Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, 5th ODI at Harare, Feb 26 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
5th ODI, Harare, February 26, 2017, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe
(13.5/22 ov, T:161) 54

Afghanistan won by 106 runs (D/L method)

rahmat-shah
Player Of The Match
50 (79)
New

And with that Afghanistan takes the series. Zimbabwe have been outclassed and outplayed, after being rolld over for 54. Only two batsmen managed double figures. A Hamza was peak of the bowlers with 3 for 20 in 4 overs.

Man Of The Match is Rahmat Shah for his fifty.

5:40 pm That will be all from us for the series. Congratulations to Afghanistan for winning the series. Cheers all

13.5
W
M Nabi to Ngarava, OUT

Gone! tossed, on off, bounces and turns away , gets the leading edge flies to lone second slip who hangs on to it.

Richard Ngarava c Rashid Khan b Mohammad Nabi 0 (4b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 0
13.4
M Nabi to Ngarava, no run

tossed, on off, turns away, stays low, huge swipe, misses

13.3
1
M Nabi to Cremer, 1 run

nudges to the leg side for a single

13.2
2
M Nabi to Cremer, 2 runs

length, on off, turns in, Cremer back paddles , claps it through the covers for two

13.1
M Nabi to Cremer, no run

hangs back, defebds to the leg side

Over13
2 runs, 1 wicket
ZIM 51/9CRR: 3.92  RRR: 12.22
Richard Ngarava 0 (2b)Graeme Cremer 11 (11b)
Rashid Khan2/8 (2)
12.6
Rashid Khan to Ngarava, no run

flat, bounces, turns, beats the outside edge , Shahzad collects

12.5
Rashid Khan to Ngarava, no run

hangs back, pushes to mid off

12.4
W
Rashid Khan to Mpofu, OUT

flat, on off, turn a big way into the batsman, who plays all around it, gets castled

Chris Mpofu b Rashid Khan 3 (7b 0x4 0x6 7m) SR: 42.85
12.3
Rashid Khan to Mpofu, no run

on off, defends to the off side

12.2
1
Rashid Khan to Cremer, 1 run

length, on leg, pushes to the leg side

12.1
1
Rashid Khan to Mpofu, 1 run

fires it on off, turns in, gets a huge inside edge to short fine, fifty up

Over12
4 runs
ZIM 49/8CRR: 4.08  RRR: 11.20
Chris Mpofu 2 (4b)Graeme Cremer 10 (10b)
Mohammad Nabi2/11 (3)
11.6
1
M Nabi to Mpofu, 1 run

hangs back, tucks to the leg side, takes off for a single

11.5
1
M Nabi to Cremer, 1 run

hangs back, nudges to the leg side

11.4
M Nabi to Cremer, no run

tossed, on off, reverse sweeps to gully

11.3
1
M Nabi to Mpofu, 1 run

on leg, tucks to the elg side, gets off the mark

11.2
M Nabi to Mpofu, no run

tossed, on off, defends to the leg side

11.1
1
M Nabi to Cremer, 1 run

hangs back, pushes to the leg side for a single

Over11
7 runs, 1 wicket
ZIM 45/8CRR: 4.09  RRR: 10.54
Graeme Cremer 8 (7b)Chris Mpofu 0 (1b)
Rashid Khan1/6 (1)
10.6
3
Rashid Khan to Cremer, 3 runs

gets forward, top edge , balloons over leaping short fine , comes back for the third

10.5
2
Rashid Khan to Cremer, 2 runs

hangs back, cuts to deep cover

10.4
1lb
Rashid Khan to Mpofu, 1 leg bye

flat, on leg, takes the pad to the leg side towards short fine

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