Afghanistan Tour of Zimbabwe 2024-25 - 2nd Test Match - Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan- Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: January 2-6

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 2nd Test Match of Afghanistan Tour of Zimbabwe, which will be played between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan from the 2nd of January at the Harare Sports Club, Harare.

2nd Test Match - Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan (Harare Sports Club, Harare)


Current Test Form Zimbabwe and Afghanistan:

The First Test Match between both the sides ended as a draw. It was a high scoring affair with no result.

The top run scorer for Zimbabwe in the Test Series is Sean Williams with 189 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Zimbabwe in the Test Series is Brian Bennett with 5 scalps under his belt.

The top run scorer for Afghanistan in the Test Series is Hashmatullah Shahidi with 246 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Afghanistan in the Test Series is Allah Ghazanfar with 4 scalps under his belt.

In the First Test, Zimbabwe batted first and they posted a huge total of 586 before being bowled out. Ben Curran made a spectacular debut in Test Cricket. He scored 68 runs off 74 balls. A brilliant innings of 154 runs was played by Sean Williams. He hit 10 fours and 3 sixes during his knock. Craig Ervine and Brian Bennett also scored centuries as Zimbabwe got to 586 before being bowled out of.

Afghanistan in their first innings scored 699 runs. Hashmatullah Shahidi and Rahmat Shah scored double centuries. Shahidi made 246 runs while Rahmat Shah scored 234 runs. On the back of their batting brilliance, Afghanistan got to a tall total of 699 runs in their first innings.

Zimbabwe scored 142 runs for 4 wickets in their second innings. The match thus ended in a draw with 5 days of play.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Zimbabwe Test Squad

Craig Ervine (Captain), Ben Curran, Brian Bennett, Johnathan Campbell, Takudzwa Chataira, Joylord Gumbie, Trevor Gwandu, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brandon Mavuta, Nyasha Mayavo, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams

Afghanistan Test Squad

Abdul Malik, Bahir Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Riaz Hassan, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ismat Alam, Afsar Zazai, Ikram Alikhil, Bashir Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad, Naveed Zadran, Rashid Khan, Yamin Ahmadzai, Zahir Khan, Zahir Shehzad, Zia-ur-Rehman


Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Afghanistan

Who will win?- Draw 

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Rahmat Shah (Afghanistan), Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Allah Ghazanfar (Afghanistan), Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe)

Most Sixes – Rahmat Shah (Afghanistan), Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe)

Player of the Match- Rahmat Shah (Afghanistan)

Team Scores Batting first – Afghanistan 350+, Zimbabwe 300+

Match Handicap: Draw



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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.


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