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.