UAE Match Commentary Zimbabwe requires 117 runs to win Innings break Over 20 (13 runs, 1 wicket)UAE 116/9 S Silva 13* (16) M Guruge* 1* (1) 19.6 T Chatara to S Silva, no run, 131.0 km/h full length just outside off stump. He plays and misses 19.5 T Chatara to M Guruge, 129.6 km/h full length just outside off stump. He picks up a single straight down the ground Manjula Guruge is the last man in for UAE. Wicket! Timber! Chatara gets his revenge by beating Kamran and knocking leg stump out of the ground. 19.4 T Chatara to K Shazad, WICKET!!! K Shazad is out b Tendai Chatara Six! Oomph! Kamran is picking Chatara off here. Chatara goes for the slower ball, and Kamran mullers it over mid-wicket for six more. 19.3 T Chatara to K Shazad, 106.3 km/h short length going down leg. He hits a great shot, that has gone all the way through mid-wicket 19.2 T Chatara to K Shazad, no run, 103.0 km/h short length on leg stump. He plays and misses Six! The first maximum of the day! Shazad swings merrily and sends it over mid-wicket for six. Fun to watch for UAE. 19.1 T Chatara to K Shazad, 105.3 km/h short length on leg stump. He hits a great shot, that has gone all the way through mid-wicket So UAE enter the final over. Can they have a good old-fashioned slog and get to 120? Over 19 (4 runs)UAE 103/8 K Shazad* 9* (11) S Silva 13* (15) 18.6 T Panyangara to K Shazad, 124.3 km/h full length on middle stump. He picks up a single straight down the ground 18.5 T Panyangara to S Silva, 125.4 km/h full toss just outside off stump. He picks up a single down to 3rd man 18.4 T Panyangara to K Shazad, 123.9 km/h full toss just outside off stump. He picks up a single through mid-wicket 18.3 T Panyangara to K Shazad, no run, 124.8 km/h full length outside off stump. There is no run there 18.2 T Panyangara to K Shazad, no run, 126.6 km/h full length just outside off stump. He goes hard at the ball, but straight to the fielder 18.1 T Panyangara to S Silva, 124.1 km/h full toss just outside off stump. He picks up a single down to 3rd man Close! Lovely slower ball, and Silva only succeeds in playing and missing. Over 18 (6 runs)UAE 99/8 S Silva* 11* (13) K Shazad 7* (7) 17.6 T Chatara to S Silva, 101.4 km/h short length on middle stump. He picks up a single backward of square on the leg side 17.5 T Chatara to S Silva, no run, 106.9 km/h short length outside off stump. He plays and misses 17.4 T Chatara to K Shazad, 106.6 km/h good length on leg stump. He picks up a single straight down the ground 17.3 T Chatara to K Shazad, no run, 126.2 km/h short length on off stump. He plays and misses 17.2 T Chatara to K Shazad, no run, 131.8 km/h short length on middle stump. He plays and misses Four! What a lovely shot by Shazad. Chatara aims it in at his pads, but Shazad swings gleefully, and sends it over the mid-wicket region. 17.1 T Chatara to K Shazad, 131.4 km/h full length going down leg. He hits a nice boundary through mid-wicket Chatara is back. Utseya finishes with 0/18 off his 4 overs. No wicket, but hes kept it tight. Over 17 (5 runs)UAE 93/8 K Shazad* 2* (3) S Silva 10* (11) 16.6 P Utseya to K Shazad, 79.0 km/h full length just outside off stump. He picks up a single straight down the ground 16.5 P Utseya to S Silva, 80.8 km/h good length outside off stump. He defends 16.4 P Utseya to K Shazad, 85.5 km/h good length on middle stump. He picks up a single through mid-wicket 16.4 P Utseya to K Shazad, Wide delivery 16.3 P Utseya to K Shazad, no run, 81.4 km/h good length on off stump. He defends 16.2 P Utseya to S Silva, 93.3 km/h full length outside off stump. He picks up a single through the covers 16.1 P Utseya to S Silva, no run, 81.6 km/h good length just outside off stump. He goes hard at the ball, but straight to the fielder To qualify Zim need to beat UAE by at least 27-30 balls to spare & hope Ireland lose to Neth. Ireland just need a win to qualify! #WT20 — Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 21, 2014 16.1 P Utseya to S Silva, no run, 81.6 km/h good length just outside off stump. There is no run there Over 16 (8 runs, 1 wicket)UAE 88/8 S Silva* 8* (8) Kamran Shazad comes to the middle. Hell be looking to help UAE to 100. Wicket! UAE have thrown another wicket away. Javed tries to flick a fullish delivery down leg all the way over square leg, but only succeeds in finding Panyangara. 