20/10Result
Only Test, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Oct 20-22 2025
Zimbabwe won by an inns & 73 runs
Player of the Match
Ben CurranZimbabwe
20/10Result
Only Test, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Oct 20-22 2025
Zimbabwe won by an inns & 73 runs
Player of the Match
Ben CurranZimbabwe

END OF OVER:
103 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | ZIM: 359/10

  • Brad Evans35 (48b)
  • Ziaur Rahman32-4-97-7
  • Sharafuddin Ashraf17-4-65-1

Innings Wrap: Zimbabwe have amassed 359 on the board, thanks to Curran's mammoth 121 and sizable contributions from Raza and Welch. Ziaur Rahman was the star of the show for Afghanistan, picking wickets at regular intervals, and after getting the new ball today, he was miserly, ending up with stellar figures of 7-97. Ismat contributed with two, but there were long passages of resistance earlier in the day. Afghanistan will have to bat out of their skins, showing a lot of application, patience, and concentration to first remove the deficit and then think about the lead. There is still plenty of time left in the game

102.6
W
Ziaur Rahman to Chivanga, OUT, Now this looks very close and given! Huge appeal and umpire raises the finger. Length ball slanting in, swings just enough to beat his bat and raps him in front, excellent figures for Rahman, picks his seventh and cleans up the tail. Bowled a stupendous spell!

TL Chivanga lbw b Ziaur Rahman 5 (36m 16b 1x4 0x6) SR: 31.25

102.5
0
Ziaur Rahman to Chivanga, no run, Shortish length and kicks back discernably and almost sneaked past the inside edge, well-watched and defended, came back in and the previous ones were angled across off, mixing it up well and batter is reading him well too, good contest
102.4
0
Ziaur Rahman to Chivanga, no run, On a good length and targets the white pads, soft hands and a deft touch towards slip
102.3
0
Ziaur Rahman to Chivanga, no run, Oh, jaffa! Shorter in length and moves away markedly from fifth stump line, doesn't go hard at it and avoids contact
102.2
4
Ziaur Rahman to Chivanga, FOUR, What a shot! Banged in short and he says bring it on! Stands tall and spanks a pull with insolence over short leg and it disappears into the rope. That was clobbered!
102.1
0
Ziaur Rahman to Chivanga, no run, Shorter in length and whizzing into the pads, unable to connect on the pull but clearly going down leg and no interest from the umpire

Thank you, Mr. Ekanth

END OF OVER:
102 | 6 Runs | ZIM: 355/9

  • Brad Evans35 (48b)
  • Tanaka Chivanga1 (10b)
  • Sharafuddin Ashraf17-4-65-1
  • Ziaur Rahman31-4-93-6

Drinks. Rvel will take you through to stumps.

101.6
4
Sharafuddin Ashraf to Evans, FOUR, Looks to work it square. Misses. Perhaps gets an edge while making room and trying to whip it off the back foot through square leg

Mark: "This must be one of Zimbabwe's longest innings overs-wise for a number of Tests now?" 19 inns in between when they last batted 100 overs in a test and that came in boxing day test also against Afghanistan in 2024, says Namooh Shah

101.5
0
Sharafuddin Ashraf to Evans, no run, Length on fourth, punched back to the bowler

GC: "I like the friendly atmosphere between the Zimbabwe and Afghanistan players." Yessss! And nobody has to grow nothing (Sorry about the cheap dig, Shubman Gill, but that was a low blow of a sledge too)

101.4
0
Sharafuddin Ashraf to Evans, no run, Wide on a length, beaten on the cut

Rehan: "Can't believe this, Asia's Second Best team be thrashed like this" That's in white-ball cricket, no? But well played

101.3
0
Sharafuddin Ashraf to Evans, no run, Seems like the camera operator lost the ball there. Can't blame them as Evans swung for the hills and got an edge that popped and then rolled to deep midwicket
101.2
1
Sharafuddin Ashraf to Chivanga, 1 run, Full on leg, clipped to the left of square leg, who runs forward and throws at the non-striker's. Chivanga completes the run though
101.1
1
Sharafuddin Ashraf to Evans, 1 run, Wide on a length, goes back and s-l-a-p-s to deep point

