Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, Live Score and Commentary, AFG vs ZIM, 17 March, 2021
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Sheikh Zayed Stadium
198/5 (20 ov)
150/7 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 48 runs.
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Player of the match
Rahmanullah Gurbaz,
Afghanistan
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Tiripano | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Brandon Mavuta | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 125.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Fareed Malik | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
| Karim Janat | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3.50 |
Afghanistan won by 48 runs.
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
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| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
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| India (IND won by 72 runs) | Super 8 Group 1 (X1 v X2) | 26 Feb 2026 |
| West Indies (WI won by 107 runs) | Super 8 Group 1 (X2 v X3) | 23 Feb 2026 |
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 16 run (2.2 ov): Brandon Mavuta: 10 (8), Donald Tiripano: 5 (6)
- Last Bat: Wesley Madhevere 2(4) - lbw b R Khan Rashid Khan
- Fall of Wickets: 38 - 1 Tarisai Musakanda, 83 - 2 Sean Williams, 106 - 3 Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, 111 - 4 Ryan Burl, 124 - 5 Sikandar Raza, 132 - 6 Richmond Mutumbami, 134 - 7 Wessly Madhevere
- Reviews Remaining: Zimbabwe - 0 of 0, Afghanistan - 0 of 0
- Toss: Zimbabwe elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 1st T20I
- Series: Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe
- Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
- Time: 03:30 PM
- Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium
- City: Abu Dhabi
Rashid Khan to Richmond Mutumbami, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Richmond Mutumbami plays along the ground of the frontfoot to the mid off for 1 run.
End of over 16 (10 runs)
Fareed Malik to Richmond Mutumbami, 1 run, inswinger good length, on the middle stump, Richmond Mutumbami plays along the ground drive of the backfoot to the mid on for 1 run.
Sikandar Raza c (sub I Zadran) b F Malik 22 (14) Fareed Malik to Sikandar Raza, no run, c (sub I Zadran) b F Malik, Caught out!! short length, outside off, Sikandar Raza plays a along the ground pull of the backfoot to the mid wicket where Ibrahim Zadran completes catch. Gone.
Fareed Malik to Wesley Madhevere, no run,
Fareed Malik to Wesley Madhevere, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Wesley Madhevere plays along the ground flick of the backfoot to the square leg for 1 run.
Fareed Malik to Richmond Mutumbami, 2 runs, good length, outside off, Richmond Mutumbami plays along the ground cut of the backfoot to the point for 2 run.
Fareed Malik to Richmond Mutumbami, Four, good length, on the middle stump Richmond Mutumbami plays the along the ground cut of the backfoot to the third man
End of over 17 (8 runs)
Rashid Khan to Wesley Madhevere, 1 run, googly full length, on the middle stump, Wesley Madhevere plays along the ground to the mid on for 1 run.
Rashid Khan to Richmond Mutumbami, 1 wide, googly, outside off, Richmond Mutumbami plays but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire.
Richmond Mutumbami b R Khan 15 (10) Rashid Khan to Richmond Mutumbami, no run, b R Khan, Bowled out!!! Rashid Khan bowled googly, on the middle stump, Richmond Mutumbami gets defensive to the but ball failed to make connection with the bat, wickets smashed
Rashid Khan to Donald Tiripano, 1 run, googly full length, Donald Tiripano plays along the ground drive of the backfoot to the mid wicket for 1 run.
Wessly Madhevere lbw b R Khan 2 (4) Rashid Khan to Wesley Madhevere, no run, lbw b R Khan, OUT LBW!! Rashid Khan bowled googly full length, on the middle stump, batsman plays sweep but mistimes it and ball bangs into the the pad and Rashid Khan goes for appeal for LBW and he is given out by the umpire, batsmen has to go.
Rashid Khan to Brandon Mavuta, no run,
Rashid Khan to Brandon Mavuta, 2 runs, googly full length, Brandon Mavuta plays along the ground flick of the backfoot to the mid wicket for 2 run.
End of over 18 (5 runs)
Karim Janat to Donald Tiripano, no run, dot ball!! good length, on the middle stump, Donald Tiripano plays along the ground flick to square leg.
Karim Janat to Donald Tiripano, 1 run,
Karim Janat to Brandon Mavuta, no run,
Karim Janat to Brandon Mavuta, 1 leg bye,
Karim Janat to Donald Tiripano, 1 run,
Karim Janat to Brandon Mavuta, 1 run,
End of over 19 (4 runs)
Fareed Malik to Brandon Mavuta, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! full length outside the leg stump Brandon Mavuta plays along the ground flick of the backfoot over the square leg
Fareed Malik to Brandon Mavuta, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Brandon Mavuta plays along the ground drive of the backfoot to the mid on for 1 run.
Fareed Malik to Donald Tiripano, no run, dot ball!! bouncer short length, outside off, Donald Tiripano plays plays however no shot offered by batsmen. decided to leave the ball.
Fareed Malik to Donald Tiripano, 2 runs, short length, outside off, Donald Tiripano plays lofted cut of the backfoot to the mid off for 2 run.
Fareed Malik to Donald Tiripano, 1 run, inswinger good length, on the middle stump, Donald Tiripano plays along the ground cut of the backfoot to the Cover for 1 run.
Fareed Malik to Brandon Mavuta, no run,
End of over 20 (10 runs)