अफगानिस्तान vs ज़िम्बाब्वे, मैच 2, शेख़ ज़ाएद स्टेडियम, अबू धाबी, 19 October 2026 - कमेंट्री

Floated on the pads, Wellington Masakadza tucks this to square leg. 

Fuller around off, Wellington Masakadza defends it out. 

Fuller on middle and off, Wellington Masakadza defends this off his back foot. 

 OUT! MASAKADZA IS RUN OUT! Fuller around off, Wellington Masakadza draws onto his front foot and guides it past the right of Ziaur Rahman at short third. The batters turn for the second and almost made it, but a direct hit at the striker's end by Ziaur Rahman ends the Zimbabwean innings on 136. Afghanistan win by 158 runs. 

Fuller on middle and off, Wellington Masakadza keeps it out. 

Floated onto the pads, Wellington Masakadza misses on the flick and gets it clipped off his pads for no run.

Wrong'un around off, Wellington Masakadza fails to pick it up and gets beaten. 

Tossed up, around middle and off, Wellington Masakadza blocks it out. 

Too full, on the pads, Wellington Masakadza tucks this through square leg for a run. 

 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Rashid Khan is unplayable as he picks up his 4th wicket. Tossed up, on middle and off, turning back into the right-hander. Ernest Masuku has no clue where it'll turn and gets beaten on the inside edge. The googly goes through the massive gap between bat and pad and disturbs the furniture. Zimbabwe are 9 down on 135. 

 SIX! That's been hammered up and over the fence. Fuller around middle and off, Brad Evans goes down on a knee and slog sweeps this out of the park towards the cow corner region for six runs. 

 FOUR! Fuller around the pads, Brad Evans brings out the reverse sweep and hits this up and over the point fielder for a boundary. Brad Evans is having a bit of fun. 

Tossed up, on middle and leg, Brad Evans defends this out. 

Fuller around off, Brad Evans blocks this to point for no run. 

 OUT! CAUGHT! Brad Evans' fireworks are short-lived. A fuller delivery outside off saw him step down and away, but he could only get the bottom edge of his bat on it, sending the ball towards Ibrahim Zadran at deep mid-wicket around his chest with a reverse cup. Zadran made no mistake, taking the catch cleanly. It actually hung up in the air for quite a while as it was mistimed with his bat twisting at the point of contact.

Tossed up, on the pads, Ernest Masuku tucks this to square leg for a dot. 

Tossed up, on off, Sikandar Raza cuts this to short third. 

Pushed through around off, Sikandar Raza defends this off his front foot. 

Quicker one, on middle and off, Sikandar Raza punches this down to long on for a single. 

 OUT! CASTLED! Rashid Khan has rattled the furniture here and Sikandar Raza departs on 48. Tossed up, fuller one, lands the googly right on the coin. Sikandar Raza presses onto his front foot and keep it out but misses on the inside edge. The ball goes through the yawning gap between bat and pad and clatters into the stumps. Wicket number 3 for Rashid who continues to unleash his bag of tricks. Zimbabwe are 124 for 7 now. 

Tossed up, around off, turning back into the batter. Wellington Masakadza doesn't move his feet much and has a poke at it but gets beaten and is hit on the pads. A loud appeal but the umpire doesn't raise his finger. Rahmat Shah sends this upstairs. Ball Tracking shows that the ball kissed the side of the off-pole on umpire's call. The on-field decision was not out and it stays. 

A wicket maiden for Rashid Khan. Fuller around off, Wellington Masakadza dabs this to short third. 

DROPPED! The Raza and Omarzai story continues as Raza has been dropped on 43 by Azmatullah Omarzai again, he dropped him on 20 earlier in the game. Short of a length, around off, Sikandar Raza cuts this straight to covers but Azmatullah Omarzai drops it. 

 FOUR! Raza manages to pierce the gap on off this time for four runs. Short and on middle and off, Sikandar Raza back away to his leg side and smashes this through the extra cover region for a boundary. 

