Illustrated Story

Zimbabwe defend 175 to pull one back

Zimbabwe, opting to bat, made a horror start when Peter Moor was trapped lbw by Amir Hamza off the third ball of the match  Chris Whiteoak
Dawlat Zadran struck in the next over, having Chamu Chibhabha caught behind for a duck  Chris Whiteoak
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Zimbabwe continued to lose wickets at regular intervals. Elton Chigumbura's stumps were rattled by Mirwais Ashraf  Chris Whiteoak
Ashraf dismissed Sikandar Raza in similar fashion, and Zimbabwe were soon tottering at 49 for 7  Chris Whiteoak
Hamilton Masakadza, though, stayed firm, his gritty 83 leading a recovery  Chris Whiteoak
Masakadza added 104 for the eighth wicket with Graeme Cremer, who stroked 58, as Zimbabwe eventually mustered 175  Chris Whiteoak
The start of Afghanistan's chase was marked by the intrusion of a feline visitor  Chris Whiteoak
The cat left the field, and Afghanistan did not last too long either, as wickets tumbled freely. Mohammad Shahzad was the only batsman to reach double figures, but was dismissed for 31 by Tendai Chisoro  Chris Whiteoak
Luke Jongwe collected career-best figures of 5 for 6 to run through Afghanistan's line-up in 16.1 overs  Chris Whiteoak
Jongwe and Neville Madziva took eight wickets between them, as Zimbabwe bowled Afghanistan out for 58 to pull one back in the five-match series  Chris Whiteoak
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