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AFGHANISTAN 131 (47 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Afsar Zazai37 (70)
- Ibrahim Zadran31 (41)
- Victor Nyauchi3/34 (10)
- Blessing Muzarabani4/48 (12)
ZIMBABWE 250 (72 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Sean Williams105 (174)
- Regis Chakabva44 (71)
- Amir Hamza6/75 (25)
- Zahir Khan2/81 (19)
AFGHANISTAN 135 (45.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Amir Hamza*21 (47)
- Ibrahim Zadran76 (145)
- Donald Tiripano3/23 (9.3)
- Victor Nyauchi3/30 (7)
ZIMBABWE 17/0 (3.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Prince Masvaure*5 (8)
- Kevin Kasuza*11 (12)
- Amir Hamza0/11 (2)
- Yamin Ahmadzai0/5 (1.2)
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.
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 "
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
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. "