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

Tanaka Chivanga to Ahmadzai, leg byes, 1 run, full-toss on the pads, Ahmadzai was backing away and skews an inside edge to long leg, given as a leg-bye, so must've come off the pad

Tanaka Chivanga to Ahmadzai, no run, banged in short and down leg, left alone

Tanaka Chivanga to Ahmadzai, SIX, massive, length ball angling into the right-hander - Ahmadzai backs away, clears the front-leg and swings through the line, sending it sailing over the ropes for a maximum

Tanaka Chivanga to Khalil Gurbaz, 1 run, Gurbaz is playing some shots here - backs away to a length ball and toe-ends the drive over cover-point for a single

Tanaka Chivanga to Khalil Gurbaz, no run, short and at the stumps - Gurbaz backs away on the swing and misses , a noise and there's an appeal for caught behind, but umpire Adrian Holdstock turns it down

Tanaka Chivanga to Khalil Gurbaz, FOUR, nicely played, full and at the stumps - Gurbaz backs away and then punches it back past the non-striker, beats mid-on to his left and runs away to the ropes

Tanaka Chivanga to Sharafuddin Ashraf, no run, very full from Chivanga - Sharafuddin ghets his left leg out of the way and squeezes it to mid-on

Tanaka Chivanga to Sharafuddin Ashraf, no run, short of a good length and at the stumps, defended back at the bowler

Tanaka Chivanga to Ahmadzai, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - Ahmadzai prods forward tentatively and skews an inside edge, behind square on the on-side for a single

Tanaka Chivanga to Ahmadzai, no run, banged in short and down leg, Ahmadzai gets inside the line and lets it go

Tanaka Chivanga to Ahmadzai, no run, short of a good length and around off - Ahmadzai opens himself up as he defended to the off-side

Tanaka Chivanga to Ahmadzai, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Ahmadzai pushes forward and inside halves it to the on-side

Tanaka Chivanga to Sharafuddin Ashraf, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Tanaka Chivanga to Sharafuddin Ashraf, no ball, a nasty short ball and Sharafuddin can only pop it up in the air , but has the bowler overstepped? Yes, he has and Sharafuddin survives - a brute of a short ball and he had nowhere to go, tried to ride the bounce and fend it away, but it just became too big on him, caught the shoulder and lobbed up for a simple catch to Welch, but it's all in no avail

Tanaka Chivanga to Sharafuddin Ashraf, no run, beaten, short of a good length and holding its line outside off - Ashraf plays down the line, but the ball straightens enough to go past the outside edge

Tanaka Chivanga to Sharafuddin Ashraf, no run, on a good length and just outside off - defended with a straight bat to the bowler

Tanaka Chivanga to Sharafuddin Ashraf, no run, floaty delivery outside off - almost a low full-toss and it's squeezed to backward point

Tanaka Chivanga to Sharafuddin Ashraf, no run, fuller length delivery on off, pushed back at the bowler

Tanaka Chivanga to Sharafuddin Ashraf, wide, banged in short and just outside off - Alam ducks under and lets it go

Tanaka Chivanga to Ismat Alam, 1 run, back of a length and well wide of off - punched off the back-foot to the right of cover-point, Raza fumbles and allows a single

Tanaka Chivanga to Ismat Alam, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Tanaka Chivanga to Ismat Alam, no run, Chivanga shortens the length around off, extra bounce as Alam stabbed - gets an inside edge that bounces onto the off-side

Tanaka Chivanga to Ismat Alam, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Tanaka Chivanga to Ismat Alam, no run, full and just outside off - Ismat leans forward on the drive to mid-off

Tanaka Chivanga to Sharafuddin Ashraf, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped in front of square on the on-side for a single

Tanaka Chivanga to Zazai, out Caught by Brad Evans!! Taken at point. Was a fuller length delivery, outside off, Zazai chased that and went for the drive but failed to control it. The ball came a little early to him and he chipped the ball down to point. Easy catch for the fielder and 6th wicket down. The host are into the tail. That's lunch on day 3 as well. Zazai c Brad Evans b Tanaka Chivanga 18(36) [4s-2]

Tanaka Chivanga to Zazai, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Zazai hangs back and pats the ball back to the bowler

Tanaka Chivanga to Zazai, no run, bumps the short ball in, Zazai ducks under it and lets it go

Tanaka Chivanga to Ismat Alam, byes, 1 run, banged in short, down leg, the keeper dived to his left and gloved the ball down to fine leg for a single

Tanaka Chivanga to Ismat Alam, FOUR, hangs back and punches the ball down through the covers for a four. Stood tall and punched it down into the gap for a four. Lovely shot as he allowed the ball to come to him

