Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, 5th ODI at Sharjah, Jan 06 2016, Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates

RESULT
5th ODI (D/N), Sharjah, January 06, 2016, Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates
(49.4/50 ov, T:249) 254/8

Afghanistan won by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
82* (68)
gulbadin-naib
Player Of The Series
237 runs
mohammad-shahzad
Zimbabwe Innings
Afghanistan Innings
Match Flow
Info
Zimbabwe  (50 ovs maximum)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c Noor Ali Zadran b Mirwais Ashraf4276-3155.26
lbw b Amir Hamza14-0025.00
c Hashmatullah Shahidi b Rashid Khan110111-9499.09
c Noor Ali Zadran b Mohammad Nabi4047-3285.10
lbw b Mohammad Nabi319-0015.78
c Nawroz Mangal b Rashid Khan2923-21126.08
b Dawlat Zadran02-000.00
hit wicket b Dawlat Zadran26-0033.33
c sub (Shafiqullah) b Amir Hamza127-20171.42
st †Mohammad Shahzad b Amir Hamza23-0066.66
not out 11-00100.00
Extras(lb 3, w 3)6
TOTAL49.5 Ov (RR: 4.97)248
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Chamu Chibhabha, 2.3 ov), 2-102 (Peter Moor, 22.4 ov), 3-167 (Richmond Mutumbami, 35.1 ov), 4-176 (Elton Chigumbura, 39.3 ov), 5-220 (Sikandar Raza, 45.4 ov), 6-222 (Malcolm Waller, 46.3 ov), 7-232 (Hamilton Masakadza, 47.3 ov), 8-244 (Luke Jongwe, 48.5 ov), 9-247 (Neville Madziva, 49.3 ov), 10-248 (Graeme Cremer, 49.5 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
9.524134.16384110
2.3 to CJ Chibhabha, there's the breakthrough. It slides back in from wide of the crease from round the stumps, Chibhabha looks to play across the line off the back foot, but the ball rushes back in to hit him on the pad. Umpire Shamsuddin had no doubts whatsoever on that one. That ball would have crashed in to middle and leg. Easy decision that. 1/1
49.3 to N Madziva, gives him the charge but nowhere near the pitch as the ball was fired in, swung across the line, missed it but Shahzad collected it cleanly and whipped the bails off quickly. Madziva didn't even try to get back. 247/9
49.5 to AG Cremer, short outside off, he walks across and swings it towards the longer boundary at deep midwicket, didn't get hold of it, Shafiqullah runs in, somehow misjudged it as the ball was swirling away, he then had to dive to his left, which he did, to pull it off inches from the ground. Excellent catch that brings an end to the innings. 248/10
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46.3 to MN Waller, that is a superb yorker, the batsman was moving around too much, in the end, looked silly as he was cramped for room as that swing of the bat came down after the ball had cannoned into the stumps. 222/6
48.5 to LM Jongwe, pacy bouncer, Jongwe tied to pull but was done in by pace, went through with the stroke, got enough wood on it to fly over fine leg, but the problem is he happened to step onto the stumps. So the six doesn't count, he's out hit-wicket instead. Quite unfortunate, but credit to the bowler for steaming in and hurling them in at a good pace. 244/8
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22.4 to PJ Moor, frustration has got the better of him. It was a length ball on off, not much pace on it, Moor looked to go over mid-off but it turned out to be a flat hit as Noor Ali completed a good low catch. Once again, Moor wastes a good start. 102/2
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45.4 to Sikandar Raza, steps out to slog that out of the park, but can only hit the high full toss as far as the long off fielder. He was far outside the crease when he made contact, so that can't be a no-ball. The umpires are checking anyway. It's fine. The ball was dipping. But he's played an important hand. 220/5
47.3 to H Masakadza, looks to go over cover, ends up slicing it to point, easily taken. This one dipped on him a little, was beaten in the air, he didn't lean into the stroke, head was nowhere in position as he looked to hit this one over the top. End of a terrific innings. 232/7
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35.1 to R Mutumbami, a wicket at the right time for Afghanistan. Mutumbami perishes to the slog sweep. Looks to fetch it from outside off, ends up dragging it straight to the fielder at deep midwicket. As easy as they come. 167/3
39.3 to E Chigumbura, pushed through quicker on off, the ball drifts in a touch, pitches and skids on, he pushes outside the line of the ball and is trapped plumb in front of middle.. 176/4
Afghanistan  (T: 249 runs from 50 ovs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
b Jongwe2522-50113.63
c Chisoro b Jongwe3042-4071.42
c †Mutumbami b Jongwe27-0028.57
b Sikandar Raza3255-3058.18
lbw b Cremer2633-1178.78
c †Mutumbami b Sikandar Raza828-0028.57
not out 8268-36120.58
c Cremer b Madziva3141-3075.60
b Madziva01-000.00
not out 11-00100.00
Extras(b 8, lb 1, w 8)17
TOTAL49.4 Ov (RR: 5.11)254/8
Did not bat:
Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Mohammad Shahzad, 8.5 ov), 2-59 (Nawroz Mangal, 10.6 ov), 3-66 (Noor Ali Zadran, 12.6 ov), 4-121 (Mohammad Nabi, 25.6 ov), 5-121 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 26.3 ov), 6-146 (Asghar Afghan, 34.3 ov), 7-231 (Rashid Khan, 47.4 ov), 8-232 (Mirwais Ashraf, 47.6 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
8.416127.03297230
