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Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, 4th Match

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20
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Brad Evans to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, full toss, he's smashed this over square leg and Fakhar gets this past 190+. He's made 27 off just 10 balls - what an outstanding cameo
19.4
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Brad Evans to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, it's those wrists again, this time in the air. The catch is brilliantly taken with a dive but it's not the fielder inside the rope. It's the ball boy who's done it outside the rope. Full and angling in at pace, Fakhar used the pace to flick it over square leg
19.3
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Brad Evans to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, power + placement! Full and angling in, cramped for room so he manages to use his wrists nicely to hit it square and beat deep backward square leg to the right
19.2
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Brad Evans to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, muscled! Pakistan didn't get a boundary in the last 11 balls but Fakhar gave all his might into one and absolutely smashed it over mid-wicket. Brad Evans took pace off but an alert Fakhar read it off the hand, delayed the bat swing and timed it sweetly for a flat hit
18.2
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Ngarava to Nawaz, out Caught by Brad Evans!!! Pakistan are losing some steam here. They want to maximize as much as possible. Nawaz tries to slog this into the mid-wicket fence instead finds the fielder in the deep. Nawaz c Brad Evans b Ngarava 4(4)
17.4
W
Raza to Babar Azam, out Caught by Brad Evans!! This is high, not timed and taken at the deep mid-wicket fence. Raza realized that pace on the ball was easier for the batter so he bowled the offie now. Babar lost shape while slogging and the bat turned in his hands on impact, deep mid-wicket moved close to the rope and pouched it safely. Raza has the last laugh but Babar has given the momentum to his side with aggresive batting in the last few balls. Babar Azam c Brad Evans b Raza 74(52) [4s-7 6s-2]
17.2
6
Raza to Babar Azam, SIX, you bowl medium-pace, I get by bat swing quicker. Short of a length delivery, Babar is ready for the slog-pull over backward square leg and he's got this over the ropes as well. He's rolling along nicely
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Brad Evans to Babar Azam, FOUR, full toss, Babar drills it down the ground and once again the timing and placement is spot on that long-on had no chance
16.5
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Brad Evans to Babar Azam, SIX, nicely done! It's length, it's the front leg out of the way and it's a slam over mid-wicket. Great piece of timing from Babar
16.4
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Brad Evans to Faheem Ashraf, out Faheem Ashraf Run Out!! 1 run completed. The promotion doesn't work for Pakistan. Faheem slogged this over mid-wicket. Looks like Babar initially called for the second too before hitting the brakes as he saw Raza stretch and grab the ball quickly near the fence. He also turned smartly to release a quick throw. Faheem couldn't slam the brakes and reverse in time and Brad Evans collected the throw to effect a neat runout. Good technique from Brad Evans as he was perfectly ready with the downswing of the arms to collect and immediately ignite the stmps rather than collect, get the hangs back and then move forward towards the stumps. Faheem Ashraf run out (Raza/Brad Evans) 3(4)
16.2
4
Brad Evans to Babar Azam, FOUR, now he goes down the ground, placement is really good too. Moved a step across the stumps, set base and launched this length delivery back over the bowler's head to take long-on out of the equation
15.2
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Raza to Sahibzada Farhan, out Bowled!! Knocked him over. Raza turns up as a seamer and bowls a length delivery, Sahibzada Farhan went for a mighty slog and swung blindly, lost shape and missed the line as well. Ball hit the off stump to end this good innings and the partnership worth 103 runs. Sahibzada Farhan b Raza 63(41) [4s-4 6s-3]
15.1
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Raza to Sahibzada Farhan, SIX, what a muscular blow. On a good length outside off, Sahibzada Farhan gets forward and flat-bats it straight down the ground, over the sightscreen, pure power
14.3
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Ngarava to Babar Azam, 1 run, 50 for Babar Azam. The Pindi crowd love him and they cheer loudly. Length delivery outside off, Babar gets forward to drive wide of cover
14.1
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Ngarava to Babar Azam, FOUR, Babar Azam with fine placement this time. A short of length delivery and angling in from round the wicket, he goes on the back foot and pulls wide of deep mid-wicket and long-on, split them both, needed a dive from the deep mid fielder, not to be
14
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Wellington Masakadza to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR, dragged down outside off, width and Sahibzada Farhan goes on the back foot and cuts hard, whiplashes that wide of extra-cover and no chance for sweeper cover who runs and watches it go past him
13.3
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Wellington Masakadza to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run, 50 for Sahibzada Farhan. Consecutive fifties in two days. It's full outside off, he gets forward and pushes it down to long-off. Babar Azam pats him on the helmet in appreciation
12.3
4
Raza to Babar Azam, FOUR, what timing. Split deep square-leg and deep mid-wicket to perfection. Beat the former's dive. It's a seam-up delivery on middle, good length and Babar Azam whipped that with strong wrists, raced away
12.2
4
Raza to Babar Azam, FOUR, tossed up full the off-break and it's in the slot outside off, Babar Azam gets forward and lofts straight down the ground, one bounce over the ropes, no chance for long-on to his left
9.2
4
Ryan Burl to Babar Azam, FOUR, dragged down outside off, Babar Azam goes on the back foot and pulls the leg-break wide of mid-wicket and it's hit hard
7.2
4
Tinotenda Maposa to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR, short outside off, Sahibzada Farhan gets forward and pulls hard and to the deep square-leg fence, the fielder was there but he had no chance to his left, Farhan rolled his wrists to keep it down too
5.5
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Ngarava to Sahibzada Farhan, SIX, slashed over sweeper cover for six. Such power he has, Sahibzada Farhan cashes in on the short of length delivery outside off, stands and pumps it over the off-side field
5.3
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Ngarava to Sahibzada Farhan, SIX, short on the stumps, Sahibzada Farhan gets forward to pull, the top-edge helps, flies all the way over fine-leg, short fine was in
3.2
4
Tinotenda Maposa to Babar Azam, FOUR, this time no chance for Masakadza at cover. This is fullish outside off, Babar Azam gets forward and drives on the rise, classic Babar and he gets it wide of cover
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Brad Evans to Sahibzada Farhan, no run, Zimbabwe don't lose the review. This is a sharp nipbacker, Sahibzada Farhan walks forward and across, but it raps him on the pad, above the kneeroll, impact in line but just clipping, so the original decision was not out and it will stay that way
2.3
W
Brad Evans to Saim Ayub, out Caught by Wellington Masakadza!! Two sixes and gone. A short delivery on the stumps, Saim Ayub pulls and Masakadaza at deep square-leg slightly misjudges it, but he lunges out to his right with both hands and takes it. That was dipping and going away from him, he did well to hang on. Brad Evans has his redemption. Saim Ayub c Wellington Masakadza b Brad Evans 13(8) [6s-2]
2.2
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Brad Evans to Saim Ayub, SIX, six more. Saim Ayub shuffles across and gets low, this length delivery is on middle-stump, Ayub swings it to the fine-leg fence, short fine was inside
2.1
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Brad Evans to Saim Ayub, SIX, beautiful shot. Saim Ayub gives the charge and takes it on a length, lofts through the line and clears the straight boundary, immediately puts pressure on Brad Evans
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Tinotenda Maposa to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR, Tinotenda Maposa overpitches outside off, Sahibzada Farhan gets forward and reaches for it to drive wide of cover, got the gap and it runs away
0.4
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Ngarava to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR, short of length delivery, Farhan steps out to go big, inside edge rolls past the stumps and escapes to fine leg