Ngarava to Asalanka, out Caught by Brian Bennett!! Ngarava gets his man but this could be too late. Short ball from the left-armer, Asalanka is late on the pull and top-edges. Bennett runs in from deep midwicket to pouch it safely. Asalanka c Brian Bennett b Ngarava 71(61) [4s-7]
Ngarava to Asalanka, FOUR, full outside off, Asalanka clears his front leg and throws the kitchen sink at it to slice it over point. It's a chance but Madhevere over-runs coming in and he can't recover in time. Tries to leap to his left and catch it but only got fingertips on it. To make matters worse for Zimbabwe, the ball runs away for four. Ngarava is down on his haunches
Ngarava to Asalanka, 1 run, another yorker, attacks the stumps on this occasion, Asalanka makes room to squeeze it to sweeper cover
Ngarava to Asalanka, no run, pacy yorker, Asalanka moves leg-side to flick and the ball goes between his boots
Muzarabani to Asalanka, 1 run, low full toss, driven to extra cover
Muzarabani to Asalanka, no run, slower ball, Asalanka is early to swing across the line and fails to make contact
Ngarava to Asalanka, 2 wides, full and sprayed down leg, Asalanka flicks and misses. Madande half-stops with a dive and the batters rotate strike
Ngarava to Asalanka, 1 run, in-angling full delivery, Asalanka comes down the track and yorks himself. Brings his bat down hurriedly and inside-edges to fine leg
Brad Evans to Asalanka, 1 run, yorker outside off and Asalanka squeezes it to backward point
Brad Evans to Asalanka, 2 runs, short of length outside off, cut to deep point for yet another brace
Brad Evans to Asalanka, 2 runs, low full toss, push-driven to the right of long-off. Hat-trick of twos
Brad Evans to Asalanka, 2 runs, opens the bat-face to push this length ball through point for another brace
Brad Evans to Asalanka, 2 runs, full on off, Asalanka angles it to the left of the sliding backward point fielder who fails to stop it. Easy two in the end
Ngarava to Asalanka, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Asalanka pats it to backward point
Brad Evans to Asalanka, 1 run, Asalanka shapes to heave across the line, gets hit on the body and the ball dies down on the pitch. The batters decide to steal a single, Evans runs quickly and kicks the ball to effect a direct-hit at the keeper's end. The TV umpire is summoned and Nissanka is just in. Given as runs, so Asalanka might have got an inside edge
Brad Evans to Asalanka, 1 run, in-angling yorker from round the wicket, Asalanka squeezes it to short third man
Brad Evans to Asalanka, 1 run, length ball around off and that's been swung away to deep midwicket
Brad Evans to Asalanka, no ball, Evans oversteps by a long way as he bowls an off-speed delivery. Not picked by Asalanka who is early into his drive. Beaten on the outside edge
Williams to Asalanka, 1 run, flat ball on a length, Asalanka hangs back and taps it behind square on the off-side for a quick single
Williams to Asalanka, 2 runs, full on leg, flicked through midwicket and the batters decide to come back for the risky second. The throw comes to the keeper's end and the stumps are broken but Madande doesn't have the ball in his hands. A full-length dive from Asalanka and he gets to his fifty off just 43 balls
Williams to Asalanka, 1 run, leg-lined full delivery, nudged towards square leg for an easy single
Brad Evans to Asalanka, 1 run, looks to work this leg-lined length ball into the on-side and ends up outside-edging it to short third man
Williams to Asalanka, 1 run, on the pads, tossed up, clipped down to long-on for a single
Williams to Asalanka, no run, tucks the ball back to the bowler as that was on the pads
Williams to Asalanka, no run, flatter one, on the sticks, Asalanka gets an inside edge and that saves him
Williams to Asalanka, 2 runs, on the pads, angled in, the batter nudges the ball down on to the on-side for a couple of runs
Muzarabani to Asalanka, 1 run, dabbed down to third man for a single as that was outside off
