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Showing the last 30 overs of this innings.

1. • 119.4OMilestoneZia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, 2 runs, pushed in the air wide of covers. Couple more for Madhevere
2. • 118.64Abdul Malik to Ervine, FOUR, there it is. A loud roar from his teammates as he threads this through the point region and reaches his first double hundred. Rocks on the back foot and cuts it through the point region. Runs across with his right arm up in the air. Then takes his helmet off and pumps the air in joy. What a knock this has been from the veteran
3. • 116.5OTeam milestoneSediqullah Atal to Ervine, 1 run, driven towards long-off. Brings up the 500 for Zimbabwe
4. • 113.44Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, FOUR, yet another boundary for Ervine and he inches closer to a double hundred. Ervine goes with the turn and slog sweeps it to deep square leg. There is no one in the deep to stop that
5. • 112.44Sediqullah Atal to Ervine, FOUR, good shot. Gets the width he needed and goes with the turn over covers. Reaches forward and gets under the ball to go inside out over covers. Long-off was nowhere near the ball
6. • 110.6OMilestoneSediqullah Atal to Ervine, 2 runs, 150-run stand comes up with that brace. Swept to deep square leg
7. • 109.24Shahidullah Kamal to Madhevere, FOUR, superb use of the feet from Madhevere. Comes down the track and pumps it inside out over cover. Long-off tries to cover, but the ball races away
8. • 108.46Hashmatullah Shahidi to Madhevere, SIX, Madhevere has been in punishing anything that is short today. Gets another one in his zone and smokes it over deep mid-wicket fence
9. • 107.64Shahidullah Kamal to Ervine, FOUR, catch it is the shout, but the fielder moves the wrong direction. Ervine hits the reverse sweep and the ball spins away past the backward point fielder for four
10. • 106.24Hashmatullah Shahidi to Ervine, FOUR, another reverse sweep from Ervine that has fetched him a boundary. Gets into position and hits it cleanly past backward point. Raced away
11. • 103.2OMilestoneShahidullah Kamal to Ervine, 1 run, the partnership between Ervine and Madhevere is now, full toss on the pads. Flicked to deep square leg and the 100-run partnership comes up between the two
12. • 101.54Shahidullah Kamal to Ervine, FOUR, loopy delivery on the pads, Craig Ervine whips it off his pads to deep mid-wicket. No chance of stopping that. Ervine picks up his 18th boundary of his innings
13. • 100.2OTeam milestoneHashmatullah Shahidi to Madhevere, 1 run, driven along the ground to long-on
14. • 99.54Shahidullah Kamal to Madhevere, FOUR, short again from Shahidullah. Madhevere jumps back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. This time Madhevere didn't go for the six. He controls the pull and hits it along the turf
    • 99.36Shahidullah Kamal to Madhevere, SIX, short delivery outside off, Craig Ervine rocks on the back foot and smokes it to deep mid-wicket. Timing was so good that the ball deep into the stands
15. • 97.6150150 runsShahidullah Kamal to Ervine, 1 run, tucked to the left of mid-wicket and gets to 150. Raises his bat to his teammates, who are up on their feet applauding the effort. Second time in his career that he has gone past 150
    • 97.54Shahidullah Kamal to Ervine, FOUR, poor delivery down the leg from Shahidullah. Craig Ervine won't miss out on that. He gets into position and helps it down to fine leg with a pat on it's head. Beats the short fine leg fielder for four
