29/10Result
1st T20I, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Oct 29 2025
Afghanistan won by 53 runs
Player of the Match
Azmatullah Omarzai
Azmatullah OmarzaiAfghanistan
29/10Result
1st T20I, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Oct 29 2025
Afghanistan won by 53 runs
Player of the Match
Azmatullah Omarzai
Azmatullah OmarzaiAfghanistan

  • Afghanistan Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    Rahmanullah Gurbaz †
    39
    25
    39
    6
    1
    156
    7.4 safe hands from Marumani! Smart work from Raza, not only bowling full but also bowling quite wide. Gurbaz, on attack-mode, charges down the track and ends up reaching out and slicing the shot high up. Marumani tracks across from cover to complete a tricky take 76/1
    Ibrahim Zadran
    52
    33
    56
    6
    1
    157.57
    11.1 shouts of 'catch it' and taken! Ibrahim comes down the track aggressively but Raza bowls near his toes, and the batter can't get the distance in his aggressive shot. He hits an elevated shot - taken a few metres inside the boundary line. Raza gets another set batter 103/2
    Sediqullah Atal
    25
    22
    33
    1
    1
    113.63
    15.1 length ball angling in from leg stump to off. Atal settles in for an across-the-line swipe from his chest. It's hit well, but the sound off the bat is a bit muffled, and the result is Atal holing out at deep square leg. Munyonga with a smart catch on the boundary line 128/4
    Darwish Rasooli
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    11.2 leading edge, and taken by Raza! He's on a hat-trick! Full outside leg stump. Rasooli attempts a leg-side flick but his bat's face is closed and he instead gets a leading edge. Pops up for Raza for a simple catch, takes it after moving to his right. A golden duck for Rasooli 103/3
    Azmatullah Omarzai
    27
    21
    34
    1
    1
    128.57
    18.2 holes out at long off! Slower ball does the trick. Back of a length ball outside off and Omarzai's flat-batted shot down the ground barely generates any power 160/6
    Mohammad Nabi
    0
    2
    2
    0
    0
    0
    15.3 appeal for lbw, and given! This is a short of good length ball that stays slightly low. It also jags back in sharply and hits Nabi on the pads. Slightly high, on first glance, but if it's good for the umpire, it's good for us! Duck for Nabi after missing the flick 128/5
    Shahidullah
    not out
    22
    13
    26
    4
    0
    169.23
    Rashid Khan (c)
    not out
    8
    5
    10
    0
    1
    160
    Extras
    7 (lb 3, nb 2, w 2)
    TOTAL
    180/6 (20 Overs, RR: 9)
    Did not bat: Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, Abdollah Ahmadzai
    Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 7.4 ov), 2-103 (Ibrahim Zadran, 11.1 ov), 3-103 (Darwish Rasooli, 11.2 ov), 4-128 (Sediqullah Atal, 15.1 ov), 5-128 (Mohammad Nabi, 15.3 ov), 6-160 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 18.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    R Ngarava403809.5106110
    B Muzarabani4041210.2573201
    B Evans303311164111
    TT Maposa302608.6652100
    Sikandar Raza40203581000
    RP Burl201909.512000

  • Zimbabwe Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    BJ Bennett
    24
    15
    26
    3
    1
    160
    4.6 AND BENNETT IS GONE! Afghanistan get the danger-man! It's slightly short of length, and Bennett for once, does not time this well and he holes out to Rashid and mid-on! 30/5
    T Marumani
    0
    2
    7
    0
    0
    0
    1.2 And he's gone! Marumani decides to go across the line, and misses. The ball clips his back leg and looks dead set to be crashing into leg stump. The umpire agrees with the appeal and Mujeeb strikes in his first over! 16/1
    BRM Taylor †
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1.3 GONE! Mujeeb has two in his first over! Taylor doesn't read the carrom ball, it takes the top-edge and flies high into the air. Gurbaz is under and takes a safe catch, as Afghanistan strike again! 17/2
    Sikandar Raza (c)
    1
    4
    5
    0
    0
    25
    2.3 THE CAPTAIN IS GONE! It's a bit fuller, aimed down middle stump and Raza flicks it off his legs in the air, and Shahid is present at deep backward square leg to only to gleefully take the catch! 25/3
    RP Burl
    0
    2
    1
    0
    0
    0
    2.5 ZIMBABWE IN TROUBLE! Azmat sends this fuller down leg and Burl misses the length entirely, as the ball takes the top-edge and flies into the sky. The safe hands of Gurbaz are underneath and there was no doubt. Four gone in three overs, and Zimbabwe are crumbling! 25/4
    T Munyonga
    20
    19
    25
    3
    0
    105.26
    8.5 THE STUMPS ARE ALL OVER THE FLOOR! Fuller, outside off. No footwork, as he reaches out to drive, but the ball takes the inside edge and cannons into the stumps. Zimbabwe sail closer to the end. 59/6
    T Musekiwa
    16
    16
    23
    2
    0
    100
    10.2 Direct hit, and he's gone! Tossed up and driven to backward point, the batters scamper for a single, but some lazy running from Musekiwa means he's not even close when the fielder finds the stumps at the other end. The umpire goes upstairs, but everyone already knows - he's gone! 68/7
    B Evans
    24
    19
    28
    2
    0
    126.31
    15.2 And the partnership comes to an end! It's flat and full, at the stumps. Evans plays across the carrom ball and can only spoon it back to Mujeeb, who takes the catch with non-chalance. 121/8
    TT Maposa
    32
    15
    25
    5
    0
    213.33
    15.5 IN THE AIR AND GONE! Mujeeb strikes again! flat carrom ball finds the top-edge and flies into the air, with Gurbaz taking it eventually. Maposa's gone, and with him perhaps the last faint hopes of Zimbabwe. 126/9
    R Ngarava
    not out
    5
    2
    6
    1
    0
    250
    B Muzarabani
    1
    2
    2
    0
    0
    50
    16.1 KNOCKS HIM OVER! AND IT'S OVER! A full yorker and Muzarabani has no chance. Stumps shattered and Afghanistan win by 53 runs. 127/10
    Extras
    4 (w 4)
    TOTAL
    127 all out (16.1 Overs, RR: 7.85)
    Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 1.2 ov), 2-17 (Brendan Taylor, 1.3 ov), 3-25 (Sikandar Raza, 2.3 ov), 4-25 (Ryan Burl, 2.5 ov), 5-30 (Brian Bennett, 4.6 ov), 6-59 (Tony Munyonga, 8.5 ov), 7-68 (Tashinga Musekiwa, 10.2 ov), 8-121 (Brad Evans, 15.2 ov), 9-126 (Tinotenda Maposa, 15.5 ov), 10-127 (Blessing Muzarabani, 16.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Azmatullah Omarzai402937.25134020
    Mujeeb Ur Rahman302046.66101120
    Fareed Ahmad30270964000
    Abdollah Ahmadzai2.102029.2353000
    Rashid Khan201306.552000
    Shahidullah20180932000

Match Notes

Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st16T MarumaniBJ Bennett
2nd1BRM TaylorBJ Bennett
3rd8Sikandar RazaBJ Bennett
4th0RP BurlBJ Bennett
5th5BJ BennettT Munyonga
6th29T MunyongaT Musekiwa
7th9B EvansT Musekiwa
8th53B EvansTT Maposa
9th5R NgaravaTT Maposa
10th1R NgaravaB Muzarabani