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A better throw from the fielder could have had the batsman in trouble at the striker's end. No signal from the umpire, so must have been an inside edge. Warnings of heavy floods could be issued as well.
Moves to 80 from 35 balls. There is a man in the piece, in fact two. The ball goes past him to the keeper. A length ball outside off, Musakanda clobbers it over wide long on. Alistair Campbell feels that a blockbuster game is in store for us on America's Independence Day when Zimbabwe take on Pakistan in Game 4 of the tri-series at 1000 solo 0800 GMT. The batsmen have run through for a single. Easy stumping for Carey behind. Some aggressive running between the wickets allows the batsmen to take the third run. Wants to forget what happened against Pakistan and start afresh today. One run added to the print. A short ball outside off, Finch looks to pull but misses.
A lovely delivery, landing the ball on a length, coming back in, Finch looks to tuck it away but is done in by the bounce. Still, Carey appeals for LBW. Calls it a team batting performance as everyone chipped in.
Coming soon to Europe! - The stand is worth 182 from 95 balls.
Do Zimbabwe stand a chance? Looking at their squad and the way Australia bowled yesterday, NO. But just for the sake of cricket, let us hope they show some fight and get as close as possible to the Aussie total. A victory would be an icing on the cake. The resumption should not be far... Aaron Finch has taken some time out to have a word with Alistair Campbell. Says that the wicket played a lot better than the Aussies thought it would initially. Adds that he knew Gayle's record was 175 and feels that had he taken a couple of extra 2s, he could have broken it. But smiles the next moment and says that the UNIVERSE BOSS deserves it. Remembers that match very well because he was the opposition captain in that game when Chris Gayle smashed 175 for Bangalore against Pune! Praises Short for showing a lot of patience and feels that when the tournament reaches its dying stages and the wicket becomes slow, Short's innings like these will help him a lot. In an innings full of carnage, there was another positive for the bowling side - Tendai Chisoro finished with figures of 4-0-19-0 consisting of 11 dots - in an innings where only 31 were bowled in total. Muzarabani finished with 2 wickets and had better figures as compared to the rest. They took one catch and dropped 5 - the latter being all of Aaron Finch. He was just looking to bash the ball, sans any feet movement or technique. Well, it simply was his day, wasn't it? Short played a supportive role, making 46 in a partnership of 223. Takes real strength to play that sort of a role when the man at the other end is going bonkers. A short ball outside off, Maxwell leaps and looks to pull but misses. He wants the bye but Stoinis says bye bye. HIT WICKET OFF A WIDE! Bizarre scenes out there. Muzarabani bowls this miles outside off and Finch, in his attempt to reach that, slips and hits the stumps with his bat instead. The keeper behind spots that and starts to appeal but Finch is already walking. Falls 4 short of what would have been a world record of the highest individual score in all T20 cricket. The skipper pulls this down to long on, backing away, the fielder charges in, dives forward but shells the catch. Gayle's 175 in sight now for Finchy... Zimbabwe finally take a wicket. A length ball wide outside off, Short looks to swipe across the line but only gets a top edge. The ball goes high in the air and Peter Moor takes it calmly. Short is furious with himself. Could not play a good innings. Had to play second fiddle throughout. Would have wanted to stay unbeaten and get that half century. Miles outside off, left alone. The keeper dives to his right and stops it. A length ball, Finch hits this high, very high but manages to clear Ryan Burl at long on! HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE IN T20IS! Finch betters his own record. Had scored 156 against England in Southampton in 2013. Moves to 158 now. Full and outside off, Aaron backs away and flays this over cover. A length ball outside off, Finch slogs hard and gets a top edge over the keeper to the fence behind! Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. A fumble by the keeper allows the batsmen a single as well. FIRST EVER DOUBLE CENTURY STAND IN T20IS! A half tracker, pulled to the mid-wicket fence. The batsmen have run through for a single. A length ball, Finch lofts this high and handsome towards long on. Tendai Chisoro watches the ball, seems like it will sail over but then he leaps, sticks out his left hand and manages to push the ball back in! One run added to the total. Move your luck Finchy, move your luck Finchy, from morning to night! Full and outside off, Finch pulls it straight to deep mid-wicket. The fielder dives but puts it down. A short ball outside off, Finch looks to pull but misses. There is an appeal for a caught behind but the umpire does not agree. Not a bad over from the seamer - just 8 from it. Second dot on the trot! A yorker from Mpofu, AF can only dig it out to the bowler. Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. A short ball outside off, steep bounce, Finch counters that by getting on his toes and slaps it over cover for a boundary! Moves to 141 from 61 balls with his 14th four. The fielder is a bit lethargic in returning the ball and the skipper is back for the second. The throw is a bad one and Aaron gets back. A better throw would have ended this partnership which is now the BEST FOR ANY TEAM, FOR ANY WICKET. On 82, then 113 and now on 133. Finch is on a roll and that is a massive understatement. Full and outside off, Finch backs away and looks to go big. Skies the ball high in the air and it is a chance. Ryan Burl comes charging in from cover , dives, gets to the ball but cannot hang on. Finch pulls it over the man at short fine now. The stand is worth 182 from 95 balls. A long hop now, Finch heaves again and the ball goes off the inner half of the bat past short fine leg. Blessing Muzarabani runs, no, jogs, even the deep square leg fielder reaches the ball first, but after the ball crosses the ropes. A full toss, Finch takes full toll and heaves it miles over mid-wicket! Best ever stand for Australia in T20Is, for any wicket. A short ball, again, Finch pulls it again. Full and outside off, Finch drives it straight to cover where the fielder shells it. Another mistimed shot clears the ropes. Full and outside off, Finch leans and hammers it over long off. The fielder waits, waits and waits and then leaps, but in vain. Finch moves to 113 from 53 balls. The batsmen have run through for a single. Full and outside off, Short drives this through the covers and gets a boundary! FIRST EVER 150-RUN OPENING STAND FOR AUSTRALIA IN T20IS! A long hop, outside off, Finch goes back and heaves it over long on! His second in T20Is. Gets it by working the ball towards mid-wicket. One run added to the total. The batsmen have run through for a single. A full toss to a batsman who is down the track, Short hits it long and high over mid-wicket! The batsmen have run through for a single. First shot in anger from Short. Comes down the track and lofts it over long off. The fielder at the ropes leaps but in vain. Just the one boundary in his entire spell - 4-0-19-0 for Chisoro. Another one clears the ropes. Finch backs away and hammers this with disdain over long off! The keeper whips off the bails and appeals for a stumping but it is not taken upstairs. The batsmen have run through for a single. A short ball, pulled over mid-wicket. There is a man in the deep, in fact two. Both are mere spectators. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. A long hop, Finch clobbers it straight back. Chibhabha tries to avoid himself getting hurt but somehow, it turns out like he is going for the catch. The ball bursts through his fingers and goes to long on. Luckily, the bowler is okay. The keeper goes up in an appeal while Short looks for the single but the bowler quickly gets across to stop the run. Moves to 80 from 35 balls. A length ball on middle, Finch backs away and clobbers it over the bowler. Long on dives to his left but the ball goes through! The batsmen take a late call to go for the second but eventually make it. There is protection in the deep, hence just a run. Chamu Chibhabha into the attack now. This is on middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. Just needs to give his captain the strike. They pick up a single. Some non-bashing cricket for a change. Aaron goes back and works it through square leg for a couple. Nope, just a yard short. Full and outside off, Finch gets down on a knee again and hammers it over the bowler, just wide of the man at long on. Full on off, Finch gets down and slogs it over long on! Moves to 63 from 26 balls with his 4th six. One run added to the total. It is uppish and lands just short of the fielder at short mid-wicket. Finch has scored 56 of those... Only the scorecard runs. Short and outside off, Finch crunches it through the covers. Half century for Finch and it has taken him just 22 balls. A length ball on middle, Finch heaves it over mid-wicket to register his fastest T20I fifty. Poor line, as if the scoring was not good enough. Down the leg side, fine leg is up. Finch tickles it past the fielder. Full and outside off, Short leans and punches it through the covers for a boundary! We have a slip in place now!!! The ball goes past him to the keeper. The ball is way wide on the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. The umpire has signalled a wide. And what a way to get it too. A length ball outside off, Finch backs away and looks to go over mid off. He ends up skewing it but such is his luck that it travels over cover! On a length again, outside off, Finch just stays leg side of the ball and clobbers it over mid off. Seems