| 0.4 : 0.4: Shaheen Afridi to Wesley Madhevere, FOUR! That is wonderful, just wonderful timing! Afridi goes fuller and on off, no swing for him. This is pushed down the ground, the straight boundaries are small and this races away to the fence. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: Shaheen Afridi to Wesley Madhevere, FOUR! To the left of Azam at mid off this time! This is even better and Zimbabwe are off to a flier. Fuller again and on off, Wesley Madhevere shows the full face of the bat and creams it through extra cover. Shaheen is not getting swing, he needs to drag his length back. |
| 1.1 : 1.1: Naseem Shah to Craig Ervine, FOUR! Slapped away! It is raining boundaries here! On a length and outside off, Craig Ervine stands tall and slaps it through covers for another boundary. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Naseem Shah to Craig Ervine, FOUR! Make that three in a row! This is timing wonderfully agai! On middle, Craig Ervine clips it past mid-wicket. This one also races away to the fence. Pakistan under pressure earlier on here. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: Mohammad Wasim to Wesley Madhevere, FOUR! Poor ball and put away! This is short and wide outside off, asking to be hit. Wesley Madhevere cuts it past point and this races away to the fence. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Haris Rauf to Craig Ervine, OUT! TAKEN! That is a fine catch and Rauf, who has been the go-to man for Pakistan, strikes in his first over and breaks the stand that was going along so nicely. This is short and fast on middle, Ervine looks to pull, he probably tries to pull as he is late in getting out of the way. He is not watching the ball while doing so. It goes off the top edge towards short fine leg. Wasim runs back and takes it nicely. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Mohammad Wasim to Wesley Madhevere, A HUGE APPEAL FOR LBW BUT TURNED DOWN! Pakistan review but it seems high! OUT! THREE REDS! Did not see that coming, the way it is bouncing here, it seemed like it would go over! It though is hitting off and that is a really good review from Pakistan. They have both the openers in quick succession now. This is on a length and around off, this lands and skids through. Wesley Madhevere shuffles across and looks to flick but misses to get hit near the knee ro |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Mohammad Wasim to Sean Williams, FOUR! A gift for Williams to get off the mark and he takes full toll of it. This is short and outside off, Williams goes after it, it goes more off the top edge wide of the fielder at third man and into the fence. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: Shaheen Afridi to Milton Shumba, FOUR! Short and pulled away! On middle, this is dragged over the mid-wicket fielder and into the fence. Welcome boundary. This will release a little bit of pressure. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Shadab Khan to Milton Shumba, OUT! TAKEN! Caught and bowled! That is nicely taken! Really good from Shadab Khan! This is tossed up on off, Milton Shumba looks to push at it, this one holds in the surface a touch. It goes uppishly to the right of the bowler who takes it. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Naseem Shah to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! First boundary in some four overs! On a length and outside off. Raza smashes it over covers and it races into the fence. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: Naseem Shah to Sean Williams, FOUR! through the gap! Short and down leg. Williams pulls it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Shadab Khan to Sean Williams, FOUR! Just short! Tossed up, outside off. Williams slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder there runs to his right and forward and dives but the ball just bounces in front of him. It rolls through for a boundary. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: Shadab Khan to Sean Williams, OUT! BOWLED! Williams fails to connect this time! Shadab Khan bowls in line with the stumps, this is flat. Williams again goes for the switch-hit but misses it completely and the ball hits the stumps. Relief for Pakistan as Williams was just about to press the gas. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: Shadab Khan to Regis Chakabva, OUT! TAKEN! WHAT A CATCH! Babar Azam, take a bow! One of the best of this tournament! Just brilliant. Tossed up, outside off, spinning away. Regis Chakabva prods to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and flies to the right of first slip. Babar Azam there dives and takes a one handed stunner. The ball sticks firmly in his palms. Superb stuff. Shadab Khan ends his spell with a wicket. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Mohammad Wasim to Sikandar Raza, OUT! CAUGHT! Body-blow for Zimbabwe! Raza goes! Three wickets in five balls! Zimbabwe are falling apart! Wasim serves it short and rolls his fingers on it. Raza tries to clear the longest boundary as he pulls this to deep mid-wicket but hits it straight in the hands of Haris Rauf. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Mohammad Wasim to Luke Jongwe, OUT! BOWLED! Naseem Shah is on a Hat-trick now! Four wickets for no run! What a comeback from Pakistan! They have complete dominance on this game right now! Short of a length and on middle. Not quite sure what Luke Jongwe was trying to play as he bends his back and tries to ab through third man but gets a bottom edge and the ball deflects onto the stumps. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Mohammad Wasim to Brad Evans, SIX! Crucial runs! Much needed! Short of a length and outside off. Evans hoicks it to the longer side and clears the mid-wicket fence with ease. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Mohammad Wasim to Brad Evans, OUT! BOWLED! Mohammad Wasim strikes back! This is very full and on the base of middle and leg. Evans tries to heave but misses and the stumps are disturbed. Wasim gets his fourth wicket. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Richard Ngarava to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Wonderful shot! First off the chase. Short and outside off. Rizwan pulls it over mid-wicket for four. