Zimbabwe Vs Afghanistan Live Score 1st Test, Day 5: Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi was unbeaten on 179 as Afghanistan trailed Zimbabwe by 71 runs after a rain-shortened fourth day of the first Test in Bulawayo on Sunday.
He and double centurion Rahmat Shah put on 364 for the third wicket before the latter was out having made a career-best 234 at the Queens Sports Club.
Zimbabwe won the toss and posted a record 586 in their first innings. Afghanistan were 515/3 in reply when rain intervened. The umpires waited nearly four hours before calling play off, and strengthening the likelihood of a draw in a match dominated by batters in the southern city.
More rain is predicted for the final day on Monday as both teams chase a first Test victory since beating each other three years ago in a series in Abu Dhabi.
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196.6 – OUT! LBW! Khan goes. He gets a wicket in the next ball. A ton and a fifer in the same game! Brilliant! Slows it up, lands it on middle and gets it to spins away. Khan looks to defend but misses and is hit on the pads.
Batsman_1 : Zahir Khan 0(2)
Batsman_2 : Shahidullah Kamal 29(42)
Bowler : Brian Bennett 5/95(28)
Over : 197
Run : 6
Wicket : 3
Score : 699/10
196.5 – No hat-trick! Flatter and on off. Blocked.
196.4 – OUT! TIMBER! He misses a straight ball! On middle. Quicker. Zadran goes back and looks to pull but this one skids through and hits the middle pole. Two in two for Bennett who has 4 now.
196.3 – OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! On middle. Slower. AM Ghazanfar looks to go big over the leg side again. He’s through the shot early. Hits it up in the air towards deep mid-wicket and it is taken.
196.3 – OUT! c Trevor Gwandu b Brian Bennett.
196.2 – Makes room again. This lands on leg and spins back in. AM Ghazanfar looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the body.
196.1 – SIX! Off the mark in style! That’s a fine shot. Flatter and outside off. AM Ghazanfar makes room and slams it over the long off fence for a biggie.
195.6 – Flat and outside off, Kamal punches it to covers for a couple of runs.
Batsman_1 : Shahidullah Kamal 29(42)
Batsman_2 : AM Ghazanfar 0(1)
Bowler : Sean Williams 2/145(45)
Over : 196
Run : 9
Wicket : 1
Score : 693/7
195.5 – THREE LEG BYES! Flat and angling on middle, AM Ghazanfar looks to defend but gets hit high on the pads. It deflects to the left of first slip who fails to stops it.
195.4 – OUT! GONE! Rehman goes now! Floats it full and on middle, Zia-ur-Rehman looks to slog-sweep but top edges it down to long on. Tadiwanashe Marumani runs forward, keeps his eyes on the ball and dives to take it.
195.3 – Flat and on middle, Kamal punches it to cover for one.
195.2 – Full and on middle, Rehman drills it to long on for a single.
195.1 – Shorter and on middle, Rehman pulls it to square leg for a couple of runs.
194.6 – Flat and outside off, Kamal taps it in front of point.
Batsman_1 : Shahidullah Kamal 26(40)
Batsman_2 : Zia-ur-Rehman 2(4)
Bowler : Brian Bennett 2/89(27)
Over : 195
Run : 2
Wicket : 0
Score : 684/6
194.5 – Full and on off, Kamal knocks it to cover.
194.4 – Too full and on middle, Rehman eases it to long on for one.
194.3 – Tossed up on off, Rehman blocks it out.
194.2 – Flat and on off, Rehman punches it to cover.
194.1 – Fuller ball, outside off, Kamal drives it to cover for a single.
193.5 – Angles it on the pads. Kamal nudges it to square leg.
193.4 – On middle, Kamal turns it to square leg.
193.3 – Flat and on middle, Kamal looks to flick but gets a leading edge to cover.
193.2 – On middle, Rehman steps down and tucks it to mid-wicket for one.
193.1 – Flat and outside off, Kamal cuts it through point for a single.
192.5 – OUT! LBW! Shahidi goes on 246! He deserved 250! End of a fabulous innings! Tossed up full and on middle, Shahidi looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal and up goes the finger. A much needed wicket for the hosts.
Zia-ur-Rehman comes in next.
192.6 – OUT! GONE! Suddenly, there is life in this game! Flat and on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai goes back to pull but top edges it high and back to Bennett who takes an easy catch. Brian Bennett will be on a hat trick.
Batsman_1 : Azmatullah Omarzai 0(1)
Batsman_2 : Shahidullah Kamal 23(32)
Bowler : Brian Bennett 2/87(26)
Over : 193
Run : 1
Wicket : 2
Score : 679/6
Azmatullah Omarzai is the new man in.
192.2 – Too full and on off, Kamal blocks it out.
192.1 – Tossed up on middle, Kamal plays it back to the bowler.
192.4 – On middle, Shahidi blocks it out.
192.3 – Flat and outside off, Kamal strokes it to cover for a single.
192.5 – OUT! lbw b Brian Bennett.
191.2 – On middle, Shahidi drills it to long on for a single.
190.6 – Full and outside off, Kamal punches it to cover.
Batsman_1 : Shahidullah Kamal 16(26)
Batsman_2 : Hashmatullah Shahidi 244(469)
Bowler : Brian Bennett 0/86(25)
Over : 191
Run : 12
Wicket : 0
Score : 670/4
191.4 – Outside off, Kamal cuts it to deep point for a single.
191.3 – FOUR! Swept away! Floated on leg, Kamal sweeps it past short fine leg for a boundary.
