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

Azmatullah to Tinotenda Maposa, 2 runs, fifty between the duo! Short ball, outside off, slashed over cover for a brace. Not timed but they will take it

Azmatullah to Tinotenda Maposa, FOUR, slower one, outside off, Tinotenda Maposa hangs back and slaps it wide of cover. The man at cover dived but the ball went past him. The man from long-off ran to his left, got a boot on it but failed to kick it back

Azmatullah to Tinotenda Maposa, no run, slower one, outside off, the batter looks to drag it away and misses. It is a dot ball

Azmatullah to Tinotenda Maposa, 2 runs, Afghanistan have been poor on the field in the last few overs. Again the man at long-off came in a little too much and in the end had to drag it back as the ball went past him. They get a brace

Azmatullah to Brad Evans, 1 run, fuller length delivery, down leg, clipped down to long leg for a single

Azmatullah to Brad Evans, 2 runs, angled in, short ball, pulled away wide of long leg for a brace

Azmatullah to Brian Bennett, out Caught by Rashid Khan!! Simple catch to mid-on. Zimbabwe lose half their side in 5 overs. A slower-ball off-cutter on a good length on middle, Brian Bennett gets forward to loft, right off the toe-end of the bat, Rashid is deep at mid-on and at the edge of the ring, loops to him. Easy catch. Bennett was the one who was looking to force the pace but now falls. Azmatullah has three. Brian Bennett c Rashid Khan b Azmatullah 24(15) [4s-3 6s-1]

Azmatullah to Brian Bennett, no run, full just outside off, Brian Bennett gets forward and smashes the drive but straight to the fielder at short extra-cover

Azmatullah to Brian Bennett, no run, short on the stumps, Brian Bennett ducks and it's called a legal delivery

Azmatullah to Brian Bennett, no run, short of length on off, hurries Brian Bennett on the pull as he goes on the back foot, mistimes it to mid-on

Azmatullah to Munyonga, 1 run, good yorker length delivery on the stumps, late tail back in, Munyonga digs it out wide of mid-on for one

Azmatullah to Brian Bennett, 1 run, slower-ball on a good length on off, Brian Bennett backs away and dabs it to the right of backward point for one

Azmatullah to Munyonga, no run, good length and tight just outside off, Munyonga goes on the back foot and defends to backward point

Azmatullah to Ryan Burl, out Caught by Gurbaz!! Thick leading-edge and Zimbabwe lose their fourth. A short of length delivery on middle, Ryan Burl looks to flick and is early into the shot, the leading-edge goes straight up and once again Gurbaz calls for it to take an easy catch. Ryan Burl c Gurbaz b Azmatullah 0(2)

Azmatullah to Ryan Burl, no run, good length and angled in on off from round the wicket, Ryan Burl gets forward to defend, the thick inside-edge stays near his feet

Azmatullah to Raza, out Caught by Shahidullah at deep backward square leg!! Straight to deep backward square-leg. it's a slower-ball on a length on off, Raza swings it and picks out the man. These are massive boundaries here and the fielder was well in from the fence. Raza picked him out perfectly. Now Zimbabwe have lost their cream and in big trouble. Raza c Shahidullah b Azmatullah 1(4)

Azmatullah to Raza, wide, short outside off, too high and left alone, wide called

Azmatullah to Raza, no run, short of length and tight on off, another neat defence from Raza

Azmatullah to Raza, no run, short of length and tight on middle, Raza goes on the back foot to defend

Azmatullah to Brian Bennett, 2 runs, slower-ball on a length outside off, Brian Bennett gets forward to drive hard and cover-point fumbles to give away two, fine start for Zimbabwe

Azmatullah to Brian Bennett, FOUR, short of length outside off and Brian Bennett gets forward to loft on the rise, clean hit and over mid-off, third boundary of the over

Azmatullah to Brian Bennett, wide, short of length and down leg, Brian Bennett pulls and misses, called a wide

Azmatullah to Brian Bennett, no run, slower-ball on a fuller length outside off, Brian Bennett gets forward to drive and mistimes it back to Azmatullah

Azmatullah to Brian Bennett, FOUR, nice drive on the rise. Full outside off, Brian Bennett gets forward to drive and it races away square of the wicket on the off-side, long chase for deep point but the ball wins

Azmatullah to Brian Bennett, no run, short of length on off, Brian Bennett looks to punch, the thick inside-edge hits the back leg and rolls back near his feet

Azmatullah to Brian Bennett, FOUR, short of length and down leg, easy for Brian Bennett as he gets away, flicks to the deep backward square-leg fence and finds the gap, off the mark in style