Nabi comes around the stumps, bowls it full and on the pads, Sikandar Raza punches this down to long on for a single. 

nabi gives it a lot more air, on middle and leg, Brad Evans defends it out. 

Darted on the pads, Brad works this to square leg for no run. 

Fuller around off, Brad Evans jumps down the track and slogs this to the deep mid-wicket region for a brace here. 

Googly, on middle and off, Wessly Madhevere rocks deep inside the crease and punches this down to long on for a single. 

Tossed up, around off, Sikandar Raza punches this to extra cover for no run. 

Fuller on the pads, Sikandar Raza clips this through square leg for a single. 

 OUT! LBW! This never bounced and Wessly Madhevere pays with his wicket. Fuller around middle and off, Wessly Madhevere backs away to pull this over mid-wicket, but misses as the ball stays really low, and hits his pads right in front of the stumps. And an easy decision for the umpire to raise his finger. Madhevere doesn't bother to review it. Zimbabwe are 115 for 6. 

Short of a length, around off, Evans goes deep inside the crease and punches this through the covers region for a brace. 

Pushed through on the pads, Brad Evans punches this to mid-wicket for no run. 

Off-break on the pads, Wessly Madhevere sweeps this past the mid-wicket fielder to his right for a run. 

Too full, around middle and off, Sikandar Raza backs away and drives this to extra cover for a run. 

Fuller around off, Wessly Madhevere ramps this to fine leg for a run. 

Short of a length, around off, Sikandar Raza backs away and punches this to extra cover for no run. 

Pushed through around off, Sikandar Raza punches this down to long off for a single. 

Tossed up, on middle and off, Wellington Masakadza backs away and cuts this through point for one run. 

Full and around leg, Ryan Burl looks to sweep it awya but misses out and gets hit on his pads. 

Too full, on off, Ryan Burl keeps it out. 

 OUT! Burl has been trapped in front of the stumps. Tossed up, too full, on middle and leg, Ryan Burl looks to flick it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. A loud appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Ryan Burl has a long chat with Raza on sending it upstairs but the batter decides against it as this looked plumb to the naked eye. 

Googly, on middle and leg, Wessly Madhevere tucks this to short fine leg for no run. 

Tossed up, around off, Wessly Madhevere drives this through covers for one run. 

Flighted, wide of off, Sikandar Raza steps across the stumps and looks to slap it away but gets it under-edged onto his body for a dot. 

Full and wide of off, turning away from the batter, Ryan Burl brings out the reverse sweep but fails to get bat on ball. 

Just in! Flighted, around off, turning away from the batter. Ryan Burl looks to play the inside-out lofted drive but just gets it edged to the right of Ziaur Rahman at short third. Excellent fielding effort keep it down to just one. The throw was good at the keeper's end and the umpire sends this upstairs for a run-out check. The replay shows that Sikandar Raza was safely back inside the crease. 

Fuller around off, Sikandar Raza sweeps this to squre leg for no run. 

Tossed up, on middle and off, Sikandar Raza tucks this through mid-wicket for one run. 

 FOUR! That's been smashed away to the fence for four. Too full, around off, Ryan Burl gets right on top of the bounce and smashes this through the covers region for a boundary. Ryan has switched gears by the looks of it. 

Tossed up, on off, Ryan Burl brings out the reverse sweep and hits this behind point for a single. 

Back of a length, around off, Burl knocks it to cover-point.

Short of a length, on leg, Burl mistimes the pull shot to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

A touch full and outside off, Burl throws his bat at it to access the off side but the ball skids through and squirts off the bottom edge towards deep third. One run taken.

In the air, but just out of Rashid's reach! Superb effort though. Full and slower outside off, Raza looks to launch it down the ground but gets it off the toe end. The ball loops high towards mid off, where Rashid turns back over his right shoulder, gives chase but cannot quite get under it despite putting in the dive. It drops safely beyond him, and the batters scamper back for two.

FOUR! Heaved away! 100 up for Zimbabwe! On a back of a length, around off, Raza stands tall and drags it over mid-wicket. There's no timing on it but he just needed to clear the mid-wicket fielder, which he did. A boundary after 78 deliveries for Zimbabwe. That's exactly 13 overs.

