Zimbabwe tour of Afghanistan in UAE 2026
🗓️ · 📍 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Afghanistan won by 19 runs
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| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) c Sikandar Raza b Brad Evans | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Ibrahim Zadran (c) b Kundai Matigimu | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
c Vincent Masekesa b Brad Evans | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c Tadiwanashe Marumani b Vincent Masekesa | 17 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 80.95 |
c Tadiwanashe Marumani b Kundai Matigimu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c Brad Evans b Sikandar Raza | 116 | 50 | 5 | 12 | 232.00 |
c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Ernest Masuku | 52 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 192.59 |
not out | 25* | 6 | 0 | 4 | 416.67 |
not out | 2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 7, nb 0, p 0) | 8 | ||||
| Total (7 wkts, 20 Ov, RR 11.05) | 221 | ||||
Did not bat: Fareed Ahmad Malik, Abdullah Ahmadzai
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Evans | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Ernest Masuku | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10.50 |
| Kundai Matigimu | 4 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12.00 |
| Vincent Masekesa | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.25 |
| Ryan Burl | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.00 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c Rashid Khan b Abdullah Ahmadzai | 22 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 146.67 |
c Shahidullah Kamal b Azmatullah Omarzai | 25 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 192.31 |
Sikandar Raza (c) not out | 106* | 56 | 5 | 9 | 189.29 |
b Abdullah Ahmadzai | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk) lbw b Rashid Khan | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
c Mohammad Akram b Fareed Ahmad | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
not out | 31* | 23 | 1 | 2 | 134.78 |
| Extras (b 0, lb 2, w 8, nb 0, p 0) | 10 | ||||
| Total (5 wkts, 20 Ov, RR 10.10) | 202 | ||||
Did not bat: Brad Evans, Kundai Matigimu, Ernest Masuku, Vincent Masekesa
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fareed Ahmad Malik | 4 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.75 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.50 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.75 |
| Abdullah Ahmadzai | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.50 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.25 |
| Shahidullah Kamal | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.00 |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)WK-Batter
Ibrahim Zadran (c)Batter
Sediqullah AtalBatter
Mohammad AkramBatter
Shahidullah KamalBatting Allrounder
Azmatullah OmarzaiBowling Allrounder
Ijaz Ahmad AhmadzaiBatting Allrounder
Rashid KhanBowling Allrounder
Fareed Ahmad MalikBowler
Mujeeb Ur RahmanBowler
Abdullah AhmadzaiBowler
Noor AhmadBowler
Fazalhaq FarooqiBowler
Abdullah TarakhailBowler
Noor ul RahmanWK-Batter
Brian BennettBatting Allrounder
Innocent KaiaBatting Allrounder
Ryan BurlBatting Allrounder
Sikandar Raza (c)Batting Allrounder
Wessly MadhevereBatting Allrounder
Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk)WK-Batter
Tafadzwa TsigaWK-Batter
Brad EvansBowling Allrounder
Kundai MatigimuBowler
Ernest MasukuBowler
Vincent MasekesaBowling Allrounder
Ben CurranBatter
Newman NyamhuriBowler
Wellington MasakadzaBowler
Blessing MuzarabaniBowler
