat and send it upstairs with the soft signal being Not Out. Firstly, it's a fair delivery. Went for the reverse and it hit the under edge. Did the ball bounce off the foot or ground? The TV umpire has a couple of looks at it and rules it in the favour of the batsman. Yeah, was close to the pad, but it popped up off the turf..
33.2
Nauman Ali to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, now the conventional sweep. In-angler on leg, swept to deep backward square leg
33.1
Nauman Ali to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, superb execution! Fullish ball around off, Taylor gets low and beautifully reverse-sweeps it past the backward point fielder beating him to his left. Middled it...
31.1
Nauman Ali to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, sweeps and sweeps well. An in-angler on leg and Taylor gets low to broom it all along the carpet to deep backward square leg
28.6
Shaheen Afridi to Brendan Taylor, no run, touch fuller, Taylor plays with soft hands to dink it towards cover point
28.5
Shaheen Afridi to Brendan Taylor, no run, in-slanter from a length, marginally outside off, Taylor covers the line to tap it into off
28.4
Shaheen Afridi to Brendan Taylor, no run, pitched up delivery from round the wicket, wristily clips this full ball to mid-on
28.1
Shaheen Afridi to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, missed run-out chance! With two slips in place, Shaheen Afridi bowls a fullish ball just outside off, a shuffling Taylor taps it into the on-side and sets off for a non-existent single. Afridi gets to the ball quickly, turns around and misses the target at the bowler's end. Taylor had given up! He was nowhere in the frame, lucky moment for the captain...
26.6
Tabish Khan to Brendan Taylor, no run, ah lovely. Making him play and beating the bat is a top response from a bowler. Good length anglin in and forcing Taylor into a defence, the ball moves away off the pitch and just escapes the outside edge
26.5
Tabish Khan to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, fullish delivery, Taylor whips it through mid-wicket. Didn't bother to keep it down and that excited the fielders for a wee bit
26.4
Tabish Khan to Brendan Taylor, no run, short of length delivery, Taylor defends
26.3
Tabish Khan to Brendan Taylor, no run, huge appeal for LBW, but not given. Looked like it did too much to miss leg. Yes. Taylor took a step across to play this length delivery but it curved back in to trouble him
26.2
Tabish Khan to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, picked away off the pads and Taylor's strike-rate is incredible. Zimbabwe will love this. Full and on the leg stump, Taylor uses his wrists to flick it over mid-wicket. He's targetting the unmanned areas
26.1
Tabish Khan to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, drives off the back foot, tease for the fielder at cover and he comes second. That's what you would love to do as a batsman. Not just hit boundaries, but also teases the opponents close all the way and tire them out
25.2
Nauman Ali to Brendan Taylor, 3 runs, oh lovely inside-out drive over cover. The ball slows down but Afridi in no hurry to retrieve
24.5
Tabish Khan to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, edgeddd but doesn't carry. Taylor squared up looking to access the on-side, wanted the flick through mid-wicket, but he's very lucky that the leading edge dropped in front of second slip. Tino Mawoyo at the pitch report did stress about the cordon coming up slightly because of lack of bounce on Day 3
23.6
Nauman Ali to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, this risky and brave too. Nauman Ali not afraid to toss it up, Taylor went for the loft over long-on, didn't middle it but manages to clear deep mid-on
23.5
Nauman Ali to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, it's very evident they have discussed about taking the attack to the bowlers. Nauman Ali bowled a full ball, Taylor got down on his knees to slog sweep it high over mid-wicket. Almost cleared the ropes
23.4
Nauman Ali to Brendan Taylor, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Taylor defends off the front foot
23.3
Nauman Ali to Brendan Taylor, no run, on the pad, but sliding down the leg-side with the angle from over the wicket. May have taken the glove too, but there was no short leg to pounce on it
23.2
Nauman Ali to Brendan Taylor, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Taylor defends from the crease
23.1
Nauman Ali to Brendan Taylor, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Taylor defends
21.6
Nauman Ali to Brendan Taylor, no run, oh bit of extra bounce, Taylor was forward to defend, but hit high on the bat
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