बांग्लादेश vs ज़िम्बाब्वे, सुपर 12 - मैच 16, ब्रिस्बेन क्रिकेट ग्राउंड, ब्रिस्बेन, 30 October 2022 - कमेंट्री

Leg bye!  Tossed up, sliding on the pads. Burl misses his pull. It goes off the pads to short third man for a leg bye. 15 needed now.

OUT! TAKEN! Evans goes! Flatter, slower in the air and on middle. Evans heaves but he was targeting the longer side. Afif Hossain at deep mid-wicket is well placed and holds onto it. Good catch. Mosaddek Hossain has started well. 

FOUR! Zimbabwe still in the game! Short and angling on middle. Richard Ngarava looks to pull but gets the faintest of edge and it races into the third man fence. 

SIX! Richard Ngarava is playing a gem of a cameo! What a game this is turning out to be! Mosaddek Hossain drops it short again on middle. Richard Ngarava whacks it high over deep square leg for a biggie. 

OUT! STUMPED! Richard Ngarava is gone! We have another twist! Mosaddek Hossain slows it a bit, this is full and outside off. Richard Ngarava comes down the track only to connect to the thin air around as he fails to hit the ball. Nurul Hasan is quick to remove the bails. 

  NO BALL! What have you done NURUL HASAN! What have you just done! This is out of the script. The Bangla players were celebrating, eventually shaking hands and almost it was time to end the game but the third umpire had other plans because Nurul Hasan collected the ball in front of the stumps. No ball it is. Tossed up, outside off. Blessing Muzarabani swings across and misses. Nurul Hasan whips the bails off. Blessing Muzarabani was clearly out of his crease. The umpire takes it upstairs. The replay shows Nurul Hasan collected the ball in front of the stumps. Blessing Muzarabani has a chance to win the game. 

THIS TIME IT IS CLEAN! BANGLADESH WIN. OHH MAN, WHAT A GAME! Muted celebrations from Nurul Hasan as this time he collects the ball. No drama this time and Bangladesh win the game. Tossed up, outside off. Blessing Muzarabani swings hard again only to miss it. BANGLADESH WIN BY 3 RUNS. 

Flatter and way outside off. Burl plays it to long off for a single.

Slows it up, fuller and outside off. Williams steps across and clobs it to deep square leg for two runs. A boundary is needed in this over.

FOUR! Williams gets one! The hope is still alive for Zimbabwe! This is full and on middle. Williams makes room and drives it past cover. The fielder is wide and cannot stop it. 

OUT! Williams IS RUN OUT! Shakib Al Hasan with a brilliant piece of fielding. The set batter goes and the skipper has came up with a magic arm. This is very full and on off. Williams squeezes it out to cover and looks for a quick single. Shakib Al Hasan runs across, slides, turns and throws directly at the bowler's end. He hits the stumps and Williams is found well short. A twist in the game. Williams goes for a well made fifty.

On middle, this is hit to mid-wicket for a single.

 Tossed up on off. Evans pushes it through covers and takes a couple of runs. Evans pushes for the second and makes his ground. The replay confirms he is safe. Two runs.

A yorker, following Burl on the leg side. Burl gets an inside edge as he looks to jam it out on the off side for one.

Wide! This is way down the leg side. Brilliant from Nurul Hasan to get a big glove on it. Saves a boundary.

Length ball, outside off. Williams punches it through covers for a brace.

On the pads, whipped to deep mid-wicket for a single. Fifty for Williams but the job is not yet done. Still, 35 runs needed in 15 balls.

Superb from Hasan! He nails the yorker again, around leg. Burl jams it out to mid-wicket for a single. 

FOUR! Releases a bit of pressure! Much needed! Pitched up, outside off. Williams shuffles across and drives it through mid off for a boundary. 

FOUR! TWO IN A ROW! This does not help Bangladesh! the over was going according to the plan but two boundaries ruins the over. Short in length and on middle. Williams couches and pulls it hard through mid-wicket for a boundary. 26 runs needed in 12 balls. 

On a length and around off. Williams plays it to the left of Rahman who half-stops and concedes a single. 

Around off, pushed through covers for a single.

Half-a-chance! Length ball, outside off. Williams tries to go over mid off but mistimes. The ball goes in the air and flies over the fielder who was backtracking. Two runs. 

On middle, pulled to deep square leg for one.

On a length and on middle. Burl tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Really well bowled! A slower bouncer on middle. Williams is way too early as he looks to pull. He misses. A tidy over from Mustafizur Rahman. Zimbabwe need 40 runs in 18 balls.

Short and on middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.

This is full and on middle. Williams makes room and drives it to mid off for a quick single. 