A typical fast bowler's reply. Way too short on the bodyline, Raza squats under it.

Sliding into the batter, full in length, Burl employs the reverse sweep but misses and is hit on the front pad. Impact outside off.

Full outside off, carved away to the cover region, but straight to the fielder.

Had to really hurry there! Flighted, full and angled into middle and leg, Burl advances and tucks it off the inner half to square leg. Raza calls him through for a single, and Burl obliges. But Raza is left at the danger end as the throw comes in to the keeper. He dives and makes his ground just in time, with Gurbaz breaking the stumps after it.

Dropped short, outside off, Raza hangs back and knocks it to cover.

Nice and full, around off, Raza lunges and pushes it to the off side.

Good length on off, spinning back in. Raza opens up the leg side and punches down the ground, but the ball clips the non-striker's bat and trickles towards extra cover. No run.

In the channel, on a length, Ryan Burl rises up with the bounce and knocks it to cover-point.

Short of a length, around off, Ryan is late on the pull shot and badly shanks it to short mid-wicket.

Nagging length, on off, Burl has no room to free his arms and stabs it to backward point.

Around off on a length, Burl punches it to the right of the bowler.

On a back of a length, on leg, Burl fends it to short mid-wicket with soft hands.

Tad short and on leg, Burl gets across and steers it to long leg for a single. They look for the second, but it's not on.

Turns into the batter, short in length, Raza clips it to square leg with soft hands.

A tad short and outside off, Raza backs away and slaps it down to long off for a single.

Dropped full and around off, Burl drives it straight to short cover.

Slower through the air, on a length, Burl makes room and strokes it wide of short cover for a run.

Quicker now, short on off, Raza is rushed back and cuts it to backward point.

Keeps it tight at the stumps on a good length, following the batter. Raza shuffles across to the leg side but is cramped for room and punches it straight back to the bowler.

On a length, outside the off stump. Raza punches it down the ground. Rashid bends low on his follow-through, tries to stop it with his right hand but fails, and the ball seeps down to long off. One run.

Dishes out the googly, on a length, Burl stands deep in the crease and bumps it back to Rashid.

Quicker and fuller, on leg, flicked off the pads to short mid-wicket.

On a fuller length, on leg, Ryan flicks it behind square on the leg side. Atal runs to his right from short fine leg and tries to stop it with a dive but his knee gets plugged in the outfield. Two runs taken.

Fuller and spinning in, Burl pushes at it, but gets an inside edge onto the pads. A slight appeal for LBW, but nothing doing.

The wrong'un, on a length, on off stump. Burl steers it to deep extra cover for a couple of runs. 

Nabi is into the attack now! Bowls from around the stump, touch full on off, Burl steps out of the crease and pushes it to the off side.

Short and outside off, Ryan rocks back and cuts it to deep cover-point for a single.

Shortish and outside off, spinning in, Raza backs away and tries to punch it through the gap, but hits it straight to Ibrahim at cover. Raza is looking increasingly restless at the crease now.

Slightly short and outside off, Raza lets the off-break spin into him and cuts it to deep backward point. Rashid, from cover-point sprints after it and makes a fine stop while sliding. Keeps the batters down to two.

Pushed through, full on leg, flicked to short mid-wicket.

Sharp turn, from off to leg, Raza knocks the short ball down to long on for a single. Just 4 runs off Nabi's first.

The flipper on a length, outside off, Raza stabs it to backward point.

A bit short and outside off, slapped off the back foot to deep backward point for a single.

From around the stump, this is short and spinning in on off, Burl knocks it to mid-wicket, where the fielder makes a sharp diving stop to his right.

Full now, on the stumps, clipped to short mid-wicket.

Tight line on the off stump, on a length, Burl cuts it late to deep backward point for a single.

The googly by the looks of it, short in length, Raza covers the off stump and blocks it with soft hands.

Generously flighted, full on middle, Burl drills it back to the bowler.

Tossed up at 89.4 kph, Burl flicks the full ball to long on for a single.

