ZIM VS NED - 2nd ODI, Netherlands tour of Zimbabwe, 2023

That's it from here. Netherlands will be hurting after throwing away a winnable game. But Zimbabwe will be pleased to have taken the series to a decider. We will be there on 25th March for that game. Till then take care, sleep tight, cuddle well and come back here for more. Ta, ta!

Wessly Madhevere | Player of the Match: All credit goes to the team-mates, the coaches and especially the guys who have known me for a long time. Hopefully it's going to carry on for a long time. Honestly I'm not sure where I would like to bat. My responsibility is to score runs for the team whether I'm batting 1 or 5. That's my mentality. Feels good to be able to contribute to the team, to be able to win a game for Zimbabwe, so many people dream about that, hopefully I can carry on. 100%, it is always nice to win games, hopefully we will win the last one, but we are chuffed with this win.

Craig Ervine | Zimbabwe captain: Definitely not. This seems like a normality for us, these close games. We were probably looking at the 300 mark, we had a good start and we stuttered in the middle. Sean and Clive brought us back into the game, had that partnership continued, 300 was on. It is becoming a little bit of a concern [on the fielding]. We need to come out on Saturday and put in a clean performance. I thought Raz was going well, Wes was going well, those two guys were going well, I felt that was the way to go [on giving Raza the 49th over]. It's brilliant to see him back performing, we know what a quality player he is and I hope it's just the start of things to come [on Madhevere].

Scott Edwards | Netherlands captain: Our bowlers did a fantastic job  to get us back into the game after that start. The batters were good but one over changes it I suppose. Pretty similar, was a bit lower towards the end of the day. 270-280 was par. Most of our guys have a plan, they play T20 cricket, back your strengths and find the boundary. Probably, six extra runs would have been ideal [if his dismissal had carried for six instead].

16:47 Local Time, 14:47 GMT, 20:17 IST: Zimbabwe have come back from the dead to take this game into a decider. Netherlands had the game when they were comfortable at 166/1 and then at 197-2 but it all came crashing down from there. Max O'Dowd and Tom Cooper looked in no trouble during their 2nd wicket stand and the game was heading towards a one-sided finish. First Cooper got out and then Raza got O'Dowd who missed a sweep. Zimbabwe turned to spin after that and it paid handsome dividends. The unlikely hero was Madhevere who changed the game with a hat-trick in the 44th over. At that point, Netherlands relied on their skipper Scott Edwards to finish it off but in the penultimate over Raza got him out with a low full-toss. With 19 needed off the last over, Netherlands got close but Chatara kept his nerve after an ordinary over to win the game. Zimbabwe's fielding was sloppy as they dropped catches and fumbled often which led to Raza screaming and shouting at his mates in frustration. But at the crunch, it held together when it was needed to enable the home team to level the series. Superb game in Harare. Sets it up nicely for the decider. Stay tuned for the presentation...

Chatara to Klaassen, out Ryan Klein Run Out!! 2 runs completed. Similar ending to the PSL final recently. Zimbabwe hold their nerve. Chatara bowls a low full-toss outside off, driven wide of the diving extra-cover, work for long-off to do, Evans runs around and picks it up cleanly, there was no third there, the throw comes to Chatara on the bounce who does the rest with Klaassen and Ryan Klein no way close. Zimbabwe win by 1 run. Ryan Klein run out (Brad Evans/Chatara) 8(4) [4s-1]

Chatara to Klaassen, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Zimbabwe win by 1 run.

Equation | 4 off 1, big conference between Chatara, Raza and Ervine. They are taking the time to set the field. 3 for the tie. What a finish we have here.

Chatara to Klaassen, SIX, my word! This is belted all the way over long-on. Klaassen picks the slower delivery on a fuller length on the stumps and then gets forward to smash it over the fielder's head. Sails away

Equation | 10 off 2

Chatara to Klaassen, 2 runs, a friendly low full-toss on the hips, flicked away to fine-leg and they take two, the throw is over Madande, but Chatara is there to cover up

Equation | 12 off 3

Chatara to Ryan Klein, 1 run, very full outside off, driven to extra-cover for one

Equation | 13 off 4

Chatara to Ryan Klein, 2 runs, slower ball off-cutter on the pads, flicked away to deep backward square leg, Wellington Masakadaza fumbles but Muzarabani behind him nonchalantly boots the ball back to him, saves two

Equation | 15 off 5

Chatara to Ryan Klein, FOUR, that should help Netherlands. A slower ball on a fuller length on off, Ryan Klein gets forward to defend, the thick outside-edge runs away wide of short third man

Fred Klaassen, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Raza to Musa Ahmed, out Caught by Ryan Burl at long-on!! Another low full-toss and another wicket. That's what big grounds can do to you as bowlers - offer protection. A smaller ground and this was six. Musa Ahmed hoicks and picks out long-on and another easy but pressure catch, Burl makes no mistake. Raza celebrates with arms stretched wide and body hunched back. Musa Ahmed c Ryan Burl b Raza 4(7)