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3rd T20I, Grange Cricket Club, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, 19 Sep, 2021

Scotland

SCO

177/4

(20.0) overs

Zimbabwe

ZIM

180/4

(19.1) overs

Zimbabwe beat Scotland by 6 wickets

Player Of The Match

Milton Shumba,
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe
Scotland

Commentary

Milton Shumba is also the Player of the Series.

Milton Shumba is the Player of the Match.

Right then. Zimbabwe take the series 2-1 and that is all we have from this game. It has been a pleasure to bring this series to you. There is plenty of cricketing action this month with the Indian T20 League getting underway. Make sure you join us for that! Take care and goodbye!

Scotland did not get early wickets. Alasdair Evans took 1 and Michael Leask took 2 in the middle overs to make sure that Zimbabwe were under pressure after a good start. They were in control of the game but the 17th over, in which Alasdair Evans went for 25 runs took the game away from them. They could never recover from that.

Zimbabwe had a good start with Regis Chakabva and Craig Ervine leading the way at the top. But both of them fell after getting a start. Sean Williams too fell early and Milton Shumba joined Wesley Madhevere in the middle. They took it slow at the start and the required rate was climbing up. Towards the end though, Milton Shumba teed off and sent the ball sailing all over the park to get his team over the line.

TAKE A BOW, MILTON SHUMBA! TAKE A BOW, ZIMBABWE! They were in a tough spot at one stage but Milton Shumba batted brilliantly to take them home. A brilliant knock by him and Zimbabwe have taken the series 2-1.

19.14

FOUR! That is it! Full outside off, Burl drives it through cover for a boundary. ZIMBABWE WIN BY 6 WICKETS.

Runs Scored 15 Runs

Score after 19 overs : 176/4

M Shumba66 (29)

R Burl2 (2)

C Sole4-0-39-0

18.62lb

LEG BYES! Short ball on middle, Shumba looks to pull but it goes off the pads to the off side. They take off for a leg bye. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses and the batters take another. Just 2 needed in the final over.

18.54

FOUR! This is some innings from Shumba! Full on middle, Shumba dances down the track and then lifts it to long off for a boundary. Just 4 needed now.

18.52nb

NO BALL! Not the right time to bowl a No Ball! Very full on middle, Burl works it down to long on for one. A Free Hit will follow.

18.41

Full on middle, Shumba works it to long on for a single.

18.34

FOUR! Zimbabwe edging closer! Full outside off, Shumba looks to drive but it goes off the outside edge to third man for a boundary.

18.21

On middle, Burl pushes it to the off side for one.

Ryan Burl walks out to bat.

18.11W

OUT! RUN OUT! The dive has not saved Wesley Madhevere! Scotland are still alive in this game! Very full on middle, Madhevere flicks it to deep square leg and he wants a couple. Safyaan Sharif throws it to the keeper. Matthew Cross whips the bails off. Madhevere dives but he has not made it in.

Chris Sole (3-0-26-0) is back on.

Runs Scored 14 Runs

Score after 18 overs : 161/3

M Shumba57 (25)

W M'evere42 (30)

S Sharif3-0-30-0

17.66

SIX! Shumba has delivered again! Low full toss on middle, Shumba lifts it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

17.51

Short ball on middle, pulled to deep square leg for one.

17.44

FOUR! Poor delivery! Low full toss on the pads, Madhevere flicks it and it goes past the diving keeper and the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

17.31

Yorker on middle, Shumba works it to long on for one.

17.21

Full ball outside off, Madhevere heaves it to long on for a single.

17.11

Fullish ball on the pads, Shumba looks to flick but it goes off the inside edge, hits the pads and goes to the off side. A magnificent fifty for Milton Shumba. He has taken Zimbabwe to the cusp of a series win.

Safyaan Sharif is back on. 2-0-16-0 for him so far.

Runs Scored 25 Runs

Score after 17 overs : 147/3

W M'evere36 (27)

M Shumba49 (22)

A Evans4-0-39-1

16.60

Good-length ball outside off, Madhevere looks to swing it away but misses. 31 needed in 18 balls.

16.56

SIX! Fourth six in the over! Zimbabwe are now on top. Low full toss on middle, Madhevere whacks it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

16.41

Fullish ball on the pads, Shumba whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

16.36

SIX! Make it three in a row! Now the game is heading towards Zimbabwe! Good-length ball on middle, Shumba smacks it over deep square leg for a biggie. 38 needed in 21 balls.

16.26

SIX! Another one! This has been some innings from Milton Shumba so far! Low full toss on middle, Shumba clears his front leg and then whacks it over long on for a maximum.

16.16

SIX! What a shot from Shumba! Short ball on middle, Shumba picks up the length and then pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Change. Alasdair Evans is back on. 3-0-14-1 for him so far.

Commentary

We are back for the run chase! The Scotland players make their way out to the middle, followed by the Zimbabwe openers, Regis Chakabva and Craig Ervine. Safyaan Sharif will start with the ball.

... Run Chase ...

Zimbabwe would be disappointed with the effort. They started well with the seamers doing a decent job and keeping things tight but they started to leak runs in the middle overs. Luke Jongwe did pick up two wickets but was slightly expensive. The spinners did a decent job and at one stage, it looked like they will restrict Scotland to around 150 but 30 runs in the last over from Richard Ngarava has given them a steep target to chase. Will they be able to chase it down? We will find out as the run chase begins in a while.

Scotland did not start off too well as they lost Kyle Coetzer early but George Munsey looked good and played a fine hand of 54. Oliver Hairs did not last long while Munsey departed after scoring his fifty. There could have been a collapse but Richie Berrington and Calum MacLeod calmed things and took it slow before they both upped the ante. Berrington fell but a superb last over for them has given them a very good score on the board.

