Live Cricket Scorecard - ZIM vs AFG 1st Test, Zimbabwe tour of AFG in ZIM, 2 Tests, 2024/25

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MATCH TEAMS

Zimbabwe
Joylord Gumbie (W)
Ben Curran
Takudzwanashe Kaitano
Sean Williams
Dion Myers
Craig Ervine (C)
Brian Bennett
Brandon Mavuta
Newman Nyamhuri
Blessing Muzarabani
Trevor Gwandu

Afghanistan
Abdul Malik
Sediqullah Atal
Rahmat Shah
Hashmatullah Shahidi (C)
Afsar Zazai (W)
Azmatullah Omarzai
Shahidullah Kamal
Naveed Zadran
AM Ghazanfar
Zia-ur-Rehman
Zahir Khan

MATCH INFO

Toss:Zimbabwe, who chose to bat
Venue:Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires:Ahsan Raza (PAK), Allahudien Paleker (SA) and Langton Rusere (ZIM)
Match Referee:Javagal Srinath (IND)
Match Date:Thu, 26th Dec 2024

ZIM -1ST INN AFG -1ST INN ZIM -2ND INN

End of over 34
ZIM142/4
Zimbabwe Batting S Williams 35(40) C Ervine 22(26)

4
33.6: Zahir Khan to Sean Williams, FOUR! Outside off and it stays low. Williams hammers it down the ground and it races to the fence.

2
33.5: Zahir Khan to Sean Williams, On middle, Williams nudges it to deep square leg for a couple of runs.

4
33.4: Zahir Khan to Sean Williams, FOUR! Tad short and on middle, Williams pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary.

0
33.3: Zahir Khan to Sean Williams, Too short and outside off, Williams thinks to play it but then leaves it alone.

0
33.2: Zahir Khan to Sean Williams, Fuller ball, outside off, Williams defends with soft hands to the slip cordon.

0
33.1: Zahir Khan to Sean Williams, Flat and on off, Williams blocks it out.

End of over 33
ZIM132/4
Zimbabwe Batting S Williams 25(34) C Ervine 22(26)

1
32.6: Zia-ur-Rehman to Sean Williams, On middle, Williams works it to long on for one more.

1
32.5: Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine, Full and on middle, Ervine turns it to mid-wicket for a single.

1
32.4: Zia-ur-Rehman to Sean Williams, Shorter and on middle, Williams pulls it to square leg for a single.

1
32.3: Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine, Full and on off, Ervine pushes it to long off for a single.

0
32.2: Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine, Tossed up outside off, Ervine looks to defend but misses. A huge appeal for LBW but it was outside the line.

0
32.1: Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine, Tossed up on off, Ervine prods and blocks.

End of over 32
ZIM128/4
Zimbabwe Batting S Williams 23(32) C Ervine 20(22)

0
31.6: Zahir Khan to Sean Williams, Well bowled! Outside off and it spins away. Williams looks to defend again but misses it.

0
31.5: Zahir Khan to Sean Williams, Very full and shaping on off, Williams leans to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW but turned down.

1
31.4: Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine, Outside off, Ervine slaps it to point for a single.

0
31.3: Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine, Flat and outside off, turning away. Ervine looks to push it but misses.

4
31.2: Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine, FOUR! A low full toss on middle, Ervine flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

0
31.1: Zahir Khan to Craig Ervine, On middle, Ervine defends it out.

End of over 197
AFG699/10
Afghanistan Batting Z Khan 0(2) S Kamal 29(42)

0
196.6: Brian Bennett to Zahir Khan, OUT! LBW! Khan goes. He gets a wicket in the next ball. A ton and a fifer in the same game! Brilliant! Slows it up, lands it on middle and gets it to spins away. Khan looks to defend but misses and is hit on the pads.

0
196.5: Brian Bennett to Zahir Khan, No hat-trick! Flatter and on off. Blocked.

0
196.4: Brian Bennett to Naveed Zadran, OUT! TIMBER! He misses a straight ball! On middle. Quicker. Zadran goes back and looks to pull but this one skids through and hits the middle pole. Two in two for Bennett who has 4 now.

0
196.3: Brian Bennett to AM Ghazanfar, OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! On middle. Slower. AM Ghazanfar looks to go big over the leg side again. He's through the shot early. Hits it up in the air towards deep mid-wicket and it is taken.

0
196.2: Brian Bennett to AM Ghazanfar, Makes room again. This lands on leg and spins back in. AM Ghazanfar looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the body.

6
196.1: Brian Bennett to AM Ghazanfar, SIX! Off the mark in style! That's a fine shot. Flatter and outside off. AM Ghazanfar makes room and slams it over the long off fence for a biggie.

