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Zimbabwe have done well to put up a massive total on the board. Can they defend it though? That remains to be seen. Masakadza and Sibanda got the visitors off to a flier. The latter continued and got close to his fifty before throwing it away. Then the pair of Williams and Waller added a 50-plus stand to keep the scoreboard ticking, the latter was the aggressor and fell one short of fifty. It is a flat wicket and Bangladesh would fancy chasing this down. Join us back in a short while for the hosts' reply...
19.6 -
Abu Hider to Peter Moor, 1 run, yorker length around off, Moor squeezes it off the inside half of the bat to mid-wicket. Hider runs across himself and keeps the batsmen down to a single
Graeme Cremer, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.5 -
Abu Hider to S Raza, out Caught by S Rahman!! Raza has been caught. But he is waiting as it was a high full toss. Was it above the waist? The front foot is fine. Mortaza is enquiring what is going on. That is below the waist. Raza will get the confirmation soon. There it is and he walks back to the pavilion. Full toss on the stumps, Raza swings towards long-on, Sabbir runs to his right and snaffles it just before the rope. S Raza c S Rahman b Abu Hider 7(6) [4s-1]
Abu Hider to S Raza, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.4 -
Abu Hider to Peter Moor, 1 run, Shahid almost pulled off a stunner. Full toss angled across off, Moor slices it towards backward point, Shahid flew to his left and got a hand, just couldn't grasp it. Those need to stick. But more importantly he saved three runs
19.3 -
Abu Hider to Peter Moor, SIX, second ball and Moor has deposited it into the stands. Length delivery on off, Moor gets his front leg out of the way and heaves it to deep mid-wicket, went sailing over the rope
19.2 -
Abu Hider to Peter Moor, 2 runs, pitched up in the slot, Moor lifts it back over the bowler, long-off runs to his right and keeps it to a brace
Peter Moor, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.1 -
Abu Hider to Sean Williams, out Lbw!! Top nut. That deserved the wicket. It was the inswinging yorker, Williams falls over on the flick, wears it on the boot right in front of middle stump. The umpire had no hesitation in raising his finger and giving the marching order. That was crashing into the base of middle. Sean Williams lbw b Abu Hider 32(26) [4s-2 6s-1]
Abu Hider to Sean Williams, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
Abu Hider [3.0-0-30-0] is back into the attack
18.6 -
Mortaza to S Raza, 2 runs, run-out chance missed! Sloppy from the skipper. Yorker on off, Raza squeezes it to long-on and calls for two, Williams was always struggling. The throw came to Mortaza, who had all the time to take the bails off, he failed to collect the ball and Williams survives
18.5 -
Mortaza to Sean Williams, 1 run, once more Williams is made to reach out, he mistimes the drive towards extra cover. Seems to have done some damage to the bat, signals for a replacement immediately
18.4 -
Mortaza to S Raza, 1 run, yorker length on middle, Raza digs it down to long-on
18.3 -
Mortaza to S Raza, no run, off-pace delivery around off, Raza knocks it with soft hands to cover
18.2 -
Mortaza to S Raza, FOUR, premeditation from Raza. Slower delivery on off, Raza walks across and lifts it over the man at short fine leg, it was the perfect length to play that shot
18.1 -
Mortaza to S Raza, no run, slower delivery on off, Raza makes room and knocks it back to Mortaza. He was cramped for room
17.6 -
Shakib to Sean Williams, SIX, good finish to the over. Williams takes on the mantle from Waller. Kneels down to get under the flighted delivery, slog sweeps it over cow corner for the second six of the over
Sikandar Raza, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.5 -
Shakib to M Waller, out Caught by Soumya Sarkar at deep mid wicket!! Shakib is too good in the death overs. Waller goes after playing a gem. Deserved a fifty, falls one short. Shakib tossed it up on off, Waller swoops low and slog sweeps it to deep mid-wicket, got plenty of height but not the distance, Sarkar steadied under it and pouched it comfortably. M Waller c Soumya Sarkar b Shakib 49(23) [4s-2 6s-4]
Shakib to M Waller, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.4 -
Shakib to M Waller, SIX, Shakib misses the length and Waller got underneath it. Cleared his front leg to let him swing across the line, heaves it over wide long-on for his third six
17.3 -
Shakib to Sean Williams, 1 run, fired into the blockhole, Williams moves across and squeezes it to square leg
17.2 -
Shakib to Sean Williams, no run, flighted on the stumps, Williams comes down the track and drives it back to Shakib
17.1 -
Shakib to M Waller, 1 run, tossed up on off, Waller goes down on one knee and sweeps it to deep mid-wicket
Shakib Al Hasan [3.0-0-18-2] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Mortaza to M Waller, 1 run, more such deliveries needed from the Bangladeshi bowlers. Right in the blockhole, Waller jams it off the inside edge onto pad, the ball drops in the crease and Williams calls for the single
16.5 -
Mortaza to M Waller, SIX, fantastic shot! He is damn good with these inside out lofts. Charges down and Mortaza offers the width outside off, Waller slaps it flat and over deep extra cover for a maximum
16.4 -
Mortaza to Sean Williams, 1 run, angled well outside off, just inside the tramline, Williams reaches out and mistimes the drive in front of long-off, extra cover keeps the duo down to one
16.3 -
Mortaza to Sean Williams, FOUR, improvisation from Williams. The move to walk across his stumps worked this time, gets underneath the length delivery and scoops it over short fine leg, no point chasing that
16.2 -
Mortaza to M Waller, 1 run, in the air and safe. Waller walked across his sticks, Mortaza banged it halfway down, mistimed pull evades the square leg fielder who charged to his left
16.1 -
Mortaza to Sean Williams, 1 run, Williams shuffles across and Mortaza pushed it across the batsman, sliced uppishly to long-off, just short of the incoming fielder
Mashrafe Mortaza [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Mohammad Shahid to M Waller, no run, quick length delivery around off, Waller doesn't bother to move his feet as he went for the punch, the ball held its line and fizzed past the outside edge