A very good last over for Scotland has propelled their score to 177! It is a very good score on this wicket and they will be very pleased with the effort. It was a fantastic batting effort and now they will hope that their bowlers can do the job. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, would be disappointed as that last over from Richard Ngarava has put them on the back foot now.

Runs Scored 30 Runs

Score after 20 overs : 177/4

M Leask17 (5)

C MacLeod39 (29)

R Ngarava4-1-40-1

19.61

Low full toss, on off. Michael Leask pushes it away for one. 30 runs from that over! Scotland end at 177 for 4!

19.52

Length ball, on off. Michael Leask gets the leading edge over covers for a couple.

19.42

Short of a length, outside off. Punched past covers for a couple.

19.47nb

NO BALL AND SIX! Length ball, wide outside off. Michael Leask shuffles across and heaves it over the square leg fence. No ball called as Richard Ngarava has overstepped again. Free Hit coming up.

19.36

SIX! Smoked all the way! Length ball, on middle and leg. Michael Leask whips it all the way over the square leg fence.

19.21lb

Yorker, on leg. Calum MacLeod gets hit on the pads and they get a leg bye.

19.25nb

NO BALL AND FOUR! Length ball, outside off. Calum MacLeod hits it over the short third man fielder for a boundary. No ball called as Richard Ngarava has overstepped. Free Hit coming up.

19.16

SIX! All the way! A low full toss, outside off. Calum MacLeod hits it all the way over the mid-wicket fence.

Runs Scored 9 Runs

Score after 19 overs : 147/4

R B'ngton44 (39)

C MacLeod29 (26)

T Chatara4-0-31-1

18.6W

OUT! TAKEN! Straight to the man! A low full toss, outside off. Richie Berrington carves it straight to Sean Williams at deep point.

Michael Leask comes out to bat now. Richard Ngarava will bowl the final over.

18.61wd

Short ball, outside off. It goes over Richie Berrington's head. Wide called.

18.52

Short of a length, around leg. Pulled to deep square leg for a couple.

18.41

Short ball, outside off. Calum MacLeod pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

18.31

Shorter ball, outside off. Pushed past point for one.

18.24

FOUR! Nicely done! Richie Berrington comes down the track to this length ball and pulls it past deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

18.10

Short ball, outside off. Richie Berrington misses the pull.

Runs Scored 11 Runs

Score after 18 overs : 138/3

C MacLeod28 (25)

R B'ngton37 (34)

B M'abani4-0-36-0

17.62

Yorker, on off. Pushed to long on for a couple.

17.50

Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Calum MacLeod shuffles across to paddle it but misses.

17.41

Short of a length, outside off. Richie Berrington pulls it to deep square leg for one.

17.32

Short of a length, on off. Pulled to long on for one.

17.26

SIX! That is a cracking shot! Length ball, outside off. Richie Berrington lifts it over covers for a maximum.

17.10

Full ball, outside off. Richie Berrington hits it back to the bowler.

Blessing Muzarabani is back on.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 17 overs : 127/3

R B'ngton28 (30)

C MacLeod26 (23)

L Jongwe3-0-32-2

16.61

Shorter ball, around off. Slapped to covers for one.

16.52

On a length, down the leg side. Pulled to fine leg for a couple.

Zimbabwe
Scotland
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
R C'kabva

b Michael Leask

25 26 0 2 96.15
C Ervine

b Alasdair Evans

25 23 4 0 108.69
S W'liams

b Michael Leask

1 5 0 0 20
W M'evere

run out (Safyaan Sharif / Matthew Cross)

43 31 4 1 138.70
M Shumba

not out

66 29 2 6 227.58
R Burl

not out

6 3 1 0 200
Extras

(b 1,lb 4,w 7,nb 2,Penalty 0)

14
Total 19.1 (RR: 9.39)
180/4

Did not bat: L Jongwe, W M'kadza, T Chatara, B M'abani, R Ngarava

Fall of wickets:

(R C'kabva, 7.5 ov) (C Ervine, 8.1 ov) (S W'liams, 9.2 ov) (W M'evere, 18.1 ov)
Bowler O M R W ER
S Sharif
3.1 0 34 0 10.73
A Evans
4 0 39 1 9.75
C Sole
4 0 39 0 9.75
M Watt
3 0 26 0 8.66
M Leask
3 0 22 2 7.33
C MacLeod
1 0 3 0 3
R B'ngton
1 0 12 0 12
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
G Munsey

c Craig Ervine b Luke Jongwe

54 30 8 3 180
K Coetzer

c Regis Chakabva b Richard Ngarava

6 14 1 0 42.85
O Hairs

c Regis Chakabva b Luke Jongwe

8 6 1 0 133.33
R B'ngton

c Sean Williams b Tendai Chatara

44 39 3 1 112.82
C MacLeod

not out

39 29 3 1 134.48
M Leask

not out

17 5 0 2 340
Extras

(b 0,lb 3,w 3,nb 3,Penalty 0)

9
Total 20.0 (RR: 8.85)
177/4

Did not bat: M Cross, S Sharif, M Watt, C Sole, A Evans

Fall of wickets:

(K Coetzer, 3.5 ov) (O Hairs, 8.1 ov) (G Munsey, 8.5 ov) (R B'ngton, 19 ov)
Bowler O M R W ER
T Chatara
4 0 31 1 7.75
R Ngarava
4 1 40 1 10
B M'abani
4 0 36 0 9
L Jongwe
3 0 32 2 10.66
W M'evere
1 0 14 0 14
W M'kadza
2 0 13 0 6.50
S W'liams
2 0 8 0 4
Zimbabwe
Scotland

Commentary

Milton Shumba is also the Player of the Series.

Milton Shumba is the Player of the Match.

