Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan — Match Centre
Match details
- Status
- Result · Afghanistan won by 7 wkts
- Match
- Final · ODI · International · Day/night
- Scheduled start
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 · 5:30 PM Bangladesh time
Fri 23 Oct · 3:30 PM (local time, UTC+04:00) - Scheduled end
- Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 1:30 AM Bangladesh time
Fri 23 Oct · 11:30 PM (local time, UTC+04:00) - Scheduled length
- 8 h
- Ball-by-ball (provider)
- first update Thu 22 Oct 2026 · 5:33 PM Bangladesh time
last update Fri 23 Oct 2026 · 11:48 PM Bangladesh time (1 day) - Toss
- Zimbabwe chose to bat
- Match referee
- Dave Gilbert (AUS)
- Umpire
- Ahmad Shah Pakteen (AFG)
- Umpire
- Ahsan Raza (PAK)
- TV umpire
- Allahudien Paleker (RSA)
- Data
- Scores fetched Thu 29 Oct 2026 · 11:35 AM Bangladesh time
Scorecard
Zimbabwe · 169/10 (43.3)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Bennett | c and b Azmatullah Omarzai | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 42.86 |
 Tadiwanashe Marumani | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109.09 |
| TTafadzwa Tsiga | c AM Ghazanfar b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
 Brendan Taylor † | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Bilal Sami | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.64 |
 Sikandar Raza (c) | c Ibrahim Zadran b Rashid Khan | 68 | 83 | 3 | 3 | 81.93 |
 Ryan Burl | c Bilal Sami b Mohammad Nabi | 31 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 68.89 |
 Wessly Madhevere | st Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Mohammad Nabi | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
 Brad Evans | lbw b Rashid Khan | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
 Newman Nyamhuri | b Rashid Khan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Wellington Masakadza | lbw b Bilal Sami | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 32.00 |
 Blessing Muzarabani | not out | 17 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 43.59 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fazalhaq Farooqi | 7.0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 5.90 |
 Azmatullah Omarzai | 5.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1.20 |
| BBilal Sami | 5.3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 4.90 |
 AM Ghazanfar | 6.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 |
 Rashid Khan | 10.0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 4.10 |
 Mohammad Nabi | 10.0 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2.50 |
Afghanistan · 170/3 (34.3)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | c Madhevere b Newman Nyamhuri | 36 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 116.13 |
 Ibrahim Zadran | not out | 70 | 96 | 4 | 1 | 72.92 |
 Sediqullah Atal | c Brendan Taylor b Newman Nyamhuri | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
 Rahmat Shah (c) | c Ryan Burl b Madhevere | 43 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 68.25 |
 Hashmatullah Shahidi | not out | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.00 |
Did not bat: Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Fazalhaq Farooqi
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Muzarabani | 6.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3.80 |
| Brad Evans | 6.0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 6.0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 5.00 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 6.0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.80 |
| Ryan Burl | 6.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3.20 |
| Sikandar Raza | 3.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.70 |
| Wessly Madhevere | 1.3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5.30 |
Commentary
34.3
FOUR! Madhevere to Hashmatullah Shahidi, B0$, B1$ On a good length outside off, Hashmatullah Shahidi goes on the back foot and cuts hard, beats backward point's dive to his left. Has the legs to go and touch the cushions
34.2
Madhevere to Hashmatullah Shahidi, 2 runs, tossed up full just outside off, Hashmatullah Shahidi gets forward to drive and the thick outside-edge runs wide of backward point for two
34.1
Madhevere to Hashmatullah Shahidi, no run, slower and on a good length outside off, Hashmatullah Shahidi goes on the back foot and punches to backward point
33.6
Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, flat good length from the front of the hand outside off, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward to drive and finds cover-point in the ring
33.5
Ryan Burl to Hashmatullah Shahidi, 1 run, a slip in as Ryan Burl bowls on a good length on leg-stump, Hashmatullah Shahidi goes on the back foot and nudges it to the vacant deep square-leg area
33.4
Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, to long-on
33.3
Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, leg-break and on a good length on off, Ibrahim Zadran goes on the back foot to work it to the right of Ryan Burl who gets across and cuts it off
33.2
Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, the leg-break and doesn't turn on off, Ibrahim Zadran goes on the back foot and punches it back
33.1
Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, good length and from the front of the hand on middle, Ibrahim Zadran whips to mid-wicket
32.6
Madhevere to Hashmatullah Shahidi, no run, Burl again and he saves four. It's short and wide outside off, from round the wicket, Hashmatullah Shahidi goes on the back foot and cuts so hard, Burl dives to his right at extra-cover to cut it off
B0$
32.5
OUT! Madhevere to Rahmat Shah, B0$ Caught by Ryan Burl!! Something to cheer for Zimbabwe. A flying Burl at mid-wicket has plucked off a one-handed stunner to his left. It's short on off, Rahmat Shah goes on the back foot and pulls, doesn't get the elevation but still it was travelling. Burl leaps and is airborne when he takes it. Lands with the ball safely lodged in his hand and is all smiles. Raza goes to him to celebrate. B1$
Madhevere to Rahmat Shah, B0$ Caught!!
