- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.3 Gumbie gets the edge! Length ball just outside off. Gumbie shuffles to the off side and tries to fend from behind the ball's line. Takes the edge to the keeper! 43/125.3 Bowled him! Tossed up good length ball on the fifth stump line, defends off the front foot, this one turns in towards the wicket, goes through the gap between bat and pad, hits the off stump.'This is the one!' exclaims Zazai excitedly from behind the wicket. Ben Curran's incredible innings came to an end. 92/244.3 Generously flighted ball around the stumps, wrong-un, turning away from the batter, Kaitano goes down on one knee, big swing of the bat as he attempts to slog sweep the ball over the cow corner region, hits the outside edge of the toe end of the bat and straight into the hands of the slip fielder. Atal makes no mistake at the slip position, holding on to it with reverse cup. 170/390.3 short ball plan works! Williams falls to the trap. Bouncer after bouncer from Zadran and Williams finally bites. Pulled to the fielder in the deep. 383/555.2 soft dismissal! Taken on the followthrough. Short of good length ball around off. Myers opens his stance to flat-bat a shot through the on-side but ends up toe-ending the shot straight back after being caught in his crease. Sharp catch by Ghazanfar at his eye-line. Wicket against the run of play! 220/4110.2 Nicked through to Zazai! Short of a length ball outside off, Ervine hangs back and plays the square cut shot late, thick inside edge of the bat as the ball kept a bit low, and the wicket keeper makes no mistake behind the stumps. 465/6110.4 Cleaned him up! Generously flighted good length ball on middle-off with the arm, misreads the line of the ball and plays off the front foot, misses the line of the ball and crashed onto the stumps 465/7121.4 full ball wider outside off. Goes for an expansive shot with the ball turning away, but it turns away, and takes the outside edge to the keeper! 506/8131.1 Yorker delivery darted on the off stump, Muzarabani tries to block it on the pitch while moving away from the wicket, failed to connect and the bails are flying! Omarzai gets his first Test Match wicket 548/9135.2 Good length ball around off, Gwandu tries to clear the in-field, attempts to heave it over covers, hits the outside edge of the bat and a straightforward catch for Zazai behind the stumps 586/10Extras20 (b 1, lb 16, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL586 all out (135.2 Overs, RR: 4.33)Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Joylord Gumbie, 9.3 ov), 2-92 (Ben Curran, 25.3 ov), 3-170 (Takudzwanashe Kaitano, 44.3 ov), 4-220 (Dion Myers, 55.2 ov), 5-383 (Sean Williams, 90.3 ov), 6-465 (Craig Ervine, 110.2 ov), 7-465 (Brandon Mavuta, 110.4 ov), 8-506 (Newman Nyamhuri, 121.4 ov), 9-548 (Blessing Muzarabani, 131.1 ov), 10-586 (Trevor Gwandu, 135.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Naveed Zadran 23 1 109 2 4.73 1 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 19 1 66 1 3.47 0 0 AM Ghazanfar 30.2 3 127 3 4.18 0 0 Zahir Khan 28 0 127 2 4.53 0 2 Zia-ur-Rehman 26 2 101 2 3.88 0 0 Abdul Malik(1) 6 1 23 0 3.83 0 0 Hashmatullah Shahidi 3 0 16 0 5.33 0 0
Current Run Rate
CRR
3.16
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
32/1 (3.2)
Current Run Rate
CRR
3.16
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
32/1 (3.2)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.5 Forced through bat and pads! Good length ball with slight deviation towards the stumps, follows the line of the ball and tries to play across the line to the mid wicket region, beaten by the late seam movement and the rattled the stumps! The middle stump flew off behind. 3/122.3 Short pitched ball on the stumps, plays the pull shot and finds the leading edge towards fine leg region, miscued it due to the extra bounce, Ben Curran covered his ground and gobbles it up with ease 64/2Extras4 (lb 3, w 1)TOTAL95/2 (30 Overs, RR: 3.16)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Sediqullah Atal, 1.5 ov), 2-64 (Abdul Malik, 22.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB B Muzarabani 8 3 15 1 1.87 0 0 T Gwandu 4 0 16 1 4.00 0 0 NT Nyamhuri 4 0 15 0 3.75 1 0 SC Williams 8 1 25 0 3.12 0 0 B Mavuta 4 0 18 0 4.50 0 0 BJ Bennett 2 0 3 0 1.50 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Zimbabwe , elected to bat first
