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

Cremer to Saim Ayub, out Caught by Tashinga Musekiwa!! Graeme Cremer has a wicket third ball on his comeback. He bowls the teaser on leg stump. Full and inviting the big hit from the Pakistan opener. Saim Ayub went down on one knee and tried to smoke it into the cow corner orbit - skews it off the bottom of the bat and offers catching practice to the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Musekiwa fumbled slightly, but managed to hold onto it with both hands. Saim Ayub c Tashinga Musekiwa b Cremer 22(26) [4s-1 6s-1]

Cremer to Saim Ayub, 1 run, worked away into the mid-wicket pocket

Raza to Saim Ayub, 1 run, goes wide of the crease and bowls it full on off stump, Ayub toe-ends the drive to the right of long-off

Raza to Saim Ayub, 1 run, goes on the back foot and cuts the offbreak to the right of sweeper cover

Raza to Saim Ayub, no run, throws the kitchen sink at a quicker delivery and misses it completely, the ball stays low and sneaks past the under edge past leg stump

Raza to Saim Ayub, 1 run, dropped short on the stumps, Ayub swivels and heaves the pull straight to deep mid-wicket

Raza to Saim Ayub, leg byes, 2 runs, short and just outside off, Ayub looks to pull and gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball rolls past short fine to his left off the thigh pad

Brian Bennett to Saim Ayub, 1 run, flat and short outside off, punched down to long-off

Brian Bennett to Saim Ayub, no run, huge cry for leg before, but the impact is outside off stump. Ayub wanted to sweep and missed it completely, rolls to point off the front pad

Brian Bennett to Saim Ayub, 1 run, opens the bat face slightly and pushes it to the right of deep cover

Raza to Saim Ayub, FOUR, fraction short and Saim Ayub is onto it in a flash. Jumps on the back foot and heaves the pull in the gap between deep mid-wicket and long-on

Raza to Saim Ayub, 1 run, goes wide of the crease and bowls it full outside off, eased down to long-off

Tinotenda Maposa to Saim Ayub, 1 run, lots of width on offer, Saim Ayub slaps it to the right of Burl at sweeper cover

Tinotenda Maposa to Saim Ayub, no run, swinging away from a length outside off, Ayub tries to punch on the up and gets an outside edge dribbling to the right of short third

Tinotenda Maposa to Saim Ayub, no run, short of length outside off, Ayub opens the bat face and punches to the right of cover

Brad Evans to Saim Ayub, 1 run, drop-and-run single into the off-side. Excellent over that for Zimbabwe - 2 runs and 2 wickets.

Ngarava to Saim Ayub, SIX, Saim Ayub has the last laugh. He wanted to play that shot off the previous delivery, but the extra bounce and pace defeated him. Not this time though. He gets inside the line of the 137ks length delivery and helps it away with a pick-up pull for a 80-metre maximum over fine leg

Ngarava to Saim Ayub, no run, whoopsy! This one rose from back of a length and clonks Saim Ayub under the helmet grille. Looks like his throat took the impact as Ayub grimaces in pain. The physio is out to conduct the mandatory concussion test. Ayub shaped up to play the pull, but was rushed for pace and took his eyes off the ball at the last moment. Thankfully for Pakistan, he is back up on his feet and looks good to go again...

Ngarava to Saim Ayub, no run, 134ks on a length outside off, Ayub sits back and dabs it to the right of backward point

Ngarava to Saim Ayub, no run, takes the pace off and bowls it in the zone outside off stump, Ayub seeks to cut and gets beaten on the inside edge. Don't think he's picked the change of pace there has the Pakistan opener...

Ngarava to Saim Ayub, wide, wobbles down the leg-side from a length, Ayub looks to help it away to the fine leg fence and only succeeds in swishing thin air

Brad Evans to Saim Ayub, no run, hint of width this time around and Ayub;s mistimed cut finds backward point

Brad Evans to Saim Ayub, no run, almost an action repeat of the previous delivery. Shapes in and tails away ever so slightly in the corridor outside off to whistle past the outside edge

Brad Evans to Saim Ayub, no run, that is an absolute bonzer from Brad Evans. Angled in and straightens at the last moment in the corridor of uncertainty, turns Ayub into a 'S' and rips it past the outside edge

Brad Evans to Saim Ayub, 2 runs, 133ks short and wide of off, Ayub cuts and gets it to the left of third man. A diving stop by the fielder there helps prevent the boundary

Brad Evans to Saim Ayub, no run, pitched up in the channel outside off, Ayub drives and picks out the fielder at mid-off

Tinotenda Maposa to Saim Ayub, 1 run, fuller and enough width for Saim Ayub to push the drive wide of extra cover for a quick single