17/03Result

1st T20I, Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Mar 17 2021

AfghanistanAfghanistanAFG
198/5
ZimbabweZimbabweZIM
150/7 (20 ov)

Afghanistan won by 48 runs

Player of the Match

Rahmanullah GurbazAfghanistan

17/03Result

1st T20I, Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Mar 17 2021

AfghanistanAfghanistanAFG
198/5
ZimbabweZimbabweZIM
150/7 (20 ov)

Afghanistan won by 48 runs

Player of the Match

Rahmanullah GurbazAfghanistan

Match Day

1174dFirdose Moonda

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan put Afghanistan 1-0 up

Afghanistan have now won nine out of 10 T20Is against Zimbabwe

1175dESPNcricinfo staff

Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Gulbadin Naib wait on 'visa issue' ahead of T20I series

Hamid Hassan, Waqar Salamkheil and Azmatullah Omarzai are also yet to join Afghanistan's squad

Preview

1175dSreshth Shah

Zimbabwe scent chance to upset weakened Afghanistan

Sean Williams' side will also want to prove a point, given they won't feature in this year's T20 World Cup

Zimbabwe INNINGS		R	B
TS Kamunhukamwe	bowled	44	37
TK Musakanda	caught	18	14
SC Williams	caught	22	20
Sikandar Raza	caught	22	14
RP Burl	bowled	2	6
R Mutumbami	bowled	15	10
W Madhevere	lbw	2	4
DT Tiripano	not out	6	7
B Mavuta	not out	10	8
B Muzarabani
R Ngarava
EXTRAS	(b 4, lb 3, w 2)
TOTAL	150 (7 wkts; 20 ovs)

Afghanistan BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Naveen-ul-Haq	3.0	0	27	0	9.00
Amir Hamza	3.0	0	19	0	6.33
Fareed Ahmad	4.0	0	31	2	7.75	(1w)
Mohammad Nabi	2.0	0	24	0	12.00
Karim Janat	4.0	0	14	2	3.50
Rashid Khan	4.0	0	28	3	7.00	(1w)

Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	38	TK Musakanda	TS Kamunhukamwe
2nd	45	SC Williams	TS Kamunhukamwe
3rd	23	Sikandar Raza	TS Kamunhukamwe
4th	5	Sikandar Raza	RP Burl
5th	13	R Mutumbami	Sikandar Raza
6th	9	R Mutumbami	W Madhevere
7th	1	DT Tiripano	W Madhevere
8th	16	DT Tiripano	B Mavuta