That's it from all of us here. Please do join us for the fourth ODI which promises to be a cracker. Till then, good night from all of us here
Zimbabwe have defended 129 runs to claim the win by 3 runs. Some good bowling all round, led by Chatara who , like Williams and Mpofu, grabbed 3 wickets. A Stanikzai top scored with a handy 31 but it wasn't enough to help his team cross the line.
Sean Williams and Tendai Chatara are the joint winners of Man of the match award.
that's it! Zimbabwe have won by 3 runs. tossed on off, Hamza goes after it, gets a thick outside which flew to Ngarava at point, runs forward and grabs it
tossed, on off, drives to cover
tossed, on off, pushed to Cremer who misfields , allows two
solidly forward, defends to the off side covering his stumps , to end the over
that was very close, slow bowl, back of a length, Ahmad goes for the drive, misses, nearly gets bowled
knee high full toss, pushed away to the off side
fuller, on off, Ahmad pushes it away
length, on off, Ahmad covers his stumps, defends to the off side
Both teams are in touching distance of the victory - in fact, one ball can do the trick for both the teams
bangs it short, angling down the leg side, Rashid goes after it, gets a tiny edge to Moor who pouches.
Maiden over! solidly blocked to the off side to end the over
defends solidly to the off side
tossed on off, defends to the offside
tossed, on leg, defends to the off side
Can Zimbabwe summon the effort required to take two wickets or will Afghanistan prevail in a tense encounter?
tossed, on middle, straightens, Nabi gave himself some room, misses the slap through the covers , gets cleaned up.
tossed, on off, drives to cover
short and wide, Khan leans back, cuts it to the right of Mire, dives and misses, Chatara runs around from third man, to field
back of a length, on leg, glanced
third time today that a batsman, in this case, Nabi, will be facing a hattrick ball
short ball, outside off, N Zadran goes for the pull, gets a top edge , Moor runs towards square leg area, takes the catch
short and wide, outside the off stump, Shinwari gets back and across to cut, gets a thick bottom edge which was dying in front of Moor , stretches forward, and collects
length, angling down the leg side, glanced for one
bang, top shot! I the slot, Nabi leans forward, gets under it , whacks it high and over mid off. That was off the sweetest part of the bat
