END OF OVER:40 | 11 Runs | ZIM: 226/7 (4 runs required, RR: 5.65)
- Craig Ervine22 (17b)
- Kyle Jarvis6 (7b)
- Mohammad Naveed8-0-40-3
- Amir Hayat8-0-47-0
6.13pm Another crazy encounter, another finish that went down to the wire. Zimbabwe are out - well, they could still qualify if tomorrow's game is a low-scoring tie, but the chances of that are way too low. Effectively tomorrow's game is a knockout for a spot in the 2019 World Cup. The winner goes through, the loser goes home. Zimbabwe will hope for a miraculous tie. Hope you enjoyed ESPNcricinfo's coverage of another nail-biter from the World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe. Thanks for your company. Bye bye!
6.02 First up the winning captain Rohan Mustafa: "It's a big win for us, beating a Test team. No one knew about us, know they'll know about us. Feel sorry for Zimbabwe, but that's sport. Injuries hurt us in the Super sixes, but we have shown how much we've changed in the past 1.5 years. We'll come hard next time."
MSH: "Only hope for ZIM is for tomorrow's match to be a tie. "
Graeme Cremer: "(what went wrong?) We lost wickets in crucial periods. Taking nothing away from UAE, they bowled and fielded excellently. Credit to our team for holding our nerve in a few games through the tournament. We'll pick ourselves up soon, but right now it doesn't feel too good."
5.59pm Tomorrow's last super-six game, between Ireland and Afghanistan, will decide which of these two teams will qualify into the 2019 World Cup. Zimbabwe's dream is still alive, but barely.
Their NRR (0.42) has dropped below Ireland's (0.47), so even if tomorrow's game is washed out, Ireland will qualify. But in the case of a tie in tomorrow's game, Ireland's NRR will drop and Zimbabwe would go through. It's unlikely, but possible. Word from the two captains in a moment.
Keyur: "How costly has that drop from raza proved to be"
Mohammad Naveed is the Man of the Match He says: "I bowled wicket to wicket and the yorker came off. Dedicate this to my brother."
5.54pm UAE have almost knocked Zimbabwe out of World Cup contention. They did well, trying to chase a rather inflated score of 230 in 40 overs, but it wasn't to be tonight. We could see a Zimbabwe-less World Cup for the first time since 1979!
It's simple for Zimbabwe now. They need a six off the final ball to qualify for the 2019 World Cup
Achyut : "Bring here Dinesh karthik last ball six hero. Zimbabwe need him "
Rial: "Three days and three heart breaks. Day1: SCO. Day2: ZIM. Day3: IRE or AFG?"
seven off two balls
Eight off three now
Nervous signs in the Zimbabwe camp. Streak and Klusener can't watch this
END OF OVER:39 | 4 Runs | ZIM: 215/7 (15 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.51, RRR: 15.00)
- Kyle Jarvis2 (4b)
- Craig Ervine15 (14b)
- Amir Hayat8-0-47-0
- Mohammad Naveed7-0-29-3
Oh man, another terrific super-six encounter. Can Zimbabwe make it to the 2019 World Cup?
Surely Zimbabwe need a boundary off the last ball, eh? An excellent over from Hayat. Can he finish well?
sarmad saleem: "Cricket is the winner ... UAE is showing us they deserve it ...."
Getting dark in Harare with Zimbabwe needing 19 off the last two overs. Wonder what the Ireland and Afghanistan boys are doing right now.
Sreenath: "Right now,my Irish friend is dancing like Mj here..He almost lost his hope just a few minutes ago..and now he is no mood to stop dancing.. "
END OF OVER:38 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | ZIM: 211/7 (19 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.55, RRR: 9.50)
- Craig Ervine13 (11b)
- Kyle Jarvis0 (1b)
- Mohammad Naveed7-0-29-3
- Rohan Mustafa8-0-56-2
gav: "Props to Mustafa. I'm not against mankading but with the way the Australians, South Africans and Bangladeshis are behaving it's good to see an international captain be a gentleman " -- Zimbabwe need 20 off 13 to qualify for the 2019 World Cup
Jarvis in at No. 9
AG Cremer b Mohammad Naveed 0 (6m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Zimbabwe need 24 off 18
END OF OVER:37 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | ZIM: 206/6 (24 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.56, RRR: 8.00)
- Craig Ervine9 (7b)
- Rohan Mustafa8-0-56-2
- Amir Hayat7-0-43-0
talha naik: "Why is Mankading is perceived to be against Spirit of the game? isn't batsman gaining unfair advantage, even here the game is in favour of batsman" -- it's not, atleast not in my books. Anyway, the new ICC rules say that it's the batsman's prerogative to ensure he's inside the crease
Shabbir Husain : "Pull out of a delivery, get a wicket :)"
SC Williams c Amir Hayat b Rohan Mustafa 80 (117m 80b 5x4 1x6) SR: 100.00
Nikhil: "Day of Williams(on)"