15.5 -
Mohammad Shahid to Sean Williams, 1 run, short and outside off, Williams slaps it to sweeper cover
15.4 -
Mohammad Shahid to M Waller, 1 run, fullish and on off, Waller lofts on the bounce to long-off
15.3 -
Mohammad Shahid to M Waller, 2 runs, slower delivery outside off, Waller drags the drive off the inner part to long-on, once more the duo steal the second. With that bring up the 50-run stand
15.2 -
Mohammad Shahid to M Waller, 2 runs, pitched up in the slot, Waller lofts it to wide long-off, called for two and got it comfortably in the second
15.1 -
Mohammad Shahid to M Waller, SIX, what a shot! I thought it was a mishit and sweeper would gobble that. But it came right off the meat. Off-cutter and outside off, Waller slices the loft and clears the rope with ease
Mohammad Shahid [2.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Mahmudullah to Sean Williams, FOUR, poor delivery to end the over. Dragged the length halfway down, Williams stooped low and smashed the pull along the ground, split the two fielders in the deep to perfection
14.5 -
Mahmudullah to M Waller, 1 run, tossed up on off, Waller eases it to the left of cover
14.4 -
Mahmudullah to Sean Williams, 1 run, dropped! Mosaddek is the culprit. Shortish and outside off, Williams makes room and cuts, doesn't control it and it went low to backward point, Mosaddek dived forward, got two hands but let the ball burst through
14.3 -
Mahmudullah to M Waller, 1 run, angled across from round the wicket, opens the bat face and guides it square on the off-side
14.2 -
Mahmudullah to M Waller, SIX, tonked! Flighted on the stumps, Waller kneels down, gets right underneath that and slog sweeps it into the stands at deep mid-wicket, the fielder could only watch it sail over
14.2 -
Mahmudullah to M Waller, 3 wides, darted down leg, Waller tries to help it along the way, Nurul was blinded by the batsman and doesn't glove, three bonus runs for Zimbabwe
14.1 -
Mahmudullah to Sean Williams, 1 run, Mahmudullah starts from round the wicket, drops it short as the batsman advances, pulled to long-on
Mahmudullah, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
13.6 -
Muktar Ali to Sean Williams, 1 run, too straight, on off and middle, nurdled away to backward square leg
13.5 -
Muktar Ali to Sean Williams, 2 runs, pitched up on off, Williams chips it over the bowler's head, by the time long-on got around the pair came back for the second
13.4 -
Muktar Ali to Sean Williams, 2 runs, fuller and around off, Williams closes the bat face, the ball takes the inside part and rolls wide of long-on
13.3 -
Muktar Ali to Sean Williams, no run, width provided outside off, Williams cut gently and finds backward point. Could have gone full-throttle with the shot
13.2 -
Muktar Ali to M Waller, 1 run, back of a length around off, Waller opens the bat face and steers it behind point, short third man tidies up
13.1 -
Muktar Ali to M Waller, FOUR, fabulous shot! The off-cutter landed on the half volley, Waller stays leg-side of the ball, opens up the off-side and lofts it beautifully inside out over extra cover, couple of bounces and into the rope
Muktar Ali [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Abu Hider to Sean Williams, no run, bit of movement for Hider. That is surprising. Fullish and outside off, Williams is sucked into the drive, goes for it with laden feet, the ball shapes away to beat the outside edge
12.5 -
Abu Hider to M Waller, 1 run, another off-speed delivery, Waller looks to force it off the back foot, the ball squirts off the inside edge and dribbles to backward square leg
12.4 -
Abu Hider to M Waller, no run, change of pace from Hider, rolled his fingers over the ball, Waller steers it to backward point, straight to the fielder
12.3 -
Abu Hider to M Waller, FOUR, overpitched and the in-form Waller puts it away with ease. He gets a slight stride forward and creams the drive elegantly through extra cover, no chance for sweeper to stop that
12.2 -
Abu Hider to Sean Williams, 1 run, shortens the length around off, Williams rides the bounce and pats it wide of point
12.1 -
Abu Hider to Sean Williams, no run, fuller and outside off, Williams drives fluently towards cover, Mortaza tumbles to his right and makes a fine stop
Abu Hider [2.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Mosaddek Hossain to M Waller, 2 runs, sliding onto the legs, Waller works it with soft hands in front of square on the leg-side, deep mid-wicket had a lot of ground to cover and the bastmen sneak in a second
11.5 -
Mosaddek Hossain to Sean Williams, leg byes, 1 run, Nurul Hasan went up for lbw. The umpire didn't give it out. I thought it was because it came off the glove, but he has given it as leg bye. Williams went for the reverse sweep, gets a glove and the ball runs between his legs to short fine leg. No idea how the umpire gave that leg byes and didn't think about the LBW
11.4 -
Mosaddek Hossain to Sean Williams, no run, quicker and aimed at the stumps, Williams pushes it to the left of Mosaddek
11.3 -
Mosaddek Hossain to M Waller, 1 run, trifle short and outside off, punched off the back foot to sweeper cover
11.2 -
Mosaddek Hossain to Sean Williams, 1 run, flighted and drifting in, Williams leans forward and wrists it to long-on
Round the wicket for the left-hander..
11.1 -
Mosaddek Hossain to M Waller, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Waller opens the bat face and guides square of the wicket on the off-side
10.6 -
Shakib to M Waller, 1 run, plenty of air on this one, Waller camps back and eases it to the left of cover
A slip in place..
Malcolm Waller, right handed bat, comes to the crease
10.5 -
Shakib to Sibanda, out Caught by S Rahman!! Wicket no. 401 in international cricket for Shakib. It was a nothing delivery, short and on the stumps, Sibanda had all the time in the world to pick his spot, goes back in the crease and pulls it to deep mid-wicket, Sabbir hangs on to his second catch, another easy one for him. Zimbabwe losing their way after a bright start. Sibanda c S Rahman b Shakib 44(33) [4s-6 6s-1]
Shakib to Sibanda, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
10.4 -
Shakib to Sean Williams, 1 run, flatter and on off, Williams goes back and nurdles it behind square leg
Stays round the wicket for Williams...
