Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, 1st Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Ngarava to Fakhar Zaman, out Caught by Brendan Taylor!! Fakhar Zaman walks. A vital wicket for Zimbabwe, but Fakhar will feel he's done enough to take his side close to the finish line. Tries to play the cheeky lap scoop and ended up guiding it to the keeper off the inside edge. Not a great deal of pace on offer from Ngarava which is what did the trick. Fakhar Zaman c Brendan Taylor b Ngarava 44(32) [4s-2 6s-2]

Ngarava to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, one bounce and over the ropes! Fakhar Zaman backs away early anticipating a short ball and he's managed to ramp it over the keeper for a well-timed boundary

Ngarava to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs, would be really harsh to call it a chance. 128ks back of a length just outside off, Fakhar Zaman slaps it off the back foot and ends up sending it back at the bowler off the toe end. It hits Ngarava on his left wrist and trickles away into the mid-wicket pocket. Ngarava barely had any time to react in his followthrough. The physio is out to check on him....

Ngarava to Fakhar Zaman, no run, 122ks slower length delivery outside off, Fakhar Zaman looks to thrash it square on the off-side and gets beaten due to lack of pace

Cremer to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, bam! Full on off stump, Fakhar Zaman stays low and swats it away in the gap between deep mid-wicket and long-on. 50-run stand up between the duo

Cremer to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, flatter on off, Fakhar gets across and clips it to the right of mid-wicket

Cremer to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, Fakhar Zaman on the charge. It's full and right in the middle of the slot for him, he gets under the googly and clears long-on with a mighty hit

Cremer to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs, waits on the back foot and pushes the legbreak into the mid-wicket pocket before stealing what looked like a riksy second

Tinotenda Maposa to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, clips the full ball wide of mid-wicket and rushes through to make it 12 off the over

Tinotenda Maposa to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, full ball in the slot outside off, Fakhar Zaman clears his front leg and clubs it down the ground over long-off for a 84-metre maximum

Tinotenda Maposa to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, stabbed away wide of backward point for a quick single

Tinotenda Maposa to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs, a direct hit would have been curtains for Fakhar Zaman, not to be. He pushed the drive to cover and ran across for a quick single. Nearly gave up midway on seeing Burl rush to the ball. Unfortunately for Zimbabwe, it's a wild throw at the bowling end, enabling an extra run on the overthrow in the process...

Raza to Fakhar Zaman, byes, 1 run, full and wide of off stump, Fakhar Zaman throws his hands on the flashy drive and misses. It spins past the outside edge, flicks the gloves of the keeper and rolls away to the right of short third

Raza to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, slightly short on off stump, Fakhar hangs back and tucks to deep mid-wicket

Cremer to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, long hop on leg stump, Fakhar wanted to pull and ended up dragging it off the inside half to long-on

Raza to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, steps inside the crease and works the flatter delivery to the right of mid-wicket

Raza to Fakhar Zaman, no run, short outside off, Fakhar looks to cut and gets beaten on the under edge

Raza to Fakhar Zaman, no run, fast and full on leg stump, Fakhar misses the flick and gets struck on the front pad. Appeal for lbw, but that is sliding down the leg-side

Raza to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, goes deep inside the crease and cuts the quicker delivery to the right of backward point

Cremer to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, slower and fuller outside off, Fakhar lofts the drive to the right of deep extra cover

Cremer to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, short outside off, cut away to the right of cover

Raza to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, fuller and wider of off, Fakhar leans across and drives to sweeper cover

Raza to Fakhar Zaman, no ball, 1 run, clipped away to mid-wicket. Oh dear! It's a front foot no ball from the Zimbabwean skipper. Freehit loading...

Brian Bennett to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, quicker on leg stump, clipped away to square leg

Brian Bennett to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, pushed through quicker outside off, Fakhar gets forward and drives to long-off

Brian Bennett to Fakhar Zaman, no run, nearly! Floated up outside off, Zaman stays leg-side of the delivery and mistimes the slap-drive to extra cover. Just fell short of the fielder there...

Raza to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, bowled from wide of the crease yet again. Fakhar tucks it into the vacant spaces at mid-wicket for an easy single

Raza to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, slower on the stumps, Fakhar nudges it into the mid-wicket pocket off the back foot

Raza to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs, full and drifting down the leg-side, Fakhar glances it away to the left of fine leg. Easy two...

Raza to Fakhar Zaman, no run, quicker outside off, Fakhar looks to cut and misses

Tinotenda Maposa to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, slanting away from a length outside off, Fakhar cuts off the back foot to the right of sweeper cover

Tinotenda Maposa to Fakhar Zaman, no run, full and in the channel outside off, Fakhar mistimes the drive to mid-off