Player of the Match
Player of the Match

That concludes our activities for today. I hope you all had a good time with us and that you will all be there for the test match as well. In the meanwhile, I, Rashad, am signing off on behalf of Rvel, Ranjith, and the rest of the team.

Hashmatullah Shahidi: "Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem (In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful). I am very happy with the way the team performed in all three departments. And Uh, I can say again that I'm feeling really, really happy and moving forward for the next Uh, test series. I think if you look at every point you were doing very good and I mentioned in the last Match also that everyone takes responsibility. Everyone knows their role. So that's the reason. I think some youngsters who are coming to the team like Ghazanfar from the last two to three series. He is doing very well for the team and Hopefully, he carry on the same momentum and bowl well for us in the future also. Look at Sediq (Atal) and Malik. These two have batted in this ODI series was also fantastic. And I'm very happy with that. Yeah. (Youngsters) Uh, I think they played their role really nicely, and The good thing is that we have senior guys in the team like Nabi Rashid Rahmat Um, with them the youngsters are also doing good, so it's the combination of both senior and youngster so happy with the team and hopefully we carry on and We take that momentum to Champions trophy also. It's a good chance for us to do something special in this Champions Trophy. (Enjoy the scenery of Zimbabwe) Yeah, we will travel tomorrow to Bulawayo. So firstly we will try to enjoy, then we will focus on the big matches which are these two test games that are on the way. So I think the other guys who are playing for the test, are right now, preparing their self. We will do and we will enjoy Bulawayo for one day and then we will restart again. We will fully focus on the test because it's important for us."

Craig Ervine: "Obviously, we've got to look forward to the test, but I think, you know, throughout this series, we did find it tough. A lot of the youngsters have been exposed to, I think some Quality bowling from the Afghanistan side, and a lot of credit to them. I thought, you know, they were, they were brilliant throughout with the bat, with the ball with the spin through the middle. Um, so yeah. (Batting collapse) Oh, look. I think It's it's always it's always tricky because you're constantly trying to evolve. You're constantly trying to get better and improve. Um and you go over certain plans and sometimes they don't work, I think that's part of sport. But I thought today, at least we showed a little bit more intent, a little bit more positivity. And well done to Sean Williams, obviously his innings today were outstanding. (Test Match Prep) Yeah, obviously, we head down tomorrow and we've got a couple days before that test starts so it's a very quick turnaround for us. And a slightly different conditions down in Bulawayo. So get down there nice and early. Try and train as much as we can to, to work out our plans, and stuff in those conditions. And hopefully, we can put in a few better performances over the test matches."

Player of the Series Sediqullah Atal: "Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem (In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful). First of all thanks to my dear Allah. All the teammates throughout this tournament (Series) supported me in every situation. So it was an excellent series for me and all my teammates, especially the young players. So I always try to be consistent as much as possible. So, Alhamdulillah (Praise to The Almighty), I did this. It was a very good pitch for batting compared to the other two games. The ball came nice to the bat. So that's why we played some good shots as well (Laughter)."

Player of the Match: AM Ghazanfar

The Zimbabwean bowlers never had an easy time defending a meagre 128-run total. Additionally, their bowlers bowled 13 extras, which did them no favours. Afghanistan finished the three-match ODI series with another comfortable victory. Sediqullah Atal and Abdul Malik, their outstanding and in-form opening duo, batted brilliantly and were headed for a ten-wicket win. Atal, who scored 52 runs off 50 balls and led the batting order, was the main man. In a 12-run span, Afghanistan lost both of their openers. A surprising lift and glimmer of hope came to Zimbabwe when Brian Bennett caught a reaper close to the deep extra cover ropes. Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi, however, maintained their composure and won the game. It's almost time for the post-match presentation ceremony, so stay put!