47.4 to Rashid Khan, length ball, looked to go over long-off but didn't get enough power behind that one to go over the ropes, ended up chipping it as Graeme Cremer took a straightforward catch. Is there another twist?. 231/7
47.6 to Mirwais Ashraf, looks for the glory hit, swung across the line in his quest to go over midwicket, only connected with the humid air as the ball cannoned into the stumps. Poor application, but that's what pressure can do to you. Afghanistan camp looks stunned.. 232/8
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8.5 to Mohammad Shahzad, that is a cracking delivery. Delivers it at length on off from wide of the crease, Shahzad misjudges the line completely as he prods outside the delivery, nips in a wee bit to sneak through bat and pad as the stumps are disturbed. Shahzad's series is over. The celebration in the Zimbabwe camp says simply why that wicket is so important to them. 49/1
10.6 to Nawroz Mangal, the frustration of having been denied boundaries has resulted in a rash stroke. Short outside off, he shaped for the cut, threw the kitchen sink at it but only managed a thick edge through to the wicketkeeper, who gleefully accepted that. Mangal was specially brought back in to lend experience to the top order, but the move hasn't worked.. 59/2
12.6 to Noor Ali Zadran, gone! Massive wicket this. Noor Ali goes. A well-directed bouncer on middle, Noor Ali goes for a pull but cannot keep it down. The pull skies up towards the fine leg boundary, and the fielder takes a good catch over his head. Unnecessary shot at this time. Afghanistan suddenly in a bit of trouble.. 66/3
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26.3 to Hashmatullah Shahidi, this one's the legspinner, it pitches on off and skids on, Hasmat played for the turn but it was a straight one that came back in to beat the inside edge and hit off stump. Two in two overs, Hasmatullah is gone now and you really have to wonder if that's the game. A dagger through the Afghan hearts. 121/5
34.3 to Asghar Afghan, shapes to cut but the ball hurries through, Stanikzai was late on the shot, but managed a thin edge as it was too close to his body. Excellent catch by Mutumbami. Stanikzai stood there as if nothing happened, but umpire Anil Chaudhary would have none of it. Raised his finger to send him back on his way. Dagger through the Afghan hearts. The batting thins considerably now. 146/6
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25.6 to Mohammad Nabi, that is a cracking delivery. Drifts in, slides on after pitching on middle and off, Nabi played all around it and was trapped plumb in front. Cremer doesn't disappoint again. Nabi was looking dangerous, and perhaps for the first time in the series looked in complete control while he was there.. 121/4
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MATCH FLOW
  • Zimbabwe innings
  • Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 1 wicket)
  • Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 135 runs, 3 wickets)
  • Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 0
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (PJ Moor 21, H Masakadza 29, Ex 0)
  • H Masakadza: 50 off 43 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
  • Drinks: Zimbabwe - 91/1 in 19.0 overs (PJ Moor 38, H Masakadza 52)
  • Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 21.2 overs (128 balls), Extras 0
  • 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 115 balls (PJ Moor 42, H Masakadza 58, Ex 0)
  • Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 29.2 overs (176 balls), Extras 2
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (H Masakadza 15, R Mutumbami 34, Ex 2)
  • Drinks: Zimbabwe - 167/3 in 35.1 overs (H Masakadza 82)
  • Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 71 runs, 6 wickets)
  • Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 43.3 overs (261 balls), Extras 4
  • H Masakadza: 100 off 104 balls (9 x 4, 3 x 6)
  • Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 248/10 in 49.5 overs (TS Chisoro 1)
  • Afghanistan innings
  • Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 1 wicket)
  • Afghanistan: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 4
  • Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 104 runs, 5 wickets)
  • Drinks: Afghanistan - 76/3 in 17.0 overs (Hashmatullah Shahidi 7, Mohammad Nabi 7)
  • Afghanistan: 100 runs in 22.2 overs (134 balls), Extras 5
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (Hashmatullah Shahidi 25, Mohammad Nabi 24, Ex 2)
  • Drinks: Afghanistan - 148/6 in 37.0 overs (Gulbadin Naib 14, Rashid Arman 1)
  • Afghanistan: 150 runs in 37.1 overs (223 balls), Extras 10
  • Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 93 runs, 2 wickets)
  • 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (Gulbadin Naib 31, Rashid Arman 17, Ex 2)
  • Afghanistan: 200 runs in 44.1 overs (265 balls), Extras 12
  • Gulbadin Naib: 50 off 50 balls (1 x 4, 5 x 6)
  • Afghanistan: 250 runs in 49.4 overs (298 balls), Extras 17
MATCH DETAILS
Sharjah Cricket Stadium
TossZimbabwe, elected to bat first
Series
Season2015/16
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series resultAfghanistan won the 5-match series 3-2
Match numberODI no. 3722
Hours of play (local time)15.00 start, First Session 15.00-18.30, Interval 18.30-19.15, Second Session 19.15-22.45
Match days6 January 2016 - daynight (50-over match)
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