SCORECARDCOMMENTARY
ZIM WON
T20
ZIM beat Singapore by 111 runs
Man of the Match - Sikandar Raza
ZIM
236-5
20.0/20 Ovrs
125-7
20.0/20 Ovrs
Singapore
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier B, 2022 |Match 1 |7/11/2022
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Commentary
- Right then that is all we have from this game Action in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier B continues on Tuesday, the 12th of July. Zimbabwe takes on Jersey and that match will begin at 1 pm IST (7.30 am GMT) but our build-up will begin much sooner. Do join us then, take care and goodbye!
- Sikandar Raza has been adjudged as the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his scintillating knock of 87 runs.
- Earlier in the game, on the back of some sensational hitting by the Zimbabwe batters especially Sikandar Raza, the home side posted a mammoth total of 236 runs on the board. The Singapore bowlers had no answer to the onslaught and once they came out to bat, it was a tall order for them. The inexperienced batters crumbled under pressure with only Aryaman Sunil and Janak Prakash making contributions in the middle. A big win for the home team but all is not lost for Singapore.
- Singapore must know that if they are to perform at the highest level, they can not put up a bowling performance like the one they did here against a side that has its own share of troubles. Singapore do have some positives to take from the game. Some of the bowlers showed some sign of control, especially Anantha Krishna who was probably the only bowler not taken to the cleaners. Aryaman Sunil showed ability with both ball and bat and Janak Prakash showed why a lot of hopes have been pinned on him by staying unbeaten till the end.
- The hosts would be very happy with their overall performance. The bowlers bowled a tight line and with the scoreboard pressure building on the batters, they were in total command. All of them bowled economically and Tendai Chatara was the pick of the lot. He ended up with 3 wickets and conceded only 14 runs in his full quota of 4 overs. Blessing Muzarabani did well to chip in with 2 wickets of his own. However, it was their performance in the first innings that sealed the game for them. The top order combined wonderfully to put up a large total that was realistically impossible for Singapore to achieve.
- This has been quite a one sided affair and the inexperience of the Singapore batting line up came to the fore here. It was stiff target to chase and at no point did they look like they would achieve it as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. In the end they lost by a massive margin of 111 runs.
- 19.61Tendai Chatara to Janak Prakash, That's it, Zimbabwe have won! This is a bit shorter and outside off, Janak Prakash cuts it down to deep backward point for just a single. Zimbabwe win by a massive 111 runs!
- 19.51Tendai Chatara to Anantha Krishna, Full and wide, this is firmly driven through covers for one.
- 19.4WTendai Chatara to Vinoth Baskaran, OUT! BOWLED! You miss and I hit, Tendai Chatara knocks over Vinoth Baskaran and picks up his third wicket of the game. Chatara goes a bit fuller and attacks the stumps, Vinoth Baskaran makes room and looks to go big downtown. Baskaran ends up completely missing the ball and the ball castles into the middle stump.
- Anantha Krishna is the new man in.
- 19.41wdTendai Chatara to Vinoth Baskaran, WIDE! This is banged in short and on leg stump, the ball flies over the batter's head and a wide is called.
- 19.30Tendai Chatara to Vinoth Baskaran, Back of a length and around off, Vinoth Baskaran looks to swing across the line but misses.
- 19.22Tendai Chatara to Vinoth Baskaran, Valiant effort from the man at 45 but he can't get to it. Shorter in length, on the pads. Vinoth Baskaran gets cramped for room as he tries to pull it away. The ball goes off the top edge and falls over the man at short fine leg. They pick up a couple of runs.
- 19.11Tendai Chatara to Janak Prakash, Tendai Chatara starts off with a slower short ball around middle. Janak Prakash tries to pull it aerially but does so without much timing. Wesley Madhevere races in from the mid-wicket fence but the ball falls short. Just the single then.
- END OF OVER 19 | 2 Runs & 1 Wkt | Singapore 119/6
- 18.61Blessing Muzarabani to Janak Prakash, At the stumps, this is heaved away by Janak Prakash towards deep mid-wicket for just a single. Just one over remains then between Zimbabwe and a resounding victory.
- 18.50Blessing Muzarabani to Janak Prakash, Swing and a miss! Slower delivery, fuller and around off, Prakash looks to swing across the line but fails to connect.
- 18.51wdBlessing Muzarabani to Janak Prakash, WIDE! Banged in short and over middle, just a bit too short this time and a wide is called.
- Vinoth Baskaran is the new man in.
- 18.4WBlessing Muzarabani to Aryaman Sunil, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Another slower delivery from Blessing Muzarabani, bowled into the pitch and around off. Aryaman Sunil backs away looking to carve it over point but is way too early in the shot. The ball pops up off the top edge and goes high around leg stump. The keeper starts coming in but the bowler calls for it and takes a simple catch. Blessing Muzarabani gets his second wicket of the game.
- 18.30Blessing Muzarabani to Aryaman Sunil, Shorter in length again but its pace on this time, over middle and leg. Aryaman Sunil looks to pull but is beaten for pace this time.
- 18.20Blessing Muzarabani to Aryaman Sunil, Another slower delivery, this time bowled into the deck and angled into the body. Sunil looks to hook but takes his eyes off the ball and gets struck on the helmet. The umpires call out the physio for the mandatory concussion check. Everything seems to be fine and Sunil is good to continue.
- 18.10Blessing Muzarabani to Aryaman Sunil, A well-executed slower delivery from Blessing Muzarabani, full and around off. Aryaman Sunil has a swipe across the line but gets undone by the lack of pace.
- END OF OVER 18 | 8 Runs & 0 Wkt | Singapore 117/5
- 17.61Luke Jongwe to Aryaman Sunil, Slower one, bowled into the pitch and outside off. Sunil waits for it and taps it past cover-point for a single.