16. • 94.34Abdul Malik to Ervine, FOUR, flat and wide of off stump, Ervine says thank you and swats the sweep in the air over mid-wicket
17. • 92.36Abdul Malik to Ervine, SIX, keeps getting better for Craig Ervine. Flat on the stumps, Ervine swats it over mid-wicket with plenty of bottom hand power and clears the fence with ease
    • 92.24Abdul Malik to Ervine, FOUR, jumps out of his crease and blazes the full ball all along the ground through extra cover with a lovely drive. Having proper fun is Craig Ervine
    • 92.16Abdul Malik to Ervine, SIX, launched! Ervine clears his front leg, picks the full delivery from just outside off and wallops it into the mid-wicket stands for a mighty maximum
18. • 91.34Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, FOUR, full and sliding down the leg-side, Ervine makes use of the line and helps it away with a well-timed sweep through short fine
19. • 90.44Abdul Malik to Ervine, FOUR, slot ball. Full on the stumps, Ervine bends his back knee and smokes the slog sweep over mid-wicket with superb timing
20. • 87.56Zia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, SIX, Madhevere joins the party. Quicker and shorter just outside off, Madhevere rocks back and muscles the pull many-a-mile over mid-wicket
21. • 86.34Abdul Malik to Ervine, FOUR, gets low and paddles the full delivery in the gap through short fine. No-one in the deep and that is an easy boundary for Craig Ervine
22. • 84.4WAbdul Malik to Antum Naqvi, out Caught by Shahidullah Kamal!! Pindrop silence. The bowler celebrates, but there's barely any emotion from the rest of the team. Dropped short on the stumps, Naqvi stooped to one knee and went hard on the slog sweep square on the leg-side. Failed to keep it down and sent it flat and straight to Shahidullah at deep square. An impressive knock from the debutant. Antum Naqvi c Shahidullah Kamal b Abdul Malik 61(136) [4s-2]
23. • 83.4CCenturyZia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, 1 run, late cuts the short ball wide of backward point and becomes the second oldest player to score a century in Test cricket. His 5th overall in Test cricket and he is thoroughly chuffed. Takes the helmet off, goes on a celebratory march before raising his bat towards the dressing room. All smiles from the dressing room and that is a special moment for the 41 year-old
    • 83.24Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, FOUR, no stopping this one! Full on leg stump, Ervine goes for the conventional sweep and beats the diving leg slip fielder to his left
24. • 80.64Abdul Malik to Antum Naqvi, FOUR, thrashed! Naqvi dances down the wicket and smashes the full ball straight past the non-striker, giving no chance for the fielder at mid-off to his right
    • 80.5OTeam milestoneAbdul Malik to Antum Naqvi, 2 runs, sinks to one knee and sweeps the full delivery to the right of deep square for a couple of runs. 300 up for Zimbabwe.
25. • 78.2FFiftyAbdul Malik to Antum Naqvi, 2 runs, punches it square to the left of sweeper cover and that is a well-deserved maiden fifty for Antum Naqvi. He was caught down the leg-side in the first innings, but he makes it count this time around. A congratulatory handshake from Craig Ervine
26. • 76.14Saleem Safi to Antum Naqvi, FOUR, nailed off the back foot. Short and Naqvi had ample width to go on the back foot and punch it sweetly in the gap through cover
27. • 73.2OMilestoneZia-ur-Rehman to Antum Naqvi, 1 run, uses his feet and and drives the full delivery to long-on. That's 100-up for the partnership.