Edged, but did that carry? Flighted up, full and outside off, spinning away with a good dip. Raza draws the front foot out to drive it away to the off side, but gets an outside edge. The ball goes low to the right of Sediqullah Atal at first slip. Atal is a bit late to react and the ball seeps through for a couple of runs. Too harsh to call it a dropped chance, though.

Full outside off, smeared to deep cover for a single.

Drops it full on middle, blocked off the front foot.

A bit short now, on off, Burl hangs back and dabs it to the short third region.

Dropped short, on the leg stump, Burl whips it to deep mid-wicket and they hustle back for the second run.

The quicker one, and it is a googly outside off, Burl cuts it to backward point.

Bowls from way behind the crease and dishes out a length ball, on the leg stump. Burl looks to flick but misses and is struck on the thigh pad.

Googly on a length, around off, Burl drags it across to short mid-wicket.

This one spins in, full and on off, Burl tries to push it to the off side but gets a thick inside edge. The ball trickles through square leg and mid-wicket for a single.

On a lower trajectory, short on middle, Raza knocks it to short mid-wicket.

Looped up, full on leg, Burl misses the flick. The ball deflects off the pad and rolls to square leg.

Full again, on the leg stump, Burl flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

The conventional leg-break, full outside off, Raza lunges and steers it to widish short third for a single.

Full, on off, Burl works it to long off for a single.

Too full, outside off, Raza carves it straight to short cover.

Spins in sharply and skids from a length, around off, Raza shuffles a bit and stabs it down the pitch.

Googly, around off, Ryan Burl punches this firmly to the left of the bowler. Rashid Khan fields it but this did sting.

Wrong'un, on the pads, Ryan Burl reads it well and keeps it out.

Leg-break, around middle and leg, Ryan Burl looks to play for the googly and gets beaten on the inside edge. Ryan is hit on his pads. 

A loud and confident appeal by the entire Afghanistan side but the umpire gives nothing away. Fuller on leg, Ryan looks to flick it away but misses. Loud appeal goes in vain as the umpire must've thought that this was pitched outside leg. Rahmat Shah sends this upstairs, though. Ball Tracking shows a green on the ball pitching outside leg and it saves the day for Burl. 

Wrong'un, on off, Ryan Burl thumps this back to the bowler off his back foot. 

Tossed up, on the pads, Ryan Burl tucks this to fine leg for a run. 

Floated on off, Raza blocks this out.

Fuller around off, Raza drives this through mid off for a run. 

Short and wide of off, Ryan Burl rises with the bounce and cuts this through point for a single. 

Carrom ball, on off, Sikandar Raza gets onto his front foot and keeps it out. 

Fuller on the pads, Sikandar Raza dead bats it. 

Straight one, on off, fuller as well. Sikandar Raza defends it out. 

Good length, in the channel, Sikandar Raza steps down the track and has a tentative poke at it, away from his body but gets beaten. 

 DROPPED! Raza rides his luck as Azmatullah Omarzai drops him on 20. On a length, around the pads, Sikandar Raza goes for a flick but ends up with a leading edge that goes in the direction of Azmatullah Omarzai at deep square leg. Omarzai covers good ground, runs in from the fence and puts in the dive at the end but ends up grassing it. One run taken.

On a length, wide of off, Ryan Burl gets it away off the bottom edge of his bat towards the third man fielder for one run. 

WIDE! Good length, down the leg side, Sikandar Raza comes inside the line and looks to clip this to fine leg but misses. Raza iss livid with himself as the stump mic catches him cursing himself. 

Hard length, on top of off, Sikandar Raza defends this off his back foot. 

On a length, around the pads, Sikandar Raza works this finely to the right of mid on and rotates the strike. 

Back of a length, on off, Ryan Burl dabs this to the backward point fielder for no run. 

Fired into the batter, on his pads, Sikandar Raza clips this to short fine leg for no run.

Short of a length, around off, Sikandar Raza cuts this through point and adds two runs to his tally. 

Off-break, around middle and off, Sikandar Raza gently works this through square leg and takes a run. 