like Lady Luck is shining on Australia. A lovely delivery, landing the ball on a length, coming back in, Finch looks to tuck it away but is done in by the bounce. The ball goes off the pads through the vacant slip cordon to the third man fence! On a length outside off, Finch looks to go straight, but the bat twists in his hand a bit. Still, the connection is good enough to clear wide long on. Short and outside off, Short throws his bat at it and gets a thick outside edge through the vacant slip cordon to third man! Short and outside off, Finch plays that uppishly and just gets it past the diving cover fielder for a boundary! On the pads now, darted in, Finch calmly flicks it over mid-wicket and gets consecutive boundaries! Tossed up outside off, Finch backs away and lofts it straight back over the bowler for a boundary! They pick up a single. Short and outside off, Finch backs away and punches it through the covers for a boundary! They pick up a single. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. How close was that? Seemed pretty close to the naked eye. Very full, on middle and leg, DAS played all over it as he looked to flick and missed the ball. Was hit in front and the bowler appealed but it was turned down. There was a bit of drama as well as the non-striker wanted the single but Short was not sure where the ball was. A yes-yes and a no-no situation occurred while the fielding team was more interested in appealing and no one actually looked where the ball was going. Eventually the single was completed and a leg bye was signalled. A better throw from the fielder could have had the batsman in trouble at the striker's end. Around off, a bit of a flight, Finch just taps it towards long on and crosses over for a single. We are not far from the start. D'Arcy Short and Aaron Finch are the openers while off spinner John Nyumbu will bowl first up. Short will take strike. He too agrees that there will not be a big difference in the pitch today and it is just a matter of bowling in the right areas. Also says that it will be a good 40-over wicket. Says that there will be no team changes today as he wants the players to understand their roles and also be prepared to do well when pressure comes. Feels the match will last only three hours, so the pitch should not change that much and be pretty good. Admits that they have got a very depleted squad but also hopes that the guys in the squad put their hand up. Wants to forget what happened against Pakistan and start afresh today. Informs that Kyle Jarvis is out of the series due to a fractured finger and Chris Mpofu takes his place today. Hamilton Masakadza tosses the coin, tails is the call from Aaron Finch, but it is a Head. This is the one where both the games were played and hence there are a few cracks on offer. Also, seems like it has not been watered enough because maybe Zimbabwe do not want enough moisture. Looks like a bat first pitch according to him but he also feels that the captain winning the toss will be tempted to bowl because the pitch becomes a batting beauty in the afternoon. Warnings of heavy floods could be issued as well. But if you are in Harare, you need not bother or worry. Because it is bright and sunny without a chance of rain!!! Zimbabwe were on the wrong side of one while Pakistan faced the brunt of the other. Will we see some sort of a contest today? Let us hope so. Hello and a warm welcome to the third match of the tri-series between Zimbabwe and Australia in Harare. Australia have stomped to the top of the table and in all likelihood, Pakistan will join them at the top and take them through to Sunday's final with two games to spare in between. Well we hope you are right. Alistair Campbell feels that a blockbuster game is in store for us on America's Independence Day when Zimbabwe take on Pakistan in Game 4 of the tri-series at 1000 local 0800 GMT. Wish that we get what he has promised. We are signing off for now but the real blockbuster is coming up in a few hours' time - England take on India in the first T20I at Manchester. He does not smile though - puts in a stern look and says that it is nice to get the award. Then looks at the team's fielding and bowling and bluntly says that Australia were shoddy and the Zimbabwean batsmen took full toll. Agrees that he was trying to look at all his bowling options in the stack. Is happy with the bowling of Andrew Tye and Ashton Agar in the middle overs. Finally manages a smile when asked whether he enjoyed his innings - says that you get such moments only once or twice in your lifetime and he certainly enjoyed it. Says that just when he thought it could not get any tougher after the first game, it did. Admits that Zimbabwe could not do anything right from the time Finch unleashed himself. Looking back at the two games, Hamilton feels that too many runs are being given post the Powerplay. Finds some positives in the openers today and hopes that someone puts their hand up tomorrow against Pakistan. They