28. • 72.34Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ervine, FOUR, nice late dab from Craig Ervine. Allows the ball to angle in and pats it gently in the gap wide of slip to his left
29. • 69.44Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, FOUR, hard sweep this time from Craig Ervine. He fetches it from off stump and smashes it off the thick toe end to send it over mid-wicket for a one-bounce boundary
30. • 65.3OTeam milestoneQais Ahmad to Ervine, 1 run, punched off the back foot to long-off
    • 65.24Qais Ahmad to Ervine, FOUR, dragged short and gets the width by making room. He cuts it hard past the sweeper cover and picks another boundary
31. • 63.24Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, FOUR, top shot! Ervine hits the other side of the ground this time. Gets low and picks the right ball to reverse sweep. Powers it behind square on the off-side and the ball raced away for four
32. • 61.44Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, FOUR, another boundary for Ervine. Gets into position and scoops it fine to a full delivery on middle. Beats short fine leg fielder and races away towards fine leg
33. • 59.34Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, FOUR, top shot. Times the sweep so well that the fielder in the deep had a few yards to cover. He fell short by a long way. Was full and turning in. Ervine gets low and sweeps it hard and to deep square leg
34. • 57.4FFiftyZia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, 1 run, another sweep from Ervine. This time he doesn't connect well. The ball rolls towards square leg. A single to Ervine and he gets to a well composed test fifty. Ninth in his career. His teammates are up on his feet applauding the effort
    • 57.34Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, FOUR, full and turning in. Craig Ervine gets in a great position and extends his arms on the sweep. Gets it right off the meat and the ball raced away for four
35. • 49.2OTeam milestoneZia-ur-Rehman to Antum Naqvi, 3 runs, Naqvi comes down the track and drives the half-volley through long-off. The fielder from long-on gives chase and pulls it back in with a dive. Does well to save a run for his team
36. • 42.3WSaleem Safi to Brian Bennett, out Bowled!! Castled. This time Saleem Safi doesn't need any help of the umpire. He gets the ball to skid through the surface and beats Bennett with some extra pace. Brian Bennett was looking to tuck the ball and was late into the shot. Misses it completely and the ball sneaks through bat-pad gap to smash into the top of middle and leg-stump. Safi has his arms spread out as he runs around to celebrate the dismissal. The ball flies off the stumps towards the slip fielder and hits him on his lip. Bit of blood and he gets some attention from the physio. Brian Bennett b Saleem Safi 58(86) [4s-6]
37. • 41.24Zia-ur-Rehman to Brian Bennett, FOUR, drops it short and gives the width for Brian Bennett, who rocks on the back foot and punches it through the cover-point. Times it so well that the ball raced away to the fence. The fielder had no chance of stopping that
38. • 40.3FFiftySaleem Safi to Brian Bennett, 1 run, punched off the back foot to sweeper cover. Brian Bennett gets to his fourth test fifty. Continues from where he left off in the first innings. Raises his bat to his teammates and celebrates the milestone
39. • 36.64Saleem Safi to Brian Bennett, FOUR, that is a half-volley from Mohammad Safi and Bennett does not miss out. Throws his hands on the drive and places it well wide of the fielder at deep backward point to his left
40. • 35.3OTeam milestoneZia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, 2 runs, flat outside off, Ervine plays the late cut to the right of backward point. Backs it up with excellent running between the wickets
41. • 34.1DDropped catchSaleem Safi to Brian Bennett, no run, did that carry? Saleem Safi turns away in disgust. Just dropped short. Matter of inches to be precise. Full and inviting the drive outside off stump, Bennett goes for it and the thick outside edge falls inches short of the diving right hand of the keeper
42. • 32.44Hashmatullah Shahidi to Brian Bennett, FOUR, touch too full on the stumps, Bennett goes for a full-blooded sweep and the fielder at deep square fumbles on the slide, gifting 4 valuable Test runs for the Zimbabwean skipper
43. • 31.44Zia-ur-Rehman to Brian Bennett, FOUR, dropped short outside off, Bennett quick to jump on the back foot and scythe it past backward point to his right
44. • 30.34Hashmatullah Shahidi to Ervine, FOUR, short and angled in with the arm, Ervine sat back and nailed the punch past silly point's right
45. • 28.34Hashmatullah Shahidi to Ervine, FOUR, on the off-side this time. Ervine steps out, gets close to the pitch of the delivery and smashes the drive all along the ground in the gap through extra cover
    • 28.24Hashmatullah Shahidi to Ervine, FOUR, off the mark with a boundary is Craig Ervine. He rushes down the pitch, gets close to the delivery and hoicks it over wide mid-on