10.3 -
Shakib to Sibanda, 1 run, goes on with the angle from round the wicket, milked away square on the leg-side
10.2 -
Shakib to Sibanda, no run, nice loopy delivery, Sibanda gets outside the line to inside out the drive, knocks it back to Shakib
10.1 -
Shakib to Sibanda, no run, floated up on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler
9.6 -
Mosaddek Hossain to Sibanda, 1 run, pushed through on middle and leg, Sibanda clips it to mid-wicket
9.5 -
Mosaddek Hossain to Sibanda, no run, tad short and slapped back to the bowler
9.4 -
Mosaddek Hossain to Sean Williams, 1 run, inside edge and they try to sneak in a couple but the bowler is quick to deny them that run. It was a slower delivery and Williams looked to drive it on the up, got a thick inside edge and the ball rolled to mid-wicket. The bowler himself went after it and kept it down to one
9.3 -
Mosaddek Hossain to Sibanda, 1 run, short outside off, Sibanda is happy to stay in the crease and punch it down the ground to long-off for a single
9.2 -
Mosaddek Hossain to Sean Williams, 1 run, darted on the pads of Williams and he turns it around the corner
9.1 -
Mosaddek Hossain to Sibanda, 1 run, short delivery and Sibanda goes back, pulls it to the right of the man at deep mid-wicket, content with a single after seeing that the man was quickly getting around
Mosaddek Hossain, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
8.6 -
Shakib to Sibanda, 1 run, fraction short and Sibanda camps on the back foot to cut it to sweeper cover
8.5 -
Shakib to Sibanda, no run, well fielded at cover, flatter delivery and Sibanda cracked it off the back foot but could not beat the fielder there
8.4 -
Shakib to Sibanda, no run, leading edge but away from the man at cover, Sibanda closed the bat face a little too early on this one and the ball rolled towards cover
8.3 -
Shakib to Sean Williams, 1 run, Williams uses his feet to get to the pitch of the delivery and drills it past bowler to long-off for a single
Sean Williams, left handed bat, comes to the crease
8.2 -
Shakib to Mutumbami, out Caught by S Rahman!! All that experience of Shakib has got the better of Mutumbami, it was much slower through the air but was not quite pitched up. Mutumbami went for the mighty slog sweep but did not time it too well. There was Sabbir Rahman at deep mid-wicket waiting for any opportunity and he accepted the dolly. Mutumbami c S Rahman b Shakib 20(14) [4s-1 6s-1]
Shakib to Mutumbami, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
8.1 -
Shakib to Mutumbami, no run, use of feet this time, Shakib saw him coming and pitched it slow and a tad short, Mutumbami had to open the blade and guide it to backward point
7.6 -
Mortaza to Mutumbami, 1 run, short of a good length and Mutumbami lets the ball come to him, tucks it behind square on the on-side and retains the strike with that run
7.5 -
Mortaza to Mutumbami, no run, almost outfoxed Mutumbami this time, cut the pace off it and Mutumbami checked his shot, the ball dropped in front of cover
7.4 -
Mortaza to Mutumbami, no run, short of a good length outside off, Mutumbami keeps it out into the off-side
7.3 -
Mortaza to Mutumbami, SIX, short delivery and with Mortaza's pace it was not going to do any harm, Mutumbami rocked back and pulled it hard over deep mid-wicket, there was a fielder in the deep but it went sailing over him
7.2 -
Mortaza to Sibanda, 1 run, off-cutter and Sibanda waits for it, punches it to long-on for a single
7.1 -
Mortaza to Sibanda, no run, on a length outside off, slower delivery as well, Sibanda taps it to point from the crease
15:53 Local Time, 09:53 GMT, 15:23 IST: Covers are off and the players are out in the centre. Time for the action to resume
15:35 Local Time, 09:35 GMT, 15:05 IST: Bad news, the rain has got heavier and the players are going off. The pitch is being covered. Such a shame as we were having such a good game. Bangladesh might not complain though, this will just allow them to regroup and rethink their strategies. Stay tuned for further updates...
