स्कॉटलैंड vs ज़िम्बाब्वे, दूसरा टी-20, ग्रंज क्रिकेट क्लब, रीबर्न प्लेस, एडिनबर्ग, 17 September 2021 - कमेंट्री

OUT! TAKEN! In the slot and on off stump. Safyaan Sharif gets low and creams this one but he hits it straight down the throat of the long off fielder. Ryan Burl takes a fine catch and Safyaan Sharif has to go. Wellington Masakadza has struck but Michael Leask will be back on strike. 13 needed off 5 balls.

OUT! RUN OUT! On middle and Leask pushes it down to long on. They have to go for the second but the throw from Sean Williams is a brilliant one. Wellington Masakadza collects the ball at the bowler's end and whips off the bails in a flash. Mark Watt has to go without facing a ball. 12 needed now off 4 balls.

OUT! CAUGHT! Is that the game in the bag for Zimbabwe? Tossed up on middle and Michael Leask looks to slog it over the long on fence. Leask doesn't get enough on it and holds out to long on. Sean Williams completes a simple catch and Wellington Masakadza is ecstatic. A hammer blow for the hosts.

OUT! RUN OUT! That's it, Zimbabwe have pulled it off. Flatter delivery, worked to mid-wicket and the batters try to get back for the second. Again, the throw from the deep is a great one by Regis Chakabva and its straight to the bowler. Wellington Masakadza whips off the bails in a flash and Gavin Main is well short of his ground. Zimbabwe WIN BY 10 RUNS!

DROPPED! How crucial will that be? Good-length ball, outside off and Cross gives the charge. He lifts it over backward point and Innocent Kaia runs in from deep point towards it. After doing all the hardwork, he spills the catch and they get a couple of runs as well.

Back of a length, on leg stump, cramps Leask for room who cannot get it away.

Length ball, on middle. Leask pushed it down to long on for a single.

A quick and short ball this time, around off. Sharif looks to swing but gets beaten for pace.

Length ball, on middle. Sharif swats it away to deep mid-wicket for another one.

What an excellent over from Richard Ngarava! Finishes with another dot. Full and quick, following the batter down the leg side. Cross looks to swing but the ball goes between the leg stump and his body. Just 4 off it and now 13 needed off 6 balls.

OUT! CAUGHT! There is yet another twist in this topsy-turvy match! In the slot and Matthew Cross looks to slog it over the square leg fence. Cross doesn't get enough on it and Innocent Kaia almost makes a mess of it at the deep square leg fence. Kaia fumbles the catch but somehow manages to catch it with his knees. Luke Jongwe has struck at the right time for his team and could this turn the match in their favor?

Length ball, around off. Leask cuts it past cover-point for a single.

Full and on off, Sharif drives it through covers for a run.

WIDE! A quick bumper, angled in at middle and leg. Leask looks to pull but misses. The ball is just a bit too high and a wide is called.

Lovely change of pace from Luke Jongwe. On a length, around off and moves away after pitching. Leask gets beaten all ends up.

SIX! Clean as! Fuller ball, on off and Michael Leask just hangs back and clears the long off fence with ease. A welcome biggie for the hosts.

On off and pushed down to long off for one. 17 runs needed off 12 balls!

Lovely change of pace! Slower ball, outside off. Michael Leask swings hard but misses.

Length ball, around off. Michael Leask eases it down the ground towards long off for one.

Good-length ball, on off. Matthew Cross hangs back and guides it towards short third man. They take a run.

Chatara bangs in short, just outside off. Michael Leask looks to pull but fails to get any bat on it. Excellent bowling from Tendai Chatara.

FOUR! There comes the boundary! Length ball, darted on the pads. Michael Leask gets low and helps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

Length ball, on off. Michael Leask drags it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple. 27 runs required now from 18 balls.

Back of a length, on leg. Matthew Cross turns it behind square on the on side for an easy run.

Length ball, around off. Michael Leask inside-edges the drive onto the pads.

Good-length ball, on off. Michael Leask hits it hard but straight to mid off.

Short ball, on off. Michael Leask pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. Wellington Masakadza makes a diving stop in the deep and keeps it down to one.

Slower ball, on a length, on off. Matthew Cross drives hard but finds the cover fielder.

Short of a length, down leg. Matthew Cross whips it towards fine leg for a couple. Good running! 35 needed from 24 balls.

OUT! TAKEN! Richie Berrington, the man-in form departs and Sean Williams gets a crucial wicket here! Williams tosses it up nicely, on off. Richard Ngarava makes room and looks to go downtown but he miscues it and the ball goes straight to Wesley Madhevere at long on who makes no mistake.

