- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.2 down the track and looks to smash over long-on but it's slower through the air from Burl and he isn't to the pitch of the ball. The ball spins away and the resulting top edge is pouched by Tiripano at backward point 154/27.6 grabs it on the second attempt. Was a length ball angling away, Janat went for the cut but got a thick outside edge that flew to the right of the keeper. It popped out on the first attempt but Mutumbami kept his calm to pouch it on the second attempt 80/119.3 too full on the stumps, clears his front leg and goes aerial towards long-on, where Raza settles under it, balancing him well after taking the catch so as not to step over the boundary line 192/418.6 length ball outside off, stays back and smashes it down the ground. Mavuta pedals back from long-off and takes it calmly. Nabi falls for an 11-ball 7 185/319.5 short of length outside off, looked like a slower ball. Rashid looked to smash it towards deep midwicket but got the top edge and a simple catch for the wicketkeeper 198/5Extras16 (lb 4, w 12)TOTAL198/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.9)Fall of wickets: 1-80 (Karim Janat, 7.6 ov), 2-154 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 14.2 ov), 3-185 (Mohammad Nabi, 18.6 ov), 4-192 (Asghar Afghan, 19.3 ov), 5-198 (Rashid Khan, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Sikandar Raza 2 0 16 0 8.00 4 1 1 0 0 R Ngarava 4 0 43 2 10.75 8 4 2 4 0 B Muzarabani 4 0 38 2 9.50 9 3 2 1 0 DT Tiripano 4 0 46 0 11.50 5 4 2 4 0 SC Williams 1 0 14 0 14.00 1 3 0 0 0 B Mavuta 2 0 13 0 6.50 7 0 1 2 0 RP Burl 3 0 24 1 8.00 5 0 2 0 0
17/03Result
1st T20I, Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Mar 17 2021
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
150/7 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
17/03Result
1st T20I, Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Mar 17 2021
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
150/7 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.1 bowls him with a googly. A length ball at the stumps, Kamunhukamwe looked to back away and cut it but was beaten by the pace and the turn 106/34.5 length ball around off, clears his front leg and goes for the pull but ends up hitting it straight to deep midwicket, Afghanistan have the first breakthrough 38/110.3 Gone! A leading edge taken at point was Williams looks to flick this length ball on the leg side 83/216.2 slower bouncer outside off, pulls it from there but ends up hitting straight to deep midwicket. Raza departs for 22 off 14 124/514.3 the middle stump is out of the ground. A brilliant yorker, Burl looks to go for a big hit and misses it completely 111/417.2 castled. It's another googly. Goes for the slog sweep and misses it completely 133/617.4 fuller on the stumps, goes for the slog sweep and misses. Is hit right in front of the middle, low on the pads. And that's an easy decision for the umpire 134/7Extras9 (b 4, lb 3, w 2)TOTAL150/7 (20 Overs, RR: 7.5)Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Tarisai Musakanda, 4.5 ov), 2-83 (Sean Williams, 10.3 ov), 3-106 (Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, 13.1 ov), 4-111 (Ryan Burl, 14.3 ov), 5-124 (Sikandar Raza, 16.2 ov), 6-133 (Richmond Mutumbami, 17.2 ov), 7-134 (Wessly Madhevere, 17.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Naveen-ul-Haq 3 0 27 0 9.00 5 2 1 0 0 Amir Hamza 3 0 19 0 6.33 8 3 0 0 0 Fareed Ahmad 4 0 31 2 7.75 8 2 1 1 0 Mohammad Nabi 2 0 24 0 12.00 0 2 1 0 0 Karim Janat 4 0 14 2 3.50 13 1 0 0 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 28 3 7.00 7 2 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Zimbabwe , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Afghanistan led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20
Match days
17 March 2021 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 66 runs, 0 wicket)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 41, Karim Janat 10, Ex 2)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz: 50 off 26 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 9.4 overs (58 balls), Extras 8
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 35, Asghar Afghan 10, Ex 6)
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 15
- Asghar Afghan: 50 off 37 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Innings Break: Afghanistan - 198/5 in 20.0 overs (Najibullah Zadran 0, Usman Ghani 0)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 1 wicket)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 6
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 6
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 19.5 overs (119 balls), Extras 9