End of over 196
AFG693/7
Afghanistan Batting S Kamal 29(42) Ghazanfar 0(1)

2
195.6: Sean Williams to Shahidullah Kamal, Flat and outside off, Kamal punches it to covers for a couple of runs.

0
195.5: Sean Williams to AM Ghazanfar, THREE LEG BYES! Flat and angling on middle, AM Ghazanfar looks to defend but gets hit high on the pads. It deflects to the left of first slip who fails to stops it.

0
195.4: Sean Williams to Zia-ur-Rehman, OUT! GONE! Rehman goes now! Floats it full and on middle, Zia-ur-Rehman looks to slog-sweep but top edges it down to long on. Tadiwanashe Marumani runs forward, keeps his eyes on the ball and dives to take it.

1
195.3: Sean Williams to Shahidullah Kamal, Flat and on middle, Kamal punches it to cover for one.

1
195.2: Sean Williams to Zia-ur-Rehman, Full and on middle, Rehman drills it to long on for a single.

2
195.1: Sean Williams to Zia-ur-Rehman, Shorter and on middle, Rehman pulls it to square leg for a couple of runs.

End of over 195
AFG684/6
Afghanistan Batting S Kamal 26(40) Zia-ur-Rehman 2(4)

0
194.6: Brian Bennett to Shahidullah Kamal, Flat and outside off, Kamal taps it in front of point.

0
194.5: Brian Bennett to Shahidullah Kamal, Full and on off, Kamal knocks it to cover.

1
194.4: Brian Bennett to Zia-ur-Rehman, Too full and on middle, Rehman eases it to long on for one.

0
194.3: Brian Bennett to Zia-ur-Rehman, Tossed up on off, Rehman blocks it out.

0
194.2: Brian Bennett to Zia-ur-Rehman, Flat and on off, Rehman punches it to cover.

1
194.1: Brian Bennett to Shahidullah Kamal, Fuller ball, outside off, Kamal drives it to cover for a single.

0
135.2: AM Ghazanfar to Trevor Gwandu, OUT! Just the one ball needed to get him. The googly. It lands on off and spins away. Gwandu looks to drive but does so inside the line. It takes the outside edge and the keeper does the rest.

1
135.1: AM Ghazanfar to Brian Bennett, Shorter and down the leg side. Bennett pulls it to short fine leg and takes one. Five bowls now to bowl to Gwandu.

End of over 135
ZIM585/9
Zimbabwe Batting T Gwandu 3(8) B Bennett 109(123)

2
134.6: Naveed Zadran to Trevor Gwandu, Two! On middle. This is worked through square leg for two.

1
134.5: Naveed Zadran to Brian Bennett, On middle. Slower. This is worked through mid-wicket for one.

6
134.4: Naveed Zadran to Brian Bennett, SIX! He's absolutely nailed that one! On middle. Shorter. Bennett looks to pull. This goes well over the square leg fence.

6
134.3: Naveed Zadran to Brian Bennett, TAKEN BUT THE FIELDER STEPS OVER THE LINE! SIX! What a way to get to your ton. He must have had his heart in his mouth there. Short and on middle. He plays the pull. This goes more off the splice towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder there takes it but doesn't realise he's too close to the ropes and steps out it. Bennett lets out a lot roar. A fine knock from him. Top stuff. We expect him to play some more shots now.

0
134.2: Naveed Zadran to Brian Bennett, FOUR LEG BYES! A huge roar from the crowd but it is off the pad! On the pads. Bennett looks to flick but this goes off the pad and down to the fine leg fence.

0
134.1: Naveed Zadran to Brian Bennett, Outside off. Shorter. Bennett looks to cut but misses.

End of over 134
ZIM566/9
Zimbabwe Batting T Gwandu 1(7) B Bennett 96(118)

0
133.6: Azmatullah Omarzai to Trevor Gwandu, On middle. Fuller. This is worked through mid-wicket. No run taken.

0
133.5: Azmatullah Omarzai to Trevor Gwandu, Outside off. Gwandu leaves it alone.

1
133.4: Azmatullah Omarzai to Brian Bennett, Around off. Shortish. This is guided past point for one.

2
133.3: Azmatullah Omarzai to Brian Bennett, Another couple. On the shorter side. Bennett guides it past. Takes two more.

2
133.2: Azmatullah Omarzai to Brian Bennett, Two! Around off. This is guided past point for two more.

0
133.1: Azmatullah Omarzai to Brian Bennett, On the stumps. This is worked to mid-wicket.

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AFG in ZIM, 2 Tests, 2024/25 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 5^th Day

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