ZIM-U19 vs NAM-U19 Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! That's it! Full and on off, Panashe Taruvinga picks it well and heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary. Smiles all around the Zimbabwe Under-19 camp as they make their way into the Super Six! Zimbabwe Under-19 beat Namibia Under-19 by 8 wickets!

Wide! Lands it down leg, Panashe Taruvinga looks to flick it but misses.

Bowls it down leg, Panashe Taruvinga shuffles across to flick it but misses.

Short and on off, Panashe Taruvinga pulls it. It lands just short of the mielder at mid-wicket who makes a good stop. Dot!

Short and on middle, Campbell Macmillan slaps it to the fielder at mid off.

Bowls it on off, Campbell Macmillan blocks it to mid off.

Dropped! Very tough though! Short and on off, Campbell Macmillan pulls it. The fielder at mid-wicket flies to his left and just manages to get his hand to it. Dot!

FOUR! Fine shot! Lands it short and on middle, Campbell Macmillan rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket as the ball races away! Just 5 runs needed now.

Short, on off, Panashe Taruvinga hangs back and punches it through covers for one.

Quicker one, on middle, Panashe Taruvinga blocks it to the mid off fielder.

FOUR! Campbell Macmillan is on the charge and looks in a hurry to finish things off now! Errs his line down leg, Campbell Macmillan swivels and pulls it through fine leg as the ball races away. Just 10 needed now!

Touch short and on middle, Campbell Macmillan blocks it to mid on.

Bowls it on off, Panashe Taruvinga moves forward and knocks it to mid off for one.

FOUR! Brings up his FIFTY with a boundary! Lands it short and on off, Panashe Taruvinga hangs back and steers it through point for a boundary. 15 needed now! A very mature innings from him.

FOUR BYES! Lands it on middle, it turns in a long way as it misses the leg pole and the keeper and finds the fence. Fortunate runs!

Short, on middle, Campbell Macmillan pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Bowls it outside off, Campbell Macmillan looks to slap it but edges it to third man for one.

Short and on off, Campbell Macmillan eases it to covers.

OUT! TIMBER! Brandon Sunguro makes his way back after getting his side into a commanding position! Full and on off, it turns in, Brandon Sunguro lunges to block it but gets beaten as the ball hits the stumps.

Lands it outside off, Panashe Taruvinga guides it to deep point for one.

Short and on off, Panashe Taruvinga eases it to covers.

Full, on middle, Panashe Taruvinga blocks it back.

Bowls it on off, Brandon Sunguro fends it to covers.

Short, on middle, Panashe Taruvinga slaps it to long on for one. This brings up the 100 run partnership between these duo!

Quicker one, on middle, Panashe Taruvinga eases it to short covers.

Lands it on middle, Panashe Taruvinga flicks it to sqaure leg.

Short and on leg, this is defended towards mid-wicket.

Full, on middle, Panashe Taruvinga eases it to mid on.

Lands it on middle, Brandon Sunguro blocks it to the fielder at point.

Too full, on middle, Brandon Sunguro blocks it to mid on.

Lands it on off, Brandon Sunguro defends it to point.

Another dot as this is played towards mid off.

Short, Brandon Sunguro pulls it but the fielder does well to stop it at square leg. Dot!

Lands it on middle, this is defended towards mid on.

Another single as this is pulled towards deep square leg.

Bowls it on middle, Panashe Taruvinga drills it to mid on for one.

Wide! Bowls it down leg as the umpire calls it wide.

Short, on leg, Brandon Sunguro pulls it to deep backward square leg for one.

Too full, on middle, Brandon Sunguro digs it to the mid off fielder.

Short again, Panashe Taruvinga pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Short, on leg, Brandon Sunguro helps it fine for one.

Short, on off, Panashe Taruvinga fends it to covers.

Bowls it on middle, Panashe Taruvinga eases it to covers. Dot.

Touch short and on middle, Brandon Sunguro tucks it to mid-wicket for one.

