Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Ngarava to Rashid Khan, SIX, banged in short, Rashid Khan gets hold of the delivery and slams the pull over long-on. That was crunched by the skipper to end the innings. Good end to a solid effort from the Afghan unit

Ngarava to Shahidullah, FOUR, short ball, angled in, Shahidullah gets hold of the delivery and pulls that wide of deep mid for a four. Was hit hard and into the gap by the southpaw. The fielder tried to chase but failed to get there

Brad Evans to Shahidullah, FOUR, short ball, angled in, Shahidullah picks the length early and pulls the ball down to get it wide of the man at deep mid for a four.

Brad Evans to Azmatullah, out Caught by Ryan Burl at long-off!! Taken in the deep. Was a length delivery, outside off, Azmatullah looks to slap it away and slices it. The fielder got under it and took it easily. Huge wicket as Azmat can play the big shots at this stage of the innings. The bowler slowed the pace of the ball down as well. Azmatullah c Ryan Burl b Brad Evans 27(21) [4s-1 6s-1]

Muzarabani to Azmatullah, no ball, FOUR, highish full toss, outside off, Azmatullah waits on that and steers it wide of the keeper for a four. The next one will be a free-hit. That was over the waist

Muzarabani to Azmatullah, 2 runs, short ball, outside off, Azmatullah backed away to slap it wide of deep cover for a brace

Muzarabani to Azmatullah, SIX, short ball, angled in, Azmatullah charged down by backing away and swung the ball over long-on. Was a long hit from Azmatullah

Ngarava to Shahidullah, FOUR, fuller length delivery, down leg, Shahidullah clips the ball fine and the ball races past short fine for a four

Ngarava to Shahidullah, FOUR, short ball, angled in, Shahidullah pivoted on the back foot to pull it wide of long leg for a four. Good strong shot

Muzarabani to Nabi, out Lbw!! On a length, angled in, Nabi misses the line of the delivery and has been given out LBW. That nipped in from a length and the umpire took his time before raising his finger. Half the side is back in the hut. Muzarabani has his second off the over. Nabi lbw b Muzarabani 0(2)

Muzarabani to Sediqullah Atal, out Caught by Munyonga!! Taken at deep square. The fielder at deep square got around the ball and got his hands after diving forward. That was a short ball, angled in, Sediqullah Atal looked to pull and failed to time it. The ball went up and the fielder did well to get there. Good catch by the deep fielder as he took it inches off the turf. Sediqullah Atal c Munyonga b Muzarabani 25(22) [4s-1 6s-1]

Tinotenda Maposa to Sediqullah Atal, SIX, massive! Charges down, Sediqullah Atal gets hold of the short ball and pulls the ball over deep mid. Good strike from the southpaw. Managed to hit it to the shorter part of the ground

Raza to Darwish Rasooli, out Caught&Bowled!! It's another leading edge and this is a simple return catch to the right for Raza, who is now on a hat-trick. Harmless spray down the leg-side, Rasooli thought he could have a leg-side nudge to open the account, the ball turned away to surprise him and find the leading egde back to the bowler. Darwish Rasooli c and b Raza 0(1)

Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, out Caught by Ryan Burl at long-on!! In the airrr, taken at long-on. Away-going ball on the fuller side, Ibrahim looks to flick, ball goes off the outer half of the bat and lobs to be taken at long-on. End of a fine innings. Raza has got both wickets. Ibrahim Zadran c Ryan Burl b Raza 52(33) [4s-6 6s-1]

Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, full and outside off stump, Ibrahim drives through cover. Past the infield, man at long-off dives full length to the left and Ibrahim records his 11th T20I fifty. Raises the bat to the crowd and the dressing room as he gets a good round of applause

Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, short and outside off stump, Ibrahim waits and cuts it late past backward point. Gets it past the infield and gets the boundary

Raza to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR, advances, gets to the pitch of this flighted delivery and drives down the ground. Long-on was there but the timing and placement was good enough to negate easily to the right.

Raza to Gurbaz, out Caught by Marumani!! In the airrr, taken! Raza got this to turn away, which forced the mishit. In fact it was a seam up ball that moved away. Gurbaz was already backing away to go big on the outisde, the ball swinging away meant he had to fetch it and in trying to reach out for the lofted drive he sliced it high. Extra-cover moved to the left to offer a regulation catch. Zimbabwe finally manage to break this 76-run opening stand. Gurbaz c Marumani b Raza 39(25) [4s-6 6s-1]

Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, this is a lovely shot! Lovely because he had the smarts to adjust his hands and place it squarer to the left of deep point on seeing the length and width. Could have so easily hit conventional and holed out to the sweeper. Short delivery, Ibrahim stepped out, used his hands last second to place it past backward point

Tinotenda Maposa to Gurbaz, FOUR, and again! Tinotenda Maposa has lost it at the fag end of the over. Bowled such a good over but he's sprayed the ball twice down the leg-side and he's also bowled short with fine leg up. Gurbaz helps it away to the fine leg fence to round off the powerplay in style

Tinotenda Maposa to Gurbaz, FOUR, now he manages to do what he wanted to do last ball! Got inside the line of this short of length delivery and helped it away fine past the short fine leg fielder to the left. Ruins what was turning out to be a fine over

Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, another easy hit to the fence. Short and wide, Brad Evans struggling for control and Ibrahim gets under the ball to slap it over cover-point to raise the fifty for the team

Brad Evans to Gurbaz, 1 run, mishit, catch it is the cry, short fine leg fielder circles, he's not confident. Dives full length forward but spills the catch. Did the Sun get in the eyeline? Gurbaz lost grip on the handle while trying to slog too hard, edge flew straight away towards backward square leg and he escapes

Brad Evans to Gurbaz, SIX, front leg out of the way and baaangg, over long-on. Brad Evans offers another full delivery, slot ball and belted down the ground wide of the sightscreen

Brad Evans to Gurbaz, FOUR, poor ball! Short and wide with no sweeper, asking for trouble and Gurbaz has been looking for square hits all day. Easy cut shot and he didn't even bother to keep it down

Muzarabani to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, shot! The shot of the day so far! Stood tall, this short of length delivery was rising and he hit that on the rise over cover off the back foot with full control. Brilliantly done. Could have easily gone leg-side but Ibrahim played a textbook back foot loft

Muzarabani to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX, first six of the day! Muzarabani tries the slower delivery, Ibrahim backed away and the bowler tried to follow him but Zadran was still able to hold a solid base for a lovely smack over long-on

Ngarava to Gurbaz, FOUR, it's still width outside off stump, only the length has changed. Ngarava bowls full and angling away, Gurbaz lofts with an angled bat to kind of slice it over cover-point

Ngarava to Gurbaz, FOUR, he's telegraphed that he's only going to bowl wide of off stump. Gurbaz now stays inside the line and cuts hard over point for four more

Ngarava to Gurbaz, FOUR, oh backs away and slaps it hard! Length delivery on the stumps, Gurbaz gives room and smacks it hard through cover-point and Gurbaz gets going as well. Set a solid base and hit that so well in the big gap at cover

Muzarabani to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, whipped away with the wrists! Fullish and slow from Muzarabani, Ibrahim waits and belts the flick over mid-wicket to get the first boundary of the day