END OF OVER:20 | 12 Runs 2 Wkts | ZIM: 147/8 (4 runs required, RR: 7.35)
- Blessing Muzarabani0 (2b)
- Ryan Burl27 (25b)
- Mosaddek Hossain4-0-34-2
- Shakib Al Hasan4-0-34-0
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Taskin Ahmed, POTM: (He's heaving in big breaths with a mix of excitement and exhaustion) We all were nervous. It was a very good match, it wasn't very easy for us. It was the first time I saw something like that (no ball) Focusing on my process, and this was the result of that. The pitches back home are slow, here we are getting early movement and help. So everything is going well. We have a good fast-bowling bunch and are working on improving. Allan Donald and other support staff are helping us. Hopefully we'll improve further.
Azhar: "Wasn't the last ball a free hit?? Whats the rule exactly?" It was a no ball and indeed a free hit, that's the rule.
Rahul Pai : "So those 6 extra runs scored by Afif after the drop were crucial in the end and might have proven to be the difference between the two sides "
4:38pm: Cheers, Shashank. An(other) unimaginably close game, Zimbabwe will be dejected but the fact that they came back and not be flattened in the powerplay. For Bangladesh, the glory comes with (many) a sigh of relief. Taskin was brilliant, Mustafizur Rahman made immediate impact. Zimbabwe were 35 for 4 off 5.2 overs. Sean Williams superglued the innings and took off, got support from Regis Chakabva and Ryan Burl. Bangladesh's bowling was good but couldn't break through. Shakib looked to force the issue by bowling out The Fizz and Taskin early. The spinners were left with 40 off three overs. Williams got away but his run out was massive, Ngarava hit a six then got out, Muzarabani missed out the first ball, got away with a no-ball because the keeper's gloves were in front of the stumps. What?! He couldn't connect on the second. Mosaddek, the last-over hero, mixed up his pace and lengths, reacted to trigger movements, kept non-striker in check, and eventually won it for Bangladesh.
Zimbabwe need 4 to win, 3 to force a super over. Muzarabani who may have yanked his gloves out has to put it back on and come out. Where does he target? Acres of open space at the Gabba, so a 3 can't one ruled out
All the players have gone out. Bangladesh were celebrating, but were obviously unaware of what they'd just done. Zimbabwe have another lease of life. Oh, gosh. What excitement, what drama! Unbelievable scenes here at The Gabba.
Six needed for a win. Four to force a super over. Muzarabani has a chance to be a hero for Zimbabwe. Can he do it?
R Ngarava st †Nurul Hasan b Mosaddek Hossain 6 (6m 3b 0x4 1x6) SR: 200.00
B Evans c Afif Hossain b Mosaddek Hossain 2 (5m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
Mosaddek aborts in his delivery stride and flares at the non-striker, possibly because he thought he was leaving the crease early.
15 off 5
16 off six. Mosaddek to try and defend these runs.
END OF OVER:19 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | ZIM: 135/6 (16 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.10, RRR: 16.00)
- Brad Evans2 (1b)
- Ryan Burl27 (24b)
- Shakib Al Hasan4-0-34-0
- Hasan Mahmud4-0-36-0
SC Williams run out 64 (75m 42b 8x4 0x6) SR: 152.38
Ganesh: "Williams doing a Virat here...those two boundaries reminds me of those two sixes..."
END OF OVER:18 | 14 Runs | ZIM: 125/5 (26 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.94, RRR: 13.00)
- Sean Williams58 (39b)
- Ryan Burl25 (22b)
- Hasan Mahmud4-0-36-0
- Mustafizur Rahman4-0-15-2
END OF OVER:17 | 6 Runs | ZIM: 111/5 (40 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.52, RRR: 13.33)
- Sean Williams47 (35b)
- Ryan Burl23 (20b)
- Mustafizur Rahman4-0-15-2
- Taskin Ahmed4-1-19-3