Right then. Zimbabwe take the series 2-1 and that is all we have from this game. It has been a pleasure to bring this series to you. There is plenty of cricketing action this month with the Indian T20 League getting underway. Make sure you join us for that! Take care and goodbye!

Scotland did not get early wickets. Alasdair Evans took 1 and Michael Leask took 2 in the middle overs to make sure that Zimbabwe were under pressure after a good start. They were in control of the game but the 17th over, in which Alasdair Evans went for 25 runs took the game away from them. They could never recover from that.

Zimbabwe had a good start with Regis Chakabva and Craig Ervine leading the way at the top. But both of them fell after getting a start. Sean Williams too fell early and Milton Shumba joined Wesley Madhevere in the middle. They took it slow at the start and the required rate was climbing up. Towards the end though, Milton Shumba teed off and sent the ball sailing all over the park to get his team over the line.

TAKE A BOW, MILTON SHUMBA! TAKE A BOW, ZIMBABWE! They were in a tough spot at one stage but Milton Shumba batted brilliantly to take them home. A brilliant knock by him and Zimbabwe have taken the series 2-1.

19.14

FOUR! That is it! Full outside off, Burl drives it through cover for a boundary. ZIMBABWE WIN BY 6 WICKETS.

Runs Scored 15 Runs

Score after 19 overs : 176/4

M Shumba66 (29)

R Burl2 (2)

C Sole4-0-39-0

18.62lb

LEG BYES! Short ball on middle, Shumba looks to pull but it goes off the pads to the off side. They take off for a leg bye. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses and the batters take another. Just 2 needed in the final over.

18.54

FOUR! This is some innings from Shumba! Full on middle, Shumba dances down the track and then lifts it to long off for a boundary. Just 4 needed now.

18.52nb

NO BALL! Not the right time to bowl a No Ball! Very full on middle, Burl works it down to long on for one. A Free Hit will follow.

18.41

Full on middle, Shumba works it to long on for a single.

18.34

FOUR! Zimbabwe edging closer! Full outside off, Shumba looks to drive but it goes off the outside edge to third man for a boundary.

18.21

On middle, Burl pushes it to the off side for one.

Ryan Burl walks out to bat.

18.11W

OUT! RUN OUT! The dive has not saved Wesley Madhevere! Scotland are still alive in this game! Very full on middle, Madhevere flicks it to deep square leg and he wants a couple. Safyaan Sharif throws it to the keeper. Matthew Cross whips the bails off. Madhevere dives but he has not made it in.

Chris Sole (3-0-26-0) is back on.

Runs Scored 14 Runs

Score after 18 overs : 161/3

M Shumba57 (25)

W M'evere42 (30)

S Sharif3-0-30-0

17.66

SIX! Shumba has delivered again! Low full toss on middle, Shumba lifts it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

17.51

Short ball on middle, pulled to deep square leg for one.

17.44

FOUR! Poor delivery! Low full toss on the pads, Madhevere flicks it and it goes past the diving keeper and the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

17.31

Yorker on middle, Shumba works it to long on for one.

17.21

Full ball outside off, Madhevere heaves it to long on for a single.

17.11

Fullish ball on the pads, Shumba looks to flick but it goes off the inside edge, hits the pads and goes to the off side. A magnificent fifty for Milton Shumba. He has taken Zimbabwe to the cusp of a series win.

Safyaan Sharif is back on. 2-0-16-0 for him so far.

Runs Scored 25 Runs

Score after 17 overs : 147/3

W M'evere36 (27)

M Shumba49 (22)

A Evans4-0-39-1

16.60

Good-length ball outside off, Madhevere looks to swing it away but misses. 31 needed in 18 balls.

16.56

SIX! Fourth six in the over! Zimbabwe are now on top. Low full toss on middle, Madhevere whacks it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

16.41

Fullish ball on the pads, Shumba whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

16.36

SIX! Make it three in a row! Now the game is heading towards Zimbabwe! Good-length ball on middle, Shumba smacks it over deep square leg for a biggie. 38 needed in 21 balls.

16.26

SIX! Another one! This has been some innings from Milton Shumba so far! Low full toss on middle, Shumba clears his front leg and then whacks it over long on for a maximum.

16.16

SIX! What a shot from Shumba! Short ball on middle, Shumba picks up the length and then pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Change. Alasdair Evans is back on. 3-0-14-1 for him so far.

Runs Scored 12 Runs

Score after 16 overs : 122/3

W M'evere30 (25)

M Shumba30 (18)

R B'ngton1-0-12-0

15.62

Full on middle, heaved to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

15.50

SWING AND A MISS! Good-length ball outside off, Madhevere looks to swing it away but misses.

15.41

Full on off, Shumba uses his feet and then works it to long on for one.

15.32

Fullish ball on middle, Shumba flicks it to the deep mid-wicket region and picks up two.

15.26

SIX! Shumba is keeping Zimbabwe in the game! Full around off, Shumba shuffles across and then lifts it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

15.11

Good-length ball on middle, Madhevere heaves it to deep square leg for a single.

Runs Scored 10 Runs

Score after 15 overs : 110/3

M Shumba21 (15)

W M'evere27 (22)

C Sole3-0-26-0

14.62

Just short of the fielder! Shorter ball, on off. Milton Shumba looks to whip but does not get the timing. The ball goes towards wide long on. The fielder runs forward and dives but cannot take the catch. 68 needed in the last 5 overs now.

14.51

Length ball, on leg. Wesley Madhevere gets the top edge while looking to flick. The ball lands near the mid on region for one.

14.44

FOUR! Excellent shot! Full ball, on the pads. Wesley Madhevere whips it away. The ball goes between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

14.31

Full ball, outside off. Shumba runs it towards third man for a single.