15.6 S Raza to A Javed, WICKET!!! A Javed is out c Tinashe Panyangara b Sikandar Raza 15.5 S Raza to S Silva, 96.8 km/h good length just outside off stump. He picks up a single straight down the ground 15.4 S Raza to S Silva, no run, 86.6 km/h good length on middle stump. There is no run there 15.4 S Raza to S Silva, Wide delivery Four! A much needed boundary for UAE. Silva goes for a lovely cover drive, slightly uppish, but its four nonetheless. 15.3 S Raza to S Silva, 78.2 km/h good length just outside off stump. He hits a nice boundary through the covers 15.2 S Raza to A Javed, 92.6 km/h good length going down leg. He picks up a single straight down the ground So were into the last 5 overs of the innings. Can UAE bat their overs? If so, they may sneak up past 100, maybe to 120. 15.1 S Raza to S Silva, 85.6 km/h good length on middle stump. He picks up a single straight down the ground Over 15 (3 runs)UAE 80/7 A Javed 7* (8) S Silva* 2* (4) 14.6 P Utseya to A Javed, no run, 91.8 km/h good length going down leg. Straight to the fielder 14.5 P Utseya to S Silva, 83.6 km/h short length outside off stump. He picks up a single down to 3rd man 14.4 P Utseya to S Silva, no run, 74.9 km/h good length on middle stump. He goes hard at the ball, but straight to the fielder 14.3 P Utseya to A Javed, 81.7 km/h short length going down leg. He picks up a single through mid-wicket 14.2 P Utseya to S Silva, 82.1 km/h short length on off stump. He picks up a single straight down the ground 14.1 P Utseya to S Silva, no run, 76.0 km/h good length going down leg. He defends Prosper Utseyas back. Can he finish off the innings? Williams spell is over. 3/15 off his four. Lovely to see traditional slow left-arm spin pick up wickets. Over 14 (2 runs, 2 wickets)UAE 77/7 A Javed 6* (6) S Silva* 0* (0) 13.6 S Williams to A Javed, 86.1 km/h good length on off stump. He picks up two straight down the ground Shadeep Silva comes to the crease. Wicket! And another falls. Raza succumbs to the pressure and skies a shot straight up in the air. Mushangwe comes in from long off and takes a simple catch. 13.5 S Williams to A Raza, WICKET!!! A Raza is out c Natsai Mushangwe b Sean Williams 13.4 S Williams to A Raza, no run, 87.2 km/h good length just outside off stump. He defends 13.3 S Williams to A Raza, no run, 87.5 km/h good length on off stump. He edges but survives 13.2 S Williams to A Raza, no run, 86.7 km/h good length on off stump. He defends Ahmed Raza comes in. Can he help UAE to a respectable total? Wicket! And now UAE are in real trouble. The ball hits the pad, the umpire turns down the appeal, but as Mustafa tries to turn back after setting off for a suicidal single, he slips, and Chatara throws it to Taylor, who does the rest. 13.1 S Williams to R Mustafa, WICKET!!! R Mustafa is out run out (Tendai Chatara) Over 13 (5 runs)UAE 75/5 R Mustafa* 4* (7) A Javed 4* (5) 12.6 S Raza to R Mustafa, 88.2 km/h good length on leg stump. He picks up a single down to fine leg 12.5 S Raza to A Javed, 93.3 km/h full toss on middle stump. He picks up a single straight down the ground 12.4 S Raza to A Javed, no run, 86.0 km/h good length on middle stump. There is no run there 12.3 S Raza to A Javed, 98.8 km/h short length going down leg. He picks up two backward of square on the leg side 12.2 S Raza to R Mustafa, 93.2 km/h good length just outside off stump. He picks up a single backward of square on the off side 12.1 S Raza to R Mustafa, no