ज़िम्बाब्वे vs नीदरलैंड्स, दूसरा एकदिवसीय, हरारे स्पोर्ट्स क्लब, हरारे, 23 March 2023 - कमेंट्री

  FOUR! OFF THE EDGE. Outside off, Klein slashes, this flies off the outside edge and down to the third man fence.

Two more. On middle, this id worked through square leg for two.

  On off, this is hit through covers for one more.

Two. On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket foe two. 10 needed in two balls now.

SIX! BANG! NETHERLANDS STILL IN IT. 4 NEEDED IN 1. On middle, this is lofted over the long on fence for a biggie.

OUT! RUN OUT! ZIMBABWE WIN IT BY A RUN! They manage to hold their nerve. Brilliant. On off, this is hit wide of long off. They take two and go for the third. The fielder runs across and then fires it to the bowler who whips the bails off. 

Teo.more. On middle, this is yet again worked through mid-wicket, in the gap for two.

On middle, this is hit through square leg for one.

OUT! THAT SHOULD BE THE GAME FOR ZIMBABWE! Raza gets the big fish. On middle, the slog sweep comes out, not timed that well and it is an easy catch for Evans at deep mid-wicket.

On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one.

Fires it outside off, the batter goes after it but misses.

OUT! Number 9 goes down. On middle, this is lofted down to long on. Burl takes an easy catch.

Full and on the pads, Ahmad looks to flick but misses. Leg bye taken. Gets Scott on strike.

SIX! BOOM! That is much needed. Full and on middle, this is heaved over the mid-wicket fence for a massive biggie. Scott wants to win this game by himself.

On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one.

Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through square leg for one.

Dots are gold! Full and outside off, Scott fails to put bat on ball.

Two! On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for two.

Fumble ans two! On middle, this is nudged through square leg. They go for two. The fielder fumbles and the two is a lot easier.

Two again! Brilliant running. On middle, this is yet again played with soft hands on the leg side for a couple.

OUT! RUN OUT! Ahmad is well short. Big confusion ans Netherlands lose another one. Outside off, Scott looks to play the reverse sweep, he gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls on the leg side. Ahmad goes for one but is sent back from halfway down. The keeper gets to the ball and throws it to the Raza who whips the bails off. The batter is well short.

Fires it on the pads, Scott looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. A leg bye taken aa it rolls on the leg side.

On the pads, yet again batter misses the flick. It clips the pad and rolls on the leg side for one. Leg bye again. 

Two! On off, this is pushed through covers for two.

Two! Flatter and outside off, this us pushed wide of sweeper cover for two.

Singles won't win the game for the Dutch. On off, this is pushed down to long off for one.

FOUR! BOUNDARIES WILL! This is swept hard. On middle, Edwards hits it hard and through square leg for a boundary.

Two more! Now the reverse sweep, this is hit through backward point for two.

Fires this outside off, Scott looks to cut but misses. 

Retains strike. Steps out and works it through mid-wicket for one.

Shorter and outside off, Ahmad looks to cut but misses.

Full and on middle, Ahmad flicks it to deep mid-wicket for two.

This is short and outside off. Ahmad swings and misses.

Full and outside off, Ahmad slog-sweeps it to long on for a single.

This is full and on off. Scott Edwards miscues his reverse sweeps to point for one.

NO BALL! Shariz Ahmad gets a lifeline. This is very full and on leg, Ahmad makes room to drive but edges it back onto the stumps. The umpire checks if that is a no ball and it shows Sikandar Raza did overstep.Free hit coming up..

Fuller and outside off. Ahmad paddles it to short fine leg for one.

OUT! STUMPED! Perfect time for Zimbabwe to get a wicket! Tossed up, outside off. Colin Ackermann looks to slog-sweep but misses. He was batting already out of his crease and had to stretch his back foot to get back in. The keeper collects and flashes the bails away. The replay shows Colin Ackermann was well out of his crease.

OUT! BOWLED! Wesley Madhevere gets two in two! What an over this is! Flatter, quicker and on middle, skids on. Teja Nidamanuru rocks back to cut but misses and the ball shatters the middle stump. Wesley Madhevere is on a Hat-trick.

OUT! BOWLED Hat-trick for Wesley Madhevere. This is just incredible! Paul van Meekeren is stunned! Flatter, angling around off, again this one skids on. Paul van Meekeren looks to work it on the leg side but gets beaten on the outside edge and it hits the stumps. Wesley Madhevere has changed the game completely.

Full and on middle, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.

On middle. Edwards keeps it out.