14.21

On a length, outside off. Wesley Madhevere heaves it to deep mid-wicket for one.

14.11

Length ball, outside off. Shumba drags it across the line to deep square leg for one.

Chris Sole is back into the attack. 2-0-16-0 are his figures so far.

Runs Scored 15 Runs

Score after 14 overs : 100/3

W M'evere21 (19)

M Shumba17 (12)

M Leask3-0-22-2

13.64

FOUR! That is nicely done. Fuller ball, around off. Wesley Madhevere plays the reverse sweep over short third man for a boundary.

13.52

Full ball, on the pads. Wesley Madhevere sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder gets across and stops the ball. Two taken.

13.40

Shorter ball, on leg. Wesley Madhevere misses the pull.

13.31

Flatter ball, on off. Shumba taps it towards mid-wicket for one.

13.26

SIX! All the way! Tossed up, on leg. Shumba takes a step down the track and heaves it over the wide long on fence for a maximum.

13.12

Full ball, outside off. Shumba drills it past covers for a couple of runs.

Runs Scored 11 Runs

Score after 13 overs : 85/3

M Shumba8 (9)

W M'evere15 (16)

M Watt3-0-26-0

12.61

Quicker ball, on leg. Worked to the leg side for one.

12.51

Full ball, on the pads. Wesley Madhevere works it past mid-wicket for a single.

12.44

FOUR! Hit hard! Full ball, on the pads. Wesley Madhevere sweeps it hard to the mid-wicket fence.

12.32

Shorter ball, outside off. Wesley Madhevere goes back and cuts it past point for a couple of runs.

12.22

Shorter ball, around off. Pulled past short fine leg for a couple.

12.11

Darted on the pads. Shumba works it away towards mid-wicket for one.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 12 overs : 74/3

W M'evere6 (12)

M Shumba6 (7)

C MacLeod1-0-3-0

11.60

Full ball, on off. Pushed back to the bowler.

11.50

Flatter ball, around off. Wesley Madhevere misses the drive.

11.41

Full ball, on the pads. Milton Shumba works it past mid-wicket for one.

11.30

Full ball, outside off. Shumba gets no bat on it.

11.21

Tossed up, outside off. Drilled to deep cover for one.

11.11

Darted on the pads. Milton Shumba pushes it to long on for one.

Calum MacLeod comes into the attack.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 11 overs : 71/3

M Shumba4 (4)

W M'evere5 (9)

M Watt2-0-15-0

10.61

Flatter and fuller ball, outside off. Shumba cuts it to deep point for a single.

10.51

Full ball, outside off. Wesley Madhevere pushes it to deep cover for one.

10.41

Darted on off. Milton Shumba flicks it through mid-wicket for one.

10.31

Tossed up, on off. Wesley Madhevere pushes it to long off for a single.

10.21

Flatter ball, around off. Shumba pushes it to point for a single.

10.11

Full ball, on the pads. Wesley Madhevere works it past mid-wicket for one.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 10 overs : 65/3

W M'evere2 (6)

M Shumba1 (1)

M Leask2-0-7-2

9.61

On middle, tucked to the leg side for one.

9.50

Floated on the pads, Madhevere attempts the reverse sweep but gets hit on the pads.

9.40

An appeal for LBW turned down! Tossed up on middle and leg, Madhevere looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down.

9.31

Loopy ball on middle, pushed to the off side.

Who will walk out to bat now? Milton Shumba it is.

9.2W

OUT! TIMBER! Another one bites the dust! Williams tries to be cheeky but loses his wicket in the process. Scotland right on top. Floated on middle,  Williams looks to reverse sweep but misses and the ball hits the timber behind. Zimbabwe need a big partnership if they want to make a comeback here.

9.10

BEATEN! Lovely delivery! Flighted ball outside off, Williams looks to defend but gets beaten.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 9 overs : 63/2

S W'liams1 (3)

W M'evere1 (3)

A Evans3-0-14-1

8.61

Good-length ball on middle, Williams works it to the leg side for one. Excellent over from Alasdair Evans.

8.50

Good-length ball on off, Sean Williams defends it out.

8.41

Quick single! Fullish ball on off, Wesley pushes it to point and takes a quick single.

8.30

Shortish ball outside off, Madhevere cuts it to point.

8.20

Good-length ball outside off, Madhevere defends it to point.

Wesley Madhevere walks out to bat now.

8.1W

OUT! DRAGGED ON! One wicket brings another as Craig Ervine too falls! Scotland will feel they have a good chance of strangling Zimbabwe. Full ball around off, Ervine looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the stumps.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 8 overs : 61/1

S W'liams0 (1)

C Ervine25 (22)

M Leask1-0-5-1

7.60

Tossed up on off, Sean pushes it to cover.

7.61wd

WIDE! Down the leg side, Williams lets it go. Wided.

Sean Williams walks out to bat now.

7.5W

OUT! TIMBER! Leask has the first wicket and that brings an end to a very good opening partnership. Leask bowls a quicker ball on middle, Chakabva looks to defend but is late in bringing his bat down and the ball uproots the middle stump. Scotland are happy. 118 needed in 73 balls.

7.40

Loopy ball on middle, Chakabva works it to the right side of the bowler. Leask does well to collect it off his own bowling.

7.31

Flighted ball outside off, Ervine drives it to deep cover for a single.

7.21

Short on the pads, pulled to deep square leg for one.

7.12

Short ball on the pads, Chakabva pulls it to deep mid-wicket and a misfield there allows the batters to pick up two.

Michael Leask to bowl now.

Runs Scored 9 Runs

Score after 7 overs : 56/0

R C'kabva22 (22)

C Ervine24 (21)

M Watt1-0-9-0

6.61

On middle, nudged to deep mid-wicket for a single.

