Commentary
48.3WCooper Connolly to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, Bowled out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Blessing Muzarabani hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
48.2WCooper Connolly to Sikandar Raza, no run, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards long off, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Matt Renshaw, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Sikandar Raza.
48.10Cooper Connolly to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, yorker, on the stumps, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
47.61Adam Zampa to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Sikandar Raza goes back and plays a well-timed cut off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
47.51Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed sloge sweep off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid on for 1 run.
47.40Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the leg stump, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease and slash flick shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
47.31Adam Zampa to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
47.21Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease to take legbreak of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
47.11Adam Zampa to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run.
46.61Cooper Connolly to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
46.51Cooper Connolly to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, Wellington Masakadza goes back and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
46.41Cooper Connolly to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the leg stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.
46.30Cooper Connolly to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, and Sikandar Raza hangs on and tries to hit sloge sweep, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
46.20Cooper Connolly to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
46.10Cooper Connolly to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, dabs sloge sweep with soft hands toward deep mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
45.64Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps. Wellington Masakadza goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
45.50Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease, trying to hit flick shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
45.42Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, 2 runs, Wellington Masakadza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed reverse sweep off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at third man for 2 runs.
45.31Adam Zampa to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Sikandar Raza goes back and plays a well-timed cut off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run.
45.21Adam Zampa to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, Wellington Masakadza goes back and plays a well-timed cut off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
45.11Adam Zampa to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at square leg for 1 run.
44.140WdJosh Hazlewood to Wesley Madhevere, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Wesley Madhevere with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
44.130WdJosh Hazlewood to Wesley Madhevere, 1 wide, bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over Wesley Madhevere's head, Umpire Calls it a wide.
44.6WJosh Hazlewood to Newman Nyamhuri, no run, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Newman Nyamhuri hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
44.52Josh Hazlewood to Newman Nyamhuri, 2 runs, Newman Nyamhuri hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid off for 2 runs.
44.4WJosh Hazlewood to Wesley Madhevere, no run, Out LBW !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease, strives to play it across the bat but fails to connect and ball strikes the pad, leading to an LBW appeal by Josh Hazlewood, which is accepted by the umpire, resulting in Wesley Madhevere dismissal.
44.34Josh Hazlewood to Wesley Madhevere, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
44.22Josh Hazlewood to Wesley Madhevere, 2 runs, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards third man for 2 runs.
44.12Josh Hazlewood to Wesley Madhevere, 2 runs, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
43.120WdNathan Ellis to Sikandar Raza, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball back of length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Sikandar Raza no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
43.61Nathan Ellis to Wesley Madhevere, 1 run, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
43.54Nathan Ellis to Wesley Madhevere, Four, Four !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump. Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease and tries pull, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
43.41Nathan Ellis to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an inswinger delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
43.31Nathan Ellis to Wesley Madhevere, 1 run, Nathan Ellis delivers fast ball at good length, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the third man, limits Wesley Madhevere to just 1 run.
43.21Nathan Ellis to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Nathan Ellis delivers fast ball at back of length, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at square leg for 1 run.
43.10Nathan Ellis to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
42.130WdJosh Hazlewood to Sikandar Raza, 1 wide, bouncer, short length, on the off stump, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over Sikandar Raza's head, Umpire Calls it a wide.
42.64Josh Hazlewood to Wesley Madhevere, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
42.54Josh Hazlewood to Wesley Madhevere, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Wesley Madhevere elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
42.41Josh Hazlewood to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Sikandar Raza goes back to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
42.30Josh Hazlewood to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
42.21Josh Hazlewood to Wesley Madhevere, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards third man for 1 run.
42.11Josh Hazlewood to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards mid off for 1 run.
41.60Nathan Ellis to Wesley Madhevere, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease, tucks cut toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.
41.52Nathan Ellis to Wesley Madhevere, 2 runs, Wesley Madhevere hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.
41.41Nathan Ellis to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Nathan Ellis to Sikandar Raza, one run. Zimbabwe's chase continues to drift, with the required rate now climbing beyond sixteen an over.
41.31Nathan Ellis to Wesley Madhevere, 1 run, Wesley Madhevere goes back to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
41.2WNathan Ellis to Brad Evans, no run, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Brad Evans hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Cooper Connolly, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Brad Evans.
41.10Nathan Ellis to Brad Evans, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, and Brad Evans hangs on and tries to hit ramp shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
40.60Josh Hazlewood to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, tucks push toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.
40.50Josh Hazlewood to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and slash drive towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
40.40Josh Hazlewood to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.
40.30Josh Hazlewood to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
40.20Josh Hazlewood to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
40.10Josh Hazlewood to Sikandar Raza, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.
39.60Cooper Connolly to Brad Evans, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Brad Evans hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
39.51Cooper Connolly to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Cooper Connolly delivers arm ball at good length, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep cover, limits Sikandar Raza to just 1 run.
39.41Cooper Connolly to Brad Evans, 1 run, Cooper Connolly delivers arm ball at full length, Brad Evans hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.
39.32Cooper Connolly to Brad Evans, 2 runs, Brad Evans hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed sweep off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 2 runs.
39.20Cooper Connolly to Brad Evans, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the mid off.