Match Details

AFG vs ZIM 1st ODI, ZIM vs AFG 2022

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ZIM
216-1050.0
Afghanistan won by 60 runs 🏆
AFG
50.0276-5
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48th Over:
0
1
0
1
1
1
 
= 4
Last Over:
W
0
0
0
0
0
 
= 0
This Over:
0
0
0
0
0
W
 
= 0

Player of the Match

Rahmat Shah Logo
Rahmat Shah Jersy
Rahmat Shah
Afghanistan
94(120)
ZIMZIM - 2nd Innings
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10 Over 4138
15 Over 6066
20 Over 8584
25 Over 10499
30 Over 118116
35 Over 135141
AFGAFG - 1st Innings
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15 Over 5658
20 Over 7980
30 Over 127122
35 Over 145135
40 Over 163175
50 Over 267276
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Rahmat Shah (Man of the Match): The wicket was not good for batting in the first couple of overs. So the plan went on for at least 35 overs because we don't have hitters on the team. That plan worked for us and we won the game by 60 runs.
Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan Skipper): It was a great performance by the players. The pitch was tough in the morning and the ball was swinging. My partnership with Rehmat was important and we told each other that we have to take this innings to the end on the strength of our experiences. We will try to improve our over-rate in the next game. Ten-point were important for us.
Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe Skipper): I thought we started extremely well. But those two Afghanistan batters set the platform for the next players at the end of the innings for them. We were excellent in patches but we struggled in the other patches. We have struggled in the past to put the entire package together. With the bat, we had a good partnership up front but we lost wickets regularly. Unfortunately, we had the tail batting at the end, and that was the difference.
8:45 IST | Review: Saiprasad: Afghanistan won the first match of the three matches ODI Series by 60 runs and took the lead in the series. A comprehensive win for the visitors here as they delivered such a brilliant performance in the end. When Zimbabwe came out to chase the massive total of 277 runs, they lost their 1st wicket in the 3rd over itself of Regis Chakabva by Farooqi. After that, both Craig and Kaia controlled their innings and survived the powerplay overs extremely well.

Just after a solid partnership of 61 runs both the batters fell. Then Zimbabwe started losing wickets quite frequently, they were 124 for 5 down after 32 overs. The middle-order couldn't push on and it was a great effort from Sikandar Raza. As the visitors had a huge total on the board and they had an excellent control with the ball also.

Both the pacers Farooqi and Ahmad bowled a bit fuller length and struggles the opponent a lot of times. From the bowling department, Nabi was their star performer throughout his overs. He completely changed the game for Afghanistan as he ended up with 4 valuable wickets and Rashid Khan as usual picked up a couple of wickets including his favourite man Sikandar Raza at such a important stage of the game. 

As a result, it was an excellent performance for the visitors to grab the game in the end. With this, they lay down the foundation for the rest of the tour.

OVER 50
Zimbabwe
216/10
Tanaka Chivanga
0(5)
Fazalhaq Farooqi
2-41(9.0)
49.6 F Farooqi to T Chatara
W OUT!!! Finally, his patience gives up as he chases a short delivery and lost this straight in the hands of Nabi at the third man. A wicket maiden yet again here as Afghanistan has won this game by 60 runs
49.5 F Farooqi to T Chatara
0 Fuller delivery and he has defended this too towards the cover.
49.4 F Farooqi to T Chatara
0 Length delivery and he has left this for the keeper to collect here.
49.3 F Farooqi to T Chatara
0 Surprise for the batter as Farooqi bowls a well directed bouncer
49.2 F Farooqi to T Chatara
0 Length delivery and he has defended this too with a sliced bat towards the off-side.
49.1 F Farooqi to T Chatara
0 Length delivery has been blocked by Chatara who looks adamant to not get bowled out here.
OVER 49
Zimbabwe
216/9
Tanaka Chivanga
0(5)
Tendai Chatara
8(11)
Farid Malik
1-27(9.0)
48.6 F Malik to T Chivanga
0 No pace to offer here. This was on top of off and he has pushed this towards the third man for no run. Wicket maiden here. 
48.5 F Malik to T Chivanga
0 Yorker has been negotiated well with a defensive stroke by the debutant.
48.4 F Malik to T Chivanga
0 Change of pace again by Malik as this time the batter misses out on this with a wild swing towards off.
48.3 F Malik to T Chivanga
0 Length delivery has been driven towards the on side for no run.
48.2 F Malik to T Chivanga
0 Fuller delivery and he has hit this back towards the bowler who drops this.
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