02/01Result
2nd Test, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Jan 2-6 2025
Afghanistan won by 72 runs
Player of the Match
Rashid Khan
Rashid KhanAfghanistan
02/01Result
2nd Test, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Jan 2-6 2025
Afghanistan won by 72 runs
Player of the Match
Rashid Khan
Rashid KhanAfghanistan

4.22pm So, now Afghanistan have 86 runs of deficit to wipe out before they try to go about setting Zimbabwe a target. It's a tricky pitch to bat on, with a lot of spin on offer, and a lot of balls staying low. Rashid, after a change of ends, picked up four wickets, while it was the opening fast bowlers Fareed Ahmad and Yamin Ahmadzai who shared five wickets between them. Four of those constituted a top-order collapse before knocks of importance from Sikandar Raza, Craig Ervine and Sean Williams ensured Zimbabwe go into the second half of this match with a sizeable advantage. Join us in a bit for the start of Afghanistan's second innings.

73.3
W
Rashid Khan to Ervine, OUT, Holes out at deep backward square! Rashid finishes with a four-for as Ervine brings out the slog sweep again. He hit it off the toe end of the bat and that goes straight to the fielder. Zimbabwe secure a lead of 86

CR Ervine c Riaz Hassan b Rashid Khan 75 (249m 165b 4x4 2x6) SR: 45.45

73.2
0
Rashid Khan to Ervine, no run, Ervine looks for the slog sweep again, but this time he misses
73.1
0
Rashid Khan to Ervine, no run, Tossed up outside off, Ervine drives it down to long-off

END OF OVER:
73 | 3 Runs | ZIM: 243/9

  • Blessing Muzarabani4 (5b)
  • Craig Ervine75 (162b)
  • Yamin Ahmadzai18-3-62-3
  • Rashid Khan27-2-94-3
72.6
2
Yamin Ahmadzai to Muzarabani, 2 runs, Yorker on leg and he's able to jam his bat down to dig it out through square leg for two more runs, that the crowd cheers on again!
72.5
1
Yamin Ahmadzai to Ervine, 1 run, Full on middle, clipped away to deep square and Ervine takes the single
72.4
0
Yamin Ahmadzai to Ervine, no run, Dug in short, but it's a slower ball that sticks in the pitch. Ervine was early with his pull and is hit on the back
72.3
0
Yamin Ahmadzai to Ervine, no run, Full outside off, he leans into a drive to wide long-off. No run taken, though
72.2
0
Yamin Ahmadzai to Ervine, no run, Full outside off, he goes across and defends to the off side
72.1
0
Yamin Ahmadzai to Ervine, no run, Full on off, well defended

Can Ervine take Zimbabwe's lead over 100?

END OF OVER:
72 | 13 Runs | ZIM: 240/9

  • Craig Ervine74 (157b)
  • Blessing Muzarabani2 (4b)
  • Rashid Khan27-2-94-3
  • Yamin Ahmadzai17-3-59-3
71.6
1
Rashid Khan to Ervine, 1 run, Rashid ends up floating one down leg that Ervine just gets some bat on and gets a single to long leg
71.5
6
Rashid Khan to Ervine, SIX, Now he brings out the slog sweep and clears deep square leg! Fetches it from well outside off and doesn't give the fielder a chance. Two sixes in a row!
71.4
6
Rashid Khan to Ervine, SIX, That is huge! Ervine dances down the track, getting to the pitch of it, and creams it over long-off!
71.3
0
Rashid Khan to Ervine, no run, Legbreak spins in from outside off, Ervine hangs back and tucks it out to deep midwicket
71.2
0
Rashid Khan to Ervine, no run, Skips out of the track to work the ball to midwicket's left
71.1
0
Rashid Khan to Ervine, no run, Sharp turn from outside off as Ervine goes across the stumps. The ball spins across to go past leg

END OF OVER:
71 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | ZIM: 227/9

  • Blessing Muzarabani2 (4b)
  • Craig Ervine61 (151b)
  • Yamin Ahmadzai17-3-59-3
  • Rashid Khan26-2-81-3

So, Ervine didn't want the single on the ball before the Ngarava wicket. But Ngarava convinced him for the run. And then lost his stumps next ball!

70.6
0
Yamin Ahmadzai to Muzarabani, no run, Full outside off, slanting into the stumps, well kept out by Muzarabani

shernawaz: "Ervine has to try to stay on strike as much as possible to achieve his century and lead for his team."

70.5
2
Yamin Ahmadzai to Muzarabani, 2 runs, Tucks this length ball through the vacant square leg region for two runs. Huge cheers from the crowd!
70.4
0
Yamin Ahmadzai to Muzarabani, no run, Length ball wide of off stays low, prompting Muzarabani to jam his bat down, but he can't get bat on ball. This was well outside off though

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Zimbabwe 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st43J GumbieBJ Curran
2nd20T KaitanoBJ Curran
3rd26Sikandar RazaT Kaitano
4th10Sikandar RazaD Myers
5th58CR ErvineSikandar Raza
6th20CR ErvineSC Williams
7th0CR ErvineBJ Bennett
8th1CR ErvineNT Nyamhuri
9th27CR ErvineR Ngarava
10th0CR ErvineB Muzarabani