6.51

Flatter ball outside off, Craig guides it to short third man for a single.

6.44

FOUR! Ervine is looking in ominous touch! Tossed up on off, Ervine powers it to long off for a boundary.

6.31

Tossed up on middle, Regis tucks it to the side of the pitch on the leg side for one.

6.21

Loopy ball on middle, Ervine nudges it to the leg side for one.

6.11

Floated on middle, worked to deep mid-wicket for one.

Mark Watt to bowl now.

Runs Scored 13 Runs

Score after 6 overs : 47/0

C Ervine18 (18)

R C'kabva19 (19)

S Sharif2-0-16-0

5.64

MISFIELD AND FOUR! This is poor stuff! Short ball on middle, Ervine pulls it to deep square leg. The fielder comes across, but commits a misfield and it goes for a boundary. Zimbabwe are 47 for 0 at the end of the Powerplay.

5.51

Around off, RC plays it to third man for a single.

5.46

SIX! Top shot from Regis Chakabva! Full on middle and leg, Chakabva lifts it over long on for a biggie.

5.31

Full around off, Ervine whips it to deep square leg and picks up a single.

5.20

Good-length ball outside off, Ervine looks to drive but misses.

5.11

Good length outside off, Chakabva guides it to third man for a single.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 5 overs : 34/0

C Ervine13 (15)

R C'kabva11 (16)

C Sole2-0-16-0

4.60

Short of a length, on off. Craig Ervine looks to pull but gets hit on the stomach.

4.51

Short ball, on leg. Regis Chakabva pulls it with no timing towards deep square leg for a single.

4.40

Full ball, on middle and leg. Regis Chakabva pushes it to mid on.

4.31lb

Shorter ball, around off. Craig Ervine misses the pull and gets hit on the body. The ball rolls away and they get a leg bye.

4.24

FOUR! Length ball, on the pads. Craig Ervine pulls it to short fine leg. The fielder misfields and it goes for a boundary.

4.10

Length ball, outside off. Craig Ervine looks to drive but misses.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 4 overs : 28/0

R C'kabva10 (14)

C Ervine9 (11)

A Evans2-0-12-0

3.60

Flatter ball, on off. Regis Chakabva works it to mid-wicket.

3.50

Loopy ball, on off. Blocked out.

3.41

Length ball, on the pads. Ervine works it off his pads for one.

3.30

A good-length ball, around off. Craig Ervine looks to flick but it goes off the leading edge to cover. The fielder there dives but cannot hold on to the ball.

3.21

Short of a length, outside off. Pushed to deep point for one.

3.10

Length ball, around off. Regis Chakabva looks to block but the ball goes through the gate.

Runs Scored 12 Runs

Score after 3 overs : 26/0

R C'kabva9 (10)

C Ervine8 (9)

C Sole1-0-11-0

2.61

Length ball, around off. Regis Chakabva taps it to point for a single.

2.50

Length ball, on off. Pushed to mid off for nothing.

2.40

Short of a length, outside off. Regis Chakabva misses the pull.

2.31b

Full ball, outside off. Craig Ervine gets no bat on it. The keeper also fails to collect and a bye is taken.

2.32nb

Full ball, on off. Pushed to mid on for one. No ball called as Chris Sole has overstepped. Free Hit to follow.

2.31wd

Full ball, down the leg side. Regis Chakabva misses the flick. Wide called.

2.26

SIX! Smacked! Short ball, around leg. Regis Chakabva pulls it over the square leg fence.

2.11

Length ball, on off. Tucked to mid-wicket for one.

Chris Sole is into the attack.

Runs Scored 11 Runs

Score after 2 overs : 14/0

C Ervine7 (7)

R C'kabva1 (5)

A Evans1-0-10-0

1.61

Length ball, on off. Tucked to the leg side for one.

1.50

Length ball, outside off. Ervine misses the drive.

1.44

FOUR! Cracked! Short ball, outside off. Craig Ervine pulls it to the mid-wicket fence.

1.30

Short of a length, outside off. Ervine pushes it to point.

1.20

On a length, around off. Pushed to the off side.

1.11lb

Length ball, on the pads. Tucked to fine leg for one.

1.15wd

FIVE WIDES! Free runs for Zimbabwe! Short ball, down the leg side. Left alone and even the keeper cannot stop it from going to the fence.

Who will bowl from the other end? Alasdair Evans it is.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 1 overs : 3/0

C Ervine2 (2)

R C'kabva1 (4)

S Sharif1-0-3-0

0.62

Length ball, on the pads. Craig Ervine works it past square leg for a couple.

0.50

Full ball, on off. Blocked out.

0.41

Short of a length, around off. Punched past covers for one.

0.30

On a length, around off. Pushed to mid off.

0.20

Back of a length, outside off. Punched to covers.

0.10

Short ball, on off. Regis Chakabva ducks under it.

Commentary

We are back for the run chase! The Scotland players make their way out to the middle, followed by the Zimbabwe openers, Regis Chakabva and Craig Ervine. Safyaan Sharif will start with the ball.

... Run Chase ...

Zimbabwe would be disappointed with the effort. They started well with the seamers doing a decent job and keeping things tight but they started to leak runs in the middle overs. Luke Jongwe did pick up two wickets but was slightly expensive. The spinners did a decent job and at one stage, it looked like they will restrict Scotland to around 150 but 30 runs in the last over from Richard Ngarava has given them a steep target to chase. Will they be able to chase it down? We will find out as the run chase begins in a while.

Scotland did not start off too well as they lost Kyle Coetzer early but George Munsey looked good and played a fine hand of 54. Oliver Hairs did not last long while Munsey departed after scoring his fifty. There could have been a collapse but Richie Berrington and Calum MacLeod calmed things and took it slow before they both upped the ante. Berrington fell but a superb last over for them has given them a very good score on the board.

