Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Blessing Muzarabani 1-44(16 ov)

85.6
Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off
85.5
Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, Muzarabani drags the length back and gets it to straighten across the channel, Taijul is opened up as he defended to the off-side
85.4
4
Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, FOUR, cracking shot, overpitched by Muzarabani - Taijul stays on the back-foot as he leant into a free-flowing drive, into the gap wide of cover and the ball runs away to the ropes
85.3
Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, short and well down leg, Taijul ducks under and lets it go
85.2
Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Taijul hops across and defends it to the off-side
85.1
Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, banged in short and angling into the left-hander, Taijul ducks under and lets it go
83.6
Muzarabani to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Mehidy gets behind the line as he defended
83.5
Muzarabani to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, banged in short and just outside off, doesn't bounce a lot and goes under Mehidy 's attempted pull
83.4
Muzarabani to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, on a good length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler
83.3
Muzarabani to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, Muzarabani loses his line and slips one full and down leg, past Mehidy's flick
83.2
Muzarabani to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, beauty, on a good length and in that channel just outside off, draws Mehidy forward and then held its line to go past the outside edge
83.1
Muzarabani to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Mehidy rides the bounce and drops it to the off-side
61.6
Muzarabani to Shanto, no run, short ball followed by a fuller ball at the sticks. Shanto gets the bat down and defends it down to mid-wicket off the inner-half of the bat
61.5
Muzarabani to Shanto, no run, bends his back, 133.8 kph, angled down leg, Shanto lets it go by hoisting his bat up and pivoting on his back leg
61.4
Muzarabani to Shanto, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Shanto sees the line and lets it go to the keeper
61.3
Muzarabani to Shanto, no run, short, wide, Shanto hops up and slaps that down to point
61.2
Muzarabani to Shanto, no run, short of length delivery, down leg, doesn't climb up much and Shanto missed the pull. The brushed his shirt and went to the keeper but that created the noise and Zimbabwe opted for the review. They still have two more reviews. The bowler never looked confident but it was Tsiga who convinced his skipper to take the review
61.1
Muzarabani to Shanto, no run, fuller length delivery, angled in, clipped down to the man at mid-wicket. The bat face turned on impact
59.6
Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, short ball, Mushfiqur saw it short and ducked under it
59.5
Muzarabani to Shanto, leg byes, 1 run, was a fuller length delivery, angled in, Shanto looked to clip and missed it. There was a loud appeal, they did think of a review but decided against it as that was going down leg. Was a good sharp delivery and hint of reverse as well
59.4
Muzarabani to Shanto, no run, fuller length delivery, attacks the sticks, Shanto offers a dead bat
59.3
Muzarabani to Shanto, no run, and gets back and across to defend it back to the bowler as the ball nipped in from a length
59.2
Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, 1 run, angled in, on a length, nudged down to the fine leg region for a single as the ball shaped in on to the hips of the batter
59.1
Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, very full, outside off, Mushfiqur lunges out and defends it down into the off-side with soft hands
57.6
4
Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, leg byes, FOUR, poor delivery down on to the pads, fuller, Mushfiqur looks to glance it but fails to wood it. The ball goes off the pads and down to fine leg for four leg byes
57.5
Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, nipping in from a length, Mushfiqur hangs back and defends it down under his eyes. Mushfiqur is looking solid. The wicket also doesn't have a lot in it for the pace men
57.4
Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, stabs a length delivery down to the man at point. Played it late as the ball angled in at 133.8 kph
57.3
Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, angled in, on a length, the batter defends it down into the deck by playing it late
57.2
Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, fuller length delivery, angled in, Mushfiqur on-drives it off the inner-half of the bat. That wasn't timed
57.1
Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Mushfiqur hangs back and pats the ball down to cover
37.6
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, shows the makers name and defends it down to the man at mid-off off a short of length delivery outside off
37.5
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, short ball, 128.9 kph, doesn't come on to the bat, cue-ended down to mid-wicket as he was early into the shot trying to pull it down
37.4
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, tucks the ball down to mid-wicket as the ball angled in
37.3
