19/12Result
2nd ODI, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Dec 19 2024
Afghanistan won by 232 runs
Player of the Match
Sediqullah AtalAfghanistan
19/12Result
2nd ODI, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Dec 19 2024
Afghanistan won by 232 runs
Player of the Match
Sediqullah AtalAfghanistan

END OF OVER:
50 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | AFG: 286/6 | RR: 5.72

  • Hashmatullah Shahidi29 (30b)
  • Richard Ngarava10-1-49-1
  • Trevor Gwandu10-2-70-2

1.06pm A bit of a slowdown after the massive 191-run opening stand but Afghanistan will be happy having reached 286 for 6. The total was set up by the two youngsters, Abdul Malik and Sediqullah Atal. They weathered the early storm, rode their luck but made sure to stick around. Both batters reached their maiden fifties, and were well on course to a century before Malik threw it away giving Nyamhuri his maiden ODI wicket. Omarzai fell early but Atal hung around to smash his maiden ODI century, reaching there with a powerful hook over deep square leg. Zimbabwe did make a comeback conceding 73 runs in the last ten overs and picking four wickets. Newman Nyamhuri, playing his second game, was the standout bowler for Zimbabwe picking 3 for 53. Can the hosts chase this down? Join Srinidhi in a bit to find out.

Newman Nyamhuri: Quite happy, my first match bowling. Did my best. [On sharing the dressing room with Muzarabani ]They are quite good people. They give me a lot of ideas when I go in.

Farai Leboho: "This is a job well done by Afghanistan, however am sure they will feel they were maybe 30/40 runs short of where they could have ended."

49.6
W
Ngarava to Ikram Alikhil, OUT, And a wicket to end things. Banged in short on middle. Alikhil is late on the pull and mistimes to the left of mid-on where Raza puts in a dive and takes a sharp catch

Ikram Alikhil c Sikandar Raza b Ngarava 5 (5m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

49.5
4b
Ngarava to Ikram Alikhil, 4 byes, Oh, dear the keeper has messed this up and gives away four extra runs. Slower back of a length ball that beats Alikhil all ends up. He misses the pull, so does the keeper.
49.4
2
Ngarava to Ikram Alikhil, 2 runs, Low full toss on leg stump, he works this in the gap between deep square leg and deep fine leg. The fielder hares to his left and saves two
49.3
1
Ngarava to Hashmatullah Shahidi, 1 run, Slower length ball well outside off. Shahidi was looking to slam this through the offside, but is undone by the slowness of that. Gets it right off the cue end to deep third
49.2
1
Ngarava to Ikram Alikhil, 1 run, Back of a length ball that rushes into the batter, who gets it off a thickish inside half of the bat to the on-side
49.1
1
Ngarava to Hashmatullah Shahidi, 1 run, Fullish in length on off, he thrashes this to mid-off where Ervine fumbles and allows a run

Ngarava to bowl the last over. How many will AFG finish on?

END OF OVER:
49 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | AFG: 277/5 | RR: 5.65

  • Ikram Alikhil2 (1b)
  • Hashmatullah Shahidi27 (28b)
  • Trevor Gwandu10-2-70-2
  • Richard Ngarava9-1-44-0
48.6
2
Gwandu to Ikram Alikhil, 2 runs, Length on his pads, he works this to deep square leg and hares back for the second. Oh, this might be close. Has to put in a desperate dive to make it in as a good flat throw comes in. The third umpire has been summoned. Oh, that's a great dive from Alikhil. He has made it home with ease.

Ikram Alikhil comes in. Gwandu is over the wicket

48.5
W
Gwandu to Mohammad Nabi, OUT, Straight down long-off's throat. Slower length ball outside off. Nabi was looking to go downtown over long-off. Gets it right off the toe end of the bat and Ervine takes a comfortable catch moving to his left

Mohammad Nabi c Ervine b Gwandu 18 (32m 16b 0x4 1x6) SR: 112.50

48.5
1w
Gwandu to Mohammad Nabi, 1 wide, Slower length ball but that is past the tramline on the off side. Called a wide
48.4
2
Gwandu to Mohammad Nabi, 2 runs, Knee-high full toss outside off. He looks to tonk it over mid-off, but doesn't get clean enough connection. Deep extra cover gets around
48.3
1
Gwandu to Hashmatullah Shahidi, 1 run, Back of a length ball angling across Shahidi who cuts this sharply but can't get it past point
48.2
1
Gwandu to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, Low full toss on the stumps, he can only dig it down to long-on
48.1
0
Gwandu to Mohammad Nabi, no run, Big swing and a miss. Was a length ball well outside off. Nabi was looking to go downtown, but can't get a bat on it

END OF OVER:
48 | 9 Runs | AFG: 270/4 | RR: 5.62

  • Hashmatullah Shahidi26 (27b)
  • Mohammad Nabi15 (12b)
  • Richard Ngarava9-1-44-0
  • Trevor Gwandu9-2-63-1
47.6
0
Ngarava to Hashmatullah Shahidi, no run, Nails the yorker and Shahidi can only dig this back to the bowler. Ngarava has a shy at the striker's stumps, but Shahidi was in
47.5
1
Ngarava to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, Slower length ball on middle and leg, he pushes to long on
47.4
1lb
Ngarava to Hashmatullah Shahidi, 1 leg bye, Fuller on leg stump, Shahidi looks to clip this away, misses and is rapped on the pad. They take an extra run
47.4
1w
Ngarava to Hashmatullah Shahidi, 1 wide, Banged in short, aiming for his body as Shahidi takes evasive action. The umpire deems that to be too high though and signals a wide
47.3
4
Ngarava to Hashmatullah Shahidi, FOUR, Lovely stroke by Shahidi. Slower length ball on off, he gets right across and plays the delicate scoop to the left of short fine leg
47.2
1
Ngarava to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, Slower good length ball outside off, Nabi thrashes this on the up, but can't beat short extra cover who is right on the edge of the circle

Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0BJ CurranT Marumani
2nd4T MarumaniD Myers
3rd1CR ErvineD Myers
4th6CR ErvineSC Williams
5th21SC WilliamsSikandar Raza
6th0Sikandar RazaBJ Bennett
7th13Sikandar RazaNT Nyamhuri
8th8Sikandar RazaR Ngarava
9th0Sikandar RazaT Gwandu
10th1Sikandar RazaTT Maposa