46. • 26.5DDropped catchHashmatullah Shahidi to Ervine, no run, dropped. Full outside off and it has been slammed low to the right of Rahmat at short cover who puts down a relatively easy catch. He got both hands, but spilled it
    • 26.3WHashmatullah Shahidi to Brendan Taylor, out Brendan Taylor Run Out!! Brendan Taylor is livid. He continues to slam his pads with the bat whilst walking back to the dressing room. It was the striker's call, and Brian Bennett's uncertainty proved to be the decisive factor there. Wristed away to the right of mid-wicket and Taylor took off almost instantluy in anticipation of a quick single. Bennett took a couple of strides forward and then was guilty of ball-watching momentarily. Too late and Taylor could not get back in time. Also, credit to Zia for sending in a sharp flat throw to the keeper. Brendan Taylor run out (Zia-ur-Rehman/Ikram Alikhil) 82(88) [4s-11 6s-2]
47. • 25.34Zia-ur-Rehman to Brian Bennett, FOUR, another one drifting down the leg-side and Bennett looks to have gotten a tiny bit of under edge on the sweep past the keeper's left
48. • 23.66Zia-ur-Rehman to Brendan Taylor, SIX, Brian Bennett is having fun out there. So nonchalant. Picks the fuller offbreak and whiplashes it with the spin for a maximum over mid-wicket. He is making batting look so easy is the senior pro...
49. • 22.64Qais Ahmad to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, thrashed away! Fetches the fuller legbreak from wide of off and sweeps with great conviction through mid-wicket. 100 up for Zimbabwe
50. • 20.54Qais Ahmad to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, googly sliding down leg, Taylor was quick to stoop low and paddle the sweep really fine past the keeper. Enough pace on that delivery to run away to the fence
51. • 19.34Zia-ur-Rehman to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, he is peppering that area is Brendan Taylor. Uses his feet, gets close to the pitch of the delivery and thumps it over mid-on with superb timing
    • 19.14Zia-ur-Rehman to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, Taylor continues to target the V. He gets under the full ball and lifts it elegantly over the non-striker for a one-bounce boundary
52. • 18.46Qais Ahmad to Brendan Taylor, SIX, fifty for Brian Bennett. His 13th in Test match cricket. He gets there with a textbook loft down the ground. Loopy legbreak and Taylor extended his full arms on the loft to claim a maximum
53. • 17.24Zia-ur-Rehman to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, no half measures on this one. Taylor picks the full ball from sixth stump and lofts it over mid-on off the thick inside half. Plenty of bottom hand power which actually helped clear the fielder inside the ring
54. • 14.44Saleem Safi to Brian Bennett, FOUR, full and wide of off stump, Bennett with a lovely drive through covers - bends his back knee and blazes it all along the ground square on the off-side
    • 14.14Saleem Safi to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, that is a gift and Taylor accepts it with glee. Short and miles outside off, he gets up on his tippy toes and flays it over backward point with ease
55. • 13.44Zia-ur-Rehman to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, kneels down, picks the full delivery from leg stump and sweeps it well through backward square. So good with sweeps and reverse sweeps is Brendan Taylor
56. • 11.4WZia-ur-Rehman to Ben Curran, out Caught by Shahidullah Kamal!! That is one way to throw your wicket away. It was full and in the slot outside off, Curran went hard looking to target long-on fence with a swat like loft and ended up picking the fielder at mid-on. Came off the cue end of the bat and Shahidullah took that with a reverse cup around his neck. Ben Curran c Shahidullah Kamal b Zia-ur-Rehman 12(22) [4s-1]
57. • 8.34Saleem Safi to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, easy pickings for Brendan Taylor. Angled in at the pads, Taylor waits on the back foot and flicks it fine in the gap through backward square
58. • 6.64Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, too much width and Taylor does not miss out. Slaps it off the back foot and sends it racing in the gap through extra cover
59. • 4.54Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, leg-lined once again and punished! Taylor picks the full ball off his pads and creams the flick all along the ground through mid-wicket
    • 4.14Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Brendan Taylor, FOUR, poor delivery from Ziaur Rahman Sharifi. Full on leg stump, Taylor flicks crisply and sends it racing in the gap through mid-wicket
60. • 3.4WZia-ur-Rehman to Innocent Kaia, out Lbw!! That is plumb. Full and attacking the stumps. Innocent Kaia gets forward looking to defend and got beaten on the inside edge, the ball snakes in and hits him dead on the front pad. Right in front of middle stump and umpire Rashid Riaz had no hesitation whatsoever. Innocent Kaia lbw b Zia-ur-Rehman 1(14)
61. • 2.44Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Ben Curran, FOUR, length delivery swinging down leg, Curran misses the flick and gets a tickle off his pads past the diving keeper to his left. Looks like it has been given as runs...