END OF OVER:
101 | 1 Run | ZIM: 349/9

  • Tanaka Chivanga0 (9b)
  • Brad Evans30 (43b)
  • Ziaur Rahman31-4-93-6
  • Sharafuddin Ashraf16-4-59-1

Srini: "@Ekanth: It's an interesting idea but in countries like England, Newzealand, when you're sent in on cold, miserable, bowling day on Day 1, you have no chance of comeback. Imagine if Bumrah, Siraj runs through England for 100 to 150 runs, India spins them out cheaply on day 4/5. Imagine the whining. And for once, I would agree with England then" That's why it's an option, not a compulsion... Again, there will be problems I - or even decision makers - might or won't foresee. That's what makes rule changes so damn tricky. Good to poke holes though, just to see if the idea passes stress tests

100.6
0
Ziaur Rahman to Chivanga, no run, Length on off, defended to the bowler
100.5
0
Ziaur Rahman to Chivanga, no run, Big lbw appeal. Not given. Chivanga seems to be

abira: "@srini On the other hand, it will counter the disadvantage of batting 2nd and 4th on pitches like the ones being prepared for the pak-SA tests" Where do you see the second Test going, Abira?

100.4
1
Ziaur Rahman to Evans, 1 run, Touch back of length on fourth, back-foot drive to deep point
100.3
0
Ziaur Rahman to Evans, no run, Full down leg, well down leg in fact. Let go. Tumbling take to the left for the keeper
100.2
0
Ziaur Rahman to Evans, no run, Beaten on the pull. Shortish ball doesn't bounce all that much and the happy-go-lucky Evans is still smiling after being beaten on the under-edge
100.1
0
Ziaur Rahman to Evans, no run, Don't think runs will be counted even if they run. In fact, they haven't. Evans did't attempt a shot and the length ball on the thigh pad poured off Evans

END OF OVER:
100 | 7 Runs | ZIM: 348/9

  • Tanaka Chivanga0 (7b)
  • Brad Evans29 (39b)
  • Sharafuddin Ashraf16-4-59-1
  • Ziaur Rahman30-4-92-6

Srini: "@Sandeep: Interesting idea, but the team which gets out cheaply on day 1, 1st session moist pitch will also face the worst of conditions on day 4/5. No chance of comeback. " That's good, no? As in, the team that reads and understands conditions better can come on top. Maybe I just have rose-tinted glasses on because it's such a novel idea (at least I hadn't heard it before)

99.6
0
Sharafuddin Ashraf to Chivanga, no run, Fullish on off, defended to the bowler
99.5
1
Sharafuddin Ashraf to Evans, 1 run, Dances down and clips it through the diving midwicket fielder, ball rolls to long-on

Salim Hariz: "Forget about rich cricket boards. Even ESPNCricinfo is not interested in mentioning AfGs Ziaur Rahman's fifer or six wicket haul on debut!!!" Bro, I'm on your side and you're coming after my company only... I mean in the sense that it's the company that employs me, not that I own it. Although, that wouldn't be a bad idea, would it? hmm....

99.4
0
Sharafuddin Ashraf to Evans, no run, Length on leg, clipped to midwicket
99.3
0
Sharafuddin Ashraf to Evans, no run, Comes down and punches it off a shortish length to cover. Sharaf saw him and went wider, flatter

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Afghanistan 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10Ibrahim ZadranAbdul Malik (1)
2nd33Ibrahim ZadranRahmanullah Gurbaz
3rd16Hashmatullah ShahidiIbrahim Zadran
4th1Hashmatullah ShahidiBahir Shah
5th49Afsar ZazaiBahir Shah
6th18Afsar ZazaiIsmat Alam
7th8Sharafuddin AshrafIsmat Alam
8th7Yamin AhmadzaiSharafuddin Ashraf
9th17Yamin AhmadzaiKhalil Gurbaz