6.6 -
Shakib to Mutumbami, 6 runs, tossed up on the stumps, Mutumbami tucked it to square leg and called for two straightaway, the throw was wild at the striker's end and there was no one backing up. Zimbabwe get four extra runs on the overthrow
6.5 -
Shakib to Sibanda, 1 run, gives it a little air and pitches it on off, Sibanda drills it to long-off for a single
6.4 -
Shakib to Mutumbami, 1 run, Shakib is not afraid to flight the ball and Mutumbami is going for his shots, this time finds the man at long-on
6.3 -
Shakib to Mutumbami, FOUR, too full outside off, Mutumbami kept his weight on the back foot but lofted it over cover, in fact hammered it over cover. No stopping that one
6.2 -
Shakib to Sibanda, 1 run, flatter outside off, Sibanda cuts it off the back foot to cover-point for a single
6.1 -
Shakib to Sibanda, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Sibanda bunts it down the pitch
Shakib Al Hasan, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Mortaza to Mutumbami, no run, length delivery just outside off, Mutumbami mistimes the cut to cover
5.5 -
Mortaza to Sibanda, 1 run, Nurul shouts keeper, keeper asking for the throw but Mutumbami is well home. It was a length delivery and Sibanda had flat-batted it to mid-off where the fielder moved to his left to keep it down to one
5.4 -
Mortaza to Sibanda, FOUR, short and wide and Sibanda won't miss out on those, camps back and flays the cut through point with ease
5.3 -
Mortaza to Mutumbami, 1 run, a little mix-up but they eventually take a run, Mutumbami pushed this slower delivery to mid-off, yes-no between the batsmen but ultimately Sibanda goes for it. The throw was at the keeper's end, it was a touch wide though and Nurul tried his best to catch Sibanda short but he was home dead and dry
5.2 -
Mortaza to Mutumbami, no run, slower again outside off, Mutumbami misses the cut and the ball rolls to keeper
5.1 -
Mortaza to Sibanda, 1 run, Mortaza does what he always does. Slower delivery on middle and leg, Sibanda tucks it square on the on-side for a single
Mashrafe Mortaza, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Muktar Ali to Sibanda, 1 run, comes down the track but it's a slower delivery and he checks his shot to push it to cover
Floodlights are on and it looks pretty gloomy, for Bangladesh as well
4.5 -
Muktar Ali to Mutumbami, 1 run, slower delivery and on off, Mutumbami waits for it and taps it softly to backward point for a quick single
4.4 -
Muktar Ali to Mutumbami, no run, was there some movement off the pitch? Mutumbami was looking to loft it over the bowler's head and the ball just jagged away to elude his bat, through to the keeper
4.3 -
Muktar Ali to Sibanda, 1 run, tad short and outside off, Sibanda almost chops it back onto the stumps, the ball rolls away to short third man and they sneak in a run
4.2 -
Muktar Ali to Sibanda, no run, short delivery and Sibanda mistimes the cut to the left of the bowler
4.1 -
Muktar Ali to Sibanda, FOUR, tad short and outside off, Sibanda continues the job of Masakadza and cuts it hard through backward point for another boundary
Muktar Ali, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Richmond Mutumbami, right handed bat, comes to the crease
3.6 -
Mohammad Shahid to H Masakadza, out Caught by Mosaddek Hossain!! This wicket will give some breather to Bangladesh and to me as well. My gosh, my fingers had started to sore. Coming to the delivery, it was an innocuous delivery outside off, Masakadza went uppish on the drive and it raced to the man at cover-point, who latched onto it to send Masakadza back. Sharp take as the ball was travelling. H Masakadza c Mosaddek Hossain b Mohammad Shahid 20(14) [4s-5]
Mohammad Shahid to H Masakadza, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
3.5 -
Mohammad Shahid to H Masakadza, FOUR, what is happening here? Masakadza is on a mission. The man at third man was inside the circle and Masakadza opens the face of the bat on this length delivery to get it to the third man fence for another boundary
3.4 -
Mohammad Shahid to H Masakadza, FOUR, Masakadza is riding his luck for sure, slower delivery outside off, Masakadza was trying to crack it through cover, got a thick under-edge and the ball sneaked between the legs of the keeper and rolled away to the fine leg fence
3.3 -
Mohammad Shahid to H Masakadza, FOUR, And another four, the rain has stopped but it's raining fours here. Short and wide outside off, Masakadza camps on the back foot and clatters the cut to beat the man at cover-point
3.2 -
Mohammad Shahid to H Masakadza, FOUR, long chase for the man from cover but eventually the ball wins the race. Slower delivery and on off, Masakadza saw it and caressed the drive through cover
3.1 -
Mohammad Shahid to H Masakadza, no run, full and miles outside off, Masakadza was looking to make room and eventually fails to reach the delivery on the square drive
2.6 -
Abu Hider to Sibanda, no run, yorker length and on off, Sibanda is lucky to dig it out, the ball ricochets off his pad to the keeper
2.5 -
Abu Hider to Sibanda, FOUR, sloppy from mid-off this time. Hider was looking for the yorker, overcooked it and ended up being a low full toss, Sibanda drove it to beat a diving mid-off
2.4 -
Abu Hider to Sibanda, FOUR, the six on the previous delivery forced Hider to keep it short. Sibanda was waiting for it, went on the back foot and swatted the pull over mid-wicket. Big over for Zimbabwe
2.3 -
Abu Hider to Sibanda, SIX, and this time Sibanda gets two extra. Half-volley and on off, Sibanda lofted it over mid-off and it sailed over for a maximum
2.2 -
Abu Hider to Sibanda, FOUR, pick up shot from Sibanda, too straight from the bowler and Sibanda lofts it across the line and it raced through mid-wicket like a bullet
2.1 -
Abu Hider to Sibanda, no run, cries of catch it from the keeper but it fell just short of the man at mid-on. It was a fuller length delivery and Sibanda went for the on-drive but could not keep it down
Nurul is again up to the stumps...
1.6 -
Mohammad Shahid to H Masakadza, no run, trying to be cheeky on that occasion but fails once again, length delivery and outside off, Masakadza sunk down to scoop it over short fine leg, failed to connect with the shot
1.5 -
Mohammad Shahid to H Masakadza, no run, not great timing on that one, Masakadza looks a little tentative at this moment, length delivery on off and middle, he mistimes the drive to mid-off, goes on the bounce to the fielder
1.4 -
Mohammad Shahid to H Masakadza, FOUR, connects this time finally, length delivery on the stumps and Masakadza lofts it through the line over the bowler's head, couple of bounces and into the long-on fence
1.3 -
Mohammad Shahid to H Masakadza, no run, just short of a good length and on off, Masakadza mistimes the drive to mid-off
The pitch seems to be on the slower side, the keeper is already up to the stumps...
1.2 -
Mohammad Shahid to H Masakadza, no run, length delivery and outside off, Masakadza taps it to cover
1.1 -
Mohammad Shahid to H Masakadza, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Masakadza shuffles across and pokes at it, the ball zips past the outside edge
Mohammad Shahid, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Abu Hider to Sibanda, no run, almost squares up the batsman with some late swing, the ball rolls into the off-side off the leading edge of the bat
0.5 -
Abu Hider to Sibanda, no run, length delivery and the batsman pushes it to cover and calls for a single, non-striker sends him back, seeing that the fielder was quick to it
0.4 -
Abu Hider to Sibanda, 2 runs, fuller length delivery and the batsman taps it to mid-off, calls for a quick single and an overthrow allows them an extra run
0.3 -
Abu Hider to Sibanda, FOUR, comes down the track and looks to loft it, does not quite get it off the middle but ends up slicing it over the inifeld through covers for a four
0.2 -
Abu Hider to H Masakadza, leg byes, 1 run, moved a long way across on this length delivery, does not get any bat on the flick and the bowling unit appeal for an lbw. The umpire is not interested and they sneak in a leg bye.
