Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Brad Evans to Rashid Khan, no run, slower one, well outside off, Rashid Khan looks to swing it away and misses

Brad Evans to Shahidullah, leg byes, 1 run, angled in, on a length, Shahidullah looks to swing it away and misses. The ball dribbles off the pads into the deck for a single

Brad Evans to Shahidullah, FOUR, short ball, angled in, Shahidullah picks the length early and pulls the ball down to get it wide of the man at deep mid for a four.

Brad Evans to Rashid Khan, 1 run, short of length delivery, outside off, slapped down to cover for a single

Brad Evans to Rashid Khan, wide, banged in short, Rashid Khan ducks under it and lets it go. Has been wided

Brad Evans to Azmatullah, out Caught by Ryan Burl at long-off!! Taken in the deep. Was a length delivery, outside off, Azmatullah looks to slap it away and slices it. The fielder got under it and took it easily. Huge wicket as Azmat can play the big shots at this stage of the innings. The bowler slowed the pace of the ball down as well. Azmatullah c Ryan Burl b Brad Evans 27(21) [4s-1 6s-1]

Brad Evans to Shahidullah, 1 run, angled in, punched down to cover for a single

Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, defended past point this time for a run

Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Ibrahim drives and finds backward point

Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, 2 runs, good length delivery, knocked to mid-on. Oh a very alert Gurbaz calls his partner for the second run and gets home easily

Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, this is a lovely shot! Lovely because he had the smarts to adjust his hands and place it squarer to the left of deep point on seeing the length and width. Could have so easily hit conventional and holed out to the sweeper. Short delivery, Ibrahim stepped out, used his hands last second to place it past backward point

Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, good ball into the wicket having got both mid-on and mid-off up. Ibrahim looks to pull, swung hard and missed

Brad Evans to Gurbaz, no ball, 1 run, pace off and a mishit as Gurbaz tries to tee off. Oh Brad Evans has overstepped and a free-hit will follow. Crossed the line in pushing for this full slower delivery

Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, bit of seam movement back in from good length, Ibrahim solid behind the ball and tapping it with the straightest of bats to point

Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, knocked through backward point and he will keep strike

Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, another easy hit to the fence. Short and wide, Brad Evans struggling for control and Ibrahim gets under the ball to slap it over cover-point to raise the fifty for the team

Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, no run,

Brad Evans to Gurbaz, 1 run, mishit, catch it is the cry, short fine leg fielder circles, he's not confident. Dives full length forward but spills the catch. Did the Sun get in the eyeline? Gurbaz lost grip on the handle while trying to slog too hard, edge flew straight away towards backward square leg and he escapes

Brad Evans to Gurbaz, SIX, front leg out of the way and baaangg, over long-on. Brad Evans offers another full delivery, slot ball and belted down the ground wide of the sightscreen

Brad Evans to Gurbaz, FOUR, poor ball! Short and wide with no sweeper, asking for trouble and Gurbaz has been looking for square hits all day. Easy cut shot and he didn't even bother to keep it down