The first Test between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe ended in a draw. Afghanistan won the second Test by 72 runs.
Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe in the second Test by 72 runs. With this, the team also won the series 1-0. Rashid Khan, who took 7 wickets in the second innings, was the player of the match. Afghan batsman Rahmat Shah was chosen as the player of the series. The first Test of the series was a draw.
Rashid Khan took 7 wickets. Leg-spinner Rashid Khan of Afghanistan took 7 wickets in the second innings. Left-arm spinner Zia ur Rehman got 2 wickets, while a batsman was also run out. Rashid received the player of the match award for this performance. He took 4 wickets in the first innings, while Rashid also scored 48 runs in both innings with the bat.
Rashid Khan took 11 wickets in the second Test.
Afghanistan could only score 157 runs in the first innings. On Thursday, Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bowl. The Afghan team could only score 157 runs in the first innings. Rashid Khan scored the highest score of 25 runs. 7 other batsmen crossed the 10-run mark, but no one could play a big innings.
From Afghanistan, Zia-ur-Rehman could only score 8 points and Ahmedzai could only score 2 points. Ismat Alam couldn’t even open an account. Sikandar Raza and Newman Nyamahuri took 3 wickets each in the first innings for Zimbabwe. Blessing Muzarabani got 2 wickets and Richard Nagarava got 1 wicket.
Sikandar Raza took 3 wickets in the first innings.
Bad start for Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe got off to a very bad start in the first set. The team lost 4 wickets for just 41 runs. Joylord Gumby could only score 8 points, Ben Curran 15 and Dion Myers could only score 5 points. T Cayetano couldn’t even open an account. Sikandar Raza then took over the innings with captain Craig Irwin. Both scored fifty and took the score beyond 100 points. Raza was out after scoring 61 runs.
Sikandar Raza completed a partnership fifty with Craig Irwin.
Williams-Irwin gave the lead after Raza’s dismissal, Zimbabwe lost 7 wickets for 147 runs. Brian Bennett could only score 2 points and Newman Nyamhuri could only score 11 points. Shaun Williams then put on a 73-run partnership with captain Irwin and took the score to 220. Williams was out after scoring 49 runs.
Irwin was also eliminated in the end with a score of 75 points, and the team’s score reached 243 points. Rashid Khan took 4 wickets from Afghanistan. Ahmedzai got 3 wickets and Farid Ahmed 2 wickets. Zia-ur-Rahman also achieved success.
Craig Irwin played an inning of 75 runs and gave the team the lead.
Afghanistan’s comeback in the second set Afghanistan trailed by 86 runs in the first set, but the team made a comeback in the second set. Opener Abdul Malik could only score 1 run and Riyaz Hasan could only score 11 runs. Rahmat Shah stood at one end, but in front of him, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Zia-ur-Rehman 6 and Afsar Zazai were out after scoring 5 runs.
Rahmat Shah and Ismat Alam have formed a century-old partnership.
Ismat crossed 350, Afghanistan lost 5 wickets for 69 runs. Here, Shahidullah Kamal made a partnership of 67 runs with Rahmat and took the score beyond 100. After him, Ismat Alam scored a fifty and, along with Rahmat Shah, took the score beyond 250 Rahmat was out after scoring 139 runs and his 132-run partnership with Shahidullah was broken.
Ismat then took over the innings with Rashid Khan. Both completed a fifty partnership for the 8th wicket and took the score beyond 300. Ismat scored a century, he was out after scoring 101 runs. The team scored 363 runs in the second innings and Zimbabwe reached the target of 278 runs. Blessing Muzarabani took 6 wickets of Zimbabwe. Richard Nagarava got 3 wickets and Sikandar Raza got 1 wicket.
Zimbabwe collapsed before the target of 278 runs. In the final innings, Zimbabwe reached the target of 278 runs. Ben Curran and Sikandar Raza scored 38-38 points for the team. T Kaytano was out after scoring 21 runs, as soon as his wicket fell the rest of the batsmen also started returning to the pavilion. Captain Craig Irwin tried to manage the innings.
Irwin stayed until the end, but 9 of the team’s wickets fell in front of him. Ultimately, he too was eliminated after scoring 53 runs and the team was completely eliminated after scoring 205 runs. Rahmat Shah received the Player of the Series award for scoring 392 runs in the series.
Rahmat Shah was voted player of the series.