Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan: The first match of the three-match T20 series between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan was played in Harare on Wednesday evening, 11 December. In this match, the host team created a big upset by defeating Afghanistan. This match was very exciting. Naveen Ul Haq bowled 13 balls in his one over in this match. Out of 13 balls, 6 were wide and 1 was a ball. Four consecutive wide balls were bowled by Navi. The video of his marathon over is going viral on social media.
This incident happened in the 15th over of Zimbabwe’s innings. Before this over, the match was in control of Afghanistan. Naveen Ul Haq started the over with a wide ball. After this, he gave one run on the first ball and hit a four on a no ball on the second ball.
In an attempt to avoid a free hit, Naveen wanted to bowl the ball outside the off stump, but in this attempt he bowled not 1-2 but four balls in a row. However, he could not escape. As soon as Naveen came after changing the side, Sikandar Raja hit a four from the front. On the very next ball, Naveen took the wicket of Sikandar Ghada but as soon as the over ended, he dropped a wide ball aside.
Zimbabwe wins on the last ball
Batting first, Afghanistan set a target of 145 runs for Zimbabwe. The host team chased this score on the last ball. Naveen Ul Haq’s 15th over was the turning point of the match. The hero of Zimbabwe’s victory was Brian Bennett, who started the innings by playing an important inning of 49 runs. The second match of the series is to be played on this ground on 13 December.