1. • A rather dull draw after five days of hard grind, but will things be any different in the second Test? The good news is that the teams will move to a different surface, one that is currently being watered, and hopefully offers something more for the bowlers when the two sides meet again on Friday. Same venue, same time, but expect both teams to consider bringing in an extra bowling option to improve their chances of forcing a result. Here's hoping we get a more competitive contest with something in it for everyone. Do join us for the second Test. Until then, cheers and goodbye!!
   • Rahmat Shah | Afghanistan skipper: [On scoring another hundred and assessing the batting conditions] I'm very happy. I love my batting. Assess the condition early and just use the feet movement as well and just play on the straight bat. [On his previous success against Zimbabwe] I think the second Test in Bulawayo. That was one my good moment against Zimbabwe. I think I scored 139. And that match we won. [On the performances of Sediqullah Atal and the debutant Rahmanullah Zadran] Yeah, Zadran is a good talent. He performed well in the domestic cricket. I hope he continues this in the next match. [On formulating plans in the middle and Saleem Safi's bowling] Yeah, Safi is a good hard worker, good hard working bowler. According the plan he bowl always. And I hope he continue this form and this bowling in the next match.
   • Brian Bennett | Zimbabwe skipper: [On captaining Zimbabwe for the first time] I think it was a very proud moment for myself and my family to lead Zimbabwe for the first time. And, I think it was very, very humbling to lead this team out this week. And I'm very humbled by that. [On the challenge of taking 20 wickets on a difficult surface] I think it was quite difficult to get the wickets out there and to get 10 wickets. And, it did make the job a little bit tougher. But for the experience of Ervine and BT there to help me as well definitely helped quite a lot as well. [On the performances of Nyamhuri and Muzarabani] I think the way not only Newman but Blessing as well on a wicket that didn't offer too much for the seamers, the way they ran on continuously day in, day out. I think they bowled on day 2, day 3 and day 4. So, very proud and, very lucky to have those guys in our team. [On whether the surface played as expected] Not really. I thought, we did think it was going to play quite well on day one and day two. And then maybe towards the back end of the Test match, maybe a little bit more turn. But, it didn't look to break up or not too many cracks on the wicket. And, we didn't sort of expect that. [On preparing for the challenge of taking 20 wickets in the next Test] I think there might be a lot of homework to do just to find out ways on how to take 20 wickets and win a Test match. But, we don't really know what to expect for the next Test match conditions-wise. So we'll just try and stay as ready as possible.
   • Brendan Taylor | Player of the Match: [On receiving the Player of the Match award and Zimbabwe's overall performance] Very pleasing. You know, to be standing here with some good friends of mine probably doesn't sit too well receiving this. You know, just over the moon for Craig. Wesley's first hundred. Brian Bennett, another hundred and leading the team so well. It's a wonderful feeling to share this with everyone. [On his preparations for the series and adapting to the conditions] We knew it was going to be tough. Obviously the humidity, it saps you in the end. I think our training and our preparation has been excellent. The coaching, the technical staff have put a lot of thought and been very meticulous in the planning. And there's been a great buy-in by the group of players. So being around the group and working towards a busy series has been very fulfilling. [On the batting approach he enjoyed most] I guess trying to be brave and play the shots that I've been working hard on and see that come to fruition. And keep the game moving as well. So, a lot of work still to do. And hopefully I can implement the same sort of mindset and stroke play in the second Test as well.