On the pads, clipped to deep square leg for a couple of runs. Excellent running between these two so far. 

Very full and on the pads. Burl bunts it to deep mid-wicket for one. 100 up! 

IN THE GAP FOR FOUR! A full toss on leg. Williams makes room on the off side and opens the face of the bat deliberately to hit it through backward point for a boundary. 

Full toss again. Williams chips it to long on for one. 46 runs needed in 24 balls. Still, anyone's game.

FOUR! Well played! Tossed up, outside off. Burl steps across the line and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. Good start to the over. 

Around off, fuller, drilled to long on for a single.

Slides one on the pads. Williams flicks it to deep square leg for two runs. A better throw was needed to create a run out chance. 

Tossed up on middle. Williams sweeps it to deep square leg. Afif Hossain runs to his right, slides and hits his knee in the process. He looks in pain but quickly gets up. Two more..

Touch short and on middle. Williams chips it to deep mid-wicket for two more. Williams is hitting in the gap nicely.

 Fuller ball, outside off. Williams looks to slog-sweep but misses. The keeper whips the bails off quickly. Williams had his back foot out of his crease but did well to drag it back in. An eventful over comes to an end. 11 runs off the over.

Flatter and outside off, guided to third man for one.

Full and on off, flicked to mid-wicket.

Drops a short ball, outside off. Burl lets it go.

Length and on off, Burl works it to long on for one more.

On a length and on middle. Williams clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

  A single as Burl pulls it to long on.

Angling on the pads, whipped to deep mid-wicket for one.

Outside off, pushed to cover.

FOUR! Much needed! Shorter and outside off. Burl cuts it late and past third man for a boundary. 

This is full and on off, played back to the bowler.

Tossed up, outside off. Burl drives it back to Hossain again.

SIX! Should have been taken there! Tossed up, around off. Burl slogs it, he mistimes and Hasan Mahmud at deep square leg dives to his right and tries to take it low but fails to do so. It goes through and all the way for a six.

On a length and outside off. Regis Chakabva looks to pull but misses.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Taskin Ahmed comes back into the attack and strikes straightaway. Zimbabwe were getting back on track but this wicket pushed them on the back foot again. On a length and outside off. Regis Chakabva looks to dab it to third man as he opens the face of the bat but manages to only get an edge to the keeper, Nurul Hasan who makes no mistake.

A bouncer to welcome Burl. He evades it well.

Short of a length and outside off. Burl looks to push but mistimes it to point.

Short in length and around off. Burl looks to play behind the keeper but misses it.

A wicket-maiden over from Taskin! Superb from him! On a length and outside off. Burl taps it to cover. 

Full and on middle, pushed to long on for a single.

Tossed up, outside off. Williams reverse sweeps but cannot hit it past point.

Flatter and around off, Williams eases it to long off for one.

This is full and on off. Regis Chakabva makes room and drives it to cover for one.

A single as this is hit to mid-wicket.

This one skids through on middle. Regis Chakabva flicks it to square leg for a single. 

This is wide of off. Regis Chakabva slaps it through point for one.

Geniune edge! Length ball, outside off. Williams steps across and gets an outside edge as he looks to punch. It goes to third man for one.

Short in length and on off. This is pulled to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

On middle, flicked to square leg for one.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! Mosaddek Hossain is the culprit! Short and on middle. Williams pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Mosaddek Hossain slides to his right but fumbles and the ball tickles into the fence. The stand is looking good. Zimbabwe wanted this one to flourish. Still, a long way to go though. Zimbabwe need 87 runs now.

Short in length and on middle. Williams looks to pull but misses. 

Flatter and outside off. Regis Chakabva knocks it through covers for one.

FOUR! Welcome boundary 50 up! Tossed up on middle. Williams slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder was standing yards out but Williams hits it to his left and no chance for the fielder to stop it. 

On middle, blocked out.

Flatter and on middle. Williams works it to long on for a single.

Two leg byes! Flatter, slower through the air and around off. Regis Chakabva looks to sweep but misses. He gets hit on the body and it rolls to third man for two runs.

Tossed up, outside off, pushed through covers for one.

On a length and around off. Williams drops it to cover.

This is outside off. Williams steers it to third man for a single.

Length ball on middle. Regis Chakabva defends it out.

Very full and outside off. Regis Chakabva drives it through covers where the fielder half-stops for two runs. Zimbabwe need a partnership and these two need to bat until the end now. If not for boundaries, they need to rotate the strike more.

Length and on off. Kept out.

Length ball, outside off. Regis Chakabva slaps it through point for one.

Tossed up, outside off, pushed back to the bowler.

Flatter and on middle. Regis Chakabva clips it to square leg for one.