run, 85.7 km/h short length on middle stump. He defends Over 12 (2 runs, 1 wicket)UAE 70/5 A Javed 1* (2) R Mustafa* 2* (4) 11.6 S Williams to A Javed, no run, 86.1 km/h good length on off stump. He defends 11.5 S Williams to R Mustafa, 79.6 km/h good length just outside off stump. He defends 11.4 S Williams to R Mustafa, no run, 86.5 km/h good length just outside off stump. He defends 11.3 S Williams to A Javed, 86.4 km/h good length just outside off stump. He picks up a single straight down the ground Amjad Javed strides to the middle. Can he push UAEs total on? Wicket! And the house of cards that is UAEs batting is starting to tumble. A quicker delivery by Williams, and Ali is caught on the back pad. The umpire has no hesitation in raising the finger. 11.2 S Williams to A Ali, WICKET!!! A Ali is out lbw Sean Williams 11.1 S Williams to A Ali, no run, 84.9 km/h good length outside off stump. He goes hard at the ball, but straight to the fielder Over 11 (2 runs, 1 wicket)UAE 68/4 A Ali* 1* (2) R Mustafa 1* (2) 10.6 S Raza to A Ali, 91.0 km/h good length outside off stump. He picks up a single through the covers 10.5 S Raza to A Ali, no run, 86.9 km/h good length on middle stump. He defends Amjad Ali comes to the middle, needing to help rebuild. Wicket! Raza has got the big breakthrough. Lovely flight, and Patil is wrapped on the pads. A loud appeal, and the umpire raises his finger. What now for UAE? 10.4 S Raza to S Patil, WICKET!!! S Patil is out lbw Sikandar Raza Close! Nearly a run out, but Patil gets a shift on and makes his ground. 10.3 S Raza to S Patil, no run, 89.2 km/h good length going down leg. He plays and misses 10.2 S Raza to R Mustafa, 88.5 km/h good length just outside off stump. He defends 10.1 S Raza to R Mustafa, no run, 85.8 km/h good length just outside off stump. Straight to the fielder Sikandar Raza gets a bowl. Over 10 (4 runs, 1 wicket)UAE 66/3 S Patil 30* (24) R Mustafa* 0* (0) 9.6 S Williams to S Patil, no run, 89.0 km/h good length on middle stump. He defends Rohan Mustafa comes to the middle. Can he continue the momentum that UAE were gathering? Wicket! The partnership is broken. Khurram goes too aerial on his sweep, and Chigumbura takes a good diving catch running in from deep square leg. Huge relief for Zimbabwe. 9.5 S Williams to K Khan, WICKET!!! K Khan is out c Elton Chigumbura b Sean Williams 9.4 S Williams to S Patil, 88.3 km/h short length on middle stump. He defends 9.3 S Williams to K Khan, 88.3 km/h short length going down leg. He picks up a single through mid-wicket 9.2 S Williams to S Patil, 83.4 km/h good length just outside off stump. He picks up a single straight down the ground 9.1 S Williams to K Khan, 81.5 km/h short length going down leg. He picks up a single backward of square on the leg side Over 9 (16 runs)UAE 62/2 S Patil 28* (21) K Khan* 24* (24) Four! Far too much width from Mushangwe, and Patil helps himself to a boundary, beating the despairing dive of point. 8.6 N Mushangwe to S Patil, 88.9 km/h good length outside off stump. He hits a nice boundary down to 3rd man 50 partnership up for UAE. These two are digging them out of a hole here. 8.5 N Mushangwe to K Khan, 90.0 km/h good length on off stump. He picks up a single straight down the ground Four! This is entertaining from Khurram. He backs away outside leg to be able to smash the ball through the covers. Glorious. 