Match Details
Date & Time:
26th Dec 2024, 1:30 PM
Match Number:
1st Test
Match Results:
Match Ended In Draw
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan
ZIM vs AFG Test 1st Test, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 2024/25 - Match Info
1st Test
Bulawayo
586/10 (135.2)&142/4 (34.0)
699/10 (197.0)
Zimbabwe drew with Afghanistan
Player of the match
Hashmatullah Shahidi - AFG
Match Summary
Player of the Match
586/10 (135.2