Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, One-off Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Brad Evans to Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, out Bowled!! Fifer for Brad Evans and the innings is done too. A searing inswinging yorker and it's at the toes of Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, he can't keep it out, past the bat as it comes down, flicks the back boot I think and then uproots off-stump. Cracker that and no wonder Brad Evans is pumped. He is roaring in delight. Ziaur Rahman Sharifi b Brad Evans 0(1)

Brad Evans to Khalil Gurbaz, out Caught by Tafadzwa Tsiga!! Right at Khalil Gurbaz and this time he edges it behind. Rising at the batter who is backing away to leg, right at his face, he can only feather it to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Clear edge and Brad Evans has four. That was well-directed and Gurbaz had no clue to that one. Khalil Gurbaz c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Brad Evans 2(13)

Brad Evans to Khalil Gurbaz, no run, short at Khalil Gurbaz who backs away to play on the off-side, misses, flies over the top-edge

Brad Evans to Khalil Gurbaz, no run, the attempted yorker is a low full-toss on leg-stump, Khalil Gurbaz gets forward to drive and it's off the toe-end to third slip

Brad Evans to Khalil Gurbaz, no run, just short and wide of the short-leg fielder. Dug in short at Khalil Gurbaz who fends at it, it pops up in the air but doesn't carry

Brad Evans to Khalil Gurbaz, no run, full outside off, Khalil Gurbaz gets forward to drive, no feet and he misses

Brad Evans to Khalil Gurbaz, no run, awkwardly played by Khalil Gurbaz. It's short at him, he backs away and tries to access the off-side, it's off the splice, in the air but well short of backward point

Brad Evans to Khalil Gurbaz, no run, short of length on middle, Khalil Gurbaz backs away to drive, misses, flies over the stump and not far from the outside-edge too

Brad Evans to Khalil Gurbaz, no run, length on the stumps, Khalil Gurbaz makes room to drive, off the thick inner half to short mid-wicket

Brad Evans to Khalil Gurbaz, 2 runs, full and following Khalil Gurbaz outside the leg-stump, he drives through cover and gets back for a quick two

Brad Evans to Khalil Gurbaz, no run, short of length and at Khalil Gurbaz who shadow-practices the leave after getting beaten. This follows him outside the leg-stump, he pushes at it and is beaten

Brad Evans to Khalil Gurbaz, no run, short of length on middle, awkwardly played by backing away, was in the air but well in front of backward point as Raza runs in

Brad Evans to Khalil Gurbaz, no run, full on middle, Khalil Gurbaz again is not in line, pushes it to short cover

Brad Evans to Khalil Gurbaz, no run, not in line at all. Length delivery and only the seam movement away takes the ball over the outside-edge and the off-stump, Khalil Gurbaz aiming for a drive on the up to a ball on off-stump

Brad Evans to Sharafuddin Ashraf, out Caught by Tanaka Chivanga!! Good catch that from mid-off. Chivanga goes to his left and dives to snaffle that just inches from the turf. Length delivery outside off, Sharafuddin Ashraf gets forward to loft, totally miscues it and it seems to be landing safely till Chivanga came into the picture. Fine catch that and wickets falling in a heap for Afghanistan. Sharafuddin Ashraf c Tanaka Chivanga b Brad Evans 0(3)

Brad Evans to Sharafuddin Ashraf, no run, fullish on off, Sharafuddin Ashraf gets forward to defend solidly to cover

Brad Evans to Sharafuddin Ashraf, no run, short on the stumps, Sharafuddin Ashraf is quick to go under that

Brad Evans to Ismat Alam, 1 run, short on off, Ismat Alam lifts one leg up and pulls to deep square-leg

Brad Evans to Ismat Alam, no run, what a beauty! Angled in on a short of length on middle, late away movement and he beats Ismat Alam on the back foot block, just past the outside-edge and flies over the off and middle stumps too, swung after going past the bat

Brad Evans to Ismat Alam, no run, short of length on off, Ismat Alam rises tall and defends it back down the track

Brad Evans to Ismat Alam, no run, rising short delivery at Ismat Alam who plays it well, rises tall and keeps it out, played it down to gully

Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, no run, short of length and tight on off, Bahir Shah with a neat back foot block

Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, no run, good length just outside off, Bahir Shah goes on the back foot to defend to cover

Brad Evans to Ismat Alam, 1 run, full and angled in on middle, flicked wide of mid-on for one

Brad Evans to Ismat Alam, no run, short on the stumps, Ismat Alam is quick to go under that

