SIX! Henry Ssenyondo to Tashinga Musekiwa. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Zimbabwe celebrate a fine win as they get the Qualifier off to a winning start with a five wicket win. Brian Bennett shone for the host nation, his 72 proving the backbone of the chase. Brendan Taylor and Sikandar Raza made useful contributions as Zimbabwe wrapped up the win with 15 balls so spare. For Uganda, Juma Miyagi picked up two wickets to his name but their bowlers couldn't find the required breakthroughs. Brian Bennett is the Player of the Match.
17.2
Henry Ssenyondo to Tony Munyonga. Stock length ball, to leg down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Obuya.
17.1
Henry Ssenyondo to Tashinga Musekiwa. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Verma.
End of Over 17
Over 17. 7 runs. Bowler: Juma Miyaji. Zimbabwe: 149/5 (rr 8.76)
16.6
Juma Miyaji to Tashinga Musekiwa. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Baguma.
16.5
Juma Miyaji to Tashinga Musekiwa. Short, wide outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs.
16.4
ସିକନ୍ଦର ରାଜା c Henry Ssenyondo b Juma Miyaji 24 (16)
OUT! Caught. Juma Miyaji to Sikandar Raza. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Ssenyondo. Skipper departs.
16.3
FOUR! Juma Miyaji to Sikandar Raza. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
16.2
Juma Miyaji to Sikandar Raza. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Baguma.
16.1
Juma Miyaji to Sikandar Raza. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Kakuru.
End of Over 16
Over 16. 6 runs. Bowler: Henry Ssenyondo. Zimbabwe: 142/4 (rr 8.88)
15.6
Henry Ssenyondo to Tony Munyonga. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
15.5
Henry Ssenyondo to Tony Munyonga. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot working, in the air under control to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shah.
15.4
Henry Ssenyondo to Sikandar Raza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Ramjani.
15.3
Henry Ssenyondo to Sikandar Raza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Ramjani.
15.2
Henry Ssenyondo to Sikandar Raza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Kyewuta, fielded by Ramjani.
15.1
Henry Ssenyondo to Tony Munyonga. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Verma.
End of Over 15
Over 15. 8 runs. Bowler: Juma Miyaji. Zimbabwe: 136/4 (rr 9.07)
14.6
Juma Miyaji to Tony Munyonga. Length ball, wide down leg side on the back foot driving, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Obuya.
14.5
Ryan Burl c Robinson Obuya b Juma Miyaji 2 (5)
OUT! Caught. Juma Miyaji to Ryan Burl. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Obuya. Robinson Obuya takes a fine catch.
14.4
Juma Miyaji to Sikandar Raza. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Shah, fielded by Kakuru.
14.3
FOUR! Juma Miyaji to Sikandar Raza. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
14.2
Juma Miyaji to Ryan Burl. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, hit pad to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Kakuru.
14.1
Juma Miyaji to Sikandar Raza. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Ramjani.
End of Over 14
Over 14. 5 runs. Bowler: Henry Ssenyondo. Zimbabwe: 128/3 (rr 9.14)
13.6
Henry Ssenyondo to Sikandar Raza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Verma.
13.5
Henry Ssenyondo to Ryan Burl. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Dhawan.
13.4
Henry Ssenyondo to Sikandar Raza. Stock length ball, down leg side on the back foot glancing, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Kyewuta.
13.3
Henry Ssenyondo to Ryan Burl. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Dhawan.
13.2
Henry Ssenyondo to Ryan Burl. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
13.1
APPEAL! Henry Ssenyondo to Sikandar Raza. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot sweeping, bottom edge to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Obuya, appeal made for L.B.W. It could have been missing the stumps.
End of Over 13
Over 13. 9 runs. Bowler: Joseph Baguma. Zimbabwe: 123/3 (rr 9.46)
12.6
Brian Bennett c Dinesh Nakrani b Joseph Baguma 72 (44)
OUT! Caught. Joseph Baguma to Brian Bennett. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short third man, caught by Nakrani. A match-winning knock from Brian Bennett comes to an end.
12.5
Joseph Baguma to Brian Bennett. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 2 runs, fielded by Obuya.
12.4
FOUR! Joseph Baguma to Brian Bennett. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Commentary
SIX! Henry Ssenyondo to Tashinga Musekiwa. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Zimbabwe celebrate a fine win as they get the Qualifier off to a winning start with a five wicket win. Brian Bennett shone for the host nation, his 72 proving the backbone of the chase. Brendan Taylor and Sikandar Raza made useful contributions as Zimbabwe wrapped up the win with 15 balls so spare. For Uganda, Juma Miyagi picked up two wickets to his name but their bowlers couldn't find the required breakthroughs. Brian Bennett is the Player of the Match.
Henry Ssenyondo to Tony Munyonga. Stock length ball, to leg down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Obuya.
Henry Ssenyondo to Tashinga Musekiwa. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Verma.
Juma Miyaji to Tashinga Musekiwa. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Baguma.
Juma Miyaji to Tashinga Musekiwa. Short, wide outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs.
OUT! Caught. Juma Miyaji to Sikandar Raza. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Ssenyondo. Skipper departs.
FOUR! Juma Miyaji to Sikandar Raza. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Juma Miyaji to Sikandar Raza. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Baguma.
Juma Miyaji to Sikandar Raza. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Kakuru.
Henry Ssenyondo to Tony Munyonga. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
Henry Ssenyondo to Tony Munyonga. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot working, in the air under control to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shah.
Henry Ssenyondo to Sikandar Raza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Ramjani.
Henry Ssenyondo to Sikandar Raza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Ramjani.
Henry Ssenyondo to Sikandar Raza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Kyewuta, fielded by Ramjani.
Henry Ssenyondo to Tony Munyonga. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Verma.
Juma Miyaji to Tony Munyonga. Length ball, wide down leg side on the back foot driving, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Obuya.
OUT! Caught. Juma Miyaji to Ryan Burl. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Obuya. Robinson Obuya takes a fine catch.
Juma Miyaji to Sikandar Raza. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Shah, fielded by Kakuru.
FOUR! Juma Miyaji to Sikandar Raza. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Juma Miyaji to Ryan Burl. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, hit pad to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Kakuru.
Juma Miyaji to Sikandar Raza. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Ramjani.
Henry Ssenyondo to Sikandar Raza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Verma.
Henry Ssenyondo to Ryan Burl. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Dhawan.
Henry Ssenyondo to Sikandar Raza. Stock length ball, down leg side on the back foot glancing, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Kyewuta.
Henry Ssenyondo to Ryan Burl. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Dhawan.
Henry Ssenyondo to Ryan Burl. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
APPEAL! Henry Ssenyondo to Sikandar Raza. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot sweeping, bottom edge to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Obuya, appeal made for L.B.W. It could have been missing the stumps.
OUT! Caught. Joseph Baguma to Brian Bennett. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short third man, caught by Nakrani. A match-winning knock from Brian Bennett comes to an end.
Joseph Baguma to Brian Bennett. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 2 runs, fielded by Obuya.
FOUR! Joseph Baguma to Brian Bennett. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.