8.4 N Mushangwe to K Khan, 85.1 km/h full length going down leg. He hits a nice boundary through the covers 8.4 N Mushangwe to K Khan, Wide delivery 8.3 N Mushangwe to K Khan, no run, 88.3 km/h good length on leg stump. He cant get that one off the square 8.3 N Mushangwe to K Khan, Wide delivery Four! Lovely use of the feet, as he dances down to turn a ball into a full toss and it beats long off. 8.2 N Mushangwe to K Khan, 87.4 km/h full toss on off stump. He hits a nice boundary through the covers 8.1 N Mushangwe to S Patil, 86.7 km/h full length just outside off stump. He picks up a single straight down the ground Over 8 (8 runs)UAE 46/2 K Khan 15* (20) S Patil* 23* (19) 7.6 S Williams to K Khan, no run, 85.5 km/h good length just outside off stump. There is no run there 7.5 S Williams to K Khan, no run, 86.2 km/h good length on off stump. He defends Six! Khurram goes for a pull to the square leg boundary, where the ball is fielded. The fielder takes a shy at the stumps, but no-one is backing up, and UAE get the four overthrows. 7.4 S Williams to K Khan, 92.4 km/h short length on off stump. They get 6 runs there through mid-wicket Close! Patil goes aerial, and it just falls short of long on. 7.3 S Williams to S Patil, 85.4 km/h good length on middle stump. He picks up a single straight down the ground 7.2 S Williams to S Patil, no run, 82.6 km/h good length on middle stump. Straight to the fielder 7.1 S Williams to K Khan, 1 leg bye Sean Williams is on with his slow left arm. Over 7 (7 runs)UAE 38/2 S Patil 22* (17) K Khan* 9* (16) Close! A nice way for Mushangwe to finish the over, as he brings Patil forward and beats the edge. There is a bit of turn, and also a bit of swing out there. 6.6 N Mushangwe to S Patil, no run. He plays and misses 6.5 N Mushangwe to K Khan, 88.0 km/h good length outside off stump. He picks up a single through the covers 6.4 N Mushangwe to S Patil, 86.1 km/h full length outside off stump. He picks up a single through the covers 6.3 N Mushangwe to K Khan, 84.8 km/h good length going down leg. He picks up a single backward of square on the leg side Four! And Khurram greets him by sweeping the ball to square leg for four. Too full from Mushangwe. 6.2 N Mushangwe to K Khan, no run, 82.1 km/h full length just outside off stump. He cant get that one off the square 6.1 N Mushangwe to K Khan, 79.0 km/h good length on leg stump. He hits a nice boundary down to fine leg And so ends the Powerplay. The start of a recovery job for UAE. NAtsai Mushangwe is on with his spin to try to break this partnership. Over 6 (14 runs)UAE 31/2 S Patil 21* (15) K Khan* 3* (12) Four! Patils clearly in the groove to cause a bit of mayhem. Sends his front leg out the way and creams a fullish delivery between cover and mid off. Great intent and great shot. 5.6 T Panyangara to S Patil, 125.9 km/h full length on off stump. He hits a nice boundary straight down the ground 5.5 T Panyangara to S Patil, no run, 129.5 km/h full toss on middle stump. He defends Four! Four more to Patil, who latches on a short and wide one to cut to the left of point. It was close to catching distance for point, but not quite close enough. 5.4 T Panyangara to S Patil, 110.2 km/h short length outside off stump. He hits a nice boundary backward of square on the off side 5.3 T Panyangara to K Khan, 135.7 km/h short length just outside off stump. He picks up a single down to 3rd man 5.2 T Panyangara to S Patil, 131.7 km/h full toss going down leg. He picks up a single down to fine leg Four! Lovely shot from Patil, who latches on to a slightly full delivery and sends it aerially over mid on for four. 5.1 T Panyangara to S Patil, 133.8 km/h full length on middle stump. He hits a nice boundary straight down the ground Over 5 (1 run)UAE 17/2 K Khan 2* (11) S Patil* 8* (10) 4.6 T Chatara to K Khan, no run, 134.2 km/h short length just outside off stump. He edges but survives 4.5 T Chatara to K Khan, no run, 134.2 km/h good length just outside off stump. Straight to the fielder 4.4 T Chatara to S Patil, 134.0 km/h good length on off stump. He picks up a single through mid-wicket Close! Patil cant get Chatara away, as he goes for a bit of an expansive drive, and misses. 