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, angled in, on a length, Shadman Islam gets a stride out and pats the ball down to mid-on
37.2
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, slips down leg, poor delivery, Shadman Islam looks to clip it and misses
37.1
4
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, FOUR, and into the 90s. Fuller outside off, invites the drive and Shadman Islam nails the drive wide of the man at civer for a four. That was very well timed as he hit it on the up
35.6
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, 1 run, gets a single to end the over
35.5
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, poor delivery, down leg, Shadman Islam looks to tuck it and misses
35.4
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, little nip in, on a fuller length, Shadman Islam presents the full face of the bat and plays it down to mid-on
35.3
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, angled down, poor delivery, the keeper dives to his right and stops it
35.2
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, punches the ball down and finds the man at cover as that was outside off
35.1
4
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, FOUR, back of a length delivery, outside off, Shadman Islam stood tall and punched it down to deep cover for a four. That was sweetly timed indeed by Shadman Islam as he got on top of the bounce. Shadman moves to 85. The deficit now is 96
33.6
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, on a length, outside off, left alone
33.5
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it back to the bowler
33.4
Muzarabani to Mominul, 1 run, tucks one off the pads for a single as that was slipped down on to the legs
33.3
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, 1 run, short of length delivery, angled in, tucked away off the hips down to deep mid for a single
33.2
Muzarabani to Mominul, 1 run, angled in, on a length, the batter tucks the ball down to fine leg for a single
33.1
Muzarabani to Mominul, no run, back of a length delivery, angled in, tucked down to the man at mid-wicket
31.6
Muzarabani to Mominul, no run, banged in short, angled in, Mominul ducks under it and lets it go
31.5
Muzarabani to Mominul, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, Mominul pats it but seemed he was little late on the push
31.4
Muzarabani to Mominul, no run, slips it down leg, Mominul looks to tuck it and misses. That was a poor delivery down leg from Muzarabani
31.3
W
Muzarabani to Anamul, out Lbw!! Blessing strikes. Lovely length delivery, the batter played down the wrong line and missed the ball. The ball hit him in line with the sticks and was hitting the sticks. The impact was umpire's call but was given out by the onfield umpire. Anamul played for the inward movement but it left him a little to beat the outer-edge. He was stuck in his crease to spell doom for himself. Zimbabwe have their first strike. Anamul lbw b Muzarabani 39(80) [4s-4]
31.2
Muzarabani to Anamul, no run, pats a length delivery down into the off-side
31.1
Muzarabani to Anamul, no run, angled in, short of length delivery, tucked down to mid-wicket
29.6
Muzarabani to Anamul, no run, angled in, on a length, nipped in big and the batter gets an inside edge which saves him. He went back to that length delivery and the ball was close to hitting the pads but the willow intercepted it at the right second
29.5
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, 1 run, short of length delivery and has been pulled down to the man at fine leg for a single as that was angled down on to the hips
29.4
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Shadman Islam stays back and stabs it down to mid-wicket as the ball nibbled away a little
29.3
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, short ball, doesn't rise much. The ball hits the back of the batter and lobs up wide of the keeper. That would hurt a little as the batter had his bat hoisted up but tried to bunker down. The ball didn't get up much and hit him
29.2
4
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, FOUR, stands tall, picks up the short ball and pulls the ball wide of the man at mid-wicket for a four. Just rolled his wrists after the ball sat up for the batter to put it away. The short ball can't be a ploy here
29.1
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, stays inside the line of the length delivery, plays it late and close to the body to find the man at cover point
27.6
Muzarabani to Anamul, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Anamul goes back and across to tap it down into the off-side with soft hands
27.5
Muzarabani to Anamul, no run, length delivery, decks in at 131.5 kph. Anamul offers a dead bat and defends it down to square leg
27.4
Muzarabani to Anamul, no run, shortish delivery, outside off, Anamul drops his wrists and lets it go to the keeper
27.3
Muzarabani to Anamul, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Anamul sees the line and lets it go to the keeper as that didn't attract the batter enough to play a shot
27.2
Muzarabani to Anamul, no run, back of a length delivery, the batter hops back and stabs it down under his eyes with soft hands
27.1
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, 1 run, back of a length delivery, angled in, 125.6 kph, easy tuck off the hips down to fine leg. Hopped up and played it down to the fielder on the on-side
9.6
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, short ball, Shadman Islam sees it early and lets it go over him
