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Best performances - Batsmen

SC Williams
SC Williams
105(174) 10x4 - 0x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 34 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
11 1 12 9 33 12 5 21
Ibrahim Zadran
Ibrahim Zadran
76(145) 10x4 - 0x6
Control %83%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 16 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
6 10 8 2 16 7 16 11

Best performances - Bowlers

Amir Hamza
Amir Hamza
O25
M3
R75
W6
Eco3.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
3W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
B Muzarabani
B Muzarabani
O12
M3
R48
W4
Eco4.00
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Afghanistan , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Zimbabwe led the 2-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

10am start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00

Match days

2,3, March 2021 (5-day match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorecard Summary

AFGHANISTAN 131(47 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

ZIMBABWE 250(72 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

AFGHANISTAN 135(45.3 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

ZIMBABWE 17/0(3.2 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: @saurabh_42

4.54 pm: That's all we have for you from this first Test. The next one starts on March 10, so do join us for that. And in between there is a whole lotta cricket lined up, all of which we'll be covering. A grand win for Zimbabwe here and this was also Williams' first win as Test captain. On that note, this is Saurabh Somani signing off, on behalf of Binoy and Ranjith too.

Sean Williams is the Man of the Match and the winning captain: "It was a fantastic team performance. I was really happy with my seam bowlers. Obviously it was a difficult wicket to bat on, but these challenges come in Test cricket. If we take them head on, we'll succeed. Test cricket can swing in a couple of games. In this game, the senior players came to the party, which is what I want. The younger guys will learn from it. (Partnership with Raza) He took the role of being more aggressive than I did. I had to deal with a bit more spin than him. I was just happy to see the senior players stand up."

Asghar Afghan: Congratulations to Zimbabwe, they played very well. When you play good cricket you win the game. Yesterday we won a good toss but they bowled good lines and our boys played poor shots as well. Our bowlers bowled brilliantly, especially Hamza, but we had too low a total. Second innings, we had scoreboard pressure as well. We couldn't prepare well for this Test honestly, due to visa issues. Next game, we have to think positive. Zadran played very well too.

4.45 pm: We'll have the presentations for you shortly.

Neel: "Clinical performance by the Zimbabweans! They kept the pressure up on the Afganistan throughout this test to come out on top! Afganistan too showed great fight back in the second innings! Expect them to come back strong in the next test."

Pras G: "4-day test match?Ain't nobody got time fo dat..."

Munhumutema : "Quite beautiful to see Zimbabwe "

Simba T: "I am Zimbabwean and used to reading Williams and not Williamson ha ha ha. A near faultless display by Zimbabwe nevertheless"

4.38 pm: Zimbabwe have gone 1-0 up in the series with a dominant show. Afghanistan showed some fight in their second innings, but they had fallen too far behind to turn the result of the game around. They'll have some positives to take from here, Zadran's batting and Hamza's bowling most prominent. But lots to work on for the batsmen. Zimbabwe's bowlers set the tone and Sean Williams was simply outstanding. His was easily the innings of the game, and in addition, he took a key wicket and also plucked out a spectacular catch. But this was a collective triumph too. Blessing Muzarabani and Victor Nyauchi did well with the ball, Sikandar Raza and Regis Chakabva contributed with the bat, and Donald Tiripano played his part in the second innings to end Afghanistan's resistance with a double strike, and the final wicket.

3.2
1
Yamin Ahmadzai to Kasuza, 1 run, length on the stumps and he turns it through backward square leg to complete a 10-wicket win for Zimbabwe.

Joydip: "Victories over Ireland and Bangladesh appear long ago now and things have definitely gone downhill for Afghanistan in test cricket. I do hope that this match is just a temporary glitch on their test match credentials "

3.1
0
Yamin Ahmadzai to Kasuza, no run, length ball down leg side, doesn't connect while trying to glance it fine

Just 1 to win for Zimbabwe then.

END OF OVER:
3 | 7 Runs | ZIM: 16/0

  • Kevin Kasuza10 (10b)
  • Prince Masvaure5 (8b)
  • Amir Hamza2-0-11-0
  • Yamin Ahmadzai1-0-4-0
2.6
1lb
Amir Hamza to Kasuza, 1 leg bye, strays down leg and he tickles it fine. Scores level
2.5
0
Amir Hamza to Kasuza, no run, quicker one darted on the stumps, goes right back and blocks it
2.4
2
Amir Hamza to Kasuza, 2 runs, tossed up fuller, he goes for the big golf swing, gets a thick inside edge that goes to deep forward square leg
2.3
0
Amir Hamza to Kasuza, no run, good length on off, defended on the front foot

Dave: "This is just a result of not playing enough red ball cricket. It's not really a coincidence that the only bloke who tonned is the most experienced. "