ZIMBABWE vs AFGHANISTAN — Match Centre
Afghanistan won by 72 runs
Match details
- Status
- Result · Afghanistan won by 72 runs
- Match
- 2nd Test · TEST
- Scheduled start
- Thu 2 Jan 2025 · 2:00 PM Bangladesh time
- Scheduled end
- Mon 6 Jan 2025 · 6:00 AM Bangladesh time
- Scheduled length
- 4 days
- Venue
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Data
- Scores fetched Wed 23 Sep 2026 · 6:10 AM Bangladesh time
Scorecard
Afghanistan · 157/10 (44.3)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAbdul Malik | c J Gumbie b Newman Nyamhuri | 17 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 47.22 |
 Riaz Hassan | run out (Brian Bennett) | 12 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 38.71 |
 Rahmat | b Raza | 19 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 29.69 |
 Shahidi (c) | lbw b Newman Nyamhuri | 13 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 43.33 |
 Zazai † | c T Kaitano b Ngarava | 16 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
 Shahidullah | c J Gumbie b Muzarabani | 12 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 60.00 |
| IIsmat Alam | b Raza | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Rashid Khan | c Brian Bennett b Muzarabani | 25 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 125.00 |
 Zia-ur-Rehman | not out | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
 Ahmadzai | b Raza | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
 Fareed Ahmad | c Brian Bennett b Newman Nyamhuri | 17 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 89.47 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ngarava | 12.0 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1.50 |
 Muzarabani | 12.0 | 2 | 56 | 2 | 4.70 |
 Newman Nyamhuri | 8.3 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 4.90 |
 Raza | 12.0 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 2.50 |
Zimbabwe · 243/10 (73.3)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J Gumbie † | c Abdul Malik b Fareed Ahmad | 8 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 28.57 |
 Ben Curran | lbw b Fareed Ahmad | 15 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 44.12 |
| TT Kaitano | c Zazai b Ahmadzai | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Raza | b Zia-ur-Rehman | 61 | 104 | 6 | 0 | 58.65 |
 Dion Myers | c Zazai b Ahmadzai | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
 Craig Ervine (c) | c Riaz Hassan b Rashid Khan | 75 | 165 | 4 | 2 | 45.45 |
 Brian Bennett | c Zazai b Rashid Khan | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | b Rashid Khan | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 91.67 |
 Sean Williams | c Zazai b Rashid Khan | 49 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 94.23 |
| Ngarava | b Ahmadzai | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Muzarabani | not out | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmadzai | 18.0 | 3 | 62 | 3 | 3.40 |
| Fareed Ahmad | 14.0 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 1.90 |
| Rashid Khan | 27.3 | 2 | 94 | 4 | 3.40 |
| IIsmat Alam | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2.30 |
| Zia-ur-Rehman | 10.0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3.20 |
| AAbdul Malik | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
Afghanistan · 363/10 (113.5)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAbdul Malik | c Newman Nyamhuri b Muzarabani | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Riaz Hassan | c J Gumbie b Muzarabani | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Rahmat | lbw b Muzarabani | 139 | 275 | 14 | 0 | 50.55 |
| Shahidi (c) | b Raza | 13 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Zia-ur-Rehman | c Brian Bennett b Ngarava | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Zazai † | c Dion Myers b Ngarava | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Shahidullah | c T Kaitano b Muzarabani | 22 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 41.51 |
| IIsmat Alam | c T Kaitano b Muzarabani | 101 | 181 | 9 | 0 | 55.80 |
| Rashid Khan | c J Gumbie b Muzarabani | 23 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 85.19 |
| Ahmadzai | c Raza b Ngarava | 19 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 33.33 |
| Fareed Ahmad | not out | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ngarava | 25.5 | 4 | 76 | 3 | 2.90 |
| Muzarabani | 29.0 | 5 | 95 | 6 | 3.30 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 17.0 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Raza | 30.0 | 4 | 79 | 1 | 2.60 |
| Brian Bennett | 12.0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 3.40 |
Zimbabwe · 205/10 (68.3)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joylord Gumbie † | c Abdul Malik b Zia-ur-Rehman | 15 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ben Curran | b Rashid Khan | 38 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 71.70 |
| TTakudzwanashe Kaitano | c Abdul Malik b Rashid Khan | 21 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 37.50 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Shahidullah b Rashid Khan | 38 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 45.78 |
| Dion Myers | lbw b Rashid Khan | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Craig Ervine (c) | lbw b Rashid Khan | 53 | 103 | 4 | 1 | 51.46 |
| Sean Williams | b Rashid Khan | 16 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 64.00 |
| Brian Bennett | b Rashid Khan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | lbw b Zia-ur-Rehman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Richard Ngarava | run out (Shahidullah/Zazai) | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 13.04 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 12.0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Fareed Ahmad Malik | 12.0 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 3.70 |
| Zia-ur-Rehman | 15.0 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 2.90 |
| Rashid Khan | 27.3 | 3 | 66 | 7 | 2.40 |
| AAbdul Malik | 2.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 |
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Info
| Result | Afghanistan won by 72 runs |
| Match | 2nd Test · TEST |
| Series | Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 2024-25 |
| Date & time | Thu 2 Jan 2025 · 2:00 PM Bangladesh time |
| Ended | Mon 6 Jan 2025 · 6:00 AM Bangladesh time |
| Venue | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |