Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    8.5 edge taken at second slip! Shaheen kept probing away at Masvaure's technique pushing away constantly with hard hands. This time Shaheen's away movement and extra bounce finally produces a healthy edge taken by Imran at rib height. 18/2
    1.5 drags on! Flawed technique exposed here. He'd been playing with a diagonal bat in defense on a few balls. Pays the price for it here as he tries to chop down in defense at a good length ball on fifth stump but it comes down off the toe/inside edge and backspins toward the stumps. Kasuza tried to kick it away realizing he was in peril but fanned on the karate effort as the ball pinged into off stump to flick the off stump bail into the ground. 0/1
    17.1 beaten through the gate! Nauman just kept peppering that off stump line, felt like only a matter of time before Musakanda's patience wore out. He prods forward with a diagonal bat, another Zimbabwean's technique exposed as this skids through the gap between bat and pad on a good length. 30/3
    18.2 edged to third slip! Fullish length on fifth stump, no need to play at this from Taylor but he pushes very hard away from his body a bit impetuously trying to negate the seemingly neverending dot ball pressure at the opposite end. But instead he's a touch late and a thick edge flies low to Ashraf's left at around thigh height. He moves well with soft hands to snatch it. 30/4
    35.6 what a return gift of a wicket, absolutely totally utterly needless, this was another sweep, straight to backward square, non-striker was in a tearing hurry for one, unfortunately there was none there, and he tried to make his way back with a dive but the throw is on target and bowler has the uprooted the stumps before he can get back 89/5
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    51.06
    46.5 what a ripper, absolute ripper, after all those sharp bouncers comes this yorker, searing in bang on middle and leg from round the stumps, a stunned Kaia cannot get his bat on that, umpire Rusere nods his head and raises the finger 124/6
    48.4 another one goes, Hasan it is again, pitches it full for the drive, Chakabva obliges, edge flies around chest high to Butt at third slip and unlike his skipper, he does not drop it 127/7
    not out
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    47
    53
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    59.57
    52.5 Shaheen Afridi gets to No 50 in Tests as he uproots leg stump, this length ball came in after pitching from over the wicket and Chisoro, stuck on the crease, played on off the inside edge 141/8
    55.6 that'll do, Muzarabani has had one swipe too many for now, misses yet again, and Shaheen takes the off stump out of the ground with the yorker 164/9
    59.1 one more Shaheen yorker and one more wicket for him, he ends the Zimbabwe innings, slung in from over the wicket, tailing in with the angle and too good for No 11, that will be tea as well 176/10
    Extras
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    TOTAL
    176 all out (59.1 Overs, RR: 2.97, 249 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Kevin Kasuza, 1.5 ov), 2-18 (Prince Masvaure, 8.5 ov), 3-30 (Tarisai Musakanda, 17.1 ov), 4-30 (Brendan Taylor, 18.2 ov), 5-89 (Milton Shumba, 35.6 ov), 6-124 (Roy Kaia, 46.5 ov), 7-127 (Regis Chakabva, 48.4 ov), 8-141 (Tendai Chisoro, 52.5 ov), 9-164 (Blessing Muzarabani, 55.6 ov), 10-176 (Richard Ngarava, 59.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    Shaheen Shah Afridi15.154342.8300
    Hasan Ali1525343.5300
    Noman Ali1122912.6300
    Faheem Ashraf731402.0000
    Sajid Khan1113703.3600
  • BATSMEN
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    82.1 and they haven't needed to take the new ball for the breakthrough, Butt is gone in the 90s, pitched up for the drive, left-hander's angle taking it across, Butt has a go at it, and gets an edge through to the keeper 226/4
    44.2 and he's gone! ZImbabwe finally get a wicket. Abid tried to drive, but got an outside edge to first slip. Brendan Taylor juggled with it, but finally managed to hold on! 115/1
    63.6 and the extra ball has brought a wicket for Zimbabwe against the run of play, this was so wide outside off, moved away ever so slightly, Azhar went hard after the fullish length, and the thick edge is accepted at gully 176/2
    65.1 whoa, what has Babar Azam done, he has pushed this full delivery straight to the man at short mid on, was there to be driven, but they have had that fielder there for a while, very close to the non-striker, and Babar has found him for his first golden duck in Tests, sharp take too, that was hit firmly 182/3
    132.6 back of a length on fourth stump, Fawad goes for a big swipe trying to knock this through midwicket to keep strike, thin bottom edge goes to Chakabva's leg side, his footwork is sharp to reverse course and dive right for an excellent take. 426/10
    112.5 and the partnership is finally broken, Muzarabani has looked the only one likely to strike with the second new ball, angled in from wide of the crease, cuts in further after pitching just back of a length, Rizwan is across and pushing at the original line from the crease, and chops it on to the stumps 333/5
    113.6 Zimbabwe strike late in the day again, Faheem gone without scoring, soft dismissal, wanted to turn this length ball on the leg side, ends up sending it high for mid on to settle under it 334/6
    124.2 healthy edge through to the keeper! Good length ball bowled beautifully from wide of the crease angling it into the fourth/fifth stump channel. It gets Hasan prodding away from his body without much footwork and the ball takes the edge through to Chakabva at thigh height. 395/7
