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Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, 3rd T20I

Abdullah Ahmadzai 3-42(4 ov)
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Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ngarava, out Caught by Mujeeb!! Afghanistan win by 9 runs. Taken on the third attempt. Juggling act by Mujeeb but he manages to hang on. Once again Ahmadzai angles it in from round the wicket, ends up on the pads and Ngarava whips it towards deep square leg, Mujeeb comes in and juggles a few times before hanging on. Ngarava c Mujeeb b Abdullah Ahmadzai 5(3) [4s-1]
19.5
4
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ngarava, FOUR, angled in and it is right in the slot, Ngarava heaves it towards cow corner and beats the diving fielder, one bounce and over the ropes. A legal delivery will do for Afghanistan..
19.4
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Wellington Masakadza, 1 run, fullish delivery around off, Masakadza swings hard and miscues the loft straight up, Atal gets around from mid-off and takes the catch. But it does not count..
19.4
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Wellington Masakadza, no ball, 2 runs, high full toss, well above the waist and Masakadza swings hard, slices it over extra cover and scampers back for the second. No-ball signalled. Free-hit coming up..
19.3
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ngarava, 1 run, too full and close to yorker length, Ngarava jams it to the off-side and crosses over
19.2
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Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tinotenda Maposa, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! That's a pinpoint yorker. No chance for Maposa to keep it out. Full, straight and aimed for the base of the stumps, Maposa is beaten for pace and the ball sneaks under his bat to uproot the leg-stump. Top bowling from Ahmadzai! Afghanistan are almost there.. Tinotenda Maposa b Abdullah Ahmadzai 4(3) [4s-1]
19.1
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tinotenda Maposa, no run, full and around off, Maposa clears his front leg and swings hard, misses and the ball wasn't from off-stump
15
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ryan Burl, no run, short ball around leg, Burl shuffles inside the line and misses the hook. Appeal from Gurbaz for a caught behind but nothing from Ahmadzai or the umpire
14.5
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ryan Burl, no run, short of length outside off, Burl slashes and misses. That was there to be put away..
14.4
6
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ryan Burl, SIX, he's dealing in sixes at the moment. Fourth one for him. This was what he was trying. Burl moves across his stumps and converts it into a half volley on the pads, whips it backward of square and clears the rope
14.3
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ryan Burl, no run, angled in from round the wicket, Burl shuffles across and gets into a tangle, the ball sneaks between bat and pad beating the inside edge
14.2
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tashinga Musekiwa, 1 run, fullish delivery around off, Musekiwa drives it down to long-on
14.1
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tashinga Musekiwa, 2 runs, back of a length delivery, Musekiwa mistimes the pull in front of square and races back for the second
13
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tashinga Musekiwa, no run, low full toss on off, Musekiwa jams it out to cover
12.5
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Abdullah Ahmadzai to Brian Bennett, out Caught by Ibrahim Zadran!! This is excellent bowling from Ahmadzai. After a couple of good yorkers, he hits the back of a length and rushes Bennett on the flat-batted shot, the ball hits the splice and balloons towards mid-off. Zadran stands on the edge of the circle and takes a simple catch. Both set batters gone now.. Brian Bennett c Ibrahim Zadran b Abdullah Ahmadzai 47(31) [4s-3 6s-2]
12.4
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Brian Bennett, no run, yorker length around off, nailed perfectly and Bennett is not able to squeeze it out
12.3
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Brian Bennett, 2 runs, very full delivery, close to yorker length, Bennett jams it square and there's a slight fumble, another couple
12.2
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Brian Bennett, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Bennett cracks it square of the wicket and sweeper tidies up, easy brace
12.1
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ryan Burl, 1 run, low full toss close to off, Burl digs it to mid-off and races to the other end
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Abdullah Ahmadzai to Raza, FOUR, massive over. 19 runs. The chase is certainly on.. Once again Abdullah goes short and into the wicket, but offers room this time, Raza stays leg-side and thumps it over extra cover, couple of bounces and into the rope
8.5
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Abdullah Ahmadzai to Raza, SIX, now Raza sends one over the rope. These two are turning it on for Zimbabwe. Short and banged into the surface, Raza takes it on and hooks it backward of square. Clean connection and the ball sails into the stands..
8.4
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Brian Bennett, 1 run, low full toss around off, Bennett toe-ends the drive to sweeper cover
8.3
6
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Brian Bennett, SIX, fabulous shot! Looks like that is his go-to shot - the scoop. Second six he has picked up playing that shot. He shuffles across and gets under the back of a length delivery, laps it fine over Gurbaz and the ball sails all the way
8.2
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Raza, 1 run, back of a length delivery, Raza makes room and pulls to deep mid-wicket
8.1
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Brian Bennett, 1 run, full and outside off, Bennett reaches and slices it to third man