Yorker, on middle and off, Ryan Burl jams it out. 

 FOUR! Burl is off the duck with a boundary. Fuller around off, Ryan Burl strides close to the pitch of the ball and drives this through the covers region for a boundary to open his account. 

Too full, around middle and off, Burl defends this off his front foot. 

Good length, on off, Sikandar Raza dabs this off his back foot to silly point for a dot. 

On a length, around middle and off, Sikandar Raza jumps down the track and blocks it to the left of the bowler. Raza was looking to cut loose by hitting it over covers but couldn't get the room he was after. 

Short and on leg, Sikandar Raza fends this to square leg. 

Back of a length, on middle and off, Sikandar Raza blocks it out. 

 SIX! A biggie against the run of play for the skipper of Zimbabwe. Short and wide of off, Sikandar Raza arches back and cuts it up and over the fence towards the deep third region for a biggie. Zimbabwe crawl past 50 with that hit.

On a length, around the pads, Sikandar Raza tickles this to fine leg for one run. 

Fuller around off, Raza presses on the front foot and keeps it out. Raza was keen on a run but Ryan denied it. 

Tossed up, on off, Sikandar Raza punches this to the left of short extra cover for a dot. 

Fuller around off, Sikandar Raza drives this down to long off for a single. 

Flighted, around off, Ryan Burl pushes this back to the bowler. 

Leggie, around middle and leg, Ryan Burl gets up on his toes and works this to the left of the bowler but for a dot again. 

around off, Ryan Burl punts this back to the bowler. 

Back of a length, on middle and off, Sikandar Raza tucks this to mid-wicket for no run. 

Good length, around off, Sikandar Raza rocks back and guides this through backward point for a run.

Fuller around off, Ryan Burl keeps it out.

Hard length, on top of off, Ryan Burl gets on top of the bounce and keeps it out.

Ziaur bowls it on a length, around off, Burl blocks this as well. 

Good length, on top of off, Ryan Burl defends this firmly to short extra cover for no run.

Seam-up, inswinging delivery on middle and off, Brian Bennett punches this back to the bowler. 

Fuller on middle and off, Brian Bennett tucks this to mid on for a run.

Too full, around off, Sikandar Raza thumps this to short extra cover for no run.

Darted on off, Sikandar Raza guides this through point for a run. 

 OUT! LBW! Brian Bennett has been trapped in front of the stumps. Fuller on middle and leg, Brian Bennett goes down on one knee and looks to play the sweep. The ball sneaks under his bat and hits him on the front pad. A loud appeal and the umpire gives it OUT. Brian Bennett asks for DRS. Nothing on the UltraEdge, three reds on Ball Tracker and the on-field decision stays. Brian Bennett walks back after scoring 31 off 40. 

Fuller on off, Ryan Burl pushes this to mid off for no run.

Good length, on the pads, Brian Bennett flicks this through backward square leg for a single. 

Back of a length, around off, Sikandar Raza dabs this to point for no run.

wide down the leg side. Wided. 

Ziaur bowls it on a hard length, around off, Raza blocks this to covers for no run. 

 FOUR! Excellently played over the keeper by Sikandar Raza. Short and around off, Sikandar Raza arches back and just helps this up and over the keeper for a boundary to the fence behind the stumps. 

Full and wide of off, Sikandar Raza offers a proper Test like leave at it. 

On a length, around middle and leg, shaping into the batter. Sikandar Raza rolls this to mid on for no run.

Floated on off, Sikandar Raza pushes this to covers. 

Tossed up, around off, Sikandar Raza drives this to the left of the short cover fielder for no run.

Darted onto the pads, Sikandar Raza works this through the mid-wicket region for a single. 

Fired on the pads, Brian Bennett tucks this to the fielder at mid-wicket for no run.

Tossed up, on off, Brian Bennett drives this to wide long off for one run. 

Too full, on middle and leg, Sikandar Raza pushes this to the right of the bowler for no run.

Play and a miss! Good channel by Omarzai. Short and outside off, Brian hangs back to punch it to cover, but the ball kicks up a bit and nips away to flirt past the outside edge.

