ඇෆ්ගනිස්තානය එදිරිව සිම්බාබ්වේ, 2 වැනි තරගය, ඔක් 19, 2026: විස්තර විචාරය

OUT! Run Out. Mohammad Nabi to Wellington Masakadza. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge to third man for 1 run, direct hit by Sharifi. Afghanistan produced a clinical bowling performance to wrap up a comprehensive 158 run victory as Zimbabwe are bowled out for just 136. Early wickets rocked the top order, and despite a fighting effort from Sikandar Raza and support from Ryan Burl, the pair struggled to build partnerships. Rashid Khan spun a web through the middle overs, taking four wickets, while Fazalhaq Farooqi struck crucial blows upfront. Zimbabwe never found momentum and were eventually bundled as Afghanistan got their Tri-Series campaign off to a winning start. Sediqullah Atal is the Player of the Match.

OUT! Bowled. Rashid Khan to Ernest Masuku. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. Masuku is stunned by a wrong'un.

OUT! Caught. Mohammad Nabi to Brad Evans. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Zadran. Nabi has the last laugh.

OUT! Bowled. Rashid Khan to Sikandar Raza. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed. Rashid bags the vital wicket.

OUT! L.B.W. Rashid Khan to Wessley Madhevere. Leg spinner back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, hit pad. Madhevere knows that he has to walk back.

OUT! L.B.W. Rashid Khan to Ryan Burl. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, hit pad. Burl has a chat with his partner and walks back without reviewing it.

OUT! L.B.W. AM Ghazanfar to Brian Bennett. Arm length ball, to leg on the front foot sweeping, hit pad. Plumb in front! Review lost for the batting team.

OUT! Run Out. Azmatullah Omarzai to Brendan Taylor. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, Played to silly mid on, direct hit by Omarzai. Bulls eye! Taylor has no time to get back to his line.

OUT! Caught. Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tafadzwa Tsiga. Seaming away length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge, caught by Gurbaz. The batter chases a wide delivery and feathers an edge through to the keeper.

OUT! Bowled. Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ben Curran. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed. A lack of footwork from the batter and the ball travels through the gap.

OUT! Run Out. Brad Evans to Zia ur-Rahman Sharifi. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Madhevere, by Taylor. Afghanistan are bowled out from the final ball of their 50 overs, posting a strong total of 294, built around a magnificent century from Sediqullah Atal and a classy knock from Ibrahim Zadran. After an attacking start from Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the second-wicket partnership kept the momentum going, while Hashmatullah Shahidi provided useful support. Zimbabwe pulled things back after the wicket of Ibrahim Zadran. Ernest Masuku was the pick of the bowlers, delivering crucial breakthroughs at key moments. Brad Evans picked up three wickets and Blessing Muzarabani picked up two. Join us for the chase after the break.

OUT! Caught. Brad Evans to Mohammad Nabi. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Butt. Brilliant piece of bowling.

OUT! Caught. Blessing Muzarabani to AM Ghazanfar. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Masakadza. Eight down for Afghanistan.

OUT! Bowled. Brad Evans to Rashid Khan. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, missed. Rashid slogs wildly and loses his stumps.

OUT! Caught. Blessing Muzarabani to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Back of a length, down leg side backing away cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point, caught by Burl. Short ball ploy works for Zimbabwe.

OUT! Caught. Sikandar Raza to Sediqullah Atal. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Tsiga. A sensational century innings comes to an end.

OUT! Caught. Ernest Masuku to Azmatullah Omarzai. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge, caught by Taylor.

OUT! Bowled. Ernest Masuku to Rahmat Shah. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Wrong shot selection from Rahmat costs him his wicket.

OUT! Caught. Brad Evans to Ibrahim Zadran. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Tsiga. The batter proved his efficiency with the bat and departs after a fine knock.

OUT! Bowled. Ernest Masuku to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Length ball, wide outside off stump down the track Slog, inside edge. Dragged on! Wild slog from the batter and gifts his wicket away.