| 0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome to the 3rd ODI between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan at the Harare Sports Club. The hosts were a touch unfortunate to lose the first ODI but then got outplayed by the visitors in the second. This has landed them in a must-win situation. If the home side wants to stay alive in the series, they have to win today. It's going to be difficult against a solid Afghan side but not impossible. |
| The visitors have moved from strength to strength and are set to register another series win against the Chevrons. They have looked brilliant in all the departments and just need to carry on their momentum. If the Zimbabweans bring out their A-game today, we are in for a cracker of a match. |
| It is bright and sunny out there but the weather forecast predicts some showers later in the day. Hopefully, the prediction comes wrong and we have a full game in our hands. |
| TOSS - Zimbabwe win the toss and elect to bat first. |
| TEAM CHANGES - The home side makes one change by bringing in all-rounder Sean Williams for Hamilton Masakadza while Afghanistan make a couple of changes as Hashmatullah Shaidi and Dawlat Zadran make way for Fareed Ahmed and Samiullah Shenwari. |
| The players and the umpires have made their way out in the middle. Peter Moor and Solomon Mire to open the innings for the hosts. Amir Hamza will take the new ball first up for Zimbabwe. Unfortunately, due to lack of television feed, there won't be ball-by-ball commentary for this match but we shall keep you posted with updates. |
| 0.1 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 0.2 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 0.3 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 0.4 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 0.5 : A Hamza to P Moor, 1 run. |
| 0.6 : A Hamza to S Mire, No run. |
| 1.1 : F Ahmad to P Moor, 1 run. |
| 1.2 : F Ahmad to S Mire, No run. |
| 1.3 : F Ahmad to S Mire, 1 run. |
| 1.4 : F Ahmad to P Moor, No run. |
| 1.5 : F Ahmad to P Moor, Leg bye. |
| 1.6 : F Ahmad to S Mire, No run. |
| 2.1 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 2.2 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 2.3 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 2.4 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 2.5 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 2.6 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 3.1 : F Ahmad to S Mire, No run. |
| 3.2 : F Ahmad to S Mire, 2 runs. |
| 3.3 : F Ahmad to S Mire, 1 run. |
| 3.4 : F Ahmad to P Moor, Wide. |
| F Ahmad to P Moor, 1 run. |
| 3.5 : F Ahmad to S Mire, OUT c Rashid Khan b Fareed Ahmad. Zimbabwe have lost their first wicket. |
| 3.6 : F Ahmad to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 4.1 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 4.2 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 4.3 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 4.4 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 4.5 : A Hamza to P Moor, 3 runs. |
| 4.6 : A Hamza to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| After 5 overs, Zimbabwe are 11/1. Once again the visitors have struck early through Fareed Ahmed, who has sent the dangerous Solomon Mire back in the hut. Afghanistan started with spin from side and pace from the other. This has worked in their favour as they have been able to keep runs in check and also scalped a wicket. Tarisai Masukanda has now joined Moor in the middle and will look to steady the ship. |
| 5.1 : F Ahmad to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 5.2 : F Ahmad to P Moor, No run. |
| 5.3 : F Ahmad to P Moor, 1 run. |
| 5.4 : F Ahmad to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 5.5 : F Ahmad to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 5.6 : F Ahmad to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 6.1 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 6.2 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 6.3 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 6.4 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 6.5 : A Hamza to P Moor, FOUR. |
| 6.6 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 7.1 : F Ahmad to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 7.2 : F Ahmad to T Musakanda, FOUR. |
| 7.3 : F Ahmad to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 7.4 : F Ahmad to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 7.5 : F Ahmad to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 7.6 : F Ahmad to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 8.1 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 8.2 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 8.3 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 8.4 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 8.5 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 8.6 : A Hamza to P Moor, No run. |
| 9.1 : G Naib to T Musakanda, 3 runs. |
| 9.2 : G Naib to P Moor, OUT c Noor Ali Zadran b Gulbadin Naib. Zimbabwe have lost their second wicket. |