were in for some stick early on, raising false hopes of a fascinating run chase but were barely tested other than Solomon Mire. Barring D'Arcy Short, who was unlucky not to get a wicket, thanks to a dropped catch from Andrew Tye, every other Aussie bowler who bowled got a wicket. Aaron Finch did a pretty decent job of rotating his bowlers giving everyone a go, barring himself. The presentation coming up... They raced to 50 in the 5th over but once he got out, well, the cookie just crumbled. You know you are in trouble if Chisoro comes in at number 8, which is so long a tail. Courtesy this win, they now have one foot of the size of Billy Stanlake in the final. A good achievement, given the procession that started post Mire's dismissal. A yorker around off, Nyumbu digs it out towards cover. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 100 RUNS! Outside off, short in length, John upper cuts it over backward point for a boundary! Flashes a big smile to his partner. A short ball, outside off, Mpofu goes for the pull but is done in by the extra bounce. Gets a top edge which goes straight up in the air. Stoinis thinks about going to his right but then D'Arcy Short runs in from short mid-wicket to complete the formalities. Tye himself 'SPOILS' the over by bowling a full toss outside off and CM works it through mid-wicket for a single. Tye's figures read 3-1-6-3! Another wicket maiden on the cards? Zimbabwe have 17 balls left... Caught at long on. Third wicket for Tye. Rolls his knuckles over, bowls it on a length on middle and leg, Burl is early into his slog and can only find Jhye Richardson at long on. For those interested, 109 more are needed from 19 balls. This is turning out to be a never-ending over in a never-ending match. A slower bouncer attempted, but it is outside leg and well above the batsman. Down the leg side, flick shot missed. Walks well across his stumps even before Marcus can let the ball go. It is outside off and Mpofu works it through mid-wicket and gets a single. Extra ball, down the leg side, Ryan misses his tuck. A length ball down the leg side, Burl gently tickles it to the fine leg fence. A run has been scored after 8 dots on the trot... A maiden for Agar to finish his spell - 4-1-16-2. Still, Carey appeals for LBW. On middle and leg, Tendai swipes across the line but it has gone only as far as a 10-meter jog needed by Agar to complete the catch from the mid-wicket boundary. Even Maxwell smiles looking at that. A short ball outside off, Chisoro backs away and heaves it over long on! Finch testing out his options on possibly who all could bowl. A WICKET MAIDEN FOR TYE - 2-1-5-2 so far. Looking at the image on the television screen, it seemed like Little Bravo has walked out to bat. Been watching too much of cricket. Just last night, saw him celebrate a catch on a Free Hit in the Global T20 Canada League... The knuckle ball from Tye, ties up Elton who looks to swing this out of the park. Himself has to get off the park now. The ball has not even carried to long on because the fielder has taken it well inside the ropes. Second wicket for Tye in 6 balls. Wants a single but is sent back. The ball barely carries to the keeper who is not able to stop it cleanly. They pick up a single. Not bad considering one looks at the overs bowled. But then, they had reached 52 in the 5th over. The second phase has been slow. On leg stump, Burl looks to work it to the leg side but misses due to the slowness of the delivery. Gets a leading edge which flies to third man. It hits him on the back and rolls towards third man. A leg bye taken. Andrew Tye gets himself in the scoring sheet for the Aussie bowlers. Full and outside off, Mire looks to push this down the ground but only ends up chipping it back to the bowler. Too easy a catch to be put down and Tye ensures that he hangs on. Zimbabwe would have wanted more from Moor. That almost got through beneath the bat. A short ball outside off, Chigumbura waits for the ball to come to him and guides it over short third man for a boundary! D'Arcy Short runs all the way from sweeper cover to his right only to allow the ball through. But there is long off to mop it up. Some entertainment in store... Saw him coming, did Agar and threw it wide outside off. Masakadza had nowhere to go after wandering out of his crease to defend and missed it. Easy stumping for Carey behind. Short and outside off, Peter goes back and pulls it way over long on! Short goes full now and Moor gets down and slogs it over mid on, beating Andrew Tye at long on to his left! A long, long hop, on middle, Moor goes back and pulls it over square leg for a boundary! Peter Moor, the Zimbabwean wicket-keeper. Full and straight, Musakanda gets down low to sweep and often when you attempt that shot, you cannot miss. He misses and is adjudged LBW. Losing wickets in a bit of a cluster now... The ball goes off his pads towards short fine leg and the batsmen take a single. No signal from the umpire, so