32.4
Madhevere to Rahmat Shah, no run, slower and well tossed up outside off, turns back into off, Rahmat Shah goes on the back foot to defend to mid-wicket. Raza and Rahmat Shah have a friendly chat. Maybe Raza was asking Rahmat why he was defending
32.3
Madhevere to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward to drive to long-on
31.4
Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, no run
31.3
Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, tossed up full on off, Ibrahim Zadran with a forward defence to the right of Ryan Burl
31.2
Ryan Burl to Rahmat Shah, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Rahmat Shah gets forward to drive to sweeper cover
31.1
Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, flat good length just outside off, Ibrahim Zadran goes on the back foot and punches to the right of Ryan Burl who can't cut it off. Should've stopped that
B0$
A towel, a drink and some water for Rahmat Shah. A break in play. It's humid even now and the players help themselves.
30.6
Sikandar Raza to Rahmat Shah, no run, tossed up full on middle, Rahmat Shah gets forward to flick and mid-wicket is found
30.5
Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, good length and on off, Ibrahim Zadran goes on the back foot and short-arm jabs it to long-on, splitting the three men on the leg-side
30.4
Sikandar Raza to Rahmat Shah, 1 run, the off-break turns into leg-stump, Rahmat Shah goes on the back foot and punches to long-off
30.3
Sikandar Raza to Rahmat Shah, no run, good work by Evans two overs in a row. He runs from extra-cover and dives to his right to prevent one. Has a big smile on his face. Was a length delivery on middle, Rahmat Shah goes on the back foot and punches
29.5
Wellington Masakadza to Rahmat Shah, 2 runs, square of the wicket
29.4
Wellington Masakadza to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, drifts in full on middle, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward to flick wide of mid-wicket. More off the thick inner half
29.3
Wellington Masakadza to Rahmat Shah, 1 run, tossed up very full outside off as Rahmat Shah comes down the track to drive, gets it wide of Madhevere's dive at backward point to his right
29.2
Wellington Masakadza to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, wide of the crease and tossed up full on middle, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward to drive to long-on
29.1
Wellington Masakadza to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, tossed up full outside off, hint of turn away, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward and opens the face of the bat to drive softly to backward point
28.6
Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, full on middle, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward to drive to long-on
28.5
Sikandar Raza to Rahmat Shah, 1 run, full on off, Rahmat Shah gets forward to drive to long-off
28.4
Sikandar Raza to Rahmat Shah, no run
28.3
Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Ibrahim Zadran goes on the back foot and punches to long-on
28.2
Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, off-break on a good length outside off, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward to drive to the straightish short extra-cover
28.1
Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, was the googly, hint of turn back in from a good length, Ibrahim Zadran goes on the back foot and punches it back to Sikandar Raza
27.6
Wellington Masakadza to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, lots of flight on leg-stump, full, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward to drive to long-on
27.5
Wellington Masakadza to Ibrahim Zadran, 2 runs, good length and on middle and leg, Ibrahim Zadran goes on the back foot and whips it wide of deep square-leg for a couple
27.4
Wellington Masakadza to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, tossed up full around off, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward to defend to extra-cover
27.3
Wellington Masakadza to Rahmat Shah, 1 run, tossed up full on leg-stump, Rahmat Shah comes down the track to drive to long-on
27.2
Wellington Masakadza to Rahmat Shah, no run, good length and a bit quicker on off and middle, Rahmat Shah goes on the back foot to defend it back
27.3
Wellington Masakadza to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, to long-on
27.2
Wellington Masakadza to Rahmat Shah, 1 run
27.1
Wellington Masakadza to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, flat good length just outside off, Ibrahim Zadran goes on the back foot and forces it down to long-on
B0$
26.6
Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, slower and the off-break turns into off, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward to flick to deep square-leg
26.5
FOUR! Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, B0$, that's in the slot for the slogsweep and Ibrahim Zadran puts it away. Sinks on his back knee and goes over mid-wicket. No deep mid-wicket and it's one bounce over the ropes
26.5
Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, B0$, bit round-arm and this good length delivery slides down leg, Ibrahim Zadran flicks and misses
26.4
Sikandar Raza to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, full outside off, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward to drive it back to Sikandar Raza even as a silly mid-off in for this delivery
26.3
Sikandar Raza to Rahmat Shah, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Rahmat Shah gets forward to drive to long-off
26.2
FOUR! Sikandar Raza to Rahmat Shah, B0$, no sweeper cover and B1$ Tossed up full outside off, Rahmat Shah gets forward and opens the face of the bat to square-drive wide of backward point
25.6
Blessing Muzarabani to Rahmat Shah, 1 run, to backward square leg
25.5
Blessing Muzarabani to Rahmat Shah, no run, back of a length and tight on off, Rahmat Shah goes on the back foot and defends solidly
25.4
Blessing Muzarabani to Rahmat Shah, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Rahmat Shah goes on the back foot to guide it, chops it to the right of Brendan Taylor. Thick inside-edge it was
25.3
Blessing Muzarabani to Rahmat Shah, no run, length delivery and angled in on middle and leg, Rahmat Shah gets forward to nudge to mid-wicket
25.2
Blessing Muzarabani to Rahmat Shah, 2 runs, short outside off, Rahmat Shah goes on the back foot and pulls wide of the dive of mid-wicket, mid-on runs back to keep it to two
25.1
Blessing Muzarabani to Rahmat Shah, no run, Blessing Muzarabani appeals for a caught behind. Brendan Taylor and Burl tell Raza they didn't hear anything. B0$. A flat line on UltraEdge and no bat. Slight murmur but there was no edge. Muzarabani and Raza share a big smile at the end of it all. Burl saw the replay on the big screen and when the murmur came, jumped up in delight. But nothing serious about it. It's a rising short of length delivery outside off, B1$
24.6
Ryan Burl to Rahmat Shah, 1 run, the leg-break is on a good length and turns away, Rahmat Shah goes on the back foot to cut and gets it wide of Raza's right at extra-cover for one
24.5
Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, very full on off, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward to drive to long-off
24.4
Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, flat good length outside off, Ibrahim Zadran goes on the back foot and punches it back to Ryan Burl
24.3
Ryan Burl to Rahmat Shah, 1 run, was that the attempted googly? May have been. On a good length around off, Rahmat Shah goes on the back foot and pulls to long-on
23.6
Blessing Muzarabani to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, good length outside off, Ibrahim Zadran taps to the right of backward point, wants a run but is sent back
23.5
Blessing Muzarabani to Rahmat Shah, 1 run, short at Rahmat Shah who goes on the back foot and swivels to pull to deep backward square-leg
23.4
Blessing Muzarabani to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, B0$ Raises the bat and gives a thumbs up. Met with a hug by Rahmat Shah. On a short of length outside off, he goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to glide it wide of backward point
23.3
Blessing Muzarabani to Rahmat Shah, 1 run, short of length and rising outside off, Rahmat Shah goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to guide it wide of backward point
23.2
Blessing Muzarabani to Rahmat Shah, no run, on a good length outside off, Rahmat Shah goes on the back foot and taps it to cover
23.1
Blessing Muzarabani to Rahmat Shah, no run, short of length and rising on off, Rahmat Shah is lucky as the B0$
B0$
22.6
Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, quicker and flat on a good length just outside off, Ibrahim Zadran goes on the back foot to punch to extra-cover
22.5
Ryan Burl to Rahmat Shah, 1 run, bit too full outside off, Rahmat Shah gets forward to drive to long-off
22.4
Ryan Burl to Rahmat Shah, no run, superb leg-break. Drift into off, then sharp spin away, draws Rahmat Shah forward and the turn beats the outside-edge
20.5
Ryan Burl to Rahmat Shah, 1 run, square of the wicket
20.4
Ryan Burl to Rahmat Shah, no run, good delivery. Quicker and slides on from a good length on off, Rahmat Shah goes on the back foot and punches to backward point
20.3
Ryan Burl to Rahmat Shah, no run, hint of turn on this tossed up delivery outside off, full, Rahmat Shah is made to reach out to drive, the thick outside-edge rolls to backward point
20.2
Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, fuller than the previous one, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward and hammers the drive to sweeper cover
20.1
Ryan Burl to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, tossed up full outside off, this leg-break, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward to drive to extra-cover
19.6
Brad Evans to Rahmat Shah, no run
19.5
Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, short of length on off, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward and short-arm jabs the pull to deep square-leg
19.4
Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, short of length outside off, Ibrahim Zadran goes on the back foot and punches to backward point who shies at the bowler's end and misses. Rahmat Shah was in anyway
19.3
Brad Evans to Rahmat Shah, 1 run, short on off, Rahmat Shah helps the pull to deep backward square-leg. Played it down
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Info
| Result | Afghanistan won by 7 wkts |
| Match | Final · ODI |
| Series | ODI Tri-Nation Series in UAE, 2026 |
| Date & time | Fri 23 Oct 2026 · 5:30 PM Bangladesh time |
| Venue | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| Toss | Toss: Zimbabwe chose to bat |
| Match referee | Dave Gilbert (AUS) |
| Umpire | Ahmad Shah Pakteen (AFG) |
| Umpire | Ahsan Raza (PAK) |
| TV umpire | Allahudien Paleker (RSA) |
Playing XI
Afghanistan
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Sediqullah Atal
- Rahmat Shah (c)
- Hashmatullah Shahidi
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Mohammad Nabi
- Rashid Khan
- AM Ghazanfar
- Bilal Sami
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
Bench: Yamin Ahmadzai, Ikram Alikhil, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi, Nangeyalia Kharoti