Full, angling in, Brandon Sunguro blocks it to mid off.

Wide! Down leg as the umpire calls it wide.

Lands it outside off, this us punched towards covers. The fielder does well to stop it to his right and restricts them for a single.

Wide! Bowls it down leg, Panashe Taruvinga lets it go.

Length and on off, this is defended towards mid off.

Short and on middle, Brandon Sunguro blocks it back.

Wide! Lands it down leg, Brandon Sunguro looks to pull it but misses.

Short and on off, Brandon Sunguro eases it to point.

Lands it on off, Brandon Sunguro eases it to covers.

Short one as this is pulled away through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep makes a good stop diving to his left. Single taken.

Full, on middle, Panashe Taruvinga blocks it to mid off.

Lands it outside off, Brandon Sunguro slices it to deep backward point for one.

Wide! Lands it down the leg side as the umpire calls it wide.

JAFFA! Into the channel of uncertainty outside off with a bit of an away movement, Panashe Taruvinga gets beaten all ends up on that as the ball flirts past his outside edge through to the keeper to end the over.

Pace-off on off, Panashe Taruvinga defends it with soft hands to point.

Full, outside off, Panashe Taruvinga solidly drives it to point. Still can't find the gap.

Short and outside off, punched to point for no run.

Too full and outside off, Panashe Taruvinga drives to covers.

Sneaks back into the stumps, defended to the off side.

WIDE! Way too outside off, left alone. Wide given by the umpire.

Too short and outside off, Panashe Taruvinga hangs back and punches it to deep point for a single to end the over. 6 from it. 42 needed off 24 overs.

Straight on off, Panashe Taruvinga punches it underneath the bat off the back foot.

WIDE! Way down leg, the umpire stretches his arms for a Wide. Third of the over.

Short again on off, Panashe Taruvinga bunts it down off the back foot.

Another one on a short length outside off, this is punched to extra covers by Panashe Taruvinga for a brace.

Short, outside off, punched to backward point.

Full and on off, Panashe Taruvinga solidly drives it to covers.

WIDE! Identical delivery way down leg. Wide given.

WIDE! Sprays down leg, wided. 100 up for Zimbabwe Under-19. Just 46 needed now.

Short and outside off, Brandon Sunguro cuts it to point off the back foot.

Quicker and on off, Brandon Sunguro defends it well.

Short and on off, Panashe Taruvinga cuts it to widish point for a single.

Too full and on off, Brandon Sunguro drives down the ground to long off for a single.

Short, outside off, Panashe Taruvinga punches it to point for one.

Yorks on middle, jammed back to the bowler.

Full and on off, Brandon Sunguro drives it to covers to end the over. Just one from it.

Full, on off, Brandon Sunguro punches it back to the bowler.

Sprays it down leg, Panashe Taruvinga wears on his pads and trickles down to fine leg for leg-bye single.

Short, outside off, punched to point off the back foot.

Pulls his length on off, Panashe Taruvinga rocks back and bunts it underneath.

Full, on leg, Panashe Taruvinga tucks it to short mid-wicket off the back foot.

Sluggish delivery, short and on off, Panashe Taruvinga cuts through extra covers off the back foot for one to end the over.

Down leg and full, Panashe Taruvinga flicks it to short fine leg.

A shade short in length outside off, cuts it away to covers.

Wrong'un on leg and full, Panashe Taruvinga jams his bat in time and taps it to the leg side.

Short, outside off, Brandon Sunguro punches it off the back foot through covers for a single.

Full, on middle, blocked nicely.

FOUR! Streaky! 16 off that over. On a dragged length outside off, Panashe Taruvinga looks to cut but gets late and it takes the leading edge through to the third man region for a boundary.

FOUR! Boundaries coming thick and fast now! On a back of a length outside off, Panashe Taruvinga creates the space for him off the back foot and cuts through the point for a boundary.

Full, on off, defended back to the bowler.

FOUR! Marvelous drive!  Serves a half-volley on off, Panashe Taruvinga leans ahead opening the face of his blade and drives along the ground through covers for a boundary.

Full and on off, punched off the back foot to covers.

FOUR! Cuts away! Short and on off, Panashe Taruvinga rocks back and cuts it through point for a boundary.

Drags his length again, and Brandon Sunguro cuts it in the same area for a single.

Slower and on a shorter length outside off, Brandon Sunguro cuts it square towards deep extra cover for a single.

Slides it on the middle on a fuller length, Brandon Sunguro taps it to the leg side.

Short and on off, Brandon Sunguro punches it to covers off the back foot.

Too full and in front of the sticks, defended watcfully.

Full, on off, Brandon Sunguro mistimes to the leg side.

Just outside off with a good purchase, Panashe Taruvinga leaves it alone.

JAFFA! Sharp turn on off and short, Panashe Taruvinga gets beaten on his back foot defence.

Too full and on off, Panashe Taruvinga drives it to covers.

Identical delivery, Panashe Taruvinga pushes it to the bowler.

Too full, on the stumps, driven back to the bowler.

Full, on off, left alone.

Full and outside off, Brandon Sunguro slices it through backward point and scampers back for the second. Excellent running.

Spin on off and full, Brandon Sunguro lunges ahead and blocks it underneath.

Another dot. On a shorter length and on off, Brandon Sunguro punches it to mid off.

Just too full and on off, Brandon Sunguro hits it back to the bowler.

Nicely bowled! A bit of leg-spin from off, Brandon Sunguro gets beaten on his defence.

Cramps him on a shorter length and on middle, Brandon Sunguro blocks it.

Sharp spin outside off and on a shade fuller length, Panashe Taruvinga rocks back and cuts it to point.

Another sharp turn from off, Panashe Taruvinga gets beaten.

Turns from off and fuller in length, Panashe Taruvinga misses out on his defence.

Too full and outside off, Panashe Taruvinga shoulders arms.

Just outside off and short, Panashe Taruvinga cuts it to point.

Full and on off, Panashe Taruvinga drives it to covers.

Loopy, on off, Brandon Sunguro blocks it to mid off.

Fuller one this time, Panashe Taruvinga knocks it to long off for one.

Bowls it outside off, Brandon Sunguro cuts it to point for one.

Short and on middle, Brandon Sunguro eases it to point.

Short and on middle, Panashe Taruvinga punches it to mid off for one.

FOUR! Fine shot! Too full, on off, Panashe Taruvinga gets low and creams it through covers for a boundary.

Quicker one, outside off, Brandon Sunguro looks to play at it but misses.

Lands it on middle, Brandon Sunguro eases it to covers.

Full, on middle, Brandon Sunguro blocks it back.

A single as this is played towards covers.

Full, on middle, Panashe Taruvinga drives it to deep covers for a brace.

Bowls it on middle, Brandon Sunguro lofts it to mid off for one.

Lands it outside off, Brandon Sunguro cuts it to covers for one.

Some turn and bounce, outside off, Brandon Sunguro looks to play at it but misses.

Bowls it on middle, Panashe Taruvinga punches it to deep covers for one.

Short and wide, Brandon Sunguro slaps it to point for one.

Three Wides! Bowls it way down leg as the keeper fails to collect it. The batters collect two.

Too full again, this is defended well.

Bowls it on middle, Brandon Sunguro defends it back.

Short and wide, Panashe Taruvinga punches it to short covers. Maiden from Peter-Daniel Blignaut to start!

Too full, on middle, Panashe Taruvinga lunges and blocks it back.

Full, on middle, Panashe Taruvinga blocks it to covers.

Bowls it way outside off, Panashe Taruvinga eases it to point.

Lands it outside off, Panashe Taruvinga leaves it alone.

Bowls it on middle, Panashe Taruvinga eases it to short covers.

Too full, Brandon Sunguro lunges and blocks it well.

Bowls it on middle, Brandon Sunguro shuffles across and cuts it to the point fielder.

Short, on middle, Brandon Sunguro blocks.

Full, on middle, Panashe Taruvinga drives it to point for one.

Lands it outside off, Panashe Taruvinga leaves it alone.

Short, on middle, Panashe Taruvinga punches it to mid off.

Bowls it outside off, Panashe Taruvinga punches it to deep backward point for one.

Short and on middle, Panashe Taruvinga defends it to short covers.

Length and on middle, Panashe Taruvinga defends it back.

Wide! Lands it way outside off, Panashe Taruvinga lets it go.

Lands it on middle, Panashe Taruvinga blocks.

FIVE WIDES! Bowls it way outside off, the keeper fails to collect it as the ball races away. Bonus runs!

Short and on off, Panashe Taruvinga punches it to the point fielder.

Short and on middle, Panashe Taruvinga blocks.

Wide! Bowls it way outside off, Panashe Taruvinga leaves it alone.

Lands it short and on off, Panashe Taruvinga miscues his pull towards the mid on fielder for one.

Another no ball! Full and on middle, Panashe Taruvinga looks to flick it but miscues it back towards the bowler. Free hit continues...

No ball! Lands it outside off, Panashe Taruvinga looks to block it but gets an outside edge as it lands just short of the keeper. It was a no ball anyway. Free hit coming up...

Bowls it on off, Brandon Sunguro eases it to covers for one.

Length and on middle, Brandon Sunguro blocks.

FOUR! Fine shot! Short, on off, Brandon Sunguro rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket. Two fielders chase but the ball wins the race.

Lands it short and on off, Brandon Sunguro fends it to short covers.

Full, on off, Panashe Taruvinga eases it to covers for one.

Wide! Lands it down leg, Panashe Taruvinga leaves.

Short and wide, Brandon Sunguro slaps it but finds the fielder at point.

Bowls it outside off, Brandon Sunguro let's it go.

FOUR! Fine shot! Lands it on middle, Brandon Sunguro rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket as the ball races away.

Bowls it on middle, Brandon Sunguro fends it to mid on.

Length just outside off. Panashe Taruvinga tips it into the off side and scampers across to the other end. The fielder makes a direct hit at the batters end but the replay shows that Brandon Sunguro was well in. NOT OUT!

Wide! Lands it way outside off, Panashe Taruvinga leaves.

Lands it on middle, Panashe Taruvinga tucks it to mid on.

Bowls it on middle and leg, Brandon Sunguro blocks it to mid on.

Length, angling in, Brandon Sunguro defends it back.

Short and on off, Brandon Sunguro cuts it to the cover fielder.

Lands it outside off, Brandon Sunguro eases it to point.

Short and wide, Brandon Sunguro looks to slap it but misses.

Length and outside off, Brandon Sunguro leaves it alone.

Wide! Bowls it way outside off, Brandon Sunguro shows no interest.

Good length, on middle, Panashe Taruvinga blocks.

Wide! Way too wide, Panashe Taruvinga leaves.

Too full and outside off, Panashe Taruvinga looks to play at it but gets beaten.

Short and on middle, Brandon Sunguro eases it to covers for one.

Off pace on a length and on middle, Brandon Sunguro blocks it with soft hands towards the bowler.

Short, outside off, Brandon Sunguro blocks it to the cover fielder.

Bowls it on off, Panashe Taruvinga pushes it to covers for one.

A single as this is guided towards point

Lands it on off, this is defended well.

Outside off and full, Brandon Sunguro defends it to cover-point for a single.

FOUR! Sublime! On a back of a length and outside off, Brandon Sunguro stands tall on the bounce and cuts it through cover-point region for a boundary. He gets it from the middle of the blade.

Short, outside off, Brandon Sunguro punches it to point off the back foot.

On a channel outside off, Brandon Sunguro lets it go.

Way too full and slants outside off, Panashe Taruvinga misses on his drive and the ball zips past his outside edge.

Slightly outside off on a fuller length, Panashe Taruvinga defends it to point.

Hold his line and length from over the wicket, Panashe Taruvinga defends it solidly to the deck.

An inward movement from the middle on full, Panashe Taruvinga watchfully defends it back to the bowler.

Short a bit and on the middle, Panashe Taruvinga blocks it off the back foot.

Fuller and on the middle, Panashe Taruvinga flicks it to mid-wicket and denies for a single. Brandon Sunguro gets back in time on the non-striker's end.

OUT! LBW! First one down for Zimbabwe Under-19 and Jack Brassell is aggressive with his celebration. Brings it back into the batter from off, Ryan Kamwemba shuffles outside off and plays it completely down the wrong line and misses it. The ball hits his boot. Jack Brassell sharply appeals and the umpire raises his finger in no time.

An inward movement on full, Ryan Kamwemba defends it to the off side on the front foot.

Outside off, full, Ryan Kamwemba misses on his drive through to the keeper.

FOUR! Handsomely driven!  A bit of an inward movement outside off and full, Ryan Kamwemba sits on his knee and clears the mid off fielder for a boundary. What a shot!

Full and outside off, Ryan Kamwemba gets forward and drives it towards mid off.

Short and outside off, Panashe Taruvinga tucks it to the square leg region for a single.

FOUR! Put away in style. Slants across the off-pole with the angle on a nagging length, Ryan Kamwemba stands tall on the bounce and slaps it through the cover-point region for a boundary. They are up and running with confidence.

Full, wide outside off, Panashe Taruvinga cuts it delicately to third man for one.

WIDE! Slants it wide outside off from over the wicket with the angle. Wided.

On the middle stump line and fuller in length, Panashe Taruvinga defends it watchfully back to the bowler.

Length in the channel, Panashe Taruvinga slices it to backward point. The fielder sprawls to his left and makes a great stop. Dot!

Short and outside off as it goes past the edge of Panashe Taruvinga blade.

Length and on off, Panashe Taruvinga fends it to mid on.

On a nagging length and sneaking a bit in from off, Ryan Kamwemba watchfully taps it to point.

Outside off and full, Ryan Kamwemba blocks it to the off side.

FOUR! Shot! On a back of a length and outside off, Ryan Kamwemba waits for it and simply clears the cover fielder and gets a boundary towards a vacant extra cover region.

Brings back in from the off, Ryan Kamwemba gets beaten on the inside edge.

On a nagging length just around off, Ryan Kamwemba punches it off the back foot to the cover fielder.

Outside off on a fuller length, Ryan Kamwemba blocks it well on the deck.

Some movement on off and full, Panashe Taruvinga gets in two minds and gets blocked on the back foot and wears on the pads.

Extra bit of bounce off the deck on a length, Panashe Taruvinga punches it with soft hands and falls just ahead of backward point off his leading edge.

Slants across with the angle and brings it back from off, Panashe Taruvinga leans forward and defends it solidly covering his off pole.

On a hard length and around off, Panashe Taruvinga stands tall and bunts it down the crease off the back foot.

Same identical length on the leg stump line, Ryan Kamwemba misses on his flick and wears on the pads which trickles to the leg side. They cross for a single.

Bowls from over the wicket and brings it back in from middle on a length, Panashe Taruvinga tucks it to deep square leg for a single.

Fuller and a bit of a movement on off, Ryan Kamwemba defends it solidly covering his off stump.

Fuller and sliding down the leg stump line, Ryan Kamwemba misses on his flick and wears on his pads.

On a length and on the middle stump line, Ryan Kamwemba tucks it to the leg side.

FOUR! Zimbabwe are underway! Too short and on the middle, Ryan Kamwemba waits for it and pulls through mid-wicket for a boundary. Shot of authority.

Outside off and short, Ryan Kamwemba taps it to the off side.

On the money on a nagging length outside off, Ryan Kamwemba misses on his shot.