   • Craig Ervine: [On scoring his maiden Test double century] I’m obviously ecstatic. You know, when I did get to 100, I never thought that 200 was on the cards, and obviously just tried to accumulate as much as I could throughout the day. [On making up for missing out in the first innings] No, when you are watching BT (Taylor) and Bennett, there was a lot of runs out there, so obviously in the first innings really disappointed not to cash in, and then got a little bit of a start at the end of the day yesterday, and, you know, just felt that if I could get through that sort of first hour this morning and really sort of dig my heels in and just try and bat time throughout the day today. [On reaching 2,000 Test runs and achieving other career milestones] I guess it’s rewarding for all the hard work and effort that you put in with training, you know, all the conditioning, and I think all the disciplines leading up to the games. So it’s nice to get that reward. Obviously all those milestones, I think it’s not really something that sits at the back of your mind. I think it’s just about sticking to the processes when you’re out there in the middle. [On batting with Madhevere and helping him towards his maiden Test century] Yeah, and I’m really ecstatic for Wes. I think he’s definitely got the monkey off his back there. I think for a long time he’s been wanting that hundred. So today was a great opportunity. I thought the way he started his innings and the way he batted throughout his innings was really positive. So really chuffed that he was able to get there in the end as well. [On dedicating the performance] My performance? No, I mean obviously, to everybody that’s involved. I think family and friends back home. I think all the support that we always get as Zimbabweans when we go abroad. It’s not really to anybody in specific.
   • Hamid Hassan | Afghanistan bowling coach: [On the bowling effort of Afghanistan] They bowled brilliantly. But the wicket was very, very flat. And luckily there was no injuries. And I was just hoping and praying that our seamers did not get injured because the surface was so flat. And all those efforts they put in the game from last five days, it was unbelievable, amazing. I think it's a brilliant effort. But, we couldn't manage to get the wickets. But they fought hard. [On the performance and fitness of the seamers, particularly Saleem Safi] Saleem getting better day by day. His first Test match since he played like four, five months ago. And now if you see him, he's way, way much better now. He's in good shape. He can consistently bowl up to 140, 145 plus. So that's a good sign for us. I hope we can keep him fit for the next Test match. He is a big asset for us, especially in Test format. And hopefully from here he can get a find a way to represent Afghanistan in ODI format as well somehow. [On Yamin Ahmadzai missing the Test and the decision to leave him out] Well, if you see the surface, there was nothing for the seamers. You need a seamer who can generate the pace. And I think Zia and Saleem bowled really well. But again, if we get another Test match and the wicket was a little bit supporting, Yamin is a bowler like he can swing the ball both ways. And you need some kind of help from the surface. So maybe next Test match he can put some effort in the game.[On the nature of the surface and the need for a more balanced contest between bat and ball] Obviously everybody loves to play on the good surface that you can give a tough time to the batters and give some tough time to the bowlers as well. But yeah, this surface was so, so flat. And you see the result, more than 1500 runs been scored in both innings. And more than I think almost 450 overs been bowled. So yeah, hopefully next game a little bit helpful and we can get something that people can enjoy.
   • It has been a nightmare of a game for the bowlers, with the surface offering very little assistance. The pacers found some movement with the new ball, but the spinners had to rely largely on mistakes from the batters on an extremely slow pitch with hardly any variation in bounce. The batters, meanwhile, had a field day, with Brendan Taylor, Brian Bennett, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Craig Ervine and Wessly Madhevere among the biggest beneficiaries. Ervine, in particular, made Afghanistan pay dearly for their missed opportunities, after being dropped twice by Rahmat Shah, on nought and 162, before going on to register his maiden Test double-century. From Zimbabwe's perspective, a fifty on debut for Antum Naqvi and a maiden five-wicket haul for Newman Nyamhuri will provide plenty of encouragement heading into the next game. All in all a forgettable contest for the bowlers. Stick around for the post match reactions...