A slower ball, full and on middle. Williams bunts it to mid-wicket, in the gap for two runs. 

A single as this is hit to point.

On middle, Regis Chakabva eases it to long on for one.

On the pads, worked to deep square leg for one.

Starts with a length ball, around off. Shumba defends.

OUT! TAKEN! Top catch by the skipper and Milton Shumba's stay comes to an end. The FIzz strikes in his first over. On a length and outside off. Shumba tries to hit it through the line as he lofts it over the bowler's head. Shakib Al Hasan from mid off runs to his left and takes a diving catch. Superb from Shakib and Zimbabwe have lost their third wicket.

Length and on middle. Defended out.

Full and outside off. Raza pushes it to short cover.

OUT! CAUGHT! Bangladesh have got Zimbabwe's, main man! What an over from Mustafizur Rahman! RAZA GOES! Zimbabwe in a real spot of bother! Mustafizur Rahman drops it short and on leg, it is not that short to be pulled but Raza plays his shot and mistimes it. He spoons it to square leg where Afif Hossain takes a simple catch. What an over this is. First Shumba and now Raza. 

Length and outside off. Regis Chakabva looks to punch but gets an outside edge past first slip to third man for one. At the end of the Powerplay, Zimbabwe are 36/4. 115 runs needed in 84 balls.

Flatter and on middle, punched to mid-wicket.

Tossed up on off, worked to mid-wicket.

Sliding on the pads. Shumba eases it to square leg for a single.

Tossed up, outside off. Williams sweeps it behind square leg for a sharp couple.

FOUR! Zimbabwe are doing well to find a boundary in each over. This is touch short and on off. Williams pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

FOUR! Williams goes aerial and gets the same result. Hossain again drops it short outside off. Williams goes back and pulls it to long on for four more. 11 runs off the over. 

On a length and outside off. Shumba gets to the pitch of the ball as he blocks it out.

Leg bye! On the pads. Shumba misses his flick and it goes off the pads to square leg for a leg bye.

Swing and a miss! Mahmud has found his rhythm now! Length and outside off. Williams swings across the line and misses.

Touch fuller and outside off, this is pushed to mid off for one.

FOUR! On the up and through the gap! good effort from Afif! Length ball, outside off. Shumba punches uppishly and through covers. Afif Hossain gives a chase, slides in the deep but fumbles to keep it out.  Four runs.

On middle, nudged to mid-wicket for one.

A length ball, outside off. Shumba dabs it to third man and gets across with a single.

Well driven but for no run! This is full and around off. Ervine drives but finds cover.

FOUR! That is some shot! Ervine is in find form and Bangladesh need to take his wicket quickly! Taskin pitches it up, outside off. Ervine uses his feet and smashes it past mid off for a boundary.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Taskin Ahmed roars as he gets the big wicket of Ervine! Bangladesh on top here. Taskin Ahmed pitches up again but angles the ball across, outside off. Ervine is tempted as he looks to drive but gets an outside edge and Nurul Hasan takes it cleanly. Taskin Ahmed is on fire, two wickets for him.

Way outside off. Williams leaves it alone.

Ahmed slants it outside off. Williams is happy to leave it. 5 runs and a big wicket of the over. Bangladesh with a good start here.

Short in length and around off. Shumba taps it back to the bowler.

Length and on middle. Shumba whips it to deep square leg for a single.

Wide! Down the leg side. Ervine misses his flick. Wided.

FOUR! Finds the gap and it races into the fence! The skipper is off the mark! On a length and outside off. Ervine punches off the back foot through covers for four runs.

Around off on a length, pushed to mid off.

Wide! Length ball but again down the leg side. Ervine misses his flick. Wide again. 

On a length and on middle. Ervine stays back to defend this one.

Angles it across, outside off. Ervine flashes at it but misses. 

Ahmed starts with a length ball, outside off and it swings away. Wesley Madhevere leaves it alone.

FOUR! Good shot and Zimbabwe are underway in the chase! Length ball, way outside off. Wesley Madhevere cuts it hard and through covers for a boundary.

OUT! TAKEN! Wesley Madhevere goes and Taskin Ahmed strikes early. He drags his length back a bit and keeps it outside off. Wesley Madhevere looks to cut it hard but gets a top edge and it flies to third man where Mustafizur Rahman reverse-cups it. Good start by Bangladesh.

Short of a length and on the pads. Shumba looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal but that looked like pitching outside the line.

On a length and on middle. Shumba blocks it out.

Leg bye! Short and down the leg side. Shumba misses his clip and it goes off the thigh pad and to the left of the keeper for a leg bye. Good stop there, saved a certain boundary.