Muzarabani to Asalanka, FOUR, short, wide, outside off, slashed wide of the man at point for a four. That was well timed and placed by the skipper
Muzarabani to Asalanka, FOUR, fuller length delivery, outside off, Asalanka checks his drive and gets it wide of cover. The man at mid-off had no chane to stop that
Muzarabani to Asalanka, FOUR, the man at deep cover lets it through him and that is a four. That was hit hard on the off-side and the man at deep cover took his eyes off the ball to pay the price for it
Muzarabani to Asalanka, 2 runs, fuller length delivery, outside off, Asalanka slices the ball over point. They get a brace
Brad Evans to Asalanka, 1 run, short, wide, mistimed down to point for a single
Brad Evans to Asalanka, 1 run, pulls the ball down to deep square for a single as that was mistimed
Brad Evans to Asalanka, no run, stabs a length delivery down to the man at cover
Brad Evans to Asalanka, FOUR, played away behind square for a four. That was a slower delivery and put away with elan. He waited for it
Raza to Asalanka, 1 run, hangs back and nudges the ball down to mid-wicket for a single
Raza to Asalanka, 2 runs, drags the slog sweep and gets it down to deep mid for a single. The ball went high and landed short of the man at deep mid
Raza to Asalanka, 1 run, plays that into the off-side with soft hands for a single
Raza to Asalanka, no run, looks to flay that away through the off-side but is beaten in flight
Brad Evans to Asalanka, no run, superb over. Banged in short, whistles past the ear of the batter as he bailed out of the pull
Brad Evans to Asalanka, 1 run, short of length delivery, on the pads, Asalanka heaved down to deep mid-wicket for a single
Brad Evans to Asalanka, no run, on the pads, angled in, Asalanka nudges the ball down to mid-wicket
Raza to Asalanka, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it down into the off-side. But doesn't get a single this time
Raza to Asalanka, no run, stays back and tucks the ball back to the bowler
Raza to Asalanka, 1 run, goes back to a length ball and hurriedly brings his bat down to pat it to point
Raza to Asalanka, 2 runs, in the air and safe! Slower and on a short of length, Asalanka crouches to swipe across the line and gets a top-edge over midwicket that falls in no-man's land
Masuku to Asalanka, 1 run, short of length, tucked through square leg
Raza to Asalanka, 1 run, offie on this occasion, Asalanka drops it in front of point and sets off for a sharp single
Raza to Asalanka, 1 run, full outside off, swept to deep midwicket
Masuku to Asalanka, 1 run, pace off, Asalanka is early to close the bat-face and gets a leading edge towards cover
Masuku to Asalanka, FOUR, with mid-off inside the circle, Masuku bowls full outside off. Right in the hitting arc and Asalanka thumps it over wide mid-off for a one-bounce four
Masuku to Asalanka, no run, pace off from Masuku, Asalanka doesn't pick it and tries to late-steer it towards third man. Mighty close to the outside edge
Masuku to Asalanka, no run, round the wicket, length ball wide of off, Asalanka fences it to backward point
Raza to Asalanka, no run, stays back to a fairly full ball and plays it back at the bowler
Raza to Asalanka, no run, full and drifting in, Asalanka knocks it to short midwicket
Raza to Asalanka, FOUR, nicely played by the captain! Quicker one with a bit of width outside off and that's enough for Asalanka to put it away. Plays really late by opening the bat-face and steers it fine of short third man
Raza to Asalanka, no run, full on middle-leg from round the wicket, Asalanka clips it to midwicket
Masuku to Asalanka, 2 runs, full again, Asalanka drives to the right of backward point and gets off the mark with a brace
Masuku to Asalanka, no run, full outside off, Asalanka drives and gets beaten on the outside edge. Definite away movement off the deck
Masuku to Asalanka, no run, full again and Asalanka defends it to the right of the bowler
Masuku to Asalanka, no run, fuller than a length, Asalanka defends
Masuku to Asalanka, no run, round the wicket, fullish ball outside off, left alone