Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe — Match Centre
Afghanistan won by 19 runs
Toss: Zimbabwe chose to bowl
Match details
- Status
- Result · Afghanistan won by 19 runs
- Match
- 2nd T20I · T20 · International
- Scheduled start
- Thu 29 Oct 2026 · 8:30 PM Bangladesh time
Thu 29 Oct · 6:30 PM (local time, UTC+04:00) - Scheduled end
- Fri 30 Oct 2026 · 12:00 AM Bangladesh time
Thu 29 Oct · 10:00 PM (local time, UTC+04:00) - Scheduled length
- 3 h 30 min
- Ball-by-ball (provider)
- first update Wed 28 Oct 2026 · 3:43 PM Bangladesh time
last update Thu 29 Oct 2026 · 11:26 PM Bangladesh time (1 day) - Toss
- Zimbabwe chose to bowl
- Match referee
- Hamimullah Hamid (AFG)
- Umpire
- Ahmed Shah Durrani (AFG)
- Umpire
- Izatullah Safi (AFG)
- TV umpire
- Ahmad Shah Pakteen (AFG)
- Data
- Scores fetched Sun 1 Nov 2026 · 5:35 AM Bangladesh time
Scorecard
Afghanistan · 221/7 (20.0)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | c Sikandar Raza b Brad Evans | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Ibrahim Zadran (c) | b Kundai Matigimu | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| MMohammad Akram | c Vincent Masekesa b Brad Evans | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Sediqullah Atal | c Tadiwanashe Marumani b Vincent Masekesa | 17 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 80.95 |
 Shahidullah Kamal | c Tadiwanashe Marumani b Kundai Matigimu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Azmatullah Omarzai | c Brad Evans b Sikandar Raza | 116 | 50 | 5 | 12 | 232.00 |
| IIjaz Ahmad Ahmadzai | c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Ernest Masuku | 52 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 192.59 |
 Rashid Khan | not out | 25 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 416.67 |
 Mujeeb Ur Rahman | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Did not bat: Fareed Ahmad Malik, Abdullah Ahmadzai
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brad Evans | 4.0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 10.00 |
| EErnest Masuku | 4.0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 |
| KKundai Matigimu | 4.0 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 12.00 |
| VVincent Masekesa | 3.0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 |
 Sikandar Raza | 4.0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 13.20 |
 Ryan Burl | 1.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 |
Zimbabwe · 202/5 (20.0)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Bennett | c Rashid Khan b Abdullah Ahmadzai | 22 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 146.67 |
| IInnocent Kaia | c Shahidullah Kamal b Azmatullah Omarzai | 25 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 192.31 |
| Sikandar Raza (c) | not out | 106 | 56 | 5 | 9 | 189.29 |
| Ryan Burl | b Abdullah Ahmadzai | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
 Tadiwanashe Marumani † | lbw b Rashid Khan | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
 Wessly Madhevere | c Mohammad Akram b Fareed Ahmad | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| TTafadzwa Tsiga | not out | 31 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 134.78 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fareed Ahmad Malik | 4.0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 12.80 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.50 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4.0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 10.80 |
 Abdullah Ahmadzai | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 |
| Rashid Khan | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.20 |
| Shahidullah Kamal | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
| IIjaz Ahmad Ahmadzai | 1.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 |
Commentary
12.1
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run
Mujeeb Ur Rahman [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
11.6
Fareed Ahmad to Sikandar Raza, SIX, on the roof and out of the ground at deep backward square-leg. It's a slower-ball on a length on middle, Sikandar Raza gets forward and heaves this miles. We need another ball
11.5
Fareed Ahmad to Tafadzwa Tsiga, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Tafadzwa Tsiga opens the face of the bat and cuts to third man
11.4
Fareed Ahmad to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, back of a length just outside off, Tafadzwa Tsiga goes on the back foot and punches but Atal is there at backward point. He moves to his right to stop
11.3
Fareed Ahmad to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, back of a length and tucks up Tafadzwa Tsiga on off, tapped back to the bowler
11.2
Fareed Ahmad to Tafadzwa Tsiga, 2 runs, slower-ball off-cutter and full on off, Tafadzwa Tsiga gets forward and drives nicely wide of mid-off. Ibrahim chases it down
11.1
Fareed Ahmad to Tafadzwa Tsiga, no run, skiddy back of a length delivery just outside off, Tafadzwa Tsiga goes on the back foot to pull and is beaten by the pace and bounce. Flies over the bat
10.6
Rashid Khan to Sikandar Raza, no run, similar run-up to the last delivery. On a length on middle, Sikandar Raza backs away but defends to short cover
10.5
Rashid Khan to Sikandar Raza, 2 runs, Rashid Khan comes diagonally between the ump and the stumps, still bowls it from over the wicket. On a length and on leg-stump, Sikandar Raza shimmies around and knocks it wide of long-on. Placed for two
8.1
Rashid Khan to Tadiwanashe Marumani, no run, that is a painful blow. Right on the box and Tadiwanashe Marumani is down.