4.3 T Chatara to S Patil, no run, 136.0 km/h good length outside off stump. He plays and misses 4.2 T Chatara to S Patil, no run, 133.7 km/h short length outside off stump. He cant get that one off the square 4.1 T Chatara to S Patil, no run, 129.7 km/h good length just outside off stump. He defends Clearly 1130 is the hottest time of the day here in Sylhet. Its a sweltering one. #ZimVsUAE #wt20 — Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) March 21, 2014 Over 4 (5 runs)UAE 16/2 K Khan 2* (9) S Patil* 7* (6) 3.6 T Panyangara to K Khan, no run, 129.8 km/h good length outside off stump. He edges but survives 3.5 T Panyangara to K Khan, no run, 129.2 km/h short length on middle stump. He plays and misses Close! Panyangara is finding his rhythm, forcing a play and a miss from Khurram. 3.4 T Panyangara to K Khan, no run, 132.2 km/h good length outside off stump. He defends 3.3 T Panyangara to K Khan, no run, 131.8 km/h good length just outside off stump. He defends 3.2 T Panyangara to S Patil, 133.9 km/h short length just outside off stump. He defends Four! Patil gets his first boundary of the day. Too straight from Panyangara, and Patil simply flicks this to the square leg boundary. That will give him some confidence. 3.1 T Panyangara to S Patil, 131.5 km/h good length going down leg. He hits a nice boundary backward of square on the leg side The first bowling change of the day, as Tinashe Panyangara is given a bowl. Over 3 (3 runs)UAE 11/2 K Khan 2* (5) S Patil* 2* (4) 2.6 P Utseya to K Khan, no run, 89.6 km/h short length going down leg. He plays and misses 2.5 P Utseya to S Patil, 85.5 km/h short length going down leg. He picks up a single through mid-wicket 2.4 P Utseya to S Patil, no run, 84.1 km/h good length on middle stump. He defends 2.3 P Utseya to S Patil, no run, 87.0 km/h good length just outside off stump. He defends 2.2 P Utseya to K Khan, 78.4 km/h good length going down leg. He picks up a single through mid-wicket 2.1 P Utseya to S Patil, 83.1 km/h good length just outside off stump. He picks up a single through the covers Over 2 (1 run, 2 wickets)UAE 8/2 K Khan 1* (3) S Patil* 0* (0) 1.6 T Chatara to K Khan, no run, 136.2 km/h full length just outside off stump. He edges but survives 1.5 T Chatara to K Khan, no run, 136.3 km/h full length going down leg. He plays and misses The wicket-keeper Swapnil Patil walks to the middle, much earlier than he would have hoped. Wicket! Double trouble for UAE. Asif sets off for a single that was never there, and Raza hones in on the stumps for another breakthrough. 1.4 T Chatara to F Asif, WICKET!!! F Asif is out run out (Sikandar Raza) 1.3 T Chatara to K Khan. He picks up a single backward of square on the leg side The captain Khurram Khan walks to the middle. Hes had a relatively successful tournament, but will be looking to finish in style. Wicket! Early breakthrough for Zimbabwe. A beauty from Chatara, and Anwar can only have a nibble that goes through to Taylor. 1.2 T Chatara to S Anwar, WICKET!!! S Anwar is out c Brendan Taylor b Tendai Chatara 1.1 T Chatara to S Anwar, no run. He defends So a nice positive start from a UAE perspective. Tendai Chatara will open up from the other end. Over 1 (7 runs)UAE 7/0 F Asif 1* (2) S Anwar* 6* (4) 0.6 P Utseya to F Asif, no run, 89.5 km/h good length going down leg. He plays and misses 0.5 P Utseya to S Anwar, 81.8 km/h good length just outside off stump. He defends Four! Anwars showing his intent early. Utseya overpitches, and Anwar hits it aerially straight down the ground. Just what the doctor ordered. 0.4 P Utseya to S Anwar. He hits a nice boundary straight down the ground 0.3 P Utseya to F Asif, 91.4 km/h good length on middle stump. He picks up a single down to fine leg 0.2 P Utseya to S Anwar, 86.9 km/h short length on off stump. He picks up a single through the covers The wait is over. Shaiman Anwar will face the first ball. Its spin first up, with the delightfully named Prosper Utseya opening the bowling. 