A very good last over for Scotland has propelled their score to 177! It is a very good score on this wicket and they will be very pleased with the effort. It was a fantastic batting effort and now they will hope that their bowlers can do the job. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, would be disappointed as that last over from Richard Ngarava has put them on the back foot now.

Runs Scored 30 Runs

Score after 20 overs : 177/4

M Leask17 (5)

C MacLeod39 (29)

R Ngarava4-1-40-1

19.61

Low full toss, on off. Michael Leask pushes it away for one. 30 runs from that over! Scotland end at 177 for 4!

19.52

Length ball, on off. Michael Leask gets the leading edge over covers for a couple.

19.42

Short of a length, outside off. Punched past covers for a couple.

19.47nb

NO BALL AND SIX! Length ball, wide outside off. Michael Leask shuffles across and heaves it over the square leg fence. No ball called as Richard Ngarava has overstepped again. Free Hit coming up.

19.36

SIX! Smoked all the way! Length ball, on middle and leg. Michael Leask whips it all the way over the square leg fence.

19.21lb

Yorker, on leg. Calum MacLeod gets hit on the pads and they get a leg bye.

19.25nb

NO BALL AND FOUR! Length ball, outside off. Calum MacLeod hits it over the short third man fielder for a boundary. No ball called as Richard Ngarava has overstepped. Free Hit coming up.

19.16

SIX! All the way! A low full toss, outside off. Calum MacLeod hits it all the way over the mid-wicket fence.

Runs Scored 9 Runs

Score after 19 overs : 147/4

R B'ngton44 (39)

C MacLeod29 (26)

T Chatara4-0-31-1

18.6W

OUT! TAKEN! Straight to the man! A low full toss, outside off. Richie Berrington carves it straight to Sean Williams at deep point.

Michael Leask comes out to bat now. Richard Ngarava will bowl the final over.

18.61wd

Short ball, outside off. It goes over Richie Berrington's head. Wide called.

18.52

Short of a length, around leg. Pulled to deep square leg for a couple.

18.41

Short ball, outside off. Calum MacLeod pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

18.31

Shorter ball, outside off. Pushed past point for one.

18.24

FOUR! Nicely done! Richie Berrington comes down the track to this length ball and pulls it past deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

18.10

Short ball, outside off. Richie Berrington misses the pull.

Runs Scored 11 Runs

Score after 18 overs : 138/3

C MacLeod28 (25)

R B'ngton37 (34)

B M'abani4-0-36-0

17.62

Yorker, on off. Pushed to long on for a couple.

17.50

Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Calum MacLeod shuffles across to paddle it but misses.

17.41

Short of a length, outside off. Richie Berrington pulls it to deep square leg for one.

17.32

Short of a length, on off. Pulled to long on for one.

17.26

SIX! That is a cracking shot! Length ball, outside off. Richie Berrington lifts it over covers for a maximum.

17.10

Full ball, outside off. Richie Berrington hits it back to the bowler.

Blessing Muzarabani is back on.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 17 overs : 127/3

R B'ngton28 (30)

C MacLeod26 (23)

L Jongwe3-0-32-2

16.61

Shorter ball, around off. Slapped to covers for one.

16.52

On a length, down the leg side. Pulled to fine leg for a couple.

16.41

Back of a length, around off. Calum MacLeod cuts it to deep point for one.

16.30

Short ball, around leg. Left alone.

16.21

Full ball, on leg. Richie Berrington clips it to fine leg for one.

16.10

Short of a length, around leg. Richie Berrington comes down the track but misses the heave.

Luke Jongwe comes back on.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 16 overs : 122/3

C MacLeod25 (21)

R B'ngton24 (26)

R Ngarava3-1-11-1

15.60

Short ball, outside off. Calum MacLeod misses the pull.

15.51

Short of a length, around off. Worked down to third man for one.

15.40

Full ball, outside off. Richie Berrington goes for the drive but misses.

15.31

Short of a length, outside off. Calum MacLeod runs it to third man for one.

15.24

FOUR! Top shot! Short of a length, outside off. Calum MacLeod cuts it past the point fielder for a boundary.

15.11

Back of a length, on off. Chopped back to the bowler.

Runs Scored 10 Runs

Score after 15 overs : 115/3

C MacLeod20 (18)

R B'ngton22 (23)

T Chatara3-0-22-0

14.64

FOUR! How well has Calum MacLeod played that? Full ball on middle, MacLeod paddles it over short fine leg for a boundary.

14.51

Short and outside off, Berrington punches it to long off for a single.

14.41

Full ball on off, MacLeod looks to defend but it goes off the inside edge to the leg side. A single taken.

14.32

Good length outside off, MacLeod cuts it through the point region and picks up a couple before the fielder cuts it off.

14.21

Short ball around off, Berrington dances down the track and then plays it to long on for a single.

14.11

Shortish ball outside off, MacLeod guides it to third man for a single.

Runs Scored 9 Runs

Score after 14 overs : 105/3

R B'ngton20 (21)

C MacLeod12 (14)

W M'kadza2-0-13-0

13.60

Tossed up on off, Berrington pushes it to point.

13.54

FOUR! Excellent shot from Richie Berrington! Full outside off, Berrington lifts it over cover for a boundary.

13.42

Floated on middle, Berrington heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

13.30

Flatter ball outside off, Calum cuts it to deep point for a single.

13.20

Flighted on the pads, MacLeod looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

13.13

Tossed up on middle, MacLeod reverse-paddles it to third man for a couple.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 13 overs : 96/3

R B'ngton14 (16)

C MacLeod9 (13)

S W'liams2-0-8-0

12.60

On off, pushed to the off side.