Afghanistan won the match by 8 wickets

26.5
4
Masakadza to Rahmat Shah, FOUR, Back of a length ball on the fourth stump, moves away to make some room early, punches firmly through extra cover and finishes the match with a boundary.
26.4
1
Masakadza to Hashmatullah Shahidi, 1 run, Back of a length ball, played with soft hands through backward point and completes a single
26.3
1
Masakadza to Rahmat Shah, 1 run, Looped up on the stumps, dances down the ground and lobs it straight over the bowler's head to long off
26.2
0
Masakadza to Rahmat Shah, no run, Generously flighted on around off with sharp turn and bounce away from the batter, beats the outside edge
26.1
0
Masakadza to Rahmat Shah, no run, Tossed up fuller on the stumps, driven firmly straight to short extra cover

END OF OVER:
26 | 12 Runs | AFG: 125/2 (3 runs required from 24 overs, RR: 4.80, RRR: 0.12)

  • Hashmatullah Shahidi19 (21b)
  • Rahmat Shah12 (19b)
  • Newman Nyamhuri6-0-44-0
  • Wellington Masakadza3-0-13-0
25.6
4
Nyamhuri to Hashmatullah Shahidi, FOUR, Fuller length on the pads down the leg-side, clipped away firmly wide of the fine leg fielder, comes around and dives in but could not save the boundary
25.6
1w
Nyamhuri to Hashmatullah Shahidi, 1 wide, Short and wide down the leg-side
25.5
0
Nyamhuri to Hashmatullah Shahidi, no run, Slower through the air on the fourth stump, driven softly to short extra cover
25.5
1w
Nyamhuri to Hashmatullah Shahidi, 1 wide, Too short over the batter's head, 12th wide delivery of the innings
25.4
0
Nyamhuri to Hashmatullah Shahidi, no run, Banged in short pitched ball kept a bit low shaping in on the stumps, moves away to make room, tries to play the ramp shot over the wicket keeper, failed to connect
25.3
4
Nyamhuri to Hashmatullah Shahidi, FOUR, Short and too wide outside the off stump, Shahidi reaches for it and slaps it through backward point region, runs off to the boundary ropes
25.2
1
Nyamhuri to Rahmat Shah, 1 run, Around the wicket to Rahmat Shah, short pitched ball outside off, rocks back and steers it to third man for a single
25.1
1
Nyamhuri to Hashmatullah Shahidi, 1 run, Fuller on the pads, tucked away through mid wicket region

END OF OVER:
25 | 6 Runs | AFG: 113/2 (15 runs required from 25 overs, RR: 4.52, RRR: 0.60)

  • Rahmat Shah11 (18b)
  • Hashmatullah Shahidi10 (16b)
  • Wellington Masakadza3-0-13-0
  • Trevor Gwandu7-2-27-1
24.6
0
Masakadza to Rahmat Shah, no run, Flatter around off, opens the face of the bat and dabs it to the circle fielder
24.5
0
Masakadza to Rahmat Shah, no run, Back of a length on the off stump, punches off the back foot to extra cover
24.4
1
Masakadza to Hashmatullah Shahidi, 1 run, Short of a length ball turning in on middle-leg, tucked away through square leg region
24.3
1
Masakadza to Rahmat Shah, 1 run, Tossed up on the stumps, moves forward and taps it off the front foot to long off
24.2
0
Masakadza to Rahmat Shah, no run, Back of a length on around off, punches off the back foot and hits the inside part of the bat on the track
24.1
4
Masakadza to Rahmat Shah, FOUR, Quicker on the fifth stump line, short of a length ball, guides it well through the backward point region to start the over with a boundary

END OF OVER:
24 | 6 Runs | AFG: 107/2 (21 runs required from 26 overs, RR: 4.45, RRR: 0.80)

  • Hashmatullah Shahidi9 (15b)
  • Rahmat Shah6 (13b)
  • Trevor Gwandu7-2-27-1
  • Wellington Masakadza2-0-7-0
23.6
4
Gwandu to Hashmatullah Shahidi, FOUR, Slammed through mid-wicket! Banged in short pitched ball, moves away to make room, controls the pull shot down the ground through the mid wicket region wide of the circle fielder for a boundary
23.5
0
Gwandu to Hashmatullah Shahidi, no run, Three-quarter length around off, plays it square of the wicket, does not connect with the middle part of the bat, failed to pierce through the gap
23.4
0
Gwandu to Hashmatullah Shahidi, no run, Short pitched ball, plays the pull shot, mishits and finds the mid wicket fielder
23.3
2
Gwandu to Hashmatullah Shahidi, 2 runs, Length ball on the pads, clipped away off the hips to squre leg region, sloppy fielding from Wellington near the boundary ropes, completese the second run with ease

Afghanistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st84Abdul Malik (1)Sediqullah Atal
2nd12Rahmat ShahSediqullah Atal
3rd35Hashmatullah ShahidiRahmat Shah