LIVEZimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates 2026/27Test

Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe commentary

Afghanistan

Yet to bat
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Zimbabwe

86/122.5 ov

Zimbabwe won toss & batted

Ball by ball commentary

Every delivery as it happens, newest first.

Over 23 · ZIM · 7 runs1st innings

  1. 22.6Qais Ahmad to Taylor, no run86/1

  2. 22.5Qais Ahmad to Curran, 1 run86/1

  3. 22.4FOURQais Ahmad to Curran, FOUR85/1

    Flighted full and outside leg-stump, puts the lousy one away to deep fine leg and picks up an easy-peasy four

  4. 22.3Qais Ahmad to Curran, no run81/1

    Pushes a yorker around middle, digs it out to long-on

  5. 22.2Qais Ahmad to Curran, no run81/1

    Fired in full and outside leg-stump, tries to help it behind square and cannot fetch it

  6. 22.1Qais Ahmad to Curran, 2 runs81/1

    Around the wicket, dropped short and wide of off, crunched away to sweeper cover George Macphers: "It's amazing that Brendan Taylor is still around at the age of 40. Zimbabwe must be eager to keep him for as long as possible. "

Over 22 · ZIM · 2 runs1st innings

  1. 21.6Zia-ur-Rehman to Curran, 1 run79/1

    Tossed and holding its line outside off, touch fuller, shuffles across and strikes it away to long-on region

  2. 21.5Zia-ur-Rehman to Curran, no run78/1

    On a length and angled in from outside off, covers the stumps and flicks it back to the bowler

  3. 21.4Zia-ur-Rehman to Taylor, 1 run78/1

    Looped up from around and keep sit tight at off, pushed to wide long-off, busy at the crease

  4. 21.3Zia-ur-Rehman to Taylor, no run77/1

    Floated on a length around the line off, accounts for the turn and defends it towards cover

  5. 21.2Zia-ur-Rehman to Taylor, no run77/1

    Lobbed up full into the toes, comes forward and yorks himself, pushed to mid-on

  6. 21.1Zia-ur-Rehman to Taylor, no run77/1

    Around the wicket, floated up full on middle, blocked

Over 21 · ZIM · 3 runs1st innings

  1. 20.6Qais Ahmad to Taylor, 1 run77/1

    Tossed up full and outside off, hammers it away to deep extra cover for a single

  2. 20.5Qais Ahmad to Taylor, no run76/1

    Pushed full around middle, cautiously played back to the bowler, reading him well

  3. 20.4Qais Ahmad to Curran, 1 run76/1

    Lobbed up on a length at middle, goes back and crunches it to cover

  4. 20.3Qais Ahmad to Taylor, 1 leg bye75/1

    Fired in quick, a flipper down the leg-side, helps it to short fine; in-fact came off the pads

  5. 20.2Qais Ahmad to Taylor, no run74/1

    Fuller again, yorker length at middle, blocked

  6. 20.1Qais Ahmad to Taylor, no run74/1

    Overpitched at the stumps, jams his bat down to block