12.51

Tossed up on off, MacLeod looks to defend but it goes off the inner half to short fine leg. A single taken.

12.41

DROPPED! Another one goes down! Zimbabwe are not helping themselves! Tossed up on middle, Berrington looks to go over long on but does not time it well. It goes to long on where the fielder puts it down. A single taken.

12.31

On middle, MacLeod sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

12.21

DROPPED! A sitter put down! Flatter ball around off, Berrington punches it to cover where the fielder fails to hold onto the catch. A single taken as it goes to the man in the deep.

12.11

Short and around off, MacLeod punches it to deep cover for a single.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 12 overs : 91/3

R B'ngton12 (13)

C MacLeod6 (10)

B M'abani3-0-25-0

11.60

Well bowled! Very full outside off, Berrington makes room and looks to drive but misses.

11.61nb

NO BALL! Muzarabani has overstepped! Fullish outside off, Berrington pushes it back to the bowler. A Free Hit will follow.

11.51

Good length outside off, cut to point for a single.

11.42

On a length on the pads, Calum MacLeod flicks it to deep square leg for a couple.

11.31

Full on middle, RB pushes it to mid on for a single.

11.22

Shortish ball outside off, Berrington cuts it through the point region for two.

11.10

Good-length ball outside off, Richie plays it to point.

Blessing Muzarabani is back on. He went for 18 in his first two overs.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 11 overs : 84/3

C MacLeod3 (8)

R B'ngton9 (8)

S W'liams1-0-3-0

10.60

Flighted ball outside off, MacLeod looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

10.50

Floated ball on off, MacLeod defends it to cover.

10.41

Flatter ball on off, Richie pushes it to long off for a single.

10.31

Outside off, pushed to deep cover for a single.

10.20

Short and outside off, Calum cuts it to point.

10.11

Quicker ball outside off, Berrington drives it to deep cover for a single.

Sean Williams to bowl now.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 10 overs : 81/3

R B'ngton7 (6)

C MacLeod2 (4)

W M'kadza1-0-4-0

9.61

Just a single as this is pushed to long off.

9.51

Shorter ball, on the pads. Calum MacLeod works it to the leg side for one.

9.40

Flatter ball, around off. Blocked out.

9.30

Full ball, on off. Calum MacLeod pushes it to covers.

9.21

Loopy ball, on off. Pushed to covers.

9.11

Flatter ball, on off. Tucked to mid-wicket for one.

Wellington Masakadza is into the attack.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 9 overs : 77/3

R B'ngton5 (4)

C MacLeod0 (0)

L Jongwe2-0-27-2

8.60

Length ball, on off. Blocked out.

Calum MacLeod comes out now.

8.5W

OUT! TAKEN! There comes the big wicket of Munsey! Short ball, outside off. He goes for the pull but does not middle it. The man at deep square leg, Craig Ervine, takes a couple of steps forward and takes it.

8.41

Short of a length, on off. Pushed to covers.

8.30

Back of a length, around off. Blocked out.

8.24

FOUR! Easy pickings! Length ball, down the leg side. Berrington clips it down to the fine leg fence.

Richie Berrington is the next man in.

8.1W

OUT! TAKEN! What a catch that is! Short of a length, on off. Hairs looks to heave but gets the top edge. The ball goes towards fine leg. The keeper, Regis Chakabva, chases it and dives to take a stunning catch. There is a fielder at fine leg but he lets the keeper do the job.

Runs Scored 14 Runs

Score after 8 overs : 72/1

G Munsey54 (29)

O Hairs8 (5)

W M'evere1-0-14-0

7.64

FOUR! What an over this was! Another reverse sweep and another boundary. This time, George Munsey hits it past the deep point fielder for a boundary.

7.56

SIX! All the way! This is brilliant batting. Full ball, on off. George Munsey plays the reverse sweep over the point fence.

7.44

FOUR! He connects this time! Full ball, on off. George Munsey reverse-sweeps it to the point fence.

7.30

Tossed up, on off. Pushed back to the bowler.

7.20

Fuller ball, on off. George Munsey misses the reverse sweep and gets hit on the pads.

7.10

Flatter ball, around off. George Munsey misses the reverse sweep.

Wesley Madhevere comes into the attack.

Runs Scored 8 Runs

Score after 7 overs : 58/1

O Hairs8 (5)

G Munsey40 (23)

B M'abani2-0-18-0

6.64

FOUR! Smacked! Short of a length, outside off. Hairs smacks it past mid on for a boundary.

6.52

DROPPED! Length ball, on off. Hairs looks to heave it but gets the top edge. The ball goes towards third man. The fielder runs in and dives but drops it. Two taken.

6.41

Short ball, outside off. Cut away past covers for one.

6.30

Short of a length, outside off. George Munsey misses the cut.

6.20

Shorter ball, outside off. Chopped to covers.

6.11

Full ball, outside off. Pushed to mid off for one.

Blessing Muzarabani is back into the attack. Gave away 10 runs in his first over.

Runs Scored 22 Runs

Score after 6 overs : 50/1

G Munsey39 (20)

O Hairs1 (2)

L Jongwe1-0-22-0

5.66

SIX! OH MY WORD! This is a massive over for Scotland! Full ball, on off. George Munsey hits it straight back over the bowler's head. 22 from the over. That ends the Powerplay and Scotland are 50 for 1.

5.50

Short ball, around leg. George Munsey misses the pull.

5.46

SIX! That is clobbered! On a length, on off. George Munsey clears his front leg and heaves it straight back over the bowler.

5.41wd

Full ball, way outside off. Left alone. Wide called again.

5.30

Back of a length, around off. Pushed back to the bowler.

5.24

FOUR! Again! Full ball, wide outside off. George Munsey carves it through covers for a boundary.

