ZIM  – 201-10 (20)

Player of the Match – Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Player of the Series – Ibrahim Zadran 

Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe 3-Match T20I series.  Afghanistan whitewashed Zimbabwe after facing defeat in the only test match.

Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first. Gurbaz and Ibrahim opened for Afghanistan, a perfect duo of aggressive and classical batsmen. Gurbaz showed his flair in the first over, hitting 19 runs against Wellington. Ibrahim also started scoring runs with his classic approach. Both batters hit 23 runs in the fourth over. Afghanistan scored 73 runs on the power play.

Gurbaz dominated Ryan Burl. Gurabaz hit 4, 4, 6, 4, 6, and 6 in the 14th over. Gurbaz got out on 92 runs in just 48 balls. Ibrahim also got out in the next over on 60 runs. Sediqullah Atal played a cameo in the end, scoring 35 runs in just 15 balls.

Zimbabwe’s start was not ideal. Dion Myers got out to Fazalhaq Farooqi in the 3rd over. In the same over, Brendan Taylor also got out. Sikandar Raza and Brian Bennett build a partnership. But Raza was bowled out in Nabi’s over. Scored 51 runs in just 29 balls. Brian Bennett also got out soon on 47 runs.

Ryan Burl tried but was bowled out by Mujeeb. Ryan scored 37 runs in just 15 balls. The Zimbabwe players tried very well but fell short. Afghanistan won by 9 runs.

BAN: 93-10 (27.1)

Player of the Match -Bilal Sami

Player of the Series -Ibrahim Zadran

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI was played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on 14 Oct. Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first.

Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran gave a solid opening start to Afghanistan. Gurbaz missed his fifty by 8 runs and Ibrahim missed his century by just 5 runs. Sediqullah Atal, a young talented left-hander, also contributed 29 runs. In the end, Mohammad Nabi, who has been finishing games for Afghanistan for many years, did it again with a quickfire 62 off 37 balls.

For Bangladesh, Saif Hassan bowled just 4 overs but gave away only 6 runs and took 3 important wickets, including a maiden over. Hassan Mahmud and Tanvir Islam took 2 wickets each, while Mehidy Hasan Miraz picked up 1 wicket.

Chasing 294, Bangladesh struggled from the start. Saif Hassan, who also opened the batting, scored 43 off 54 balls [4s-2, 6s-3], but no other batter could even reach double figures.

Bilal Sami, a 21-year-old pacer, took his first five-wicket haul. Rashid Khan showed his magic with the ball, picking up 3 wickets, and Azmatullah took 1 wicket.

Afghanistan bowled out Bangladesh for just 93 runs and completed a dominant 200-run win to seal a 3-0 clean sweep.