Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I: Zimbabwe win final ball thriller to go up 1-0

Zimbabwe edge out a win in a last ball thriller as they go up 1-0 in this T20I series against Afghanistan today at the Harare Sports Club, Harare.

Match Summary

Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I

Zimbabwe 145/6 (20 ov)

Afghanistan 144/6 (20 ov)

Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets

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Match Analysis

Zimbabwe win a last-ball thriller to take a 1-0 lead in the series ?#ZIMvPAK #VisitZimbabwe ?? https://t.co/EjMJE3pB5B pic.twitter.com/zRVZjkWY9n

— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv) December 11, 2024

Match Stats

Zimbabwe Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Tadiwanashe Marumani - 2.6 ov), 2-86 (Dion Myers - 13.2 ov), 3-103 (Sikandar Raza - 14.3 ov), 4-117 (Brian Bennett - 16.1 ov), 5-119 (Ryan Burl - 16.4 ov), 6-128 (Wesley Madhevere - 18.4 ov)

Afghanistan Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 0.3 ov), 2-24 (Sediqullah Atal - 3.2 ov), 3-25 (Mohammad Ishaq - 4.1 ov), 4-33 (Hazratullah Zazai - 5.4 ov), 5-58 (Azmatullah Omarzai - 10.4 ov), 6-137 (Mohammad Nabi - 18.5 ov)

Playing XI

Zimbabwe

• Tadiwanashe Marumani(WK)
• Brian Bennett
• Dion Myers
• Tashinga Musekiwa
• Sikandar Raza(C)
• Ryan Burl
• Wesley Madhevere
• Blessing Muzarabani
• Richard Ngarava
• Wellington Masakadza
• Trevor Gwandu

Afghanistan

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz
• Mohammad Ishaq(WK)
• Hazratullah Zazai
• Sediqullah Atal
• Azmatullah Omarzai
• Mohammad Nabi
• Karim Janat
• Rashid Khan(C)
• Naveen ul Haq
• Mujeeb Ur Rahman
• Fareed Malik

Match Details

Date - 2024-12-11 11:30:00

Venue - Harare Sports Club, Harare

Toss - Afghanistan elected to bat

Umpires - Iknow Chabi (Zimbabwe), Percival Sizara (Zimbabwe), Langton Rusere (Zimbabwe TV)

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