135.2Ghazanfar to T Gwandu586/10
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. AM Ghazanfar to Trevor Gwandu. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge, caught by Zazai. Afghanistan bowlers will be relieved after they finally take the final wicket, as Zimbabwe have been bowled out for 586, their highest test total. Brian Bennett became the third home batter to reach a century, his maiden test ton and remained 110 not out. Will Afghanistan batters show some response with the bat, or will Zimbabwe bowlers use their home advantage? Join us after after the tea break for live-action.
131.1Omarzai to B Muzarabani548/9
Clean Bowled. OUT! Bowled. Azmatullah Omarzai to Blessing Muzarabani. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed. First Test wicket for Omarzai.
121.4Pakteen to N Nyamhuri506/8
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Zahir Khan to Newman Nyamhuri. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge, caught by Zazai. The ball brushes the bat and settles into the keeper's gloves.
110.4Akbar to B Mavuta465/7
Clean Bowled. OUT! Bowled. Zia-ur-Rehman to Brandon Mavuta. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, missed. Mavuta has to follow his steps back to the pavilion.
110.2Akbar to C Ervine465/6
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Zia-ur-Rehman to Craig Ervine. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge, caught by Zazai. A lack of concentration from Ervine.
90.3Zadran to S Williams383/5
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Naveed Zadran to Sean Williams. Seaming away back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Zurmatai. Responsible knock comes to an end.
55.2Ghazanfar to D Myers220/4
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught & Bowled. AM Ghazanfar to Dion Myers. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled back to bowler, caught by Ghazanfar. Soft dismissal.
44.3Pakteen to T Kaitano170/3
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Zahir Khan to Takudzwanashe Kaitano. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to first slip, caught by Atal.
25.3Ghazanfar to B Curran92/2
Clean Bowled. OUT! Bowled. AM Ghazanfar to Ben Curran. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. What a beautiful delivery of this. The players are returning to the pavilion, and the umpires called Lunch. Zimbabwe has scored 92 runs for the loss of two wickets in the first session. The Zimbabwe batters started strongly and maintained their rhythm throughout the session. Ben Curran has showcased his talent today. For Afghanistan, Naveed Zadran and AM Ghazanfar picked up a wicket each. Do join us for the second session in about 40 minutes.
9.3Zadran to J Gumbie43/1
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Naveed Zadran to Joylord Gumbie. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, outside edge, caught by Zazai. Beautifully Bowled.