9.5
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, length delivery, decks in, Shadman Islam leaves it alone to the keeper. That was close to the sticks but he was sure of his off-pole
9.4
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, 2 runs, pulled down wide of mid-on. Shadman Islam has looked for runs and has been good so far. That was short, Shadman Islam brought the bat down and managed to keep it down
9.3
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, short of length delivery, decks in, the batter pats the ball down to mid-off by staying on the back foot
9.2
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, stabs the ball down into the off-side as the ball angled in
9.1
4
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, FOUR, length delivery, angled in, punched back past the bowler for a four. Just played it off the full face of the bat to hit down the ground. Good hit indeed
7.6
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, 1 run, on a length, outside off, patted down into the off-side for a single
7.5
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, Shadman Islam sees the line and lets it go to the keeper
7.4
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, short of length delivery, angled in, stabbed back to the bowler
7.3
4
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, FOUR, short of length delivery, well outside off, the room was there and Shadman Islam stood tall to punch it through the covers for a four. Lovely timing on it as he got hold of the freedom outside off
7.2
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, stabs it down to mid-off and doesn't get a single
7.1
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, angled in, on a length, nudged down to the man at mid-wicket
5.6
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, 2 runs, length delivery, at the sticks, eased past mid-off for a couple as he brought down the bat on it
5.5
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, on a length, angled in, the batter saw the line and let it go to the keeper
5.4
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, hangs his bat outside off and there is an appeal. The keeper and the bowler were half-hearted in their cry and the umpire turned it down. Lovely length delivery outside off and Shadman Islam hangs his bat to be beaten
5.3
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, on a length, outside off, the batter sees the line and lets it go to the keeper
5.2
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, angled in, short of length delivery, nudged down on to the on-side to find mid-wicket
5.1
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, decks in from a length and has been stabbed back to the bowler with a hop on to the back foot
3.6
4
Muzarabani to Anamul, FOUR, short ball, angled in, Anamul was waiting for it on the back foot and pulls it wide of the man at long leg for a four. Good timing and placement on it
3.5
Muzarabani to Anamul, no run, angled in, from a back of a length spot, the ball climbed up, the batter looked to stab it and got it off the gloves down to the cordon. The ball reared up all of a sudden
3.4
Muzarabani to Anamul, no run, rises with the bounce, short of length delivery, outside off, patted down to mid-off
3.3
Muzarabani to Anamul, no run, on a length, outside off, Anamul pats the ball down into the off-side to find the man at cover
3.2
Muzarabani to Anamul, no run, stabs a length delivery into the off-side and looks for a single but was sent back
3.1
Muzarabani to Anamul, 2 runs, back of a length delivery, angled in, tucked away uppishly past the man at FSL for a brace. The left hand of the man under the helmet went up but he was a little late in doing so
1.6
Muzarabani to Anamul, no run, banged in short, the batter had enough time to hunker down and let it go to the keeper. Testing times for the openers as both pacers have decided to bowl short. Right ploy? I feel they could have opted to be full for a few overs and then switched to this plan of bowling short
1.5
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, 1 run, angled in, short of length, tucked down to fine leg for a single
1.4
Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, takes off, outside off, Shadman Islam sees the line and length to let it go to the keeper
1.3
Muzarabani to Anamul, 1 run, three slips and a gully. And an FSL as well. The batter this time played it with soft hands to a short of length delivery outside off and guided it down past the third slip fielder for a single
1.2
Muzarabani to Anamul, no run, Anamul didn't run! He was looking to duck down and hit him on the back of the helmet. His partner wanted to take runs there and they could have but he was unaware where the ball was. Already Bangladesh openers have let go off runs. They could have easily run a couple but I guess the batter was a little shaken up after being hit on the helmet. The concussion check is on. He is having a look at the batter. There shouldn't be any complications for sure. Anamul should be good to carry on. The ball hit his helmet and went over the cordon. Ervine gave it a big chase and tracked it back with a dive
1.1
Muzarabani to Anamul, no run, starts with a length angled in, Anamul looks to clip it and misses. The ball dribbled down off the pads into the on-side
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