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Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 3rd T20I, Nov 1, 2026: form and head-to-head

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

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20:00

Match yet to begin

Date
Sun, 1 Nov
Venue
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Round
3rd T20I
Format
T20

Before play

Start time
20:00 Sri Lanka time

What the reporting says

  • Afghanistan are at full strength, with Rashid Khan and Ibrahim Zadran returning after being rested for the Bangladesh Test.

    ESPNcricinfo

  • Zimbabwe are expected to keep the same XI that beat Bangladesh.

    ESPNcricinfo

  • At Abu Dhabi's Zayed Stadium the side batting first has won seven of the last eight ODIs; hot, humid weather is expected.

    ESPNcricinfo

  • Craig Ervine made 93 against Bangladesh in the tri-series opener.

    ESPNcricinfo

  • Afghanistan lead the head-to-head ODI record against Zimbabwe 20-10 and Zimbabwe won the opener against Bangladesh by 99 runs.

    ESPNcricinfo

  • Craig Ervine and Newman Nyamhuri missed this match through injury, replaced by Ryan Burl and Ernest Masuku.

    ESPNcricinfo

Facts taken from the stories linked beside them, each from a sentence in the original.

Afghanistan

Oct 29, 2026Zimbabwe221/7 – 202/5Oct 27, 2026Zimbabwe177 – 140Oct 23, 2026Zimbabwe170/3 – 169Oct 21, 2026Bangladesh161/3 – 160Oct 19, 2026Zimbabwe294 – 136

Zimbabwe

Oct 29, 2026Afghanistan202/5 – 221/7Oct 27, 2026Afghanistan140 – 177Oct 23, 2026Afghanistan169 – 170/3Oct 19, 2026Afghanistan136 – 294Oct 17, 2026Bangladesh271/8 – 172