Tanaka Chivanga to Ismat Alam, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Ismat Alam hangs back and stabs it down into the off-side

Tanaka Chivanga to Ismat Alam, no run, short of length delivery, well wide outside off, Ismat Alam throws his bat at it and misses

Tanaka Chivanga to Ismat Alam, 3 runs, length delivery, outside off, punched wide of the man at mid-off and they get a triple. That was well timed and placed by Ismat Alam

Tanaka Chivanga to Ismat Alam, no run, goes back and across and defends it under his eyes as that was a length delivery angled in

Tanaka Chivanga to Zazai, 1 run, angled in, on a length, the batter tucks the ball down to deep mid for a single

Tanaka Chivanga to Zazai, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, the batter punches the ball down to cover point

Tanaka Chivanga to Zazai, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, the batter pats the ball down to point

Tanaka Chivanga to Zazai, no run, on a length, outside off, nips away, beats the batter

Tanaka Chivanga to Bahir Shah, no run, fuller length delivery, well outside off, Bahir Shah lets it go to the keeper

Tanaka Chivanga to Bahir Shah, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Bahir Shah drops down and lets it go

Tanaka Chivanga to Zazai, 1 run, on to the hips, short of length delivery, the batter nudges the ball down on to the on-side for a single

Tanaka Chivanga to Zazai, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, climbs up, Zazai drops his wrists and lets it go to the keeper

Tanaka Chivanga to Zazai, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Zazai is not fussed to play at that

Tanaka Chivanga to Zazai, no run, on a length, outside off, nips away, Zazai sees the line and lets it go to the keeper

Tanaka Chivanga to Bahir Shah, no run, on a good length and holding its line around middle, turned to the on-side

Tanaka Chivanga to Shahidi, 1 run, short and angling into the left-hander - Shahidi swivels across on the pull, there are two men in the deep for the mistimed catch, but he controls it well enough, on the bounce to the fielder at deep square leg

Tanaka Chivanga to Shahidi, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, left alone

Tanaka Chivanga to Shahidi, no run, edged, but the ball drops wide of second slip - on a good length and holding its line around off, makes Shahidi play and the edge goes down to ground

Tanaka Chivanga to Shahidi, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off - Shahidi went hard on the cut and mistimed it to the off-side

Tanaka Chivanga to Shahidi, no run, fuller length delivery from round the wicket, left alone

Tanaka Chivanga to Shahidi, FOUR, crunched, fraction short and well outside off - Shahidi picks the length early, swivfels across and then dismissively pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary

Tanaka Chivanga to Shahidi, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - defended back to the bowler

Tanaka Chivanga to Ibrahim Zadran, 3 runs, cracking shot,. back of a length and well wide of off - Zadran stands tall and punches it into the gap wide of cover, long chase for Curran and he does well to prevent the boundary

Tanaka Chivanga to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, short of a good length and angling across the right-hander, left alone

Tanaka Chivanga to Shahidi, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off - punched off the back-foot to wide cover for a single

Tanaka Chivanga to Shahidi, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Shahidi gets right behind the line in defence

Tanaka Chivanga to Shahidi, no run, banged in short and at the left-hander - Shahidi hops across and gets an inside edge to the on-side

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

Tanaka Chivanga to Shahidi, no run, banged in short and holding its line outside off - Shahidi drops his wrists and sways away from the line

Tanaka Chivanga to Gurbaz, out Caught by Tafadzwa Tsiga!! There's the first wicket of the day - banged in short and down leg, Gurbaz swivelled across on the pull, it's a tad too high and he isn't in any control over the shot - the ball brushes the glove / top of the bat and it's an easy catch for Tafadzwa Tsiga. No doubts about that and Gurbaz walks away in disappointment. Gurbaz c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Tanaka Chivanga 9(29)

Tanaka Chivanga to Gurbaz, no run, on a good length and just outside off - a half-forward prod as Gurbaz defended

Tanaka Chivanga to Gurbaz, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Gurbaz leans across, closes the face of the bat and mistimes the drive to mid-off

Tanaka Chivanga to Gurbaz, 1 run, Chivanga shortens the length outside off - Gurbaz drops it in front of cover for a quick single

Tanaka Chivanga to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander, clipped wide of mid-wicket for a single

Tanaka Chivanga to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, lovely, overpitched by Chivanga - Zadran leans forward, meets on top of the bounce and then drives it straight of mid-off, beats the diving fielder and runs away to the ropes

Tanaka Chivanga to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Chivanga shortens the length outside off - Zadran gets right back as he defended with a straight bat

Tanaka Chivanga to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, on a length and at the stumps, defended back at the bowler

Tanaka Chivanga to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Zadran gets right behind the line in defence