| 9.3 : G Naib to C Ervine, OUT b Gulbadin Naib. Zimbabwe have lost their third wicket. |
| 9.4 : G Naib to S Williams, No run. |
| 9.5 : G Naib to S Williams, No run. |
| 9.6 : G Naib to S Williams, No run. |
| After 10 overs, Zimbabwe are 26/3! The visitors are cruising through at the moment. They kept on building pressure on the hosts and got rewarded big time. Peter Moor, struggling for runs, went for a big shot and lost his wicket to Gulbadin Naib. The home side soon lost their anchor, Craig Ervine on the immediate delivery. Musakanda has looked the best of all the Zimbabwean batsmen so far and will look to steady the ship along with Sean Williams. |
| 10.1 : A Hamza to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 10.2 : A Hamza to S Williams, No run. |
| 10.3 : A Hamza to S Williams, 2 runs. |
| 10.4 : A Hamza to S Williams, No run. |
| 10.5 : A Hamza to S Williams, No run. |
| 10.6 : A Hamza to S Williams, 2 runs. |
| 11.1 : G Naib to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 11.2 : G Naib to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 11.3 : G Naib to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 11.4 : G Naib to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 11.5 : G Naib to S Williams, No run. |
| 11.6 : G Naib to S Williams, No run. |
| 12.1 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 12.2 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 12.3 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 12.4 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 12.5 : M Nabi to S Williams, No run. |
| 12.6 : M Nabi to S Williams, 1 run. |
| 13.1 : G Naib to S Williams, OUT c Najibullah Zadran b Gulbadin Naib. Zimbabwe have lost their fourth wicket. |
| 13.2 : G Naib to R Burl, No run. |
| 13.3 : G Naib to R Burl, No run. |
| 13.4 : G Naib to R Burl, No run. |
| 13.5 : G Naib to R Burl, 1 run. |
| 13.6 : G Naib to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 14.1 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 14.2 : M Nabi to R Burl, No run. |
| 14.3 : M Nabi to R Burl, 1 run. |
| 14.4 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 14.5 : M Nabi to R Burl, 1 run. |
| 14.6 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, No run. |
| After 15 overs, Zimbabwe are 40/4! After winning the toss, Zimbabwe find themselves in troubled waters. Gulbadin Naib picked up his third wicket as he got rid of Sean Williams. The hosts just managed to score 14 runs in the last 5 overs. Musakanda is still out there but no one is able to stay with him out in the middle. Now, another southpaw, Ryan Burl has walked out to join Musakanda. Can these two pull it back for the home side or will the visitors run away with the show? |
| 15.1 : G Naib to R Burl, No run. |
| 15.2 : G Naib to R Burl, OUT c Fareed Ahmad b Gulbadin Naib. Zimbabwe have lost their fifth wicket. |
| 15.3 : G Naib to M Waller, No run. |
| 15.4 : G Naib to M Waller, No run. |
| 15.5 : G Naib to M Waller, FOUR. |
| 15.6 : G Naib to M Waller, No run. |
| 16.1 : R Khan to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 16.2 : R Khan to T Musakanda, 2 runs. |
| 16.3 : R Khan to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 16.4 : R Khan to M Waller, No run. |
| 16.5 : R Khan to M Waller, No run. |
| 16.6 : R Khan to M Waller, No run. |
| 17.1 : G Naib to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 17.2 : G Naib to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 17.3 : G Naib to T Musakanda, FOUR. |
| 17.4 : G Naib to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 17.5 : G Naib to T Musakanda, FOUR. |
| 17.6 : G Naib to T Musakanda, Wide. |
| G Naib to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 18.1 : R Khan to M Waller, No run. |
| 18.2 : R Khan to M Waller, FOUR. |
| 18.3 : R Khan to M Waller, No run. |
| 18.4 : R Khan to M Waller, 1 run. |
| 18.5 : R Khan to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 18.6 : R Khan to T Musakanda, FOUR. |
| 19.1 : M Nabi to M Waller, No run. |
| 19.2 : M Nabi to M Waller, No run. |
| 19.3 : M Nabi to M Waller, 1 run. |
| 19.4 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 19.5 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 19.6 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, No run. |
| After 20 overs, Zimbabwe are 66/5! |
| 20.1 : R Khan to M Waller, FOUR. |
| 20.2 : R Khan to M Waller, 1 run. |
| 20.3 : R Khan to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 20.4 : R Khan to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 20.5 : R Khan to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 20.6 : R Khan to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 21.1 : M Nabi to M Waller, No run. |
| 21.2 : M Nabi to M Waller, 2 runs. |
| 21.3 : M Nabi to M Waller, No run. |
| 21.4 : M Nabi to M Waller, 1 run. |
| 21.5 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 21.6 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, FOUR. |
| 22.1 : R Khan to M Waller, 1 run. |
| 22.2 : R Khan to T Musakanda, SIX. |