   • 16:35 Local Time, 12:35 GMT, 18:05 IST: Not a single session in this Test gave us the feeling that a definite result was on the cards. A draw seemed inevitable for the better part of five days, and that's exactly how it panned out. Zimbabwe, after opting to bat, piled up 504 in their first innings, and things could have taken an interesting turn had they held on to the chances off the first two balls of their bowling innings. They didn't, and Sediqullah Atal made them pay with a fighting 105. Zimbabwe then had to contend with Rahmat Shah's immense grit and resilience for the best part of Days 3 and 4. By the time they walked out to bat in their second innings, the result was pretty much a foregone conclusion, and their batters made the most of the opportunity to get some valuable time in the middle ahead of the second Test.
2. Over 123 · 1 run (1)
   • 122.11Abdul Malik to Madhevere, 1 run, short and down the leg side. Wessly Madhevere pulls it to the leg side off the inside edge to reach the milestone and bring up his maiden Test hundred. He runs across, jumps, and pumps his fist in the air as his teammates give him a standing ovation. The players have decide to shake hands, and the game ends in a draw.
3. End of over 122 · 1 run (0 0 0 0 0 1)ZIM 522/5Wessly Madhevere 99(107) · Craig Ervine 206(279) · Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar 50-4-173-2
   • 121.61Zia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, 1 run, moves to 99 with that single. Gets a thick inside edge to the left of fine leg
   • 121.5•Zia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, no run, full down the leg-side. Madhevere misses the sweep
   • 121.4•Zia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, no run, straight to the fielder at short mid. He tucks the shortish delivery on the pads
   • 121.3•Zia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, no run, blocked back to Zia-ur-Rehman
   • 121.2•Zia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, no run, flighted on the pads, Madhevere sweeps it straight to fine leg
   • 121.1•Zia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, no run, pushed to the right of the bowler, Mid-on is inside the circle
4. End of over 121 · 5 runs (1 1 0 1 1 1)ZIM 521/5Wessly Madhevere 98(101) · Craig Ervine 206(279) · Abdul Malik 11-0-64-1
   • 120.61Abdul Malik to Madhevere, 1 run, full on the pads, Madhevere drives it to long-on and keeps the strike. He is two shy of a hundred
   • 120.51Abdul Malik to Ervine, 1 run, Ervine hands the strike back to Madhevere with a push down to long-off
   • 120.41Abdul Malik to Madhevere, 1 run, pushed through on middle and leg, tucked behind square on the on-side
   • 120.3•Abdul Malik to Madhevere, no run, pushed to the off-side
   • 120.21Abdul Malik to Ervine, 1 run, tucked to the on-side
   • 120.11Abdul Malik to Madhevere, 1 run, short on middle and leg, punched to long-on
5. End of over 120 · 5 runs (0 1 1 2 1lb 0)ZIM 516/5Craig Ervine 204(277) · Wessly Madhevere 95(97) · Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar 49-4-172-2
   • 119.6•Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, no run, blocked back to Zia-ur-Rehman
   • 119.51lbZia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, leg byes, Madhevere tries to wrist the short delivery behind square. The ball hits the thigh pad and rolls down to third man
   • 119.42Zia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, 2 runs, pushed in the air wide of covers. Couple more for Madhevere
   • 119.31Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, 1 run, paddle sweep from Ervine. Hits it fine for a single
   • 119.21Zia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, 1 run, full on the pads, swept to deep square leg of the leading edge
   • 119.1•Zia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, no run, blocked to the off-side
