Zimbabwe tour of Afghanistan in UAE 2026
🗓️ · 📍 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Afghanistan won by 7 wkts
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c Ibrahim Zadran b Azmatullah Omarzai | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
c Noor ul Rahman b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
Sikandar Raza (c) c Ibrahim Zadran b Abdullah Tarakhail | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
lbw b Abdullah Ahmadzai | 30 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 103.45 |
st Noor ul Rahman b Noor Ahmad | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 58.82 |
Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk) c Azmatullah Omarzai b Noor Ahmad | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
c Ibrahim Zadran b Noor Ahmad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b Noor Ahmad | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.00 |
c Azmatullah Omarzai b Abdullah Tarakhail | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
lbw b Noor Ahmad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
not out | 0* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras (b 0, lb 4, w 6, nb 2, p 0) | 12 | ||||
| Total (all out, 14.3 Ov, RR 5.45) | 79 | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Abdullah Tarakhail | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.67 |
| Rashid Khan | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Noor Ahmad | 3.3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3.71 |
| Abdullah Ahmadzai | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9.00 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c Sikandar Raza b Blessing Muzarabani | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 280.00 |
Ibrahim Zadran (c) not out | 25* | 17 | 4 | 0 | 147.06 |
c Madhevere b Ernest Masuku | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 142.86 |
Noor ul Rahman (wk) lbw b Ernest Masuku | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
not out | 18* | 12 | 0 | 2 | 150.00 |
| Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 3, nb 1, p 0) | 4 | ||||
| Total (3 wkts, 8.1 Ov, RR 9.92) | 81 | ||||
Did not bat: Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Abdullah Tarakhail, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Fazalhaq Farooqi
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Muzarabani | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.33 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.67 |
| Ernest Masuku | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.50 |
| Vincent Masekesa | 0.1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 |
Ibrahim Zadran (c)Batter
Mohammad AkramBatter
Sediqullah AtalBatter
Ijaz Ahmad AhmadzaiBatting Allrounder
Noor ul Rahman (wk)WK-Batter
Azmatullah OmarzaiBowling Allrounder
Abdullah TarakhailBowler
Rashid KhanBowling Allrounder
Noor AhmadBowler
Abdullah AhmadzaiBowler
Fazalhaq FarooqiBowler
Rahmanullah GurbazWK-Batter
Shahidullah KamalBatting Allrounder
Fareed Ahmad MalikBowler
Mujeeb Ur RahmanBowler
Brian BennettBatting Allrounder
Innocent KaiaBatting Allrounder
Sikandar Raza (c)Batting Allrounder
Ryan BurlBatting Allrounder
Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk)WK-Batter
Wessly MadhevereBatting Allrounder
Tafadzwa TsigaWK-Batter
Ernest MasukuBowler
Newman NyamhuriBowler
Vincent MasekesaBowling Allrounder
Blessing MuzarabaniBowler
Brad EvansBowling Allrounder
Kundai MatigimuBowler
Ben CurranBatter
Wellington MasakadzaBowler