    124.3 Edge to second slip! Superb diving catch by Musakanda! Blessing is on a hat-trick! This wicket is an even better ball than the previous delivery. Coming over the wicket to the left-handed Nauman, he angles this across the body on middle and off stump line, Nauman prods forward and the ball carries on with the angle to clip the outside edge, it was heading in between first and second slip but Musakanda doesn't hesitate diving across Taylor at first slip to pouch a sharp catch at shin height. 395/8
    129.3 another beauty on the fourth stump channel draws the outside edge on a forward prod. Ngarava angles this across the right-hander from over the stumps, sucked into playing at this on the angle and pokes an edge through to Chakabva at waist height. 412/9
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    Extras
    13 (b 1, lb 3, nb 8, w 1)
    TOTAL
    426 all out (133 Overs, RR: 3.2, 559 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-115 (Abid Ali, 44.2 ov), 2-176 (Azhar Ali, 63.6 ov), 3-182 (Babar Azam, 65.1 ov), 4-226 (Imran Butt, 82.1 ov), 5-333 (Mohammad Rizwan, 112.5 ov), 6-334 (Faheem Ashraf, 113.6 ov), 7-395 (Hasan Ali, 124.2 ov), 8-395 (Noman Ali, 124.3 ov), 9-412 (Sajid Khan, 129.3 ov), 10-426 (Fawad Alam, 132.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    B Muzarabani3187342.3500
    R Ngarava29410423.5803
    TS Chisoro3478912.6100
    DT Tiripano2368933.8615
    M Shumba932903.2200
    R Kaia703805.4200
  • BATSMEN
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    14.6 Hasan with the breakthrough, slipped in a couple of short balls and then slants this length delivery in, it started to moved in a bit just before pitching, skids on rapidly, Kasuza tries to drive but he misses it completely, that looked gone, it has hit him on the back leg in front of off and middle 48/1
    28.3 why oh why would you attempt this, attempt a third run needlessly, Taylor had brought out the reverse sweep to a ball on middle, and the ball was picked up just inside the rope behind square, this looked set to end in failure even when they turned around for the third, and Musakanda is some feet short, it was he who had pushed for third 92/3
    22.6 there was a definite sound here as Shumba drove with a bit of a closed face, the flighted ball spun in from well outside off and umpire Erasmus thinks there was a faint inside edge here, good take from Rizwan, bat did not seem to have hit the ground on the drive, so the sound could not have been that 68/2
    36.1 Taylor has holed out, was a matter of time before he mishit one of these lofted shots really on this slow pitch, Nauman tosses it up liberally on off, Taylor wants to send it over long off but sends it very high instead, that is because he isn't to the pitch and has had to reach out, the ball hasn't come on of course, Hasan runs back from mid off, keeping his eyes on the ball and takes it over his shoulder in the end, falls to the ground but does not let go of the ball, that is a superb grab 117/5
    29.5 huge shout for leg before and given right away, Faheem rewarded for some tight bowling, Kaia was across and on off as this fullish ball was angled in around middle, failed to get the bat down in time, and that looked gone, had to bring the bat around plonked front foot and could not 95/4
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    40.2 middle stump goes cartwheeling, too good for Tiripano, pitched up, swings in a bit, and rushes between bat and pad as Tiripano tries to defend, top delivery, Hasan is charged up 124/6
    40.4 cracker of a catch, Hasan is getting the old ball to hold the line from round the stumps, pitched up, making him play, straightens and the thick edge is flying to Imran's left at second slip but he has dived and snapped it up without fuss, a slip catcher -- one from the subcontinent at that -- who makes even these look comfortable is rare, that is also wicket No 50 for Hasan 124/7
    42.3 Hasan keeps dismantling the stumps of these Zimbabwe batsmen, Muzarabani clears front leg and has a heave at a length ball slanted in, he misses and Hasan hits the leg stump, lets out his cry of 'boom' in celebration 128/8
    46.2 and that'll be it, Hasan deserves a fifth, and he gets it, performs the sajda before his team-mates come up to congratulate him, Ngarava was in no mood to get behind the line, this was a low full toss from round the stumps, and crashed into the base of middle stump 134/10
    absent hurt
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    Extras
    7 (b 2, lb 5)
    TOTAL
    134 all out (46.2 Overs, RR: 2.89)
    Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Kevin Kasuza, 14.6 ov), 2-68 (Milton Shumba, 22.6 ov), 3-92 (Tarisai Musakanda, 28.3 ov), 4-95 (Roy Kaia, 29.5 ov), 5-117 (Brendan Taylor, 36.1 ov), 6-124 (Donald Tiripano, 40.2 ov), 7-124 (Tendai Chisoro, 40.4 ov), 8-128 (Blessing Muzarabani, 42.3 ov), 9-134 (Richard Ngarava, 46.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    Shaheen Shah Afridi1113503.1800
    Hasan Ali12.223652.9100
    Faheem Ashraf1022212.2000
    Noman Ali912723.0000
    Sajid Khan40701.7500

Match Details

Toss

Zimbabwe , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Pakistan led the 2-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

9.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30

Match days

29,30 April, 1 May 2021 (5-day match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Close of Play

  • Thu, 29 Apr - day 1 - Pakistan 1st innings 103/0 (Imran Butt 43*, Abid Ali 56*, 30 ov)
  • Fri, 30 Apr - day 2 - Pakistan 1st innings 374/6 (Fawad Alam 108*, Hasan Ali 21*, 120 ov)
  • Sat, 1 May - day 3 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 134 (46.2 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe 2021 News

Zimbabwe 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st48KT KasuzaTK Musakanda
2nd20TK MusakandaM Shumba
3rd24BRM TaylorTK Musakanda
4th3BRM TaylorR Kaia
5th22BRM TaylorRW Chakabva
6th7RW ChakabvaDT Tiripano
7th0TS ChisoroRW Chakabva
8th4RW ChakabvaB Muzarabani
9th6RW ChakabvaR Ngarava