Brad Evans to Ismat Alam, no run, short of length and nips back in to the thigh pad, Ismat Alam goes on the back foot to flick and misses, rapped on the thigh but too high and going over

Brad Evans to Ismat Alam, 2 runs, full and on middle and leg, Ismat Alam gets forward to flick wide of deep backward square-leg for two

Brad Evans to Ismat Alam, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, left alone

Brad Evans to Zazai, out Caught by Tafadzwa Tsiga!! Edged and Tafadzwa Tsiga completes a fine one-handed catch, diving to his right. Afghanistan are crumbling on the first morning - was a back of a length delivery outside off and held its line, Zazai didn't need to play at that, but he's strode forward and that makes him feel for the ball, the outside edge is found and it goes low to the keeper's right - Tafadzwa Tsiga dives across, goes one-handed and takes it cleanly, inches above the turf. Second wicket of the over and the hosts have edged ahead. Zazai c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Brad Evans 1(3)

Brad Evans to Zazai, no run, banged in short and at the stumps - Zazai drops his hands and sways away from the line

Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, 1 run, a shy at the striker's end and Zazai was sacrambling to make the ground, tucked in front of square leg and they were off for a quick single

Brad Evans to Zazai, 1 run, short of a length and angling into the right-hander, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single

Brad Evans to Shahidi, out Caught by Nick Welch!! .. and he strikes immediately, pitched up in that channel wide of off - held its line and lured Shahidi into the big drive, he can't resist and goes with hard hands, the bottom-hand comes off and he has no control over the shot. the edge flies to the left of gully where Welch threw himself and completed a fine two-handed catch. Fourth wicket inside the first session and Zimbabwe are fighting back with vigour. Shahidi c Nick Welch b Brad Evans 7(14) [4s-1]

Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Shah gets on top of the bounce and pushes it to the off-side

Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, no run, Evans shortens the length around off, pushed back at the bowler

Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, no run, banged in short by Evans - Shah ducks under and lets it go

Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Shah plays with an open stance and defends it to the off-side

Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, no run, fuller length delivery on off, pushed back at the bowler with a straight bat

Brad Evans to Bahir Shah, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Shah presses across on the defensive push

Brad Evans to Shahidi, no run, Evans shortens the length and pushes one across the left-hander, Shahidi has a feel for that and misses

Brad Evans to Shahidi, FOUR, cracking shot, too full and too wide of off - Shahidi gets a big stride onto the drive and crashes it square past cover-point, rolls away to the ropes

Brad Evans to Shahidi, no run, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, left alone

Brad Evans to Shahidi, no run, on a good length and nipping back into the left-hander - Shahidi presses half-forward in defence

Brad Evans to Shahidi, no run, fuller length delivery and pushed across the left-hander - Shahidi throws his bat on the drive and misses

Brad Evans to Shahidi, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Brad Evans to Abdul Malik, 3 runs, uppish and safe, fuller length delivery and swinging away from the right-hander - Malik's feet hardly went anywhere as he chased the drive, skews a thick edge behind square on the off-side and comes back for the third run

Brad Evans to Abdul Malik, no run, banged in short and down leg, left alone

Brad Evans to Abdul Malik, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Malik presses forward and inside halves it to mid-on

Brad Evans to Abdul Malik, FOUR, thumped, banged in short by Evans - but there's hardly any venom on it, Malik swivels across, rolls his wrists and pulls it past square leg for a boundary

Brad Evans to Abdul Malik, 2 runs, streaky, short of a good length and just outside off - Malik hung his bat out to dray, off the inside edge and bounces past the leg-stump, he's back for the second run

Brad Evans to Abdul Malik, no run, edged, but the ball bounces short of second slip - tad fuller and a hint of shape away from off, drew Malik forward and he did so with soft hands

Brad Evans to Gurbaz, no run, that's very clumsy from Gurbaz, did the ball lob off the glove? Or was it off his fore-arm, short and into the right-hander, Gurbaz was cramped for room on the pull and the ball popped up, dropping well in front of the keeper

Brad Evans to Abdul Malik, 1 run, Evans pulls the length back as Malik came down the pitch - he adjusts and nudges it down to long leg for a single

Brad Evans to Abdul Malik, no run, short and into the body, off Malik's thigh-pad and rolled to the on-side

Brad Evans to Abdul Malik, no run, on a good length and around off - Malik leans across and turns it to the on-side

Brad Evans to Abdul Malik, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Malik leats the ball come and defends it to the off-side

Brad Evans to Abdul Malik, no run, on a good length and just outside off - defended to the off-side