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: Richard Ngarava to Babar Azam, FOUR! This will calm his nerves! Babar is off the mark! Short again, around off. Azam pulls it past mid on and mid-wicket for four runs. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Brad Evans to Babar Azam, OUT! TAKEN! Brad Evans gets the big wicket! The captain was struggling and now he departs! On a length and around off, the ball sticks in the surface a bit and seams away as well. Babar Azam looks to work on the leg side but gets a leading edge and it flies to backward point where Ryan Burl holds onto it. A good start by Zimbabwe. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Brad Evans to Mohammad Rizwan, SIX! GOES ALL THE WAY! This is full and on middle. Rizwan gets inside the line as he has a big swipe across but gets a top edge and the ball flies high behind the keeper and goes over the fence for a biggie. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Mohammad Rizwan, OUT! RIZWAN GOES! Zimbabwe have got two big wickets! Just what they wanted at an early stage! Blessing Muzarabani is pumped up! On a length and outside off, Mohammad Rizwan looks to dab it to third man but the ball is too close to play the shot. Rizwan couches a bit but ends up getting an inside edge and the ball hits the off stump. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Brad Evans to Iftikhar Ahmed, FOUR! That was not good from Wesley Madhevere! He should have been a lot more aware there. Nevertheless, a welcome boundary for Pakistan. This is shorter and on middle, it is pulled past the mid on fielder. Luke Jongwe runs after it, dives and stops it. He pushes the rope behind. Wesley Madhevere picks the ball up but steps on where the ropes originally would have been. They go upstairs to check and it is a boundary. He could have avoided that but might have fo |
| 7.1 : 7.1: Luke Jongwe to Shan Masood, FOUR! Innovation comes out and it brings about a much-needed boundary! Masood plays the paddle scoop, this is on a length and around middle, he looks to scoop it over short fine leg but drags it towards the third man fence. Good start to the over. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: Luke Jongwe to Shan Masood, FOUR! Deft touch! Nicely played in the end! Length and around off, Masood waits and then guides it past the diving keeper and into the third man fence. A boundary to begin the over and one to end it. Still a wicket in it. |
| 7.4 : 7.4: Luke Jongwe to Iftikhar Ahmed, OUT! TAKEN! Iftikhar Ahmed is strangled down the leg side and Pakistan are in trouble here! He struggled for most parts of his innings and now walks back. This is on the pads, Iftikhar Ahmed looks to work it towards fine leg. This goes off the glove and it is taken nicely by the keeper. Game on, game well and truly on here. 95 needed in 74. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: Sikandar Raza to Shan Masood, FOUR! That is a poor ball and it is put away! On the pads, fired on the pads, Masood just had to get bat on ball, he does and he beats short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 13.3: Sikandar Raza to Shadab Khan, SIX! JUST OVER! Much needed! Tossed up on middle. Khan launches it over long on for a biggie. The stand moves above 50. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Sikandar Raza to Shadab Khan, SIX AND OUT! Raza strikes and Zimbabwe have found the breakthrough! Tossed up again, around off. Khan this time tries to loft over long off but goes more off the outer half of the bat and Sean Williams at long off takes it. 43 runs needed in 38 balls. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: Sikandar Raza to Haider Ali, OUT! LBW! Two in two for Raza! A potential game changing over! Haider Ali's poor form continues. Raza tosses it up, full, quicker and on middle. Ali leans and looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. A huge appeal and up goes the finger. Haider Ali chats with Masood before taking it upstairs. This looks plumb. No bat and BALL TRACKING SHOWS THREE REDS. Sikandar Raza is pumped up. He is on a Hat-trick. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Sikandar Raza to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR! This is full and outside off. Nawaz leans to push but gets an outside edge to third man for a boundary. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Sikandar Raza to Shan Masood, OUT! STUMPED! Masood is out. The set batter goes. Pakistan in all sort of trouble! Full, quicker and down the leg side. Masood misses his flick. The ball goes to Regis Chakabva. Shan Masood loses his balance and his back leg strides out of the crease. Regis Chakabva is quick to remove the bails and the umpire doesn't even have to take it upstairs as Masood is clearly out. |
| 17.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Mohammad Wasim, FOUR! Short in length and on middle. Wasim pulls, gets a top edge and it flies behind the keeper for a boundary. Pakistan will take however it come. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Richard Ngarava to Mohammad Nawaz, SIX! Nawaz keeps the hopes alive! A full toss on the pads. Nawaz whacks it over deep square leg, all the way for a biggie. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Brad Evans to Mohammad Wasim, FOUR! What a shot! Brad Evans tries the slower ball but bowls in the slot on middle. Wasim thumps it over the bowler's head for a boundary. 4 needed in 4. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Brad Evans to Mohammad Nawaz, OUT! TAKEN! The game swings in Zimbabwe's favour now. Mohammad Nawaz sits with his head down. What a match this is turning out to be! Short ball, outside off. Nawaz tries to clear the mid off region but toe ends his shot and it goes straight in the hands of Craig Ervine. 3 runs needed in 1 ball. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Brad Evans to Shaheen Afridi, OUT! RUN OUT! ZIMBABWE HAVE DONE IT! What a cricket match we had! Absolute scenes at Perth! The Zimbabwe players are jumping on each other. Brad Evans cannot believe what just happened! What a match! Full and on middle, it is pushed to long on. Afridi runs hard but the throw is good enough to the keeper who clips the bails off. The keeper fumbles a bit but had enough time as he caught Shaheen Afridi well short of his crease. ZIMBABWE WIN BY 1 RUN. YES, 1 R |
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