0.1 P Utseya to S Anwar, no run. He defends The players are out for the national anthems. A massive day for Zimbabwe cricket you would feel. At the toss, Taylor says he is looking to restrict UAE to a low total, chase it down quickly to boost the net run rate, and then just wait and see what happens in the Ireland v Netherlands match. Khurram Khan is hopeful that one of the top four can get a 50 or a 60 to set the game up for UAE. Zimbabwe: H Masakadza, Raza, Taylor*(wk), Chigumbura, Williams, Sibanda, Maruma, Utseya, Panyangara, Chatara, Mushangwe United Arab Emirates: Ali, Asif, K Khan* Patil (wk), Anwar, Javed, Mustafa, Silva, Raza, Shazad, Guruge Toss: Zimbabwe wins toss and fields Preview: Moments after he hit a six off the last ball to give Zimbabwe to a crucial five-wicket win over the Netherlands on Wednesday (March 19), Vusi Sibanda tweeted, “Never an easy situation to be in. But what a relief when all goes well!!!!!” While the result kept Zimbabwe’s hopes of qualifying for the Super 10 round alive, Sibanda and his teammates will be aware that they are only in partial control of their fate. Not only do Zimbabwe have to beat the United Arab Emirates by a convincing margin at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium on Friday (March 21), it will be hoping that Ireland, to whom it lost in the last ball, have a rare off day and slip up against the Netherlands. That would tie Zimbabwe, Ireland and The Netherlands on points at the top of the Group B table, and one team would go through on the basis of a superior net run rate. However, Zimbabwe cannot afford to worry about the permutation and combinations; it has to focus on doing certain things right. In the game against Ireland, four top-order batsmen failed to convert starts into big scores. It proved to be costly at the end as Brendan Taylor’s 59 and Tinashe Panyangara’s four-wicket haul went in vain. In its next game, Zimbabwe reduced the Netherlands to 35 for 4 but failed to close things as the fielding standards dropped. It made heavy weather of its chase of 141 as except for Hamilton Masakadza and Taylor, once again the top order failed. Had it not been for some industrious batting by Sean Williams and Sibanda’s decisive blow, Zimbabwe would have been left with bruised egos. From Dave Houghton to Andy Flower, Zimbabwean cricket has seen better days. A variety of reasons has led the team to its current predicament, but that does not take away the manner in which Taylor has led the team in the tournament so far. He has put a brave face on it and been brutally honest in his post-match analysis. A big believer in taking the positives out of any situation, Taylor would have regrouped the unit and made them believe that it has enough in it for one more big effort, which, if things work out in its favour, could provide yet another trigger point to resurrect the country’s dwindling cricket graph. If Zimbabwe’s story has been that from optimism to despair, UAE’s journey has been the opposite. The last time it was up against a Test-playing nation was in 2008 when it participated in the Asia Cup in Pakistan. Aaqib Javed, UAE’s coach, has worked hard to help the team make it to this tournament and qualify for the 2015 World Cup. While it is not in the race for a Super 10 spot, the game against Zimbabwe gives it a chance to make a strong statement. For it to make this opportunity count, the batsmen must put up a fight. It batted first in its previous two games, but none of batsmen has been able to score a fifty so far. There has simply not been enough on the board for the bowlers to be able to influence the proceedings. If UAE could be inspired to reverse this trend, then it would go a long way in convincing the authorities back home that faster a central contract system is in place, the better it would be for all concerned. Hello and welcome to the Sylhet Stadium for Match 11 of ICC World Twenty20 2014 between Zimbabwe and United Arab Emirates
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