Cannons it in, full on off, Bennett carefully watches it and blocks it solidly.

Angled in on a fullish length, Bennett knocks it down to mid on.

FOUR! Nicely done! A short ball, outside off. Not at all threatening and Bennett arches back before ramping it over the short third fielder for a boundary.

Shapes in a touch, short on off, Bennett rocks back and bunts it to the off side.

Short of a good length, on off, nipping in. Brian rides the bounce and fends it to cover-point with soft hands.

Back of a length, outside off, Raza initially thinks about leaving it but cannot withdraw his bat away in time and it pings behind to deep third for a single. If that was played deliberately or not, only Raza knows.

Lasers it straight onto the stumps, full in length, Brian presents full face of the bat and blocks.

A bit full and outside off, 132.1 kph, Brian opens the bat face and glides it to deep third for a single.

Slants it down the leg stump, on a good length. Raza moves to the off side to tickle it fine on the leg side, but misses. The ball deflects off his thigh pad and shoots low to the left of the keeper. Rahmanullah Gurbaz does extremely well to grab it with his left hand while diving.

Short of a length, angling in, Raza hops off and nudges it to the mid-wicket region.

Full and straight, Raza gets across a bit and clips it to mid-wicket.

OUT! TAYLOR IS RUN OUT! Exceptional fielding display by Omarzai. And that's a massive blow for Zimbabwe. Fuller and angling into the batter, Brendan Taylor blocks it to the mid-wicket region and is through for a single, but Bennett is glued at the non-striker's end, and sends him back on a sharp call. Omarzai swoops across on his follow-through, picks the ball with his right hand and throws it in a motion, scoring a direct hit at the batting end. Taylor gives up already and trudges off. There was never a run there, to be very fair. The Chevrons are 26/3, needing 269 runs.

Beaten! Short of a length, hooping in from outside off, Raza looks to slap it through cover but the ball keeps jagging in to beat his inside edge.

Onto the pads and full, Raza flicks it to short mid-wicket.

Slightly full and on leg, Sikandar flicks it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Half an appeal for LBW, but it wanes down immediately. Clearly going down leg. On a length, a bit too straight onto the pads. Brian misses the flick and is hit hard on the front pad.

A typical fast bowler's response. Well-executed bumper, very short and climbing on the batter. Brian swivels to pull but gets hurried and is beaten all ends up.

OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT BEHIND! Farooqi with another beauty. Joys in the Afghan camp. A proper Test-match length. Touch fuller and outside off. It lands on the seam and nips away from the batter. Tafadzwa Tsiga doesn't move his feet to the pitch of the ball and tries to drive it away from his body through cover, but gets a thick outside edge. Rahmanullah Gurbaz takes a straightforward catching practice behind the stumps. Zimbabwe are 25/2, needing 270 runs.

Angles it in and around off, on a length, Brendan Taylor defends it to the off side.

Bringing the angle back into the batter, on a length, Taylor leaves it alone.

Back of a length, on top of off, Taylor prods forward and knocks it in front of mid off and steals a quick single to get off the mark.

A bit full now with pace taken off, on the stumps, Brian watchfully blocks it with a straight bat.

Magical stuff from Fazalhaq! Spears in full and outside off, in the channel. Brian gets squared up while looking to block it off the back foot, but the ball deviates away and breezes past the outside edge.

Peach of a delivery! Back of a length, outside off. It hits the seam, kicks up and nips away, squaring up Tsiga completely. He looks to defend off the back foot but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Goes fuller now, outside off, Tsiga gets a good stride in and drives it straight to cover.

Nip-backer, short on middle, Tsiga knocks it across to mid-wicket.

Fuller and on the stumps, Tsiga forces it down to mid on.

Stump-to-stump, on a length, Tsiga hangs back and punches it back to the bowler.

Angles in on a shorter length, on off, Tsiga rocks back and unleashes a juicy back-foot punch to the left of mid off. Rashid moves across and makes a diving stop. One run taken. Rashid's right knee appears to jar awkwardly into the ground, with the impact seemingly straining his hip as well. He is down and in visible discomfort.