This is full and outside off. Edwards sweeps it back onto the pads.

On middle, punched to mid-wicket. Good diving stop there.

Flat and on leg, Edwards punches it to cover.

Full and on leg, Edwards reverse hits it past point for one.

On off, kept out.

On middle, this is hit back to Raza, in the air again but Raza fails to hold on. Will go down as a chance. 

FOUR! Much needed! Shorter and outside off, Edwards punches it through covers for a boundary.

Fuller and outside off, dragged to square leg for a single.

On middle. Colin Ackermann skips down and hits it to long on for a single.

Tossed up on off. Edwards blocks it out.

Flat and on off, Edwards pulls it to square leg where Blessing Muzarabani misfields and allows a couple.

On middle, this is hit to deep square leg for a couple.

Fuller and on middle. Edwards reverse paddles it to short third man for one.

On middle, punched back to the bowler.

tossed up, outside off, Colin Ackermann hits it to long off for a single.

OUT! LBW! The set batter goes! This wicket will open the game up! Tossed up on middle, stays low. O'Dowd looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW and up goes the finger. 

Around off, pushed to covers for a single.

A single as this is hit to long on.

Slower in the air on middle. Edwards reverse hits it to short third man for one.

On the pads, flicked behind square leg for one.

Shorter and on middle, punched to long on for a single.

Fuller and outside off, Colin Ackermann works it to covers for one.

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

Flatter and outside off, slapped to cover for a single.

A dot to end! 5 runs off the over! On middle, worked to mid-wicket. 76 runs needed in 60 balls.

Full and on midde, blocked out.

On off, kept out.

On middle, defended.

PUT DOWN! This is short and on middle. Colin Ackermann pulls it, flat and hard to mid-wicket where the fielder puts down a simple catch. Need to be taken that.

On off, kept out.

Tossed up, outside off, pushed to long off for a single.

Around off, punched to cover.

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

Full again, O'Dowd works it to long off for one.

Outside off, spins in, this is cut to short third man. 

A single as this is hit to long on.

Quicker and on middle, punched back to the bowler.

FOUR! Solid shot! Fuller and outside off. Colin Ackermann goes inside out over covers and finds the fence.

FOUR MORE! Too full and on off, Colin Ackermann sweeps it behind square leg for a boundary.

Around off, kept out.

Flighted, outside off. Colin Ackermann looks to sweep but misses.

A single as this is hit to mid-wicket.

On off, kept out.

On off, kept out.

On middle, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.

Around off, pushed through covers for a single.

On middle, blocked out.

On off, kept out.

Flat and on middle. Colin Ackermann helps it to short fine leg and takes a sharp single.

Full and on off, blocked out.

Fuller and outside off, Colin Ackermann drives it to long off for a single.

Flatter and outside off, O'Dowd cuts it to deep point for one.

Fuller and outside off. Colin Ackermann smashes it wide of long off for a couple.

Outside off, cut to point.

Fuller and on middle. Colin Ackermann bunts in the gap to mid-wicket for easy three runs.

On middle, kept out.

Flat and on middle, O'Dowd blocks.

Around off, pushed to cover.

A single as this is hit to mid-wicket.

Tossed up on middle, worked to long on for a single.

Outside off, cut to point.

FOUR! Shorter and outside off, O'Dowd cuts it very late to third man for a boundary.

On off, played to deep cover for a single.

A single as this is hit to long off.

On off, kept out.

Flat and on middle, nudged to mid-wicket.

OUT! RUN OUT! Not the way Cooper wanted to lose his wicket but Zimbabwe have an opening here. Flat and outside off. O'Dowd taps it to point for a single. Cooper agrees to the call but is a bit slow to take off, he does not even put a dive which would have saved him. The throw comes to the keeper who removes the bails off.  

Full and on off, pushed to long off for one.

Flat and on middle, flicked to square leg for a single.

Outside off, guided to backward point.

Tossed up on off, eased to mid on.

Flat and on off, punched to ocver.

Flighted on middle, O'Dowd drills it to long on for one.

Around off, pushed to covers for one.

Outside off, kept out.

Outside off, cut to point for a single.

Flat and on off, Cooper works it to cover.

On midde, nudged to mid-wicket.

Angling on the pads. Cooper flicks it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

On off, kept out.

Fuller and outside off, pushed to point.

Full and on off, played to long on for one.

One more run as this is hit to long on.

On the pads, tucked to square leg.

Tossed up on off, blocked out.

Length ball, outside off, slapped to point.

On a length and outside off, punched through covers for two.

