The first test between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe was a draw. Afghanistan won the second test by 72 runs.
Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe in the second test by 72 runs. With this the team also won the series 1-0. Rashid Khan, who took 7 wickets in the second innings, was the player of the match. Afghanistan's batsman Rahmat Shah was chosen as the Player of the Series. The first test of the series was a draw.
Rashid Khan 7 wickets Leg spinner Rashid Khan from Afghanistan took 7 wickets in the second innings. Left arm spinner Zia ur Rehman got 2 wickets, while one batsman was also run out. Rashid received the Player of the Match award for this performance. He took 4 wickets in the first innings, while Rashid also scored 48 runs in both the innings with the bat.
Rashid Khan took 11 wickets in the second test.
Afghanistan could score only 157 runs in the first innings On Thursday, Zimbabwe won the toss and chose bowling. Afghanistan team could score only 157 runs in the first innings. Rashid Khan scored the highest score of 25 runs. 7 other batsmen crossed the 10-run mark, but no one could play a big innings.
From Afghanistan, Zia-ur-Rehman could score only 8 runs and Ahmedzai could score only 2 runs. Ismat Alam could not even open an account. Sikandar Raza and Newman Nyamahuri took 3 wickets each in the first innings for Zimbabwe. Blessing Muzarabani got 2 wickets and Richard Nagarava got 1 wicket.
Sikandar Raza took 3 wickets in the first innings.
Bad start for Zimbabwe Zimbabwe had a very bad start in the first innings. The team lost 4 wickets for 41 runs only. Joylord Gumby could score only 8, Ben Curran 15 and Dion Myers could score only 5 runs. T Cayetano couldn't even open an account. Sikandar Raza then took over the innings with captain Craig Irwin. Both of them scored fifty and took the score beyond 100 runs. Raza was out after scoring 61 runs.
Sikandar Raza made a fifty partnership with Craig Irwin.
Williams-Irwin gave the lead After Raza's dismissal, Zimbabwe lost 7 wickets for 147 runs. Brian Bennett could score only 2 runs and Newman Nyamhuri could score only 11 runs. Shaun Williams then made a 73-run partnership with captain Irwin and took the score to 220. Williams was out after scoring 49 runs.
Irwin was also out in the end on the score of 75 runs and the team's score reached 243 runs. Rashid Khan took 4 wickets from Afghanistan. Ahmedzai got 3 wickets and Farid Ahmed got 2 wickets. Zia-ur-Rahman also got a success.
Afghanistan's comeback in the second innings Afghanistan trailed by 86 runs in the first innings, but the team made a comeback in the second innings. Opener Abdul Malik could score only 1 and Riyaz Hasan could score only 11 runs. Rahmat Shah stood at one end, but in front of him, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Zia-ur-Rehman 6 and Afsar Zazai were out after scoring 5 runs.
Rahmat Shah and Ismat Alam made a century partnership.
Ismat crossed 350 Afghanistan lost 5 wickets for 69 runs. Here Shahidullah Kamal made a partnership of 67 runs with Rahmat and took the score beyond 100. After him, Ismat Alam scored a fifty and along with Rahmat Shah took the score beyond 250. Rahmat was out after scoring 139 runs and his 132-run partnership with Shahidullah was broken.
Ismat then took over the innings with Rashid Khan. Both of them made a fifty partnership for the 8th wicket and took the score beyond 300. Ismat scored a century, he was out after scoring 101 runs. The team scored 363 runs in the second innings and Zimbabwe got the target of 278 runs. Blessing Muzarabani took 6 wickets from Zimbabwe. Richard Nagarava got 3 wickets and Sikandar Raza got 1 wicket.
Zimbabwe fell apart in front of the target of 278 runs. Zimbabwe got the target of 278 runs in the last innings. Ben Curran and Sikandar Raza scored 38-38 runs from the team. T Kaytano was out after scoring 21 runs, as soon as his wicket fell, the rest of the batsmen also started returning to the pavilion. Captain Craig Irwin tried to handle the innings.
Irwin stayed till the end, but 9 wickets of the team fell in front of him. In the end he too was out after scoring 53 runs and the team was all out after scoring 205 runs. Rahmat Shah received the Player of the Series award for scoring 392 runs in the series.
Rahmat Shah was adjudged Player of the Series.
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