Nips in, short and outside off, Tsiga rises up with the bounce and tucks it to mid on.

Short of a length, onto the pads, Tafadzwa gets across and dinks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Slightly fuller and angling at the pads again. Brian tries to work it across but misses and is hit hard on the thigh pad.

Huge appeal for LBW, but turned down! Farooqi bowls from a wider angle from around the stumps. Goes full and slants it on the leg stump. It is sliding down leg and Brian misses the flick by playing all around it. He is struck on the front pad and the ball rolls to the off side. Afghanistan do not review. Rahmat, the captain, himself signals it is sliding down leg.

Nagging length, around off, Bennett hangs back and knocks it to cover.

 FOUR! Crunched off the middle! A little bit of width on offer, short and outside off, Brian Bennett rides the bounce by standing up on his toes and absolutely belts it through cover for a boundary.

 Beaten! A late outswing on a fuller length, outside off, Brian is drawn forward to play the cover drive but gets beaten on the outside edge.

A touch full and outside off, Brian strides across and cracks the drive to backward point. The fielder, Ibrahim, dives to his left and makes a fine stop.

On a length, around off, Bennett presses forward and knocks it into covers.

Fuller than a length, outside off, Brian gets on the front foot and drives it crisply to cover but cannot pierce the gap.

Spears in on the stumps, full in length, Brian solidly blocks it right under his eyes.

SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! That's the first six of the chase. Short by Omarzai, on top of middle, Brian Bennett picks the length in a trice, keeps his head down and nails the pull shot over deep mid-wicket, dumping it on the grass banks for half a dozen runs.

Moves away through the air, full and outside off, Curran clips it away to mid on.

OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! What a cracking delivery from Farooqi. Curran, in all honesty, could have done nothing much about that. A big inswinger from over the stumps, on a good length. Ben Curran is pinned in the crease and looks to block but gets flummoxed due to the excessive movement. He tries to push it down the ground but the ball sneaks past his inside edge and makes an absolute mess of the stumps behind. Any seam bowler's delight and Fazalhaq is all smiles. Zimbabwe are 13/1, needing 282 runs to win.

Outside off on a length, driven away to cover.

Fuller ball, outside off, Tsiga leans on and drives it straight to mid off.

From around the stump, this is bashed hard into the pitch, outside off, Tsiga leaves the harmless delivery.

A superb wicket-maiden by Farooqi. Back of a length, outside the off stump, Tsiga shoulders arms.

Shapes away, full and outside off, Bennett lets it through. The ball hardly carries through to the keeper. In fact, Gurbaz has to bend quite low and grabs it on the bounce.

Gets an away swing, on a length, outside off, Brian hangs back and stabs it to cover-point.

Banana outswing, full and around of, Brian forces it down to mid on.

FOUR! Firmly hit! Azmat goes short and on top of off, nipping away. Brian Bennett goes for the pull shot but the ball skids and doesn't rise much. So he ends up hitting it off the inner half of the bat, but still powers it flatly, and wide of mid-wicket for a boundary.

This one swings back in on the pads, on a length, Brian is rushed on the back foot and nudges it between mid on and mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Nagging length, outside off, Brian rocks back and punches it straight to the cover-point fielder.

 FOUR! Creamed through the gap! Exhilarating stroke. Full and outside off, angling away. Bennett leans across and cracks the cover drive for a boundary to get off the mark.

 Beaten! This one keeps low on bounce. On a good length, swinging away from the batter from middle to outside off. Brian Bennett gets squared up to block but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Fuller than a length, 127.8 kph, outside off, Brian presses in front and defends it to cover-point.

Gets a good bit out outswing, from leg to off, on a good length, Brian camps back and bunts it down the pitch.

Swinging away again, full and outside off, Brian gets on the front foot and crisply drives it through the cover and point gap. Rahmat Shah sprints after it from the inner ring and mops it up. Two runs taken.

Slightly back of a length, on the leg stump, Brian hangs back and steers it behind square leg for a single. 7 off the first over.