0.1 -
Abu Hider to H Masakadza, no run, length delivery and meandering away outside off, Masakadza does not budge
H Masakadza and Sibanda are at the crease. H Masakadza is on strike. Abu Hider will open the attack
That is it from us today. Zimbabwe have kept their hopes of levelling the series alive by winning this one. It all comes down to the final match of the series to be played at the same venue on Friday. Don't forget to join us. Bye, take care!
Malcolm Waller is the Man of the Match: Definitely, it was all about getting a good score for the team so personal milestones do not matter. The guys are very happy to finally get a win. We have been posting good scores but everytime we fall just short. The batters are doing a good job and the bowlers are getting it right. We also got a bit of slowness off the wicket, same as them during the end of our batting.
Masakadza: The guys really did well today. We have been training hard and today it paid off. Everyone chipped in today. The wicket started to grip a little and that helped our spinners. We have a policy of trying out as many guys as we can and that will continue for the last game as well.
Mortaza: Obviously, it is a big lesson. The way we should have played, we didn't. The rain helped them but all credit to Zimbabwe. One match cannot judge the newcomers but a few of them are very good. It was a high score but once the rain stopped, the ball started to grip, it was a bit of problem to score runs. Once we go back we will decide about the team combination for the next game.
Bangladesh experimented with their team and paid the price. It is a much-needed win for Zimbabwe as it keeps the series alive. Kayes couldn't make use of the opportunity at the top in the absence of Tamim. Sarkar and Sabbir kept up with the asking rate, but the introduction of Cremer brought about Sarkar's downfall. Sabbir converted his start into a fifty but soon threw it away. The Zimbabwean spinners strangled the run-flow in the middle overs and the hosts lost the plot. Nurul and Muktar Ali tried their best, in the end it was too much for the duo. Cremer was the pick once again for the visitors with figures of 3/18 in his four overs.
19.6 -
Vitori to Muktar Ali, 1 run, Zimbabwe win by 31 runs. They are a happy bunch. It is their highest margin of victory in terms of runs against a full member nation. The players shake hands as they walk off the field. The crowd are stunned. Coming to the ball, it was a low full toss, Ali toe-ends the loft to long-off
19.5 -
Vitori to Muktar Ali, FOUR, Vitori misses the yorker and Ali takes full toll of it. Low full toss outside off, Ali opens the bat face and drives it past the diving backward point fielder
19.4 -
Vitori to Muktar Ali, no run, very full and on off, Ali squeezes the drive to cover, straight to the fielder
19.3 -
Vitori to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, slanted well outside off, Nurul gets low and squeezes the drive to sweeper cover
19.2 -
Vitori to Nurul Hasan, FOUR, straying onto the legs and Nurul helps himself to another boundary. Gets inside the line and flicks it handsomely past the man at short fine leg
19.1 -
Vitori to Nurul Hasan, 2 runs, Nurul is once again favouring the scoop, walks across and gets a feather on the way to Mutumbami, who lets the ball escape
18.6 -
Muzarabani to Muktar Ali, SIX, bad delivery and deserved the treatment. Slower and dropped halfway down the pitch, Ali had all the time in the world to get hold of that, flat-bats it over long-off for a maximum
18.5 -
Muzarabani to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, fullish and on the stumps, Nurul chips it on the bounce to long-on
18.4 -
Muzarabani to Muktar Ali, 1 run, very full and almost in the blockhole, Ali squeezes the drive to long-off
18.3 -
Muzarabani to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, slower delivery around off, Nurul taps it to backward point and crosses over to the other end
18.3 -
Muzarabani to Nurul Hasan, wide, yorker goes wrong, down the leg-side, Nurul can't get any bat on that
18.2 -
Muzarabani to Nurul Hasan, FOUR, now he has started to show his range. Length delivery in the slot, Nurul opens himself and tonks it inside out over extra cover, couple of bounces and into the fence
18.1 -
Muzarabani to Nurul Hasan, FOUR, Nurul is making the most of his opportunity. It was the slower delivery that was dragged short, Nurul clears his front leg and pulls it in front of square, right between deep mid-wicket and long-on
Taurai Muzarabani [2.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Vitori to Muktar Ali, no run, Vitori takes the pace off the ball, Ali was looking for the glide down to third man, is undone by the lack of pace
17.5 -
Vitori to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, pitched up around off, Nurul squeezes the drive extra cover, only a single available
17.4 -
Vitori to Nurul Hasan, FOUR, this is even better. Full and angled across off, Nurul walks across, was almost outfoxed with the line, but adjusts and scoops it to the left of short third man
17.3 -
Vitori to Muktar Ali, 1 run, another one which is very full, Ali drives it extra cover
17.2 -
Vitori to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, yorker length around off, Nurul squeezes it backward point, opened the bat face to steer it
17.1 -
Vitori to Nurul Hasan, FOUR, very fine
Brian Vitori [2.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Cremer to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, touch quicker and around off, Nurul chops it to short third man. Cremer has another good day in the office, finishes with excellent figures: 4-0-18-3
16.5 -
Cremer to Nurul Hasan, no run, goes for the conventional sweep against the turn, fails to connect. The ball turns past his willow
16.4 -
Cremer to Nurul Hasan, no run, flighted on leg, Nurul kneels down and paddles it to short fine
16.3 -
Cremer to Nurul Hasan, no run, teased up outside off, Nurul watches it turn away from him. He thought it was a wide and let it pass, it was well inside the tramline
16.2 -
Cremer to Muktar Ali, 1 run, quicker, fuller and on the stumps, Ali wrists it down to long-on
16.1 -
Cremer to Muktar Ali, no run, tossed up on off, Ali prods forward and dead-bats it to the off-side
15.6 -
Tendai Chisoro to Muktar Ali, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, Ali slices the loft to sweeper cover. End of a fine spell from Chisoro, he has justified his selection today with figures: 4-0-15-1
15.5 -