Flatter ball, on middle. Matthew Cross turns it towards mid-wicket for a run.

Floated, around middle. Michael Leask blocks it out.

Flatter ball, outside off. Matthew Cross punches it to cover for a run.

Tossed up, outside off. Michael Leask misses the sweep and gets rapped on the pads.

FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Scotland. Flighted ball, on middle and leg. Michael Leask gets low and sweeps it towards deep square leg. The fielder in the deep has no chance and the ball races away to the fence. 39 runs needed now from 30 balls.

Good-length ball, outside off. Cross has a poke at it but gets beaten for pace.

On a length, around middle. Cross flat-bats it to long on and collects a run.

Ngarava bangs this one into the pitch and around off. Richie Berrington taps it off the back foot to deep point for another one.

Back of a length, directed into the body. Cross manages to dab it down to fine leg for one. 

FOUR! Streaky boundary but Richie Berrington and Scotland won't mind at all. Very full, on middle. Berrington gets an inside edge past the stumps and the ball races into the fine leg fence.

Good-length ball, on leg stump. Berrington tucks it to deep backward square leg for one.

Nicely tossed up, on off, pushed down to wide long off for a single.

On middle and pushed back to the bowler, who makes a good stop off his own bowling down to his right.

Flighted ball, on off. Berrington pushes it to long off for a run.

A touch short and wide, Cross rocks back and cuts it to deep point for a single.

SIX! BANG! Tossed up delivery, on leg stump. Richie Berrington makes room and slogs it over the long on fence for a biggie.

Quicker and flatter on off. Berrington taps it on the off side.

Tossed up, on middle. Matthew Cross sweeps it towards deep square leg for a run.

Flatter ball, on middle. Richie Berrington turns it on the leg side to collect a run.

Quicker ball, outside off. Matthew Cross cuts it hard through cover for another single.

Flighted ball, outside off. Richie Berrington gets down on one knee to sweep but he fails to get any bat on it.

FOUR! SHOT! Loopy ball, around the fourth stump. Richie Berrington gets low and sweeps it in front of square on the leg side. The ball races away for a boundary.

Flatter ball, outside off. Richie Berrington pushes it to cover for a quick run.

Flatter ball, on off. Punched through covers for a run.

Quicker ball, outside off. Richie Berrington eases it down the ground for a single.

SIX! SMASHED! Tossed up, nicely, on off. Matthew Cross gets low and sends this one sailing over the mid-wicket region for a biggie!

FOUR! Nicely done! Flatter and quicker, outside off. Matthew Cross hangs back and cuts it late past the point fielder for a boundary.

On a length, on off. Matthew Cross pushes it to cover for one.

SIX! WHACKED! Tossed up, well outside off. Richie Berrington reaches out and hits it over long off for a maximum! 19 runs from the over, exactly what Scotland were looking for!

Sliding in on middle and leg, Cross looks to sweep but misses and gets rapped on the pads. A huge appeal but turned down.

Tossed up, around off and Cross chips it over cover-point into the deep for a couple.

FOUR! Lovely shot from Matthew Cross. On off and Cross goes inside out, over extra cover for a boundary.

Flatter ball, on leg stump, flicked away to fine leg for a single.

On off and this is tapped to point.

Flighted ball, outside off. Richie Berrington sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a couple of runs.

Tossed up, on middle. Richie Berrington knocks it down to long off for one.

Sliding onto the pads and Cross misses the tuck. He gets hit on the back leg.

Nicely flighted, outside off. Cross gets down on one knee and plays it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter ball, on off, punched off the back foot to cover.

On off and pushed towards cover for a run.

Flighted ball, on middle and Cross dabs it down to mid-wicket for a quick single.

Short of a length, outside off. Richie Berrington guides it towards third man for a run.

Full ball, on middle and leg. Matthew Cross drives it to long on for a single.

Full delivery on off, Richie Berrington gets forward and drives it straight to mid-off fielder.

Short and wide, Richie Berrington cuts it ahead of covers for a couple.

On the pads, flicked away to the fine leg fielder for another single by Richie Berrington.

On length, around off, pushed off the backfoot to the point fielder by Matthew Cross . DOT BALL!

Tossed up, outside off. Matthew Cross drives it to the left of the bowler. Wellington Masakadza puts in a dive to stop the ball.

Floated, around off. Matthew Cross comes forward and eases it towards long off for a run.

Flatter ball, on off. Punched towards cover.