5.14

FOUR! Smacked! On a length, on off. George Munsey heaves it to the mid-wicket fence.

5.11wd

Full ball, way outside off. Left alone. Wided.

Runs Scored 10 Runs

Score after 5 overs : 28/1

G Munsey19 (14)

O Hairs1 (2)

T Chatara2-0-12-0

4.61

Good-length ball on the pads, Munsey flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

4.54

FOUR! Lovely stroke from Munsey! He is looking good! Back of a length ball on off, Munsey plays it through extra cover for a boundary.

4.44

EDGED AND FOUR! Munsey gets away with it! Short ball around middle, Munsey looks to pull but it goes off the top edge and it flies over the keeper's head for a boundary.

4.30

On off, pushed to the cover region.

4.21

Short ball on middle, Hairs pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

4.10

Good-length ball outside off, Hairs punches it to cover.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 4 overs : 18/1

G Munsey10 (10)

O Hairs0 (0)

R Ngarava2-1-4-1

3.60

Short ball outside off, Munsey sways away from it.

Oliver Hairs walks out to bat.

3.5W

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Well, this was coming, given the way Coetzer was swinging his bat on the last few balls. He was looking uncomfortable at the crease and he perishes. Short ball around off, Coetzer looks to pull but it goes off the top edge and goes behind. Chakabva settles himself under it and takes it.

3.40

Another play and miss! Short and outside off, Coetzer looks to pull but misses.

3.30

SWING AND A MISS! Good-length ball outside off. Coetzer sets himself up to swing it away but fails to get anything on it.

3.24

FOUR! Heaved away! Length ball on middle, Coetzer heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

3.10

Good-length ball outside off, Coetzer pushes it to cover.

Runs Scored 10 Runs

Score after 3 overs : 14/0

G Munsey10 (9)

K Coetzer2 (9)

B M'abani1-0-10-0

2.64

FOUR! Cut away! Good-length ball outside off, Munsey cuts it through the point region for a boundary.

2.54

FOUR! There it is, the first boundary of the game! Fullish ball on off, Munsey lifts it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

2.41

Short ball on middle, KC works it to deep square leg for one.

2.30

On a length outside off, Coetzer looks to defend but it goes off the inside edge past the stumps and to the keeper.

2.21

Shortish ball on middle, Munsey pulls it to deep square leg and picks up a single.

2.10

Good-length ball outside off, Munsey looks to smack it over the off side but misses.

Blessing Muzarabani comes in the attack now.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 2 overs : 4/0

K Coetzer1 (7)

G Munsey1 (5)

R Ngarava1-1-0-0

1.60

Good-length ball on off, Kyle defends it to cover-point. Excellent over from Ngarava.

1.50

On a length outside off, punched to cover off the back foot.

1.40

Play and a miss! Good length outside off, Coetzer stands tall and looks to punch it but fails to get any bat on it.

1.31lb

A leg bye! Fullish on the pads, Munsey misses his flick and it goes off the pads to the side of the pitch on the leg side. A leg bye taken.

1.21lb

Good-length ball on off, Coetzer looks to flick but it goes off the pads to the off side. A leg bye taken.

1.10

Back-of-a-length ball outside off, Coetzer punches it to cover.

Who will start from the other end? Richard Ngarava it is.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 1 overs : 2/0

G Munsey1 (4)

K Coetzer1 (2)

T Chatara1-0-2-0

0.60

Good-length ball on off, Munsey defends it to mid off. Good start from Chatara.

0.50

Full on middle, Munsey works it back to the bowler.

0.40

BEATEN! Nicely bowled by Chatara! Fullish ball outside off, Munsey looks to drive but misses.

Zimbabwe (Playing XI) - Regis Chakabva (WK), Craig Ervine (C), Sean Williams, Wesley Madhevere, Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarabani (In for Innocent Kaia), Richard Ngarava.

0.31

Length ball on middle, Coetzer works it to square leg for a single.

0.20

PLAY AND A MISS! Good-length ball outside off, Coetzer looks to cut but fails to get any bat on it.

0.11

Good-length ball on middle, Munsey flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

We are set for the action! The players walk out on the field. George Munsey and Kyle Coetzer walk out to bat for Scotland. Tendai Chatara to start with the ball.

Scotland (Playing XI) - George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer (C), Oliver Hairs, Richie Berrington, Calum MacLeod, Matthew Cross (WK), Michael Leask, Safyaan Sharif, Mark Watt, Chris Sole (In for Gavin Main), Alasdair Evans.

Toss - The news from the middle is that Scotland have won the toss and they will bat first!

Update 1:48 pm Local (12:38 pm GMT) - We have good news! Live visuals show that the rain has stopped and the covers are coming off. We should get some more good news soon.

Update 1:33 pm Local (12:33 pm GMT) - Well, we should have had the toss by now but the latest news is that the toss has been delayed due to rain. We hope that the rain is not too heavy and we get this decider started soon.

Sean Williams was the star for Zimbabwe in the second game! If not for him, Zimbabwe would have posted a low score and this game might not have been the decider. But here they are now because of Williams and now the visitors would look to be clinical and take the series. Toss and teams coming up in a bit.

Richie Berrington has been in good form for Scotland in this series. He has looked assured at the crease and is looking in top form at the moment. He though needs support from the other end if Scotland have to take the series. They need to become consistent and they would want to take the confidence into the T20 World Cup.

Hello and a warm welcome to the final T20I between Scotland and Zimbabwe. It is the decider and it has been an interesting series so far. Scotland won the first game quite convincingly but Zimbabwe bounced back strongly in the second to take the series to the decider. Both teams are strong and Scotland would look to win it and gain some momentum before the T20 World Cup. What will happen?

... Game Day ...