Tendai Chisoro to Muktar Ali, no run, full and almost in the blockhole, Ali squeezes it back to the bowler
15.4 -
Tendai Chisoro to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, bit more air on this one, Nurul kneels down and scoops it over the keeper, the ball lands right between short third man and short fine
15.3 -
Tendai Chisoro to Muktar Ali, 1 run, short and outside off, Ali cuts it to deep extra cover
15.2 -
Tendai Chisoro to Muktar Ali, no run, quicker and outside off, steered away to backward point
15.1 -
Tendai Chisoro to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, flicked away to mid-wicket
Tendai Chisoro [3.0-0-11-1] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Cremer to Muktar Ali, 2 runs, end of a successful over from Cremer, he might have killed the game with the wickets of Shakib and Mahmudullah. Short and on off, pulled towards deep mid-wicket for a brace
Nurul Hasan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
14.5 -
Cremer to Mahmudullah, out Caught by Mutumbami!! Pressure, pressure and more pressure. Cremer has a third wicket. Mutumbami finally clings on to one. Floated up on off, Mahmudullah shimmies down, doesn't get to the pitch but still goes through with the loft, gets it high on the bat and skies it towards cover, Mutumbami calls for it and gloves it cleanly. Mahmudullah c Mutumbami b Cremer 6(4)
Cremer to Mahmudullah, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
14.4 -
Cremer to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, shortish and turning away, Mahmudullah decides to go over off-side, slaps it over extra cover, didn't middle and Waller cleans up near long-off
14.3 -
Cremer to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, Cremer tries his luck with another short one, Mahmudullah pulls it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket, not a clean pick up and that allowed the duo to sprint back for the second
14.2 -
Cremer to Muktar Ali, 1 run, fraction short around off, Ali pulls it to long-on. Sibanda fumbles but the batsmen don't risk a second
Muktar Ali, right handed bat, comes to the crease
14.1 -
Cremer to Shakib, out Caught by M Waller!! Bangladesh are falling apart. Their most trusted batsman departs. Another long hop that has produced a wicket for Zimbabwe. It was on off, Shakib went deep in the crease and pulled, hit it flat and towards long-on, Waller moved to his left and snaffled it. Shakib c M Waller b Cremer 3(10)
Cremer to Shakib, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Graeme Cremer [2.0-0-9-1] is back into the attack
13.6 -
S Raza to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, Mahmudullah needs no sighters. Straightaway gives charge, tried to drag the tossed up delivery from outside off, gets a thickish inside edge past leg-stump. Collects two and Raza is bit disappointed
Mahmudullah, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.5 -
S Raza to Mosaddek Hossain, out Bowled!! Raza has the knack of picking wickets, he has two to his name now. The pressure was building and something had to give, it is the wicket of Mosaddek. It was angled across off from round the wicket, Mosaddek went for his fancied reverse sweep, the ball took the glove and deflected onto the stumps. Might be blessing in disguise for Bangladesh as Mosaddek was struggling with his timing. Mosaddek Hossain b S Raza 15(19) [4s-1]
S Raza to Mosaddek Hossain, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
13.4 -
S Raza to Shakib, 1 run, looped up just outside off, Shakib lofts it to long-off
13.3 -
S Raza to Shakib, no run, was that a drop? Raza certainly thought so. Went on his knee after seeing Mutumbami not collect it. Fired it outside off, Shakib backed away and couldn't connect with the drive. There didn't seem to be an edge
13.2 -
S Raza to Shakib, no run, floated outside leg, Shakib makes room and drives to extra cover, straight to the fielder
13.1 -
S Raza to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, trifle short, Mosaddek pulls it with the turn to deep square leg
12.6 -
Tendai Chisoro to Shakib, no run, Shakib walked away to the leg-side and Chisoro followed him, fired it in and not much Shakib could do with that, knocked it to the right of Chisoro
12.5 -
Tendai Chisoro to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, plenty of loop on this one, Mosaddek makes room and mistimes the drive to the left of cover
12.4 -
Tendai Chisoro to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, flighted on off, Mosaddek moves away to the leg-side and drills the drive to cover, Sibanda dives to his left and makes a fine stop, saved four
12.3 -
Tendai Chisoro to Shakib, 1 run, Shakib backs away, makes room and frees his arms with a cut to sweeper cover
12.2 -
Tendai Chisoro to Shakib, no run, flatter and on off, Shakib stays in the crease and drops it to the off-side
12.1 -
Tendai Chisoro to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, fraction short and outside off, cut away to sweeper cover
Tendai Chisoro [2.0-0-8-1] is back into the attack
11.6 -
S Raza to Mosaddek Hossain, leg byes, 1 run, another down leg, this time Mosaddek gets a bit of pad on the way to Mutumbami, who doesn't glove it cleanly
11.6 -
S Raza to Mosaddek Hossain, wide, turned down leg, Mosaddek fails to meet with the glance, extra added to the total
11.5 -
S Raza to Shakib, 1 run, floated up just outside off, Shakib drives it to deep cover and opens his account
11.4 -
S Raza to Shakib, no run, slower through the air, Shakib presses forward and defends
11.3 -
S Raza to Shakib, no run, tossed up on off, Shakib hangs back and punches to cover
Shakib Al Hasan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
11.2 -
S Raza to S Rahman, out Caught by Muzarabani!! Raza strikes. Just when we thought Rahman holds the key for Bangladesh, he throws it away. Nonetheless end of a fine innings. It was a rank long hop on middle and leg, Rahman opened himself and pulled it hard, went flat to deep backward square, Muzarabani slipped but managed to cling on. S Rahman c Muzarabani b S Raza 50(32) [4s-9]
S Raza to S Rahman, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
11.1 -
S Raza to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, starts from round the wicket, flatter and on the pads, Mosaddek works it to mid-wicket, Raza tidies up himself
Sikandar Raza, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Rahman is changing his gloves. He holds the key for the hosts. A set batsman batting through is important on this wicket..
