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AFGHANISTAN 187/7 (20 OVERS)
- Gulbadin Naib37 (20)
- Usman Ghani42 (38)
- Graeme Cremer3/17 (4)
- Sikandar Raza1/27 (3)
ZIMBABWE 182/7 (20 OVERS)
- Hamilton Masakadza33 (24)
- Malcolm Waller*49 (37)
- Amir Hamza1/23 (4)
- Dawlat Zadran3/32 (4)
END OF OVER:20 | 15 Runs 2 Wkts | ZIM: 182/7 (6 runs required, RR: 9.10)
- Malcolm Waller49 (37b)
- Dawlat Zadran4-0-32-3
- Mohammad Nabi3-0-31-1
12.00am It is midnight, and we have had a T20 game to remember. Let's hope the second game will be just as thrilling. Do join us for that. Until then, goodbye!
11.55pm On the two beamers: The bowler will not be allowed to continue if he has been warned before bowling the second one. Dawlat was not warned after he bowled the first beamer.
Anyway, it's time for the presentation. Gulbadin Naib is the man of the match. He says it was difficult to bowl with the dew, but they practiced in the nets with a wet ball so they were prepared for it.
Elton Chigumbura: "I thought the guys played well today. It was difficult for all the bowlers. Quite a flat wicket, but the spinners brought us back nicely." He's clearly not happy with the umpiring decisions: "Some of the decisions, you can't really control them, but I thought we had a good chance, obviously, if other things went our way, which I can't mention."
Asghar Stanikzai: "It was a thrilling game, Waller and Jongwe played very well. It's a funny game. Dew is too much, that's why the two beamers. Otherwise he's a good bowler. Naib is in good form and played very well again today." Then he says something in his native language, and gets a big cheer from the Afghanistan fans in the crowd - it's a pity there's no interpreter.
Vikram: "Why is the run by Waller of the no ball not added to the score ??" -- Apparently, it's a rule that if a batsman is caught and on the TV referral it is shown to be a no-ball, the strike will be changed for the cross-over, but the run will not be awarded to the batsman. If the square leg umpire had called the no-ball on the field, the batsman would have been awarded that run.
Sushil: "What a game all excitement ! well said on the commentary " Afghanistan won by 2 meters" isn't it? As the last shot almost went for a six fall short by 2 meters."
Ikram: "AAAAAaaaaaahhhhhh.... What a stunner of the match this was. ICC please, I beg you, please make these teams play against each more often. Globalize this sport please!!!"
11.42pm Some controversy at the end, but forget that for a moment, what a match this was. Tremendous effort from Waller and Raza in particular to take them so close when they had needed 12 an over from the last six overs, but Zimbabwe falling just short. Chigumbura has some angry words with the umpires - I'm sure the fact that Dawlat was allowed to continue bowling after those two high full-tosses, and the tight wide call going Afghanistan's way, will be talked about for a while now.
LM Jongwe c Gulbadin Naib b Dawlat Zadran 11 (5b 1x4 1x6) SR: 220
Whoa, more tension. Dawlat runs up all the way, loses his run-up, and just runs through the crease without delivering the ball. Phew.
Six runs off the last ball. Had to come down to this, didn't it?
10 off 3. Dawlat with a slippery ball.
Free hit...
Five balls still to go, for those of you who've lost count. 18 to get, and Jongwe is the new man.
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