- BATSMENRB4s6sSR15.4 Raza has taken a blinder to dismiss Gurbaz there! What a brilliant innings, and it took an outstanding effort from the Zimbabwean captain, Sikandar Raza, to end it! It was a full, slower ball from around the wicket. Gurbaz misjudged the pace, sending the ball off the outside part of his bat over extra cover. Raza had to cover a significant distance, sprinting back toward the ropes from the inner ring. He launched into a full, sliding dive and gobbled up the catch with both hands. Gurbaz squats down in disbelief, waiting for a few seconds to confirm the clean catch before finally walking slowly back to the dugout. 159/116.3 Slower ball does the trick again! Zadran tries to go for the ramp scoop there, shuffles across early against a fuller length ball and mistimes the stroke; he did not get any pace to work with. In the end, he only managed to drag it onto the stumps and uprooted the middle stump! Evans applauded the innings of Zadran with a smiling face. 163/219.3 Change of pace ball on the off stump line angling in on the stumps, clears the front leg and goes for the big slog sweep, mishits the stroke, and skies it high towards the midwicket area. Bennett comes forward sprinting in from the boundary area and completes the catch with the reverse cup technique. 199/3Extras12 (b 2, lb 1, nb 1, w 8)TOTAL210/3 (20 Overs, RR: 10.5)Fall of wickets: 1-159 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 15.4 ov), 2-163 (Ibrahim Zadran, 16.3 ov), 3-199 (Shahidullah, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB WP Masakadza 3 0 33 0 11 2 3 1 1 0 R Ngarava 4 0 40 1 10 7 3 2 0 0 B Evans 4 0 33 2 8.25 10 2 1 2 1 TT Maposa 2 0 33 0 16.5 1 5 1 0 0 Sikandar Raza 4 0 20 0 5 10 1 0 0 0 RP Burl 3 0 48 0 16 0 4 3 1 0  
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR12.5 Bennett departs! Hard length ball angling in on middle-leg, backs away early to make room, tries to carve it over the in-field but does not get enough room to clear the in-field, struck the ball flat and straight to mid-off at the edge of the circle. 126/42.1 good length ball from around the wicket, prods down on the track and inside edges to short fine leg. A direct hit from the ring fielder at the striker's end, and it looks like Myers is safe inside the crease. Soft appeal from the fielders and the square leg umpire sends it upstairs. Hang on a minute! Myers is short of his ground there and failed to place the bat inside the crease! That was sloppy from Myers; he just stood there after placing the bat! The Afghanistan players celebrate after seeing the replay on the big screen, and Zimbabwe lose their first wicket. 15/12.5 Taylor chips it to mid-on! Hard length ball angling in on the stumps, plays off the front foot and tries to clear the in-field, closes the face of the bat early and only manages to loft it towards mid-on for a simple catch. 19/210.5 Oh, dear! What have you done, Sikandar Raza? A tossed up slower delivery on the leg stump line turning away, gets down on one knee and plays the sweep shot. The ball ricochets off the gloves, tickles off the pads, and rolls on towards the stumps! A soft dismissal in the end for the Zimbabwe skipper. 104/315.4 Cleaned him up with the arm ball! Quicker good length ball on the stumps, Burl tries to go downtown again, plays with the cross bat but this time inside edges the ball onto the stumps. A brilliant cameo finally comes to an end. 162/518.4 Slower delivery, swings it away and finds the man at deep midwicket! Change of pace delivery pitching outside off, throws his bat at it and hits the inner part of the bat, but he did not get enough elevation or distance to get the half a dozen runs he was searching for. Shahid comes forward a few steps and completes the catch. 190/817.1 Rattled the furniture with a peach! Hard length ball angling in from around the wicket, Madande goes for the big slog sweep and does not connect, plays down the wrong line, squares him up and breaks the stumps. 172/617.5 Gurbaz grabs a screamer! It was a length ball angling in from outside off, and the batter threw his bat at it, producing a thick outside edge toward the vacant first slip area. Gurbaz flew to his right and grabbed it with his right hand, holding on to complete an absolutely stunning catch! 178/719.2 Sandshoe Crusher! That was a peach of a delivery from Ahmadzai! It was a fast, inswinging yorker aimed at the middle-leg stump. Maposa tried to stride forward for a big heave but completely misjudged the line and length. The ball crashed into the leg stump, sending the bails flying! Absolutely nothing the batter could do about that. 192/919.6 So close, yet so far for Zimbabwe; it's heartbreak for the home team fans! Afghanistan clinches the three-match series with a decisive 3-0 clean sweep. Length on the pads, whips it away straight to the square leg fielder near the ropes. Mujeeb comes around and settles underneath, juggles a few times, and somehow manages to grab it. 201/10Extras10 (lb 5, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL201 all out (20 Overs, RR: 10.05)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Dion Myers, 2.1 ov), 2-19 (Brendan Taylor, 2.5 ov), 3-104 (Sikandar Raza, 10.5 ov), 4-126 (Brian Bennett, 12.5 ov), 5-162 (Ryan Burl, 15.4 ov), 6-172 (Clive Madande, 17.1 ov), 7-178 (Brad Evans, 17.5 ov), 8-190 (Tashinga Musekiwa, 18.4 ov), 9-192 (Tinotenda Maposa, 19.2 ov), 10-201 (Richard Ngarava, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 4 0 29 2 7.25 10 2 1 0 0 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 30 1 7.5 12 1 1 2 0 Fareed Ahmad 3 0 38 2 12.66 5 6 1 0 0 Sharafuddin Ashraf 3 0 29 0 9.66 5 2 1 2 0 Abdollah Ahmadzai 4 0 42 3 10.5 9 2 3 0 1 Mohammad Nabi 2 0 28 1 14 4 1 3 0 0  
Match Details
Toss
Afghanistan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Afghanistan won the 3-match series 3-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
13.30 start, First Session 13.30-15.00, Interval 15.00-15.20, Second Session 15.20-16.50
Match days
2 November 2025 (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 73 runs, 0 wicket)
 - Afghanistan: 50 runs in 3.4 overs (22 balls), Extras 7
 - 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 21, Ibrahim Zadran 24, Ex 7)
 - Afghanistan: 100 runs in 10.1 overs (61 balls), Extras 7
 - 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 61 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 48, Ibrahim Zadran 47, Ex 7)
 - Rahmanullah Gurbaz: 50 off 30 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
 - Ibrahim Zadran: 50 off 36 balls (7 x 4)
 - Afghanistan: 150 runs in 13.6 overs (84 balls), Extras 9
 - 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 84 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 88, Ibrahim Zadran 54, Ex 9)
 - Afghanistan: 200 runs in 19.4 overs (119 balls), Extras 12
 - Innings Break: Afghanistan - 210/3 in 20.0 overs (Sediqullah Atal 35, Mohammad Nabi 1)
 
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 2 wickets)
 - Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (37 balls), Extras 7
 - 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (BJ Bennett 19, Sikandar Raza 27, Ex 4)
 - Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 8
 - Sikandar Raza: 50 off 28 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
 - Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 14.4 overs (88 balls), Extras 9
 - Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 19.5 overs (120 balls), Extras 10
 
Match Coverage
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