| 22.3 : R Khan to T Musakanda, Leg bye. |
| 22.4 : R Khan to M Waller, No run. |
| 22.5 : R Khan to M Waller, 1 run. |
| 22.6 : R Khan to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 23.1 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 23.2 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 23.3 : M Nabi to M Waller, 1 run. |
| 23.4 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 23.5 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 23.6 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 24.1 : A Hamza to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 24.2 : A Hamza to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 24.3 : A Hamza to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 24.4 : A Hamza to T Musakanda, 2 runs. |
| 24.5 : A Hamza to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 24.6 : A Hamza to M Waller, No run. |
| After 25 overs, Zimbabwe don't lose a single wicket and pile up to 94/5! The duo of Musankanda and Waller have calmed things down for the hosts. They are now ticking nicely and finding odd boundaries. The partnership now stands on 54 runs off 58 balls. Now, it's Afghanistan's time to do the thinking as they have to come up with a plan to break this partnership. |
| 25.1 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, 2 runs. |
| 25.2 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 25.3 : M Nabi to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 25.4 : M Nabi to M Waller, No run. |
| 25.5 : M Nabi to M Waller, FOUR. |
| 25.6 : M Nabi to M Waller, 1 run. |
| 26.1 : A Hamza to M Waller, 1 run. |
| 26.2 : A Hamza to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 26.3 : A Hamza to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 26.4 : A Hamza to M Waller, 1 run. |
| 26.5 : A Hamza to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 26.6 : A Hamza to M Waller, No run. |
| 27.1 : F Ahmad to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 27.2 : F Ahmad to M Waller, 2 runs. |
| 27.3 : F Ahmad to M Waller, No run. |
| 27.4 : F Ahmad to M Waller, No ball. |
| F Ahmad to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 27.5 : F Ahmad to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 27.6 : F Ahmad to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 28.1 : G Naib to T Musakanda, FOUR. |
| 28.2 : G Naib to T Musakanda, 1 run. |
| 28.3 : G Naib to M Waller, No run. |
| 28.4 : G Naib to M Waller, 1 run. |
| 28.5 : G Naib to T Musakanda, 2 runs. |
| 28.6 : G Naib to T Musakanda, No run. |
| 29.1 : F Ahmad to M Waller, No run. |
| 29.2 : F Ahmad to M Waller, No run. |
| 29.3 : F Ahmad to M Waller, No run. |
| 29.4 : F Ahmad to M Waller, 1 run. |
| 29.5 : F Ahmad to T Musakanda, OUT c Rashid Khan b Fareed Ahmad. Zimbabwe have lost their sixth wicket. |
| 29.6 : F Ahmad to G Cremer, No run. |
| After 30 overs, Zimbabwe get to 121/6! After finding an able partner in Waller, Musakanda started playing freely and notched up his maiden ODI fifty. The pair was looking good and were putting the pressure back on the visitors. However, just then the half-centurion mistimed one to Rashid Khan and had to make the long way back. Fareed Ahmad was the one who got the breakthrough for his team and ended the 81-run stand for 6th wicket. The weather doesn't looks much ominous as the clouds now seem to |
| 30.1 : R Khan to M Waller, 1 run. |
| 30.2 : R Khan to G Cremer, No run. |
| 30.3 : R Khan to G Cremer, No run. |
| 30.4 : R Khan to G Cremer, OUT st Mohammad Shahzad b Rashid Khan. Zimbabwe have lost their seventh wicket. |
| 30.5 : R Khan to T Chatara, OUT c Mohammad Nabi b Rashid Khan. Zimbabwe have lost their eighth wicket. |
| 30.6 : R Khan to R Ngarava, No run. |
| 31.1 : M Nabi to M Waller, 1 run. |
| 31.2 : M Nabi to R Ngarava, No run. |
| 31.3 : M Nabi to R Ngarava, No run. |
| 31.4 : M Nabi to R Ngarava, OUT c Amir Hamza b Mohammad Nabi. Zimbabwe have lost their ninth wicket. |
| 31.5 : M Nabi to M Waller, No run. |
| 31.6 : M Nabi to M Waller, No run. |
| 32.1 : R Khan to C Mpofu, 1 run. |
| 32.2 : R Khan to M Waller, 1 run. |
| 32.3 : R Khan to C Mpofu, 4 Byes. |
| 32.4 : R Khan to C Mpofu, OUT c Mohammad Nabi b Rashid Khan. Zimbabwe have been bowled out. |
| Zimbabwe are bowled out for a paltry total of 129 in just 32.4 overs. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, the hosts were found themselves in the worst possible situation. They lost half the side for just 40 runs. Then Malcolm Waller walked in the middle and he along with Tarisai Musakanda steadied the ship and cruised along nicely. |
| Both were looking in a good touch and took the Afghan bowling apart. Musakanda scored his maiden ODI fifty but soon after lost his way, ending the 81-run stand. This wicket opened the flood gates as they lost the last 5 wickets for just 8 runs in 17 deliveries. Waller the other batsmen apart from Musakanda, who looked good in the middle remained unbeaten on 36. |
| Superb bowling performance from the visitors. |
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