10.6 -
Sean Williams to S Rahman, FOUR, fifty for Rahman. He continues his fine form. The crowd are ecstatic as well. Flighted on off, Rahman kneels down and nails the sweep, deep mid-wicket had a few yards to cover but he still couldn't get there
10.5 -
Sean Williams to S Rahman, 2 runs, this time a couple is milked in front of square on the leg-side. Deep mid-wicket had quite a bit of ground to cover and the batsmen come back for the second
10.4 -
Sean Williams to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, drifting in on middle, nudged away to the unmanned mid-wicket region
10.3 -
Sean Williams to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, tossed up on off, blocked from the crease to the on-side
10.2 -
Sean Williams to S Rahman, 1 run, no, not much damage done. Rahman charges down and Williams darts it outside off, sliced away to sweeper cover
Free-hit coming up... Luckily for Bangladesh it is Rahman on strike. Can he make it count?
10.2 -
Sean Williams to Mosaddek Hossain, no ball, 1 run, Williams has overstepped and the umpire catches him. Pushed through just outside off, steered with an open bat face to short third man
10.1 -
Sean Williams to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, fired in on the stumps, Mosaddek stays in the crease and knocks it to the right of Williams
9.6 -
Cremer to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, quicker one outside off, Hossain opens the face of the bat and guides it to short third man
9.5 -
Cremer to Mosaddek Hossain, FOUR, that is a good looking shot, got into the position for the reverse sweep quite early and he had enough time to effect the shot, no man at deep backward point and it races away
9.4 -
Cremer to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, uses his feet to smother the spin on this one, meets the pitch but loses the balance and tumbles over, no damage done though
9.3 -
Cremer to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, flatter delivery outside off, Mosaddek guides it to backward point
9.2 -
Cremer to S Rahman, 1 run, tossed up on off, Rahman taps it to cover-point
9.1 -
Cremer to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, very full and Mosaddek nudges it wide of long-on, thinks of two but changes his mind after completing the first run
8.6 -
Sean Williams to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, gets beaten by the turn once again, closes the bat face a little too early and the leading edge rolls towards sweeper cover
8.5 -
Sean Williams to S Rahman, 1 run, short delivery but it skid onto Rahman and he was late on the pull, gets it to the right of long-on for a single
8.4 -
Sean Williams to S Rahman, no run, the ball might have held up on the pitch a little there, Rahman keeps it out into the off-side, a soft leading edge which rolls to cover
8.3 -
Sean Williams to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, floater on the stumps, Mosaddek nudges it to mid-wicket with ease
8.2 -
Sean Williams to S Rahman, 1 run, slider on the pads of Rahman and he sweeps it to short fine leg for a single
8.1 -
Sean Williams to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, quicker delivery and Mosaddek nudges it to mid-wicket for a single
Mosaddek Hossain, right handed bat, comes to the crease
7.6 -
Cremer to Soumya Sarkar, out Caught by H Masakadza!! Poor shot from Soumya Sarkar and finally the catch is taken. Danced down the track but failed to reach the pitch of the top-spinner, still went with the mighty swing and got a thick top edge, the ball ballooned high in the air and Masakadza at mid-wicket took a good catch. Soumya Sarkar c H Masakadza b Cremer 25(21) [4s-3 6s-1]
Cremer to Soumya Sarkar, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
7.5 -
Cremer to S Rahman, 1 run, turn on that one but it is short enough for Rahman to wait back and cut it to sweeper cover for a single
7.4 -
Cremer to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, pushed through outside off, Sarkar dabs it to short third man for a quick single
7.3 -
Cremer to Soumya Sarkar, no run, was that a chance? No there was no feather, tossed up delivery and spinning away from Sarkar, he went for the expansive drive and failed to connect. Mutumbami doesn't glove it either, he has been poor behind the stumps
7.2 -
Cremer to Soumya Sarkar, no run, flatter outside off, Sarkar goes for the reverse sweep and misses
7.1 -
Cremer to Soumya Sarkar, no run, tossed up on off, Sarkar pushes it back to the bowler
Graeme Cremer, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Sean Williams to S Rahman, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Rahman rocks back and clatters the cut through backward point, that one raced to the fence in a jiffy
6.5 -
Sean Williams to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, he is living dangerously for sure, comes down the track but doesn't meet the pitch of the delivery, the ball takes a fat inside edge and rolls down to short fine leg
6.4 -
Sean Williams to Soumya Sarkar, SIX, comes down the track like a thunder and lofts it over the bowler's head, into the long-on fence for a maximum. Lovely use of the feet to meet the pitch of the ball
6.3 -
Sean Williams to Soumya Sarkar, no run, dropped, flatter delivery and Sarkar slogged it hard, it went in the air and Sibanda went with a full-fledged dive but could not latch onto it after getting his right hand on the ball. Another one of those that need to stick
6.2 -
Sean Williams to S Rahman, 1 run, pushed through on off, Rahman taps it to cover-point for a single
6.1 -
Sean Williams to Soumya Sarkar, byes, 1 run, stumping chance goes begging, Sarkar came down the track on this flighted delivery and was beaten by it in the air, it went through him and the keeper could not collect it to effect the stumping. Mutumbami got up early and the ball struck his pad
Sean Williams, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Muzarabani to S Rahman, no run, slower delivery on middle and leg, Rahman turns it behind square on the on-side, cannot beat the fielder for a single
5.5 -
Muzarabani to S Rahman, no run, outfoxed by the slower delivery this time, Rahman looks to steer it to third man, does not get willow on the leather
5.4 -
Muzarabani to S Rahman, no run, cracks the drive on this fuller length delivery, this time finds the man at extra cover though