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
26,27,28,29,30 December 2024 (5-day match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- day 1 - Zimbabwe 1st innings 363/4 (SC Williams 145*, CR Ervine 56*, 85 ov)
- day 2 - Afghanistan 1st innings 95/2 (Rahmat Shah 49*, Hashmatullah Shahidi 16*, 30 ov)
Match Notes
- 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 190 balls (SC Williams 82, CR Ervine 61, Ex 8)
- SC Williams: 150 off 166 balls (10 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Zimbabwe: 400 runs in 92.5 overs (559 balls), Extras 14
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (CR Ervine 22, BJ Bennett 27, Ex 1)
- Zimbabwe: 450 runs in 105.6 overs (638 balls), Extras 15
- CR Ervine: 100 off 167 balls (10 x 4)
- Lunch: Zimbabwe - 471/7 in 113.0 overs (BJ Bennett 46, NT Nyamhuri 2)
- BJ Bennett: 50 off 74 balls (5 x 4)
- BJ Bennett: 50 off 75 balls (5 x 4)
- Zimbabwe: 500 runs in 120.5 overs (727 balls), Extras 15
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 541/8 in 129.0 overs (BJ Bennett 75, B Muzarabani 16)
- Zimbabwe: 550 runs in 131.3 overs (791 balls), Extras 16
- Zimbabwe: 550 runs in 131.4 overs (792 balls), Extras 16
- BJ Bennett: 100 off 121 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 586/10 in 135.2 overs (BJ Bennett 110)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 52/1 in 14.0 overs (Abdul Malik (1) 15, Rahmat Shah 31)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (Abdul Malik (1) 16, Rahmat Shah 31, Ex 3)
- Bad Light: Afghanistan - 95/2 in 30.0 overs (Rahmat Shah 49, Hashmatullah Shahidi 16)
- End Of Day: Afghanistan - 95/2 in 30.0 overs (Rahmat Shah 49, Hashmatullah Shahidi 16)
- Tea: Afghanistan - 0/0
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 56/1 in 12.0 overs (BJ Curran 40, T Kaitano 5)
- BJ Curran: 50 off 54 balls (7 x 4)
- Lunch: Zimbabwe - 92/2 in 25.3 overs (T Kaitano 13)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 26.2 overs (158 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (T Kaitano 19, SC Williams 31, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 146/2 in 38.4 overs (T Kaitano 32, SC Williams 35)
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 39.6 overs (240 balls), Extras 2
- SC Williams: 50 off 58 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 50.3 overs (304 balls), Extras 4
- Tea: Zimbabwe - 204/3 in 52.0 overs (SC Williams 54, D Myers 23)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (SC Williams 22, D Myers 27, Ex 1)
- Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 62.6 overs (379 balls), Extras 5
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (SC Williams 22, CR Ervine 27, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 275/4 in 68.0 overs (SC Williams 88, CR Ervine 30)
- SC Williams: 100 off 115 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Zimbabwe: 300 runs in 71.6 overs (433 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 305/4 in 73.0 overs (SC Williams 107, CR Ervine 41)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 136 balls (SC Williams 53, CR Ervine 47, Ex 3)
- CR Ervine: 50 off 80 balls (5 x 4)
- Second new ball taken at 80.2 overs
- Zimbabwe: 350 runs in 81.5 overs (493 balls), Extras 12
- End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 363/4 in 85.0 overs (SC Williams 145, CR Ervine 56)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsErvine, Bennett tons headline Zimbabwe's day
Afghanistan were 95 for 2 at stumps, staring at a mammoth 491-run deficit
Williams hopes to 'lead by action' for Zimbabwe's future cricketers to learn from
Sean Williams, who scored his fourth century in his last six Tests, wants the effect of his performance to go well beyond the ongoing game
Williams praises Curran's 'intent' as Zimbabwe find their scoring touch
Ben Curran scored a quick half-century on Test debut, and set the tone for Zimbabwe's total of 363 on day one
Williams' 145* leads Zimbabwe's domination against Afghanistan on Boxing Day
He was supported by half-centuries from debutant Ben Curran and Sean Ervine, as Afghanistan clearly missed Rashid Khan
Winless in three years, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan set for rare Boxing Day Test
An unpredictable Afghanistan start as favourites, however, there's rain threat across all five days