Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Highlights, 1st T20I, 29 October, 2025
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Harare Sports Club
127/10 (16.1 ov)
180/6 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 53 runs
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Player of the match
Azmatullah Omarzai,
Afghanistan
Azmatullah Omarzai to Brian Bennett, Four, Four !! inswinger, back of length, on the stumps. Brian Bennett hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Brian Bennett, Four, Four !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump. Brian Bennett hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Brian Bennett, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump. Brian Bennett hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Tadiwanashe Marumani lbw b MU Rahman 0 (2) Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Tadiwanashe Marumani, no run, lbw b MU Rahman, Out LBW !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Tadiwanashe Marumani hangs in the crease, strives to play it across the bat but fails to connect and ball strikes the pad, leading to an LBW appeal by Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, which is accepted by the umpire, resulting in Tadiwanashe Marumani dismissal.
Brendan Taylor c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b MU Rahman 0 (1) Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Brendan Taylor, no run, c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b MU Rahman, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Brendan Taylor hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards point, edged!! and flies straight to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Brendan Taylor.
Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Brian Bennett, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Brian Bennett goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Sikandar Raza c S Kamal b A Omarzai 1 (4) Azmatullah Omarzai to Sikandar Raza, no run, c S Kamal b A Omarzai, Caught out !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Shahidullah Kamal, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Sikandar Raza.
Ryan Burl c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b A Omarzai 0 (2) Azmatullah Omarzai to Ryan Burl, no run, c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b A Omarzai, Caught out !! inswinger, back of length, on the stumps, Ryan Burl hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards short fine leg, edged!! and flies straight to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Ryan Burl.
Brian Bennett c R Khan b A Omarzai 24 (15) Azmatullah Omarzai to Brian Bennett, no run, c R Khan b A Omarzai, Caught out !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Brian Bennett goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting drive towards mid on, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Rashid Khan, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Brian Bennett.
Fareed Ahmad Malik to Tony Munyonga, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Tony Munyonga goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tashinga Musekiwa, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump. Tashinga Musekiwa hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tony Munyonga, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease and tries defensive shot, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tony Munyonga, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Tony Munyonga goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Tony Munyonga b AD Ahmadzai 20 (19) Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tony Munyonga, no run, b AD Ahmadzai, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A bold move from Tony Munyonga as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Rashid Khan to Tashinga Musekiwa, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Tashinga Musekiwa goes back and caresses drive to long on, it raced away to the fence for four.
Tashinga Musekiwa runout (AD Ahmadzai) 16 (16) Shahidullah Kamal to Tashinga Musekiwa, no run, runout (AD Ahmadzai), Run out !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Tashinga Musekiwa hangs in the crease, hits cut to point and took off for a risky single, but Abdullah Ahmadzai was quick to react, threw it towards the stumps. Tashinga Musekiwa was caught napping and had no chance of making it back in time. Run out!
Shahidullah Kamal to Brad Evans, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump. Brad Evans hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Rashid Khan to Brad Evans, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Brad Evans hangs in the crease, plays sweep, gets an edge!, in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Shahidullah Kamal to Tinotenda Maposa, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Tinotenda Maposa goes back, plays pull in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Fareed Ahmad Malik to Tinotenda Maposa, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Tinotenda Maposa hangs in the crease, it to the long off, races away and finds the boundary.
Fareed Ahmad Malik to Tinotenda Maposa, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Tinotenda Maposa goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Fareed Ahmad Malik to Tinotenda Maposa, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Tinotenda Maposa hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Tinotenda Maposa, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Tinotenda Maposa hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Brad Evans c & b MU Rahman 24 (19) Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Brad Evans, no run, c & b MU Rahman, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Brad Evans as the batter hangs in the crease to play defensive shot, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Mujeeb-ur-Rahman for Brad Evans's dismissal.
Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Richard Ngarava, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump. Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease and tries drive, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Tinotenda Maposa c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b MU Rahman 32 (15) Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Tinotenda Maposa, no run, c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b MU Rahman, Caught out!! off break ball good length on the stumps, Tinotenda Maposa hangs in the crease to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards short mid wicket, edged!! and expertly caught by Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Blessing Muzarabani b AD Ahmadzai 1 (2) Abdullah Ahmadzai to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, b AD Ahmadzai, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, A bold move from Blessing Muzarabani as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Azmatullah Omarzai to Brian Bennett, Four, Four !! inswinger, back of length, on the stumps. Brian Bennett hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Brian Bennett, Four, Four !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump. Brian Bennett hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Brian Bennett, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump. Brian Bennett hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Tadiwanashe Marumani lbw b MU Rahman 0 (2) Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Tadiwanashe Marumani, no run, lbw b MU Rahman, Out LBW !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Tadiwanashe Marumani hangs in the crease, strives to play it across the bat but fails to connect and ball strikes the pad, leading to an LBW appeal by Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, which is accepted by the umpire, resulting in Tadiwanashe Marumani dismissal.
Brendan Taylor c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b MU Rahman 0 (1) Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Brendan Taylor, no run, c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b MU Rahman, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Brendan Taylor hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards point, edged!! and flies straight to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Brendan Taylor.
Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Brian Bennett, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Brian Bennett goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Sikandar Raza c S Kamal b A Omarzai 1 (4) Azmatullah Omarzai to Sikandar Raza, no run, c S Kamal b A Omarzai, Caught out !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Sikandar Raza hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Shahidullah Kamal, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Sikandar Raza.
Ryan Burl c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b A Omarzai 0 (2) Azmatullah Omarzai to Ryan Burl, no run, c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b A Omarzai, Caught out !! inswinger, back of length, on the stumps, Ryan Burl hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards short fine leg, edged!! and flies straight to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Ryan Burl.
Brian Bennett c R Khan b A Omarzai 24 (15) Azmatullah Omarzai to Brian Bennett, no run, c R Khan b A Omarzai, Caught out !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Brian Bennett goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting drive towards mid on, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Rashid Khan, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Brian Bennett.
Fareed Ahmad Malik to Tony Munyonga, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Tony Munyonga goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tashinga Musekiwa, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump. Tashinga Musekiwa hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tony Munyonga, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Tony Munyonga hangs in the crease and tries defensive shot, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tony Munyonga, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Tony Munyonga goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Tony Munyonga b AD Ahmadzai 20 (19) Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tony Munyonga, no run, b AD Ahmadzai, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A bold move from Tony Munyonga as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Rashid Khan to Tashinga Musekiwa, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Tashinga Musekiwa goes back and caresses drive to long on, it raced away to the fence for four.
Tashinga Musekiwa runout (AD Ahmadzai) 16 (16) Shahidullah Kamal to Tashinga Musekiwa, no run, runout (AD Ahmadzai), Run out !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Tashinga Musekiwa hangs in the crease, hits cut to point and took off for a risky single, but Abdullah Ahmadzai was quick to react, threw it towards the stumps. Tashinga Musekiwa was caught napping and had no chance of making it back in time. Run out!
Shahidullah Kamal to Brad Evans, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump. Brad Evans hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Rashid Khan to Brad Evans, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Brad Evans hangs in the crease, plays sweep, gets an edge!, in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Shahidullah Kamal to Tinotenda Maposa, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Tinotenda Maposa goes back, plays pull in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Fareed Ahmad Malik to Tinotenda Maposa, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Tinotenda Maposa hangs in the crease, it to the long off, races away and finds the boundary.
Fareed Ahmad Malik to Tinotenda Maposa, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Tinotenda Maposa goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Fareed Ahmad Malik to Tinotenda Maposa, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Tinotenda Maposa hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Tinotenda Maposa, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Tinotenda Maposa hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Brad Evans c & b MU Rahman 24 (19) Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Brad Evans, no run, c & b MU Rahman, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Brad Evans as the batter hangs in the crease to play defensive shot, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Mujeeb-ur-Rahman for Brad Evans's dismissal.
Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Richard Ngarava, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump. Richard Ngarava hangs in the crease and tries drive, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Tinotenda Maposa c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b MU Rahman 32 (15) Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Tinotenda Maposa, no run, c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b MU Rahman, Caught out!! off break ball good length on the stumps, Tinotenda Maposa hangs in the crease to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards short mid wicket, edged!! and expertly caught by Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Blessing Muzarabani b AD Ahmadzai 1 (2) Abdullah Ahmadzai to Blessing Muzarabani, no run, b AD Ahmadzai, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, A bold move from Blessing Muzarabani as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!