Zimbabwe tour of Afghanistan in UAE 2026
🗓️ · 📍 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Afghanistan won by 37 runs
The 1st Test between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe in Sharjah ended in a draw after seven centuries. Player of the Match Brendan Taylor made 131 and 82, Craig Ervine hit 206 not out, Wessly Madhevere 100 not out, and Rahmat Shah 173 for Afghanistan. The series is level with one Test to play.
Afghanistan host Zimbabwe in Sharjah for three T20Is and two Tests from October 27 to November 17, 2026. Full schedule in local time, IST, PKT and ET, plus squads.
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Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 99 runs in the ODI tri-series opener in Abu Dhabi. Craig Ervine hit 93, Brendan Taylor 81 and Brad Evans took 4 for 45. Full squads, scorecard highlights.
Abhishek Sharma smashed 82 off 32 balls as India chased down 157 with ease to beat Afghanistan by 7 wickets in the 1st T20I in Delhi. Azmatullah Omarzai made 64.
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| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) c Sikandar Raza b Wellington Masakadza | 18 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 85.71 |
Ibrahim Zadran (c) c Brian Bennett b Brad Evans | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
c Tadiwanashe Marumani b Ernest Masuku | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
lbw b Ernest Masuku | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
c Ryan Burl b Newman Nyamhuri | 46 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 109.52 |
c and b Sikandar Raza | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87.50 |
c Ryan Burl b Brad Evans | 52 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 236.36 |
c Madhevere b Newman Nyamhuri | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 300.00 |
c Brad Evans b Newman Nyamhuri | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.00 |
c Sikandar Raza b Newman Nyamhuri | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 6, nb 0, p 0) | 6 | ||||
| Total (all out, 19.5 Ov, RR 8.92) | 177 | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newman Nyamhuri | 3.5 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8.09 |
| Brad Evans | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Ernest Masuku | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10.25 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.25 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c Shahidullah Kamal b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72.22 |
c Azmatullah Omarzai b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 |
b Rashid Khan | 24 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 92.31 |
c Shahidullah Kamal b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 32 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 133.33 |
Sikandar Raza (c) c Azmatullah Omarzai b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 130.77 |
Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk) lbw b Rashid Khan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
c Sediqullah Atal b Shahidullah Kamal | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 212.50 |
lbw b Azmatullah Omarzai | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
c Rashid Khan b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
b Azmatullah Omarzai | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
not out | 7* | 2 | 0 | 1 | 350.00 |
| Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 9, nb 0, p 0) | 10 | ||||
| Total (all out, 19.1 Ov, RR 7.30) | 140 | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3.1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.11 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.75 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6.75 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Noor Ahmad | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.33 |
| Shahidullah Kamal | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)WK-Batter
Ibrahim Zadran (c)Batter
Sediqullah AtalBatter
Mohammad AkramBatter
Azmatullah OmarzaiBowling Allrounder
Ijaz Ahmad AhmadzaiBatting Allrounder
Shahidullah KamalBatting Allrounder
Rashid KhanBowling Allrounder
Mujeeb Ur RahmanBowler
Fazalhaq FarooqiBowler
Noor AhmadBowler
Noor ul RahmanWK-Batter
Abdullah AhmadzaiBowler
Fareed Ahmad MalikBowler
Abdullah TarakhailBowler
Brian BennettBatting Allrounder
Ben CurranBatter
Innocent KaiaBatting Allrounder
Sikandar Raza (c)Batting Allrounder
Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk)WK-Batter
Ryan BurlBatting Allrounder
Wessly MadhevereBatting Allrounder
Brad EvansBowling Allrounder
Newman NyamhuriBowler
Wellington MasakadzaBowler
Ernest MasukuBowler
Kundai MatigimuBowler
Blessing MuzarabaniBowler
Tafadzwa TsigaWK-Batter
Vincent MasekesaBowling Allrounder