7.6
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Sikandar Raza, no run, you could hear the effort from Abdullah Ahmadzai as he grunts after delivery. Very full on middle, driven hard and straight to mid-off
7.5
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Sikandar Raza, no run, short and pacy outside off, Sikandar Raza looks to slash and misses. Is not happy for missing out. Called as one short delivery for the over
7.4
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tadiwanashe Marumani, 1 run, slower-ball and full on middle, Tadiwanashe Marumani gets forward to defend to the left of Abdullah Ahmadzai. They take a quick single
7.3
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, brilliant inswinging yorker on leg-stump. Tails in and Sikandar Raza who was aiming for a big shot, has to dig it out. Gets a thick inside edge to short fine
7.2
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tadiwanashe Marumani, 1 run, goes for the yorker on off-stump, Tadiwanashe Marumani opens the face of the bat and guides it down to third man
7.2
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tadiwanashe Marumani, wide, full and down leg, Tadiwanashe Marumani flicks and misses. Called a wide
Tadiwanashe Marumani, left handed bat, comes to the crease
7.1
OUT! Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ryan Burl, out Bowled!! Ryan Burl beaten for pace and the ball hits leg-stump. It's full and shapes in big from round the wicket, Abdullah Ahmadzai is a skiddy bowler, it goes past the inside edge and the drive and hits leg-stump. Ryan Burl b Abdullah Ahmadzai 2(4)
Abdullah Ahmadzai to Ryan Burl, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
20:11 Local Time, 16:11 GMT, 21:41 IST: What a epic comeback from Afghanistan once again after losing half their side inside first 20 overs.
19.6
Kundai Matigimu to Rashid Khan, SIX, he ends the innings in style, another short delivery, marvellous stroke from Khan as he swats it up and over deep square leg, strange looking shot from Khan, but it cleared the fielder in the deep.
19.5
Kundai Matigimu to Rashid Khan, no run, waist high full-toss, Khan hoicks it towards mid-wicket, no signal from the umpire and Khan is not happy with it
19.4
SIX! Kundai Matigimu to Rashid Khan, SIX, hat-trick of sixes, the slower delivery, Khan picks it early and smacks it over deep mid-wicket, more than 100 runs have come in sixes tonight
19.3
SIX! Kundai Matigimu to Rashid Khan, SIX, they are toying with the bowling, short and wide outside off, too much width on offer, Khan slashes it in the air over deep backward point
19.2
SIX! Kundai Matigimu to Rashid Khan, SIX, he's latched onto it in a flash, fraction short, Khan was camping back and smashes it across the line over deep mid-wicket, picked the length early and sent it packing into the stands. 200 up for Afghanistan
19.1
Kundai Matigimu to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 1 run, in the air, but it lands safe, Rahman goes hard at it and it went off the edge
Kundai Matigimu [3.0-1-23-2] is back into the attack
18.6
Sikandar Raza to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 1 run, well tossed up, Rahman smashes it across the line and the ball rolls off the inside edge to deep square leg
Mujeeb Ur Rahman, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.3
SIX! Kundai Matigimu to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX, to deep extra cover
15.2
SIX! Kundai Matigimu to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX, that has just cleared the fielder at long-on, slightly shorter and outside off, Omarzai goes deep into the crease and swings it over the fielder
15.1
Kundai Matigimu to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, well bowled, wide yorker outside off, Omarzai fails to dig it out
Kundai Matigimu [2.0-1-4-2] is back into the attack
14.6
Sikandar Raza to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, turning in from outside off, Omarzai knocks it down to long-on
14.5
SIX! Sikandar Raza to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX, that is a gorgeous shot! Well tossed up ad in the slot, Omarzai clears his back leg and lofts it nonchalantly inside out over deep extra cover, terrific batting on display!
14.4
Sikandar Raza to Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, 1 run, floated up, Ahmadzai mistimes a pull to long-on
14.3
Sikandar Raza to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, tossed up on off, Omarzai drives it down to long-on
14.2
Sikandar Raza to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR, he gets to his fifty in style, poor delivery, too short and wide outside off, Omarzai was waiting on the back foot and slaps it hard in the gap to sweeper cover, excellent innings under pressure!
14.1
SIX! Sikandar Raza to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX, Zimbabwe are letting a strong start away, slightly shorter and on off, Omarzai rocks back and launches it across the line over long-on
13.2
Vincent Masekesa to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX, to long-on, the partnership between Azmatullah Omarzai and Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai is now
13.1
Vincent Masekesa to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, well tossed up and turning away, Omarzai backs away to go inside out, but misses it completely
Vincent Masekesa [2.0-0-8-1] is back into the attack
12.6
Masuku to Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, FOUR, he's found the gap, lovely timing and placement on that occasion! Full and just outside off, Ahmadzai opens the bat-face and slices it past the diving fielder square of the wicket on the off-side
12.5
Masuku to Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, no run, angling in from outside off, Ahmadzai taps it to covers and sets off for the single, sent back
12.4
Masuku to Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, no run, slightlu shorter and outside off, Ahmadzai steps down the track and goes for an almighty swing, but connects only thin air
12.3
Masuku to Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, no run, back of a length and angling in, Ahmadzai defends it to the leg-side
12.2
SIX! Masuku to Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, SIX, he's dealing in sixes at the moment, banged in short on the body, Ahmadzai swivels and pulls it in the air over fine leg, the line was leg-side and he took full toll of it!
12.1
Masuku to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, full and tailing in, Omarzai drives it to sweeper cover
Ernest Masuku [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
Sediqullah Atal, left handed bat, comes to the crease
0.4
OUT! Brad Evans to Mohammad Akram, out Caught by Vincent Masekesa!! Evans has another one in the 1st over, Well directed short delivery on the body, this one got big on him, but he still went for the pull shot and got it off the higher part of the bat. Vincent in the deep takes a comfortable catch as it was hit straight to him. Mohammad Akram c Vincent Masekesa b Brad Evans 0(2)
Brad Evans to Mohammad Akram, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
0.4
Brad Evans to Mohammad Akram, wide, back of a length and wide outside off, moving away further, Akram flashes hard and misses it
0.3
Brad Evans to Mohammad Akram, no run, oh once again it has gone past the outside edge, lands it on a length just outside off and it moves away late, Akram on the back foot is beaten all ends up
Mohammad Akram, right handed bat, comes to the crease
0.2
OUT! Brad Evans to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, out Caught by Sikandar Raza!! There's the first strike, Gurbaz departs cheaply, it was a length delivery on middle, Gurbaz had backed away to the leg side and wanted to go over long-off, but ends up toe-ending it miles up in the air towards cover, where Raza takes a well judged catch. Rahmanullah Gurbaz c Sikandar Raza b Brad Evans 0(2)
Brad Evans to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
0.1
Brad Evans to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, he starts off with a slightly shorter delivery, it moves away a bit, Gurbaz slashes hard and misses it
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran are at the crease. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is on strike. Brad Evans will open the attack
Zimbabwe have won the toss and have opted to field
17:31 Local Time, 13:31 GMT, 19:01 IST: Hello and welcome, everyone, to live coverage of the 2nd T20I between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe! The hosts come into this clash holding all the momentum after lifting the Tri-Series trophy and comfortably taking the series opener. Skipper Ibrahim Zadran will be eager to keep their dominant run going, while star man Rashid Khan, who is one wicket away to become the first over bowler to reach the 200 wickets in T20Is, continues to weave his magic with both bat and ball. As for Zimbabwe, they're in desperate need of a turnaround, struggling for consistency across all three departments, particularly with their top order failing to set a base. Can the visitors bounce back, or will Afghanistan seal another clinical win? Stick around as we head pitchside for the toss and team updates!
Squads:
Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran(c), Sediqullah Atal, Mohammad Akram, Shahidullah Kamal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Abdullah Tarakhail, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Noor ul Rahman
Zimbabwe Squad: Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Innocent Kaia, Ryan Burl, Sikandar Raza(c), Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Wessly Madhevere, Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri, Ernest Masuku, Wellington Masakadza, Kundai Matigimu, Blessing Muzarabani, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Vincent Masekesa
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Info
| Result | Afghanistan won by 19 runs |
| Match | 2nd T20I · T20 |
| Series | Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE, 2026 |
| Date & time | Thu 29 Oct 2026 · 8:30 PM Bangladesh time |
| Venue | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| Toss | Toss: Zimbabwe chose to bowl |
| Match referee | Hamimullah Hamid (AFG) |
| Umpire | Ahmed Shah Durrani (AFG) |
| Umpire | Izatullah Safi (AFG) |
| TV umpire | Ahmad Shah Pakteen (AFG) |