SAf XI vs Bdesh XI, 5th Match at Harare, , Jun 22 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
5th Match, Harare, June 22, 2012, Zimbabwe Twenty20 Triangular Series
(19.5/20 ov, T:130) 132/7

Bdesh XI won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

Player Of The Match
28 (27) & 1/18
mahmudullah
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South Africa takes another beating and now have to win against Zimbabwe tomorrow to leave all three teams on equal points.

Looking at the scorecard one sees 20 extras and that just shows a team lacking in discipline.

To Bangladesh a great win and one that can not be faulted. They fielded well, bowled well reading the conditions perfectly and batted well enough. One however has to question the tactics or shot selection from Ashraful when the game was all but won.

Amla: We were not up to it in the field today. We were about 20 runs short with the bat but felt 130 was defendable. We will see what team we need to put in the field tomorrow.

Rahim : We are delighted with the two wins in a row. We used the conditions well by swapping the bowlers around. We hope the result tomorrow goes in our favour.

MOM: Mahmudullah wins the award - "I just do what I have to do for the team, if I do it well I am happy. While batting we decided not to lose wickets and then play a few shots if needed at the end"

That concludes this coverage, be sure to be with us tomorrow when South Africa have to win to stay in the tournament. Win they play in the final, lose they go home and Bangladesh plays Zimbabwe on Sunday

Goodnight all

19.5
4
Morris to Ziaur, FOUR runs

and thats that, gets another fullish ball on the off, slashes that, low off the bat, away over the inner ring and celebrations for Bangladesh

19.4
Morris to Ziaur, no run

brilliant fielding from Ingram in the covers, that ball was slashed from the full toss, Ingram dives across at covers and saves the match ... for now

19.3
W
Morris to Farhad, OUT

OUT, gets a low full toss on the legs, swings that out the middle of the bat to the longest part of the field, straight down the throat at deep midwicket

Farhad Reza c Ontong b Morris 1 (5b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 20
19.2
Morris to Farhad, no run

forward, pushes to the on side, wants the run, sent back, Behardien fires back, direct hit ... TV called ... made it by a frame

Field is in now 7 in the circle

19.1
1
Morris to Ziaur, 1 run

drives the full on line ball straight at Amla at mid-off

end of over 193 runs • 1 wicket
BanXI: 127/6CRR: 6.68 RRR: 3.00
Farhad Reza1 (3b)
Ziaur Rahman22 (23b 3x4)
Marchant de Lange 3-0-25-3
Chris Morris 2-0-18-0
18.6
de Lange to Farhad, no run

full on the legs, forward, wants a run on the on side, midwicket in quick, underhands into the stumps, bat is in and down

18.5
1lb
de Lange to Ziaur, 1 leg bye

short again, pulls, takes one for the country on the shoulder, runs away to third man

18.4
1
de Lange to Farhad, 1 run

great running, short well directed, defends high off the chest, soft hands, lands at his feet and sets off

18.3
de Lange to Farhad, no run

just outside off, looks to run it to third man, beaten

18.2
1lb
de Lange to Ziaur, 1 leg bye

full leg stump, plays way across it, off the pads to the on side

18.1
W
de Lange to Mahmudullah, OUT

de Lange strikes, why you want to go aerial at this stage is not known, but he has a full go at a good length ball, slices that high to Amla at deep mid-off

Mahmudullah c Amla b de Lange 28 (27b 2x4 0x6 43m) SR: 103.7
end of over 1813 runs
BanXI: 124/5CRR: 6.88 RRR: 3.00
Mahmudullah28 (26b 2x4)
Ziaur Rahman22 (21b 3x4)
Chris Morris 2-0-18-0
Wayne Parnell 4-0-18-2
17.6
1
Morris to Mahmudullah, 1 run

yorker again, gets the bat down in time, rolls it away to where a short lrg may have been

17.5
1
Morris to Ziaur, 1 run

another yorker, this one he just gets the bat down in time, inside edges to fine leg

17.4
1
Morris to Mahmudullah, 1 run

goes for the block hole, just does not make it, flicked on the bounce towards midwicket

17.3
1
Morris to Ziaur, 1 run

short, pulls from the off to the deep midwicket

17.3
1w
Morris to Ziaur, 1 wide

leg side wide, extra number 18 when you are defending 130 is just not good enough

17.2
4
Morris to Ziaur, FOUR runs

and again, this time he slices one over the extra cover

17.1
4
Morris to Ziaur, FOUR runs

leg stump line, short and at last he makes proper contact, two bounces to deep midwicket

end of over 173 runs
BanXI: 111/5CRR: 6.52 RRR: 6.33
Ziaur Rahman12 (17b 1x4)
Mahmudullah26 (24b 2x4)
Wayne Parnell 4-0-18-2
Albie Morkel 2-0-14-1
16.6
1
Parnell to Ziaur, 1 run

this one he does come forward gently and strokes to cover to keep the strike

16.5
Parnell to Ziaur, no run

short ball and again he is all over that swinging as hard as he can, misses

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