6. End of over 119 · 7 runs (2 1 0 0 0 4)ZIM 511/5Craig Ervine 203(275) · Wessly Madhevere 92(93) · Abdul Malik 10-0-59-1
   • 118.64Abdul Malik to Ervine, FOUR, there it is. A loud roar from his teammates as he threads this through the point region and reaches his first double hundred. Rocks on the back foot and cuts it through the point region. Runs across with his right arm up in the air. Then takes his helmet off and pumps the air in joy. What a knock this has been from the veteran
   • 118.5•Abdul Malik to Ervine, no run, tossed up delivery on off-stump. Defended off the front foot
   • 118.4•Abdul Malik to Ervine, no run, punched off the back foot to cover-point
   • 118.3•Abdul Malik to Ervine, no run, wasn't that short from Abdul. Ervine goes on the back foot and cuts it to point
   • 118.21Abdul Malik to Madhevere, 1 run, reverse sweep from Madhevere now. Just a single to deep point
   • 118.12Abdul Malik to Madhevere, 2 runs, hard sweep from Madhevere. Races away to the right of deep mid-wicket, where the fielder gets across and keeps it down to a brace
7. • Abdul Malik [9.0-0-52-1] is back into the attack
8. End of over 118 · 2 runs (0 0 0 1 1 0)ZIM 504/5Craig Ervine 199(271) · Wessly Madhevere 89(91) · Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar 48-4-168-2
   • 117.6•Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, no run, tucked straight to square leg
   • 117.51Zia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, 1 run, tucked off the pads to deep square leg
   • 117.41Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, 1 run, gets it through the in-field. Ervine drives it to the right of mid-wicket for a quick single. One run away from a double hundred
   • 117.3•Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, no run, touch shorter this time. Tucked to square leg
   • 117.2•Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, no run, full and on the pads, clipped to backward square leg
   • 117.1•Zia-ur-Rehman to Ervine, no run, slower through the air on middle and leg. Tucked to the on-side
9. End of over 117 · 6 runs (1 1 0 1 1 2)ZIM 502/5Wessly Madhevere 88(90) · Craig Ervine 198(266) · Sediqullah Atal 4-0-27-0
   • 116.62Sediqullah Atal to Madhevere, 2 runs, short and wide from Sediqullah. Madhevere cuts it hard to the right of deep cover. Couple more to the total
   • 116.51Sediqullah Atal to Ervine, 1 run, driven towards long-off. Brings up the 500 for Zimbabwe
   • 116.41Sediqullah Atal to Madhevere, 1 run, full toss from Sediqullah. Madhevere hits it down to long-on for a single
   • 116.3•Sediqullah Atal to Madhevere, no run, full and well down the leg-side. Madhevere goes for the reverse sweep and misses
   • 116.21Sediqullah Atal to Ervine, 1 run, very full outside off, Ervine jams it down to long-off
   • 116.11Sediqullah Atal to Madhevere, 1 run, short on leg-stump. Madhevere makes room and cuts it to sweeper cover
10. End of over 116 · 3 runs (0 0 0 2 0 1)ZIM 496/5Wessly Madhevere 84(86) · Craig Ervine 196(264) · Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar 47-4-166-2
    • 115.61Zia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, 1 run, short on leg-stump. Tucked to deep mid-wicket
    • 115.5•Zia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, no run, whipped to square leg
    • 115.42Zia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, 2 runs, driven wide of long-off and the duo get back for a brace
    • 115.3•Zia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, no run, Madhevere misses the reverse and gets pinged on the front pad. The line was outside leg-stump
    • 115.2•Zia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, no run, pushed to the off-side
    • 115.1•Zia-ur-Rehman to Madhevere, no run, tossed up delivery well outside the leg-stump. Wessly Madhevere goes for the reverse sweep and gets it off the glove over the keeper's head. Zia-ur-Rehman for some strange reason goes for a loud LBW shout. Umpire wasn't interested