5.3 -
Muzarabani to S Rahman, FOUR, hat-trick of fours for Rahman, flays the drive uppishly through extra cover on this slower delivery
5.2 -
Muzarabani to S Rahman, FOUR, short delivery and that will be easy runs for Rahman, he camps back and pulls it through mid-wicket. Two men scouting the fence, neither get to it
5.1 -
Muzarabani to S Rahman, FOUR, uppish but safe, length delivery outside off, Rahman trekked towards the line of the delivery and slapped it through covers. Masakadza dived in the air but could not get to it
4.6 -
Vitori to S Rahman, 1 run, fuller length and outside off, Rahman swings across the line and mistimes it to long-on, will easily take a single though
4.5 -
Vitori to S Rahman, no run, beaten by the pace of the ball this time, looked to pull it off the front foot, the ball deflected off his shoulder and hit him on the grille. No damage done though
4.4 -
Vitori to S Rahman, FOUR, juicy full toss and Rahman will have them for breakfast, hoicks it through mid-wicket, no chance for the man in the deep
4.3 -
Vitori to S Rahman, FOUR, finally he connects and gets a lot of meat on the pull, the ball races away to deep mid-wicket
4.2 -
Vitori to S Rahman, no run, slower delivery and he was too early on the pull, toe-ends it to mid-off
4.1 -
Vitori to S Rahman, no run, slower delivery and Rahman moved across to pull it over short fine leg, got it off his shirt and it went just over the stumps. So lucky Rahman is, that could have easily hit the stumps
Brian Vitori [1.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
3.6 -
Muzarabani to Soumya Sarkar, no run, gives the charge and the bowler is smart enough to keep it wide and slow, Sarkar ends up dragging it to mid-wicket off the inside part of the bat
3.5 -
Muzarabani to Soumya Sarkar, no run, slower delivery that outdid Sarkar, Sarkar was trying to run it down fine on the off-side, gets beaten and the keeper collects it on a bounce
3.4 -
Muzarabani to S Rahman, 1 run, this is better from Rahman, waits for this length delivery and nudges it to mid-wicket for a single
3.3 -
Muzarabani to S Rahman, 2 runs, too full and outside off, Rahman sinks down on his knee and swings across the line, ends up slicing it high. Luckily for him the ball falls away from a chasing short third man and they take two
3.2 -
Muzarabani to S Rahman, FOUR, absolutely cracked that one, length delivery and on off, Rahman clears the front leg and flat bats it over the bowler's head
3.1 -
Muzarabani to S Rahman, FOUR, this is poor stuff from Muzarabani, bowls it on his pad and Rahman clips it past the man at short fine leg. Easy pickings for Rahman
Taurai Muzarabani, comes into the attack
2.6 -
Tendai Chisoro to Soumya Sarkar, no run, quicker one and Sarkar comes down the track and misses the flick. The ball rolls off his pad to square leg
2.5 -
Tendai Chisoro to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, bowl him there and he will keep hitting you for fours, on his pads and Sarkar picks up the whip and dispatches it over backward square leg
2.4 -
Tendai Chisoro to S Rahman, leg byes, 1 run, nimbles down the wicket and misses the nudge, the ball hits his pad and rolls towards mid-wicket
2.3 -
Tendai Chisoro to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, moves away from the line of the delivery and guides it fine on the off-side for a single
2.2 -
Tendai Chisoro to Soumya Sarkar, no run, flatter delivery and Sarkar goes for the premeditated sweep, does not get any willow on it
2.1 -
Tendai Chisoro to S Rahman, 1 run, some turn on that one, Rahman was watchful, waited for it and turned it into the on-side
1.6 -
Vitori to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, that is a good hit. Short of a good length delivery on middle and leg, Sarkar whipped it from the crease, no followthrough whatsoever on that shot. One bounce and into the ropes at deep square leg
1.5 -
Vitori to S Rahman, 1 run, straying on the pads of Rahman and he moves across to flick it to the right of fine leg for a single
1.4 -
Vitori to S Rahman, no run, touch fuller and Rahman drives it on the rise, mistimes it and the ball rolls to mid-off
1.4 -
Vitori to S Rahman, wide, dangled down the leg-side and Rahman misses the glance, the keeper moves to his left and collects
1.3 -
Vitori to S Rahman, no run, yorker length and Rahman brings down the bat in time to dig it out
1.2 -
Vitori to Soumya Sarkar, 3 runs, touch short from the previous delivery but Sarkar repeats the shot, did not time it well though and Sibanda chases it down. The umpires confirm with the third umpire that Visu has stopped it cleanly after putting in a slide
1.1 -
Vitori to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, too straight from Vitori and Sarkar whips it over mid-wicket for his first boundary
Brian Vitori, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Sabbir Rahman, right handed bat, comes to the crease
0.6 -
Tendai Chisoro to Kayes, out Bowled!! What a start for Zimbabwe! Chisoro has cleaned Kayes up, nothing shot from Kayes as he looks to drive it on the up, missed the line of the delivery completely and it crashes onto the stumps. Zimbabwe are cock-a-hoop. Kayes b Tendai Chisoro 1(3)
Tendai Chisoro to Kayes, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
0.5 -
Tendai Chisoro to Kayes, no run, squared him up there with this quicker delivery which went with the angle from round the wicket, the ball rolls off the outer part of the bat towards the cover region
0.4 -
Tendai Chisoro to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, uses the feet and connects with it, but there is a scout at long-on and he is content with one
0.3 -
Tendai Chisoro to Soumya Sarkar, no run, short delivery and Sarkar is lucky that it did not carry to the man at short fine leg. He got a thick inside edge on the sweep
0.2 -
Tendai Chisoro to Soumya Sarkar, no run, flatter delivery but came much slower than Sarkar expected, looks to pull it and misses, wears it on the thigh
0.1 -
Tendai Chisoro to Kayes, 1 run, slips this one down the leg-side, Kayes tucks it fine to get off the mark, the fielder from short fine leg chased it down to keep it down to one
Kayes and Soumya Sarkar are at the crease. Kayes is on strike. Tendai Chisoro will open the attack