- BATSMENRB4s6sSR6.5 Tossed up outside off, tries the sweep again and gets done by the flight and spin; ball catches the top-edge and it's easily by Bilal at backward square leg; trying to get a move on after a sedate start and perishing in the process 19/18.4 That looks pretty adjacent and up goes the finger! That spun back a fair bit towards middle, pitching on middle and straightening a bit, not much doubt and looks pinned in front. Curran departs after showing good resistance 24/37.4 Touch short and slanting in sharply from outside off, he becomes squared up and can't hold himself back from playing at that, ball grazes the outside edge and it's a regulation catch for the keeper. Splendid bowling; tremendous disciplined gets his reward. Ball is still moving around and causing problems 24/227.4 Throws it away after doing all the hard work! Changes his stance and reverse sweeps it straight into the hands of first slip, wanted to continue with his aggressive tactics but got this totally wrong, straight into Nabi's hands. Williams, looked phenomenal, is gone will lament himself for that lapse of concentration. He had an opportunity to bat with the tail and put up a decent score, ran out of gas and it's not always an ideal situation to do all the work without much support from other end but nevertheless it was a fighting knock. It was a slower delivery and wasn't right up in his hitting zone 119/915.4 Slip in place. Lands it a touch short and spins in a touch at middle, looks a bit high but in line with the stumps, Raza forced to go deep and he tries to nudge it off his pads, height could have been an issue. They all appealed in unison and got the desired response from the umpire. Shake of the head and Raza stood there in disbelief and then slowly started to walk off. Massive wicket and it's that man Rashid Khan who provides the vital breakthrough 60/417.5 Rashid Khan is always hungry for wickets, a captain's delight! Gets undone by Rashid's brilliance. He was guessing how much it's going to turn, plumb in front and deceived by the googly; it was right on money and Bennett departs after showing positive intent and was looking to score but this was too good for him. Couldn't play down the right line and it's becoming another familiar tale for Zimbabwe 70/518.4 Carom ball does the trick. Stumps, shattered, what a sight for the bowler. Tries to boom it over midwicket and left a gaping hole, irresponsible shot, not accounting for the spin and departing without troubling the scorers. Wickets continue to tumble and Zimbabwe find themselves stuck in a rut 71/618.5 Leg slip and two slips; full on attack. Masakadza tries to clonk it into the leg side, didn't pick him at all as the ball spins in sharply and rattles the stumps. Total chaos out there, lack of skills to negotiate with quality spin. Worrying signs for Zimbabwe; it's going from bad to worse. Nightmarish situation for the home side and contrasting emotions on the other side. Ghazanfar goes airborne and punches the air in ecstasy, he is fired up and loving every moment. Total mismatch though as Zimbabwe find themselves entangles in a vicious cycle. It's just not working for them 71/722.5 Tries for a full-blooded sweep, gets a top-edge and it's the simplest of the catches for Nabi in the slip cordon. Took a big stride forward and wanted to attack and Ghazanfar's day keeps getting better and better. Phenomenal bowling 89/830.1 Over the wicket, hammered in and veering in from outside off, nicks it through to the keeper and forgot about appealing. Belated appeal and the umpire then raise the finger in agreement. Short of a length, slight deviation on fourth stump nagging line and he pokes at it tentatively and the innings comes to an end after bit of a resistance from Williams who remained the top-scorer with 60 127/10Extras7 (lb 3, w 4)TOTAL127 all out (30.1 Overs, RR: 4.2)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Joylord Gumbie, 6.5 ov), 2-24 (Craig Ervine, 7.4 ov), 3-24 (Ben Curran, 8.4 ov), 4-60 (Sikandar Raza, 15.4 ov), 5-70 (Brian Bennett, 17.5 ov), 6-71 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 18.4 ov), 7-71 (Wellington Masakadza, 18.5 ov), 8-89 (Newman Nyamhuri, 22.5 ov), 9-119 (Sean Williams, 27.4 ov), 10-127 (Richard Ngarava, 30.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fareed Ahmad 3.1 0 11 1 3.47 14 1 0 1 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 6 2 17 1 2.83 28 2 0 2 0 AM Ghazanfar 10 0 33 5 3.30 41 4 0 0 0 Bilal Sami 3 0 25 0 8.33 8 3 1 1 0 Rashid Khan 8 0 38 3 4.75 31 2 2 0 0
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.88
Last 5 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 5 Ov (RR)
34/0 (6.8)
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.88
Last 5 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 5 Ov (RR)
34/0 (6.8)
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR21.1 Fuller length around off, plays the inside-out shot and sends it high towards deep extra cover region, Bennett runs to his left-side from deep backward point, covered his ground and dives in, takes a blinder and holds on to it! 96/218.3 Dragged onto the stumps! Back of a length ball around off, attempts to open up the covers, plays a looses backfoot punch with no foot movement at all, inside edged and the leg stump went flying! 84/1Extras13 (lb 1, w 12)TOTAL131/2 (26.5 Overs, RR: 4.88)Fall of wickets: 1-84 (Abdul Malik, 18.3 ov), 2-96 (Sediqullah Atal, 21.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB R Ngarava 7 1 32 1 4.57 30 3 1 4 0 T Gwandu 7 2 27 1 3.85 33 4 0 3 0 NT Nyamhuri 6 0 44 0 7.33 17 4 1 5 0 Sikandar Raza 3 1 8 0 2.66 12 0 0 0 0 WP Masakadza 3.5 0 19 0 4.95 10 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Afghanistan , elected to field first
Series result
Afghanistan won the 3-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
9.30 start, First Session 9.30-12.40, Interval 12.40-13.10, Second Session 13.10-16.20
Match days
21 December 2024 (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 31 runs, 3 wickets)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 96 runs, 7 wickets)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 13.6 overs (84 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 53/3 in 14.0 overs (SC Williams 21, Sikandar Raza 7)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 24.3 overs (147 balls), Extras 7
- SC Williams: 50 off 56 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 119/9 in 27.4 overs (R Ngarava 3)
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 127/10 in 30.1 overs (T Gwandu 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 0 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (Sediqullah Atal 33, Abdul Malik (1) 14, Ex 3)
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 70/0 in 16.0 overs (Sediqullah Atal 38, Abdul Malik (1) 27)
- Sediqullah Atal: 50 off 47 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 22.2 overs (134 balls), Extras 11
Match Coverage
All Match NewsAfghanistan bowl, hand debut to fast bowler Bilal Sami
Zimbabwe brought in Gumbie, Masakadza; while Farooqi was rested for left-arm quick Fareed