FOUR! Shot! Length ball, outside off. Cooper cuts it square on the off side for four.

FOUR MORE! Width again, outside off and Cooper slashes it through point for four.

On middle, flicked to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Third of the over! Cooper is just using the width here, this is outside off, it is cut past covers for four more.

On middle, defended.

Outside off, this is hit through point for one.

On off, this is pushed to cover.

Outside off, this is guided towards point for one.

On off, this is guided to point.

Two more! Fuller and outside off, this is hit wide of long off for two.

On off, defended.

Shorter and outside off, this is pushed through covers for one.

SIX! BANG! That is so nonchalant! Lovely! Shorter and on middle, Max O'Dowd rocks back and pulls it over the long on fence for a biggie.

On off, defended.

A single as this is worked through mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Runs are flowing. This is fuller and outside off, Tom Cooper cuts it past point and this one races away to the fence.

On off, defended.

Another run as this is punched through covers.

On off, defended

A single as this is guided through point.

Another single as this is punched through covers.

On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one.

On off, this is pushed towards cover for one.

FOUR! Cut away! That is a lot of room on offer and the length is short, it is cut past point for a boundary.

FOUR! Two in a row! Netherlands getting a move on now! Shorter and outside off, this is slapped through covers for another boundary.

Shorter and outside off, Tom Cooper looks to cut but misses.

On off, this is pushed through covers for one.

On off, this is pushed through covers for one more.

Tosses it up on off, this is pushed down to long on for one.

Flatter and on middle, this is pushed back to the bowler.

Outside off, this is guided down towards third man for two.

Around off, this is pushed down to long off for one.

On off, defended.

Around off, this is kept out.

EDGED AND DROPPED! That should have been taken! It was a refulation wicket keeper's catch. Shorter and outside off, Cooper looks to cut, this goes off the outside edge towards the keeper who spills it. How costly will this prove?

100 up for Netherlands. On off, this is pushed through covers for one.

On off, defended.

Around off, kept out.

Fuller and on off, this is driven through covers for one.

On off, this is guided down to third man for one more.

Shorter and outside off, this is pushed through covers for one more.

Another single as this is hit through covers.

On off, this is pushed back to the bowler.

FOUR! Deft! Very nicely played! This is fired outside off, the pace of the bowler is used as this is guided down to the third man fence.

On off, this is pushed through covers for one.

On off, defended.

Another appeal but not given! Angled into the off pole. Tom Cooper walks across and looks to pull but misses to get hit high on the pads.

Another dot! Shorter and outside off, this is cut but to point.

Two more! Shorter and outside off, this is cut through point for two.

Shorter and outside off, this is guided through point for one.

On off, this is pushed to cover.

Around off, this is guided to point.

Shorter and outside off, Cooper looks to cut but misses.

On off, defended.

A single as this is nudged on the leg side.

Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for one.

Tossed up on off, this is lofted over cover for a boundary.

A single as this is pushed through covers.

Shorter and on off, this is pulled through square leg for one.

On the shorter side and outside off, this one does not bounce a lot. Dot.

A loud shout but turned down! On the pads, Max O'Dowd looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.

Outside off, this is guided down to third man for one.

Outside off, shortish, this is cut but to point.

Around off, this is pushed through covers for one.

Full and outside off, driven through covers for one.

On off, kept out.

Around off, blocked out.

Shorter and outside off, Cooper cuts it to point for one more.

Short and well outside off, O'Dowd flashes his bat and misses.

Flatter and around off, O'Dowd blocks it out.

Length and on middle, Cooper plays it to mid on.

Fuller and outside off, pushed to mid off.

Length ball, outside off, punched through covers for a single.

One more run as this is hit to mid-wicket.

Length and outside off, Cooper punches on the up to mid off.

Length and outside off, kept out.

Outside off, cut to point.

Flat and outside  off, cut to point for a single.

Shorter and outside off, O'Dowd slaps it to deep point for a single.

Fuller and on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Shorter and on off, O'Dowd cuts it to ponit for one.

Full and on middle. Cooper works it to mid-wicket for a single.

On middle, flicked to square leg for a single.

FUll and on off, pushed to covers for a single.

Length and on off, defended out.

On off, kept out.

On a length and around off, O'Dowd blocks it out.

On middle, blocked.

Flat and outside off, O'Dowd taps it to short third man.

Fuller and around off, O'Dowd chips it past the bowler to long off for one.

One more run as this is hit to long off.

Tossed up on middle, tucked to mid-wicket.

Tossed up, outside off, O'Dowd hits it to deep point for one.