Floated, outside off. Richie Berrington pushes it down the ground towards long off for one.

Flatter ball, outside off. Matthew Cross punches it through covers. Craig Ervine dives to his left and keeps it down to one.

On a length, around off, Richie Berrington guides it to third man for a single.

In the channel outside off and beats the bat of Richie Berrington.

Another length ball, on middle and tucked away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

On the pads, Cross works it to deep mid-wicket for another one.

Back of a length, around off. Berrington punches it off the back foot to cover-point.

In the air...safe! A slower short ball on off. Richie Berrington looks to dab it down on the leg side but gets a top edge down to deep backward square leg. They take two.

Fullish ball, on off. Berrington drives it towards mid off where the fielder cuts it off well. Scotland are 26/4 at the end of the Powerplay.

OUT! CAUGHT! Oh my word, Ryan Burl has taken one the greatest catches of recent times! This one is short and wide, Calum MacLeod cuts it well and looks to pick up a boundary but Ryan Burl, at backward point has other ideas. He leaps up to his left and takes it with one hand at full stretch. The reaction time for the catch was so low and yet Burl pouches it. Unreal stuff and the visitors are well and truly on top at the moment.

Length ball, jagging back in on middle and leg. Cross inside-edges it down to deep square leg for one.

Good-length ball, outside off and cut away fine to third man for another single.

FOUR! Width on offer and Matthew Cross doesn't miss out on it. He slashes it through point for a boundary.

Length ball, right on the money. Kept out by Cross.

Length ball, around off and driven to the cover region.

Well bowled! Good-length ball, just outside off. Richie Berrington has a tentative poke at it but misses.

Length ball, around off. Richie Berrington pushes it to cover.

In the air...but safe! Short ball, on off. Richie Berrington miscues the pull as the ball takes the top edge of his bat and falls just short of the third man fielder. The batters take one.

Leg bye! Length ball, on the pads. Calum MacLeod misses the flick and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls away and they take a leg bye!

Good-length ball, just outside off. Richie Berrington cuts hard but straight to the point fielder.

Length ball, jagging back in from middle. Richie Berrington misses the flick and gets hit high on his pads. Another tight over from Richard Ngarava.

Short ball outside off, George Munsey cuts it to point fiercely and a little misfield gets him a single.

In that channel on good length, seaming away, Richie Berrington pokes at it tentatively only to miss the ball by whisker.

On the pads, flicked away to square leg for  another single.

OUT! THIS IS A BIG WICKET! Short ball in the slot and was at a height for Munsey to pull it away and he does but unfortunately Munsey doesn't get enough timing on that and ends up giving a dolly to Innocent Kaia at deep square leg. The third wicket is down and Scotland are in a spot of bother.

Good-length ball, darted on the pads. Richie Berrington flicks it towards fine leg for a single.

On length, on off, Calum MacLeod hangs back and blocks it comfortably under his eyes onto the turf.

Banged in short, down leg. Kyle Coetzer ducks under it watchfully.

OUT! TAKEN! Richard Ngarava strikes in his first over and this is exactly what Zimbabwe were hoping for! Bangs in short, around off. Kyle Coetzer hangs back and miscues the pull towards Innocent Kaia at mid-wicket who takes a sharp catch. 

OUT! CAUGHT! And again! Two in two for Zimbabwe and Richard Ngarava is on fire! Good-length ball, outside off. Oliver Hairs cuts hard but finds Ryan Burl at backward point who takes an easy catch. Scotland are certainly in a spot of bother now and Richard Ngarava is on a hat-trick!

Good-length ball, on off. Richie Berrington defends it out to cover.

Back of a length, on off. Richie Berrington blocks it out watchfully this time.

A double-wicket maiden! Richard Ngarava has started brilliantly with the ball here! He serves a back-of-a-length ball, on off. Richie Berrington taps it towards backward point.

WIDE! Tendai Chatara starts off with a wide down the leg side.

On a length, on the body, blocked off by George Munsey onto the turf.

Chatara strays on the pads, clipped away to mid-wicket for a single.

On the pads again, clipped away to fine leg for a single by Kyle Coetzer 

SIX! This time again straying on pads and George Munsey flicks it away over square leg for a first maximum of the innings. This man can be very dangerous if he gets into his groove.

On the hips again, clipped away to backward of square leg for a single by George Munsey 

In the air...safe! On a length, this time on stumps. Chatara deceives Kyle Coetzer by the slower ball this time who just pushes his bat at that one and ball loops away between mid-off and mid-on. Lucky there Kyle Coetzer.