SCORECARDCOMMENTARY
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Day: 3, Session: 1
ZIM trail by 124 runs
ZIM
149-10 & 34-2
307-10
NZ
New Zealand in Zimbabwe, 2 Test Series, 2025 |1st Test |7/30/2025
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
| BATSMAN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Welch * | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 12.90 |
| Vincent Masekesa | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3.57 |
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Henry | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2.17 |
| Will O'Rourke * | 6.4 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 2.97 |
Commentary
- 17.40Will O'Rourke to Nick Welch, No run.
- 17.30Will O'Rourke to Nick Welch, Again bowls it fuller and outside off, Nick Welch leaves it.
- 17.20Will O'Rourke to Nick Welch, A bit full and around off, Nick Welch comes forward and drives it to mid off.
- 17.10Will O'Rourke to Nick Welch, Back of a length and outside off, Welch leaves it.
- END OF OVER 17 | 0 Runs & 0 Wkt | ZIM 34/2
- Four overs have happened so far and there has been that indecisive bounce, but New Zealand haven't been able to extract any wickets as they have bowled too outside of the off stump. They need to come closer to the batter and lure them to play out, as otherwise they would just continue to leave the deliveries as they have been doing so far. Correct approach from two overnight batters of Zimbabwe as they have been stoick so far in their batting, playing close to their body and off the back foot more often.
- 16.60Matt Henry to Vincent Masekesa, Full and outside off, Vincent Masekesa gets drawn forward as he goes to drive it but gets beaten on the outside edge.
- 16.50Matt Henry to Vincent Masekesa, Short of a length and around off, Vincent Masekesa hops up with the bounce and manages to defend it with soft hands towards cover point. A good control and a good balance on this shot.
- 16.40Matt Henry to Vincent Masekesa, More full than the previous one and in the channel outside off, but Vincent Masekesa watches it carefully and leaves it.
- 16.30Matt Henry to Vincent Masekesa, Nagging length and outside off, Vincent Masekesa leaves it.
- 16.20Matt Henry to Vincent Masekesa, Back of a length and outside off, Vincent Masekesa rides the bounce and defends it into the off side.
- 16.10Matt Henry to Vincent Masekesa, Hard length, nips back in, around middle, Vincent Masekesa again gets cramped as he looks to drop it down into the leg side. The ball follows him and as he goes to flick it, his bottom hand goes off the bat. The ball hits the upper half of the bat and rolls away towards mid-wicket.
- END OF OVER 16 | 1 Runs & 0 Wkt | ZIM 34/2
- 15.60Will O'Rourke to Nick Welch, Ends with a back-of-a-length delivery, well outside off, Nick Welch rises with the bounce but leaves it as it is too wide of off.
- 15.50Will O'Rourke to Nick Welch, Pitches it up and outside off, holds it line, Welch lets it go.
- 15.40Will O'Rourke to Nick Welch, Nagging length and outside off, Nick leaves it.
- 15.31Will O'Rourke to Vincent Masekesa, On a good length and around off, angling in from wide of the crease, Vincent comes forward to defend it but plays it too close to his body. The ball takes the outer half of the bat and rolls away towards cover point in the gap. A single taken.
- 15.20Will O'Rourke to Vincent Masekesa, Oh, there is that steep bounce! Short of a length and angling in, around the right shoulder of the batter. The ball continues to come in and Vincent Masekesa gets cramped up as he looks to sway away from it. The ball goes past his right shoulder to the keeper.
- 15.10Will O'Rourke to Vincent Masekesa, Short-pitched, around off, Vincent Masekesa hops up and drops it down into the deck.
- END OF OVER 15 | 2 Runs & 0 Wkt | ZIM 33/2
- 14.62Matt Henry to Nick Welch, First runs on Day 3! Full and around off, gets some inward movement off the pitch here, does Henry. Nick comes forward to drive it but the bat face gets turned in his hands. The ball hits the lower part of the bat and rolls away to the left of short mid on. That fielder chases it down but both batters take two runs.
- 14.50Matt Henry to Nick Welch, On a good length and around middle, angling in, Nick blocks it.
- 14.40Matt Henry to Nick Welch, Another hitting the deck hard delivery, around off, Nick defends it off the back foot.
- 14.30Matt Henry to Nick Welch, Hard length and around off, Welch stays on the back foot, deep in his crease, shows the full face of the bat and blocks it.
- 14.20Matt Henry to Nick Welch, Back of a length and around middle, gets some extra bounce off the deck, Nick Welch gets surprised as he presses back and looks to defend it but the ball makes a connection with the upper half of the bat. It rolls away to short leg.