must have been an inside edge. The batsmen have run through for a single. Not a bad start from Short... SIXTH ONE OF THE DAY. A short ball on middle, Hamilton goes back and heaves this towards long on. Andrew Tye comes in, misjudges it, dives forward but puts it down. Off the mark in grand style! A length ball outside off, Musakanda clobbers it over wide long on! Did well on debut against Pakistan a couple of days back. Plays one shot too many but you cannot blame him. The target is so steep that you need more than one boundary in an over, especially with the fielding restrictions on. Looks to heave this over mid on but cannot clear the fielder. Catching practice for Marcus Stoinis. It was good while it lasted - 28 from 19 from Mire, who hammered 5 fours and a six. Did not run much, eh... Bowls it much fuller, outside off, SM pushes and misses. A short ball outside off, Solomon goes for the pull but is beaten for pace, rather than by it. The ball comes after he has played the shot and hits him on the grille. A short ball outside off, Mire deliberately upper cuts it, past the keeper to the third man fence! Full and in the slot, Mire creates room and slogs it over mid on! One run added to the total. Full and outside off, Solomon attempts a reverse sweep but misses and is hit right in front. Agar is so confident that it is out that he almost starts to walk towards his skipper to celebrate but then sees the umpire moving away on the LBW appeal! The ball has gone over the keeper to short fine leg and a single is taken. The umpire felt there was an inside edge - replays do not detect any. SM is lucky to get away with one... Ashton Agar introduced in the Powerplay. A short ball, outside off, this time Masakadza stays back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary! A wicket from the over but 16 from it as well! A short ball to welcome the skipper, Masakadza comes forward to defend but is taken aback by the bounce. Fends it to the off side. That is a beauty of a delivery from Richardson and he has got a wicket. He lands this on a length outside off and Chibhabha's initial step is to try and run this down to third man. But the ball comes back in a long way and literally cramps the batsman for room. It takes the inside edge, hits the pad and then lobs to the keeper who appeals. Chibhabha starts to walk any which ways, before the umpire can raise his finger. So Finch's plans - of talking to his bowler before this ball and removing himself from slip - have worked wonders. Sprays this down the leg side, CC looks to tuck but misses. Finch walks all the way from slip to have a chat with his bowler... Jhye drops it short and Chibhabha swivels and pulls it massively over square leg! The stand is worth 41 from just 20 balls... A short ball down the leg side, Chamu leaves it alone. On a length outside off, Chibhabha gives himself some room to the leg side and punches it through the covers. Splits the gap and finds the boundary! Chibhabha moves to 12 from 8 balls. Nice to see the batsmen showing some intent. Sensible cricket from Solomon now. The ball is a decent one, on a length outside off, coming in, the batsman just waits for it and steers it past first slip to the third man fence! The best of the over! A short ball outside off, Mire leaps and upper cuts it over point. The ball goes all the way! A length ball outside off, Mire swings hard and gets a thick leading edge. Andrew Tye rushes to his left from third man but cannot get there! The hosts need more of these. Just the first boundary in the third over. Not all that short from Stanlake, Mire plays more of a short-arm jab than pull and clubs it over mid on for a boundary! Hits the deck hard, bangs it in short, Mire taps it towards point. Decent start from Richardson. Fullish ball, angling in sharply, Mire falls over a bit in order to flick it but is hit on the pads. Australia appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Sliding down leg perhaps. In the same zone, the batsman lets it go. Richardson lands this one in the avenue of apprehension and gets it to move away. Mire fishes at it and gets foxed. Can't stop the single though. Some aggressive running between the wickets allows the batsmen to take the third run. Fullish ball outside off, driven crisply to the man at extra cover. Short ball but the line is wayward again. It is down leg and Chamu ducks under it. Down the leg side, Chibhabha tries to whip it but misses. Similar length ball, placed towards third man as the batsmen take a run. The fielder again scores a direct hit, this time at the striker's end but the batsman is in. D'Arcy Short has a shy at the bowler's end and hits the stumps but the ball ricochets through mid-wicket. An extra run results. A loosener to start off with! It is way outside off as Chibhabha has a flash at it but misses. Billy Stanlake to start off proceedings. Solomon Mire and Chamu Chibhabha are the openers. Zimbabwe Vs Australia Live Score T20 Ball by Ball Commentary.