Tag: Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe

BULAWAYO: Star leg spinner Rashid Khan took his seventh wicket of the innings as Afghanistan speedily wrapped up a 72-run victory over Zimbabwe here on Monday to win the two-Test series.

Zimbabwe were 205-8 overnight with captain Craig Ervine unbeaten on 53 and needing 73 more runs to win the Test at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo after a drawn first Test.

But the home team failed to add a run and Afghanistan needed just 15 deliveries to seal a first Test win since beating Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi four years ago.

Richard Ngarava was run out for three, then man of the match Khan (7-66) added to his six-wicket haul on Sunday by trapping Ervine leg before. Ervine was the top Zimbabwe scorer with his 103-ball knock including a six and four fours.

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Rashid Khan tormented Zimbabwe throughout a match interrupted several times by rain, taking four wickets in the first innings as well.

The 26-year-old deflected attention from himself after receiving the player of the match award, praising second-innings’ centurions Rahmat Shah (139) — who was named player of the series — and debutant Ismat Alam (101) instead.

“The way they performed second time round got us back into the match,” he said, referring to the 86-run deficit the tourists faced after the first innings.

“The way Ismat shrugged off the disappointment of being out for nought in his first innings was amazing. He was hurt during the second innings but carried on for the sake of his country.

“I am recovering from back surgery so taking 11 wickets was very encouraging. It was all about adapting to the conditions, which initially favoured the bowlers, then the batters.”

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HARARE: The Afghan bowling attack wreaked havoc over Zimbabwe in the third ODI before the batters held nerves to guide their side to a clean sweep victory in the recently-concluded three-match series.

In the third ODI of the three-match series, Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe by four wickets in a low scoring contest and sealed the series 3-0.

After putting the hosts in to bat first, Afghan bowlers wreaked havoc over the Zimbabwean batting line as the combined bowling effort resulted in Zimbabwe bowling out for a skimpy 135.

The home side’s middle-order batter Sikander Raza resisted a bit with his valiant knock of 38 runs off 77 balls, but he too, could not pull his side out of the misery as Rashid Khan’s led bowling attack did not let the Zimbabwean batters score freely.

For Afghanistan, Rashid led the way with three wickets, while Mohammad Nabi and Fazalhaq Farooqi bagged two wickets each. Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Fareed Ahmad, and Azmatullah Omarzai, on the other hand, made one scalp apiece.

In the run chase, Afghanistan were off to a similar dismal start as the touring side lost three wickets for a mere 39 runs.

Afghan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi then stood up for his team and kept the scoreboard ticking briefly with Najeebullah Zadran before the latter fell after adding nine runs to his team’s total.

Shahidi then joined hands with Nabi and took his team closer to the victory before falling against Dion Myers in the 33rd over. He top-scored for the side with his 38 off 70 balls, laced with five boundaries.

Following Shahidi’s dismissal, Nabi then made sure his team a victory and remained unbeaten with his brilliant knock of 34 runs off 47 balls, including two boundaries and a six.

For Zimbabwe, Blessing Muzarabani and Tendai Chatara took two wickets each, while Myers and Ryan Burl struck out a batter each.

For his 3/31 in the match, Rashid was adjudged as the Player of the match, whereas, Rahmat Shah was declared the Player of the Series for his 198 runs in a three-match series.

Afghanistan’s clean sweep victory over Zimbabwe has bolstered them to claim the second position in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, moving past England.

Afghanistan continue climbing the ICC Men’s @cricketworldcup Super League table 📈

They are now in the second spot!

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— ICC (@ICC) June 9, 2022

 

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DIEGO MARTIN: Afghan captain Suliman Safi scored a magnificent century before the bowlers wreaked havoc on the Zimbabwean batting line-up; bowling out the latter for a mere 152 to qualify for the quarterfinals of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup.

Batting first, Afghanistan set a decent total of 261/6 in the allotted 50 overs as captain Safi led from the front scoring a magnificent century to guide the side to a commanding position. Safi scored 111 off 118 deliveries, laced with 14 boundaries and three sixes. Nangeyalia Kharote, on the other hand, impressed with his 45-ball 50.

For Zimbabwe, Alex Falao claimed three wickets, Ngenyasha Zvinoera bagged two wickets.

Set to chase 262, Zimbabwean batting line-up collapsed to 152 all-out despite a good start. The right-handed opening batter scored a magnificent 53 but received no support from the other end, resulting in Zimbabwe bowled out for a skimpy 152 and crashed out of the title hunt.

For Aghanistan, Kharote picked four wickets, while Izharulhaq Naveed and Shahidullah Hasani bagged two wickets each. Noor Ahmad, on the other hand, made one scalp.

In another match of the World Cup, India recorded the highest score of the ongoing world cup, thanks to the remarkable batting display from Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Raj Bawa. The pair added a massive 206-runs partnership as both the batters scoring centuries providing a solid foundation for the team.

Raghuvanshi scored 144 off just 120 deliveries, including 22 boundaries and four sixes, while Bawa scored an unbeaten 162 off a mere 108 balls, laced with 14 boundaries and eight sixes.

For Uganda, Pascal Murungi bagged three wickets, while Yunus Sowobi and Christropher Kidega struck out a batter each.

Chasing a mammoth, Uganda’s batting line-up failed completely and bowled out for a mere 79; losing the match by 326 runs. Only Murungi and Ronald Opio were able to get into double figures; scoring 34 and 11 respectively.

In the Group A contest, Bangladesh sealed the victory by nine wickets against United Arab Emirates (UAE) to qualify for the quarterfinals.

In a rain interrupted match, Bangladesh easily chased down the revised target of 110 for the loss of one wickets with 61 balls remaining.

Batting first, UAE could only score 148 as none of their batters could not manage to go big with the bat. Punya Mehra, however, fought hard with his 43 but, remained unable to pull the side out of trouble.

For Bangladesh, Ripon Mondol grabbed three wickets, while Ashiqur Zaman and Tanzim Hasan Sakib bagged two wickets each. Ariful Islam, on the other hand, made one scalp.

Set to chase a paltry 110, Bangladesh easily chased down the target in the 25th over as Mahfijul Islam led the way with an unbeaten 63 off 69 deliveries, laced with six boundaries and two sixes. Iftakher Hossain, on the other hand, scored 37.

For UAE, only Jash Giyanani managed to claim a wicket.

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