Outside off, Tom slaps it hard but finds cover.

This is short and around off, Cooper looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the back of the helmet. A concussion protocol going on.

Length and outside off, punched to cover.

On off, nudged to mid-wicket for one.

Fuller and angling on the pads. O'Dowd fails to flick it away.

On off, kept out.

Full and on middle, O'Dowd works it to square leg for one.

On off, pushed to ocvers for one.

Full and on off, pushed through covers for one.

Outside off, cut to point.

Flat and on off, Cooper taps it to cover for one.

Fuller and outside off, knocked to point for one.

On middle, this is hit to square leg for one.

On off, kept out.

On a length and around off, punched back to the bowler.

On off, Cooper blocks.

Length and on off, Cooper nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Short in length, outside off, O'Dowd cuts it hard and late to third man for four.

Length and on off, O'Dowd taps it to the right of the keeper.

Length and outside off, O'Dowd dabs it to third man for a single.

Length and on off, defended out.

Fuller and around off. Tom defends.

FOUR! This is full and outside off, Cooper drives it through mid off for a boundary.

On middle, this is hit to square leg for a single.

FOUR! Second one! 10 off the over! On middle, fuller and O'Dowd whips it past square leg for four.

Length and on middle, O'Dowd flicks it behind square leg for one.

On a length and on off, tucked to mid-wicket.

Outside off, punched to point.

On middle, Cooper blocks it back to the bowler.

On middle, kept out.

Just one off the over! Full and on middle, Cooper flicks it to mid-wicket.

Outside off, dabbed to third man for a single.

On a length and on middle. Singh keeps it out.

Short and on middle, shoots again. Singh looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the helmet. A concussion test will follow as Singh got hit on the helmet. 

OUT! TAKEN! Singh goes! On a length and outside off. Singh punches on the gap as he tries to find the gap but Wellington Masakadza dives to his left at covers and takes it inches above the ground. The opening stand is broken.

Short in length and outside off, Cooper leaves.

Wide! Short and on middle, left alone.

Outside off again, Cooper shoulders arms.

Length and outside off, O'Dowd slashes and misses.

Outside off, punched to point.

Around off, dropped to point.

SIX! HAMMERED! On a length and outside off, O'Dowd heaves it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

On middle, flicked behind square leg for one.

Full and outside off, pushed to mid off.

Length and on middle. O'Dowd helps it to fine leg for one.

Length ball, outside off. Singh looks to punch but misses.

Angles it outside off and this tails away. Singh lets it go. 

Three dots now! Length ball, outside off. Singh looks to defend but misses.

Wide! Too short and outside off. Singh looks to ramp it away but misses.

On middle, defended out.

Good over from Blessing Muzarabani! Around off, blocked out.

On a length and on off, defended out.

Wide! Length and sliding down leg, O'Dowd misses his flick.

FOUR! Well played! On a length and outside off, O'Dowd strokes it through covers for a boundary.

Around off, kept out.

Length and on off, O'Dowd drops it to point.

On middle, flicked to mid-wicket.

Around off, pushed throough covers for one.

Outside off, left alone.

Length and on off, O'Dowd plays it to point.

FOUR! Nice shot! Length ball, outside off. O'Dowd punches off the back foot through point for a boundary.

On middle, this is hit to square leg for one.

A bumper on middle. Singh ducks under it.

Full and on leg, pushed to mid on.

Length ball on the pads, Singh flicks it past mid-wicket for a couple.

Sing and a miss! Length ball, outside off, Singh looks to defend across but misses.

FOUR! A shot for confidence! On a length and around off. Singh powers it down to long on for four.

Full and on off, blocked.

SIX! BANG! Short and on off, Singh pulls it over mid-wicket.

Full and on off, pushed to cover.

FOUR! Good shot! Short and outside off, O'Dowd slaps aerially and to point for four.

Outside off, guided to third man for a single.

BEAUTY! Shorter and outside off, close to off. Singh looks to defend but misses.

JUST SHORT! Shorter and around off, shoots off the deck. Singh chips it up in the air and to mid off but luckily it falls short of the man.

On a length and outside off, Singh looks to punch but misses again.

On middle, behind square leg for a single.

On middle on a length. Singh tucks it to square leg and calls for a risky single. The fielder there misses his shy at the bowler's end though. Netherlands are underway.

Length and outside off, O'Dowd punches it to cover.

Length and outside off, O'Dowd punches it to deep point for one.

Length and on off, Singh blocks.

Length ball, outside off, Singh lets it go.

Very full and outside off, Singh prods to defend but misses.