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Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 28 runs in the 2nd Match

Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, . Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bowl.

Afghanistan197/520 ov
Zimbabwe169/720 ov
Afghanistan won by 28 runs
Bangladesh won the series 2-0

Match report

From the scorecard

Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bowl. Afghanistan made 197 for 5 in 20 overs, Najibullah Zadran 69 not out from 30 balls and Rahmanullah Gurbaz 43 from 24 balls. Sean Williams took 2 for 16.

Zimbabwe made 169 for 7 in 20 overs, Regis Chakabva 42 not out from 22 balls and Brendan Taylor 27 from 16 balls. Rashid Khan took 2 for 29.

Afghanistan won by 28 runs.

Key performers

Afghanistan innings

197/5(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Rahmanullah Gurbaz †lbw b SC Williamslbw b SC Williams432452179.17
Hazratullahc SC Williams b TL Chatarac SC Williams b TL Chatara13140192.86
Najeeb Tarakaic A Ndlovu b SC Williamsc A Ndlovu b SC Williams14190173.68
Asghar Afghanc RP Burl b A Ndlovuc RP Burl b A Ndlovu14160187.50
Najibullah Zadrannot outnot out69*3056230.00
Mohammad Nabic RP Burl b TL Chatarac RP Burl b TL Chatara381804211.11
Extras(b 2, w 3, nb 1)(b 2, w 3, nb 1)6
Total20 Ov (RR 9.85)20 Ov (RR 9.85)197/5
Fall of wickets: 57-1 (Hazratullah, 5.4 ov), 60-2 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 7 ov), 80-3 (Najeeb Tarakai, 11.2 ov), 90-4 (Asghar Stanikzai, 13.2 ov), 197-5 (Mohammad Nabi, 20 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ainsley Ndlovu403518.7581300
Kyle Jarvis4053013.2557200
Tendai Chatara4053213.2561600
Sean Williams401624.00160120
Ryan Burl10404.0020000
Neville Madziva3034011.3361311
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stRahmanullah Gurbaz 41(20) & Hazratullah 13(14)5734
2ndRahmanullah Gurbaz 2(4) & Najeeb Tarakai 1(4)38
3rdNajeeb Tarakai 13(15) & Asghar Stanikzai 7(11)2026
4thNajibullah Zadran 2(7) & Asghar Stanikzai 7(5)1012
5thNajibullah Zadran 67(23) & Mohammad Nabi 38(18)10740

Zimbabwe innings

169/7(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Brendan Taylor †c Hazratullah b Fareed Ahmadc Hazratullah b Fareed Ahmad271632168.75
Hamilton Masakadza (c)run out (†Rahmanullah Gurbaz)run out (†Rahmanullah Gurbaz)360050.00
Craig Ervinelbw b Karim Janatlbw b Karim Janat101010100.00
Sean Williamsc †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Fareed Ahmadc †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Fareed Ahmad02000.00
Tinotenda Mutombodzic Najeeb Tarakai b Rashid Khanc Najeeb Tarakai b Rashid Khan20211095.24
Ryan Burlb Rashid Khanb Rashid Khan252502100.00
Regis Chakabvanot outnot out42*2232190.91
Neville Madzivac Mohammad Nabi b Gulbadin Naibc Mohammad Nabi b Gulbadin Naib151102136.36
Kyle Jarvisnot outnot out15*902166.67
Extras(b 1, lb 5, w 4, nb 2)(b 1, lb 5, w 4, nb 2)12
Total20 Ov (RR 8.45)20 Ov (RR 8.45) · Target 198 from 20 ov169/7
Fall of wickets: 25-1 (H Masakadza, 2.5 ov), 30-2 (BRM Taylor, 3.4 ov), 30-3 (SC Williams, 4 ov), 44-4 (CR Ervine, 6.3 ov), 81-5 (CT Mutombodzi, 12 ov), 96-6 (RP Burl, 13.3 ov), 141-7 (N Madziva, 17.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mujeeb Ur Rahman302909.67102300
Fareed Ahmad403528.75122300
Karim Janat302919.6741201
Mohammad Nabi20904.5061000
Gulbadin Naib403218.0081131
Rashid Khan402927.2591110
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stBRM Taylor 22(11) & H Masakadza 3(6)2517
2ndBRM Taylor 5(5) & CR Ervine 0(0)55
3rdSC Williams 0(2) & CR Ervine 0(0)02
4thCR Ervine 10(10) & CT Mutombodzi 4(5)1415
5thRP Burl 17(18) & CT Mutombodzi 16(16)3733
6thRW Chakabva 2(2) & RP Burl 8(7)159
7thN Madziva 15(11) & RW Chakabva 28(12)4522
8thRW Chakabva 12(8) & KM Jarvis 15(9)28*17

Commentary

End of innings: ZIM 169/7 (20 ov)
End of over 2014 runsZIM 169/7416Wd101
RW Chakabva 42(22)KM Jarvis 15(9)Gulbadin Naib 4-0-32-1
19.61
Gulbadin Naib to RW Chakabva, 1 run
19.50
Gulbadin Naib to RW Chakabva, no run
19.41
Gulbadin Naib to KM Jarvis, 1 run
19.4Wd
Gulbadin Naib to KM Jarvis, wide
19.36
Gulbadin Naib to KM Jarvis, SIX
19.21
Gulbadin Naib to RW Chakabva, 1 run
19.14
Gulbadin Naib to RW Chakabva, FOUR
End of over 1910 runsZIM 155/7012160
KM Jarvis 8(7)RW Chakabva 36(18)Fareed Ahmad 4-0-35-2
18.60
Fareed Ahmad to KM Jarvis, no run
18.56
Fareed Ahmad to KM Jarvis, SIX
18.41
Fareed Ahmad to RW Chakabva, 1 run
18.32
Fareed Ahmad to RW Chakabva, 2 runs
18.21
Fareed Ahmad to KM Jarvis, 1 run
18.10
Fareed Ahmad to KM Jarvis, no run
End of over 184 runs, 1 wktZIM 145/7W21001
KM Jarvis 1(3)RW Chakabva 33(16)Gulbadin Naib 3-0-18-1
17.61
Gulbadin Naib to KM Jarvis, 1 run
17.50
Gulbadin Naib to KM Jarvis, no run
17.40
Gulbadin Naib to KM Jarvis, no run
17.31
Gulbadin Naib to RW Chakabva, 1 run
17.22
Gulbadin Naib to RW Chakabva, 2 runs
17.1W
Gulbadin Naib to N Madziva, OUT
N Madziva c Mohammad Nabi b Gulbadin Naib 15(11) [4s-0 6s-2] · FoW 141/7 (17.1 ov)
End of over 1719 runsZIM 141/6641107Nb0
RW Chakabva 30(14)N Madziva 15(10)Karim Janat 3-0-29-1
16.60
Karim Janat to RW Chakabva, no runFree hit
16.67Nb
Karim Janat to RW Chakabva, SIX
16.50
Karim Janat to RW Chakabva, no run
16.41
Karim Janat to N Madziva, 1 run
16.31
Karim Janat to RW Chakabva, 1 run
16.24
Karim Janat to RW Chakabva, FOUR