Zimbabwe vs South Africa A: Sikandar Raza hits century as Zimbabwe chase 105
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Sikandar Raza scored an unbeaten century as Zimbabwe chased 105 against South Africa A in a cricket match, with key contributions from Newman Nyamhuri and Wellington Masakadza, while South Africa A bowlers took wickets through Jansen, Peter, Bosch, and Maphaka.
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Why It Matters
Zimbabwe were chasing a target of 105 runs against South Africa A in a cricket match.
Sikandar Raza to Sikandar Raza, SIX! That's been whacked away, and up comes the 100 for Zimbabwe. Too short and angled into the batter, Sikandar Raza uses the angle and hangs back before swinging it over deep square leg for a huge six.
Overs12.4 Score96 - 8 Kwena Maphaka to Sikandar Raza, Raza certainly doesn't agree with the umpire's call here. Slower one, very full and flirting with the tramline outside off. Raza lets it go and is perplexed that the umpire didn't call it a wide.
Overs11.6 Score94 - 8 Duan Jansen to Sikandar Raza, That's a good delivery to end, and Jansen finishes his spell with brilliant figures of 3/21 in 4 overs. A well-directed bumper, right t the face. Raza hops and up and manages to fend it to the leg side, pinching a single as well.
Overs11.1 Score90 - 8 Duan Jansen to Newman Nyamhuri, Jansen comes around the wicket and jams in a straight yorker. Nyamhuri just about manages to tuck it away to the leg side and turns the strike over.
Overs10.6 Score89 - 8 Nqabayomzi Peter to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! Ouch! That's a bit unlucky for the bowler, and 22 runs come off the over. Better length from Peter, flighting it around off, but not all that full. Raza goes after it and gets an outside edge fine of the short third fielder as the ball rolls away into the fence.
Overs10.5 Score85 - 8 Nqabayomzi Peter to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! Raza is just swinging for the fence now, and Peter is bearing the brunt. Tossed up again, wide outside off, but full again. Raza hammers it flat and well to the left of deep extra cover for yet another boundary.
Overs10.4 Score81 - 8 Nqabayomzi Peter to Sikandar Raza, SIX! Wow, that's literally gone out of the ground and Sikandar Raza is letting loose. Tossed up, full and on middle, Raza clears the front leg and tonks it straight back over the bowler's head for a biggie. 14 off the over already, and thankfully, we have got the ball back as well.
Overs10.1 Score71 - 8 Nqabayomzi Peter to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! Valiant effort in the deep, but it goes in vain. Fractionally short around off, Raza hangs back and forces the lofted shot over covers and finds the fence.
W Overs9.4 Score66 - 8 Duan Jansen to Sikandar Raza, OUT! MASAKADZA IS RUN OUT! Great awareness from Jordan Hermann and Zimbabwe have thrown away another wicket. A snorter of a short ball from Jansen, right at the batter. Sikandar Raza hops up and fends it to the left of backward point and Wessly Madhevere is already halfway down the pitch. Hermann picks it up and takes a second, throwing it back to the bowler and Jansen whips off the bails with Masakadza nowhere in sight.
Overs9.3 Score66 - 7 Duan Jansen to Wellington Masakadza, Similar line and length to the last ball, and this time Masakadza hangs back to glide it down to deep third for a single.
Overs9.2 Score65 - 7 Duan Jansen to Wellington Masakadza, Should have been a single. Back of a length and around off, dabbed away down to the right of backward point.
Overs9.1 Score65 - 7 Duan Jansen to Wellington Masakadza, FOUR! Nearly another one for Jansen. Full and wide, landing it in the blockhole. Masakadza looks to jam it out but squeezes it off the inside edge and down to fine leg for a boundary.
W Overs8.1 Score54 - 7 Nqabayomzi Peter to Brad Evans, OUT! TAKEN! Oh, that's a lucky wicket off the very first delivery for Nqabayomzi Peter, and he won't mind that at all. Peter starts with a half-tracker around off. Brad Evans rocks back and can't resists the temptation to go after it. However, he pulls it flat and wide of deep mid-wicket, where Kwena Maphaka runs around and hops up a bit to pouch it around the waist. Good catch in the deep and Evans has to walk back as well.
W Overs7.1 Score51 - 5 Duan Jansen to Ryan Burl, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! That is a sensational reflex catch from Duan Jansen, and Ryan Burl simply cannot believe it. Jansen pitches the ball on a fullish length and outside off, slower too. Burl backs away and looks to hit it straight, but gets it more off the toe end of the blade. It is still hit hard, but Jansen just sticks out a left hand in the follow-through and takes it without a fuss. Zimbabwe have now lost half their side.
Overs6.6 Score51 - 4 Eathan Bosch to Ryan Burl, Just back of a length, angling across off, Burl nudges it wide of short third and scampers across for a quick single.
Overs6.4 Score49 - 4 Eathan Bosch to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! A full toss now, wide outside off, Sikandar Raza goes after it again, throwing his hands at it, and slices it down to deep third for a boundary.
Overs6.3 Score45 - 4 Eathan Bosch to Sikandar Raza, Very full, almost yorker-length, and outside off. Raza looks to loft it away but misses.
Open Questions
- What was the final result of the match?
- Did Zimbabwe win the match?
- What were the final scores?