स्कॉटलैंड vs ज़िम्बाब्वे, पहला टी-20, ग्रंज क्रिकेट क्लब, रीबर्न प्लेस, एडिनबर्ग, 15 September 2021 - कमेंट्री

FOUR! A great start to the over for Zimbabwe. Length ball, down leg. Milton Shumba whips it off his pads through square leg for a boundary. 10 needed off 5 balls now! 

Full ball, around leg. Milton Shumba shuffles across to scoop it but fails to get any bat on it. The keeper fails to collect it cleanly and the batters take a bye!

OUT! BOWLED! What a delivery this is from Safyaan Sharif! He serves in a yorker, around middle. Wellington Masakadza looks to dig it out but misses and the ball disturbs his stumps. Wellington Masakadza has to walk back to the pavilion.

OUT! RUN OUT! Another one bites the dust! Tendai Chatara sacrifices his wicket for Milton Shumba. Length ball, on off. Tendai Chatara taps it to the right of the bowler and looks to take a run. Safyaan Sharif runs to collect the ball and then scampers through towards the non-striker's end to whip the bails off. Chatara is well short of his crease and he has to depart.

Length ball, on middle. Milton Shumba heaves it towrads deep mid-wicket but does not take the run.

Full ball, on off. Milton Shumba drives it hard towards long off and can only take a single. Scotland win the match by 7 runs and they go 1-0 up in the series.

Length ball, outside off. Luke Jongwe pushes it to cover for one.

Full ball, outside off. Milton Shumba looks to dig it out but gets a leading edge towards third man for a run.

OUT! TAKEN! That is a fantastic catch from Safyaan Sharif at deep square leg. Length ball, down leg. Luke Jongwe flicks it towards the deep square leg region where Safyaan Sharif times his jump to perfection and completes a very tough catch.

Full ball, outside off. Milton Shumba pushes it to cover for one.

Length ball, outside off. Wellington Masakadza looks to heave it but gets an inside edge behind the sticks. They sneak in a run.

Good-length ball, outside off. Milton Shumba taps it towards point for a run. 14 runs needed from the last over!

Short ball, on middle. Milton Shumba pulls it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Length ball, on the pads. Worked towards wide long on for a run.

SIX! SMASHED! Short ball, on middle. Milton Shumba hangs back and hammers it over the square leg region for a maximum!

Good-length ball, on off. Milton Shumba comes down the track and pushes it to cover for a run.

OUT! BOWLED! Safyaan Sharif strikes for Scotland this time! He serves a full ball, on middle. Ryan Burl looks to scoop it over the short fine leg fielder but he misses and the ball crashes onto his stumps. Huge wicket for Scotland as the dangerous Ryan Burl departs.

Good-length ball, around off. Luke Jongwe taps it to point for a single. 19 runs needed from 12 balls! 

 Good-length ball, on off. Shumba comes down and pushes it to cover.

 Length ball, on the pads. Shumba turns it towards mid-wicket for a couple.

Good-length ball, on leg. Milton Shumba turns it towards mid-wicket for a run.

OUT! CAUGHT! Alasdair Evans has taken a crucial wicket here for Scotland and they are right back in it! Good-length ball, on off. Sean Williams lofts it high in the air towards Michael Leask at long on, who takes an easy catch.

Good-length ball, outside off. Milton Shumba pokes at it but misses as the ball zips past his outside edge.

Length ball, outside off. Milton Shumba works it behind square on the off side and collects a run. 29 needed in 18 balls. 

Around off, pushed to covers this time. 

FOUR! Zimbabwe are doing well to keep the boundaries coming. Fullish, floated too, on middle and leg, Williams gets low and powers his sweep behind deep square leg for a boundary. 

On middle again, swept this time, straight to deep square leg for one. 

On middle and leg, Milton pushes this into the gap through mid on and they come back for the second run. 

Fuller, outside off, Shumba works this through mid off for a run. 

SIX! That was huge! What a great over for the visitors as they get 14 from the over! This is loopy, around off, fuller too, Williams gets low and mows a slog-sweep over deep mid-wicket. 33 more needed from 24 balls! 

Tossed up, on off. Sean Williams looks to sweep but misses and gets rapped on the pads. They take a leg bye.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Tossed up, on off. Milton Shumba advances down and lofts it over the bowler for a boundary.

Quicker ball, darted on the pads. Milton Shumba works it on the leg side for one.

Flatter ball, on leg. Sean Williams flicks it towards deep square leg for a run.

2 Wides! Oliver sprays down leg. Milton Shumba misses the flick and the keeper fumbles. They take a run.

Tossed up, outside off. Sean Williams pushes it to cover for a single.

FOUR! SMASHED! Flatter ball, on middle and leg. Milton Shumba rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Length-ball on middle, Milton works this, but only finds the mid-wicket fielder. 

FOUR! This is what the visitors need. Shumba is delivering for his side here! On a length, around off and middle, Milton Shumba swings and sends the ball over mid on for a boundary. 

On middle, worked to the leg side for one. 

Good-length delivery, on middle, Sean flicks this one hard through mid-wicket and a couple of runs are taken. 

Sean Williams tucks this through square leg and hands the strike back to Milton. 

A bumper outside off, Shumba leaves it, probably thinks that this would be a wide, but the umpire is unmoved. 61 more needed in 36 balls. 

Good-length ball on off, hit across the line, but only to the short mid-wicket fielder. 

Outside off on a length, driven nicely to sweeper cover for a run. 

On the body, on a length too, Milton nurdles this to the leg side for a single. 

FOUR! That was a crisp shot. Zimbabwe need some more boundaries right now! Overpitched ball, outside off, Sean Williams leans into the shot and drives it firmly through covers. 

A short ball this time, around off and middle, pulled powerfully through square leg and the batters cross ends. 

On a length, outside off, MS works this past covers and the batters take one. 

Flatter, outside off, Milton misses his cut. 

On middle, turnt towards mid-wicket for a run. 

Around off, fuller, Sean pushes this to the cover region. 

Darted on middle, Williams only manages to fend this one out to the leg side. 

Floated, around off, SW works this to covers. 

Quicker, on middle, worked past mid-wicket for a run. 77 more needed in 48 balls! 

On middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Quicker, fuller, on middle, pushed back to the bowler. 

OUT! TAKEN! That is a good catch in the deep and the Zimbabwean skipper loses out and they lose their fourth. Scotland are on top at the moment. This is tossed up, fuller on off and middle, Ervine slams this one towards long on, as he looks for the biggie, but he has not timed this well. It goes towards the man there, George Munsey, who holds onto the catch. 84 more needed in 57 balls! 

FOUR! Milton Shumba gets off the mark in style! Oliver Hairs drifts this one down the leg side, Milton Shumba gets low and sweeps this hard to the deep square leg fence. 

Around off and middle, Milton eases this towards long on for one. 

Tossed up, on off, Sean drives but only finds the fielder at covers.

Loopy ball, outside off. Sean Williams comes forward and pushes it to cover.

Quicker ball, outside off. Sean Williams gets back and cuts it to point.

Tossed up, on middle and leg. Sean Williams blocks it out watchfully.

Flaoted, around middle and leg. Sean Williams looks to reverse sweep but gets the inner half of the bat and the ball goes towards fine leg. The batters take two.

Flatter and quicker, around off. Sean Williams taps it to cover-point.

Floated, outside off. Sean Williams drives it to the cover fielder who fumbles and they take one. 85 needed in 60 balls! 

Flatter ball, on leg. Turned towards square leg for a run.

SIX! WHACKED! Tossed up, on off. Craig Ervine lofts it over the long on region for a maximum!

Flatter ball, on middle. Worked towards the leg side for one.

OUT! LBW! Tossed up, on middle and leg. Regis Chakabva gets low to sweep but he misses and gets rapped on the pads. Scotland appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Zimbabwe lose their third wicket.

Tossed up, around off. Sean Williams defends it out.

Flatter ball, on leg. Sean Williams tucks it towards the leg side for a single.

Tossed up, on off. Craig Ervine comes forward to block this one out.

Flatter ball, on off. Craig Ervine hits it back to the bowler.

Short ball, outside off. Craig Ervine cuts it hard through extra cover for a couple.

A tad short, on off. Craig Ervine rocks back and cuts it towards cover for a run.

Flatter ball, on middle. Tucked away towards square leg for a run.

Short ball, on off. Craig Ervine cuts it hard through covers for a couple.

Tossed up, on off. Pushed to covers for a run.

Flatter ball, outside off. Craig Ervine cuts it to sweeper cover for a run.

FOUR! Nicely done! Tossed up, on middle. Regis Chakabva gets low and reverse-sweeps it past the point fielder for a boundary.

Tossed up, on off. Regis Chakabva defends it out.

Floated, around middle. Regis Chakabva advances down and flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter ball, on off. Craig Ervine gets behind and works it down the ground for a run.

Good-length ball, outside off. Craig Ervine looks to poke at it but misses.

Back of a length, around off. Ervine guides it towards third man for a couple.

FOUR! SHOT! Full ball, outside off. Craig Ervine comes forward and drives it through extra cover for a boundary.

Good-length ball, on off. Craig Ervine taps it to point.

Back of a length, on off. Craig Ervine blocks it out.

Length ball, on off. Craig Ervine taps it towards backward point. Zimbabwe are 31/2 at the end of the Powerplay.

Around off, dabbed past point for a single. 

FOUR! Cheeky stuff! On a length, around off and middle, Regis Chakabva shuffles and just paddles this one over the man, to the fine leg fence. 

Outside off, a slash and a miss from Regis. 

A bumper this time, outside off, Regis skips down and swings his blade at this but misses. 

Outside off, length, hit hard to the right of mid off for one. 

Another run as this is tucked to the leg side. 

A touch short, outside off, guided past point, towards third man for a run. 

WIDE. This is slipped down the leg side, Ervine misses his tuck. Wide signalled. 

Chris Sole serves a length ball on the pads, Craig tries to tuck but misses and the ball takes the pad and goes to the leg side, for a leg bye. 

WIDE. On a length, way outside off, left alone this time. 

WIDE. Another one which is way outside off. Wide signalled. 

Fullish, on off, tucked past mid-wicket for one. 

A bumper on middle and leg, Ervine just gets low and lets the ball pass. 

On a length, around leg, Craig looks to flick but misses and the ball takes the pad and goes to the off side. An appeal but this looked to be pitching outside leg and hence, the umpire says no. 

This is bowled fuller, on the pads again, CE misses his tuck and the ball goes to short fine leg via the pads. A leg bye is taken. 

A touch short, on the body this time, Tadiwanashe Marumani awkwardly fends this one to deep square leg for a couple of runs. 

OUT! TAKEN! Another one falls and both the Zimbabwean openers are back in the shed. Scotland will be delighted with this start and the visitors are struggling to get some momentum here. On a length, around off, Marumani looks for the big shot across the line, but the ball takes the inside edge and flies towards short fine leg, where the man, Alasdair Evans goes low to his right and pouches this. 

Fuller outside off, Ervine leaves it alone. 

WIDE. This is slipped down the leg side, Craig Ervine looks to tuck but misses. Wide signalled. 

Around off and middle, this is tapped to the leg side. 

FOUR! The skipper gets a boundary now! In the arc around off, on a length too, Craig Ervine punches this one past the man at mid off and gets a boundary. 

WIDE. Down the leg side, left alone by Ervine. 

Around middle, back of a length, Craig looks to tuck but misses and gets hit high on the pad. 

Around off, on a length, Regis Chakabva pushes this to covers and takes one. 

Marumani drives this, but only manages to find the cover fielder. 

Back of a length, on off, Marumani taps this to the off side and looks for one, but it sent back by his partner. 

Fullish ball, way outside off, TM tries to reach out and play at this but misses his shot. 

On the body this time, this is nudged to the on side for a run. 

Yorker, on off, Regis Chakabva only manages to jam this one out to the mid on fielder. 

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! That is the perfect start for the hosts and Zimbabwe lose their first wicket. A torrid start for the visitors and this is not what they would have wanted. A touch short, way outside off, Wesley Madhevere looks to slash this one away but the ball hits the deck and bounces slightly more than what Madhevere expected. The outside edge is induced and Matthew Cross, behind the sticks, makes no mistake. 

Length around off, pushed to covers. 

Zimbabwe are up and running! On a length, on off, tapped to the off side for a quick single. 

Length ball, slanting away, Tadiwanashe Marumani skips down and looks to whack it away but misses his shot. 

Short of a length, on the body, Marumani nudges this one to the leg side. 

A brilliant start by Safyaan Sharif as he concedes just one run and also takes a wicket! Outside off, on a length, Tadiwanashe Marumani swings at this but misses.