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Match Details
AFG vs ZIM 3rd T20, ZIM vs AFG 2022
ZIM
90-920.0
Afghanistan won by 35 runs 🏆
AFG
20.0125-8
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Player of the Match
Noor Ahmad
4/10
4(8)
P'ship : 21(23)
Last Wkt : Ryan Burl 15(24)
BowlerN Masood
| W-R | Overs | Econ |
|---|---|---|
| 0-27 | 3.0 | 9.00 |
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ZIM - 2nd Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 40 | 40 | 10 Over | 65 | 55 | 15 Over | 81 | 68 |
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AFG - 1st Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 51 | 51 | 10 Over | 81 | 73 | 15 Over | 109 | 98 | 20 Over | 148 | 125 |
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So that's it from Harare. Afghanistan takes the series with a margin of 3-0. Hope you have enjoyed all the action here at our network. Do join us for all the upcoming matches from all around the globe. For now, This is me Ajay Ahire signing it off along with my co-commentator SaiPavan Janaki with our scorer Yogesh Kumar. Until then stay safe and stay cool...
Najibullah Zadran (Player of the Series): I'm very glad with performing as a senior player. I just wanted to play my natural game here. Firstly we have the Asia Cup coming up, then we'll think about the World Cup. We have some good youngsters, we want to test everyone in the squad.
Noor Ahmad (Player of The Match): Thanks to the almighty God for helping me to get the MoM award in my debut game, it was a dream to play for my country. I spoke with Rashid, he told me to bowl in the right areas and not think too much about what the batters would do. It's tough to get chances considering the bowling attack, but I'll be ready to perform at any stage of the game if the team needed me.
Mohammad Nabi (Winning Captain): We planned to win all three matches, so happy that we did that. I knew it wasn't going to be easy to score runs, that's the reason we played with an extra spinner in the side, it was tough to score against them. We have 15 quality players in the squad and look to give chances to everyone, we'll have to plan for the future and play according to that.
Craig Ervine (Losing Captain): Noor Ahamad blew us away with his spell, we had a decent start, 40 runs for 1 after the batting powerplay. We'll have to sit down, go over things we didn't do well, things where we went well, and try to build on them. We'll be playing in Bulawayo, it's a bit slower and that should help us. It's always disappointing, but we need to keep our mood up. We were close in the first two T20s, but they played better cricket than us.
That's it that's the game for Afghanistan as they beat the home side by 35 runs. With that, they will take the series by the margin of 3-0. A complete white-wash from the visitors as they beat the home side by the margin of 3-0 in both ODI and T20I series. A complete performance from the Afgan side to seal the deal in this third and last T20I of this series. They restrict the home side at the score of 90 for the loss of 9 wickets. The showstopper in today's game was the young debutant Noor Ahmad who picked up a 4-fer in this game and knocked over the middle over of Zimbabwe's batting line-up.
Chasing 126 on a tricky surface of Harare sports club. The home side needed a solid opening start but Madhevere was the first one to depart as he ends up hitting that one straight into the hands of the fielder in the deep on his personal score of 14. His partner Innocent Kaia lost his wicket thanks to some great effort from Nijat who hit the bullseye at the striker's end and sent him back. Then Noor Ahmad was introduced into the attack and since then he took the game on his head by picking up a couple of wickets in a single over as he picked up the wickets of Maumani and Ervine in quick succession. Sikandar Raza failed to get off the mark as he was undone by some smart piece of bowling from Ashraf. And rest of the tail was blown away by the Afghani spinners. Chatara and Ndlovu remained unbeaten as they played out the last couple of overs.
Noor Ahmad was the pick of the bowlers as he picked up a 4-fer as knocked over the middle order of opposition in quick time. Rashid Khan as usual kept the pressure on the batters and picked up the wicket of Jongwe. Ashraf also was economical as he picked up a couple of wickets. Farooqi bowled really well in the death as he nailed the perfect spots and he was breathing fire with his sheer pace. So all and all it was a great all-round performance from the visitors as they have beaten the home side by a convincing margin.
Chasing 126 on a tricky surface of Harare sports club. The home side needed a solid opening start but Madhevere was the first one to depart as he ends up hitting that one straight into the hands of the fielder in the deep on his personal score of 14. His partner Innocent Kaia lost his wicket thanks to some great effort from Nijat who hit the bullseye at the striker's end and sent him back. Then Noor Ahmad was introduced into the attack and since then he took the game on his head by picking up a couple of wickets in a single over as he picked up the wickets of Maumani and Ervine in quick succession. Sikandar Raza failed to get off the mark as he was undone by some smart piece of bowling from Ashraf. And rest of the tail was blown away by the Afghani spinners. Chatara and Ndlovu remained unbeaten as they played out the last couple of overs.
Noor Ahmad was the pick of the bowlers as he picked up a 4-fer as knocked over the middle order of opposition in quick time. Rashid Khan as usual kept the pressure on the batters and picked up the wicket of Jongwe. Ashraf also was economical as he picked up a couple of wickets. Farooqi bowled really well in the death as he nailed the perfect spots and he was breathing fire with his sheer pace. So all and all it was a great all-round performance from the visitors as they have beaten the home side by a convincing margin.
OVER 20
Zimbabwe
90/9
Ainsley Ndlovu
13(19)
Tendai Chatara
6(7)
Nijat Masood
0-27(3.0)
19.6 N Masood to T Chatara
1 Chatara swings that one hard and gets the outside half of the bat and it goes to the right of mid-off and they scamper for a single. With that, Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 35 runs. And will take the series by the margin of 3-0. Great tour this has been for the visitors as they clean-swept the home side in both the ODI's as well as the T20's.
19.5 N Masood to A Ndlovu
1lb Good length on the leg stump line. Takes the pace off that one. Ndlovu misses it on the thigh pad and it rolls away on the leg side for a leg bye single.
19.4 N Masood to A Ndlovu
2 A couple of runs here for Ndlovu. Fuller on the middle and leg. He heaves that one on the leg side. The fielder down there at deep midwicket fumbles and that allows an extra run here.
19.3 N Masood to T Chatara
1 Another single here for Chatara. Fuller on the off. Chatara slices that one towards the third man for a single.
19.2 N Masood to A Ndlovu
1 Another single here for Ndlovu. Slower ball on a fuller length outside the off. Ndlovu goes across and tries the paddle sweep as he gets that one past the keeper and collects a single.
19.1 N Masood to T Chatara
1 Good length on the off stump line. Chatara makes room and plays that one towards the third man for a single.
OVER 19
Zimbabwe
83/9
Ainsley Ndlovu
10(16)
Tendai Chatara
3(4)
Fazalhaq Farooqi
1-16(4.0)
18.6 F Farooqi to A Ndlovu
0 A dot ball to finish the over. Back of a length on the off stump line. Ndlovu misses the pull to the keeper.
18.5 F Farooqi to A Ndlovu
4 FOUR!!! Ndlovu collects a four this time. Farooqi runs in from around the wicket and bowls it on a back of a length on the middle and leg stump line. This time he takes the pace off that one. Ndlovu hangs back and swivels that one past the deep square leg for a four here.
18.4 F Farooqi to A Ndlovu
0 Fuller length this time on the off. Ndlovu mistimes the drive to the short cover fielder.
18.3 F Farooqi to A Ndlovu
0 A dot ball this time. Hits the short of a length outside the off as he sees the batter going across the woods. Ndlovu ducks underneath that one and lets that one go to the keeper.
18.2 F Farooqi to A Ndlovu
2 A couple of runs this from Ndlovu. Back of a length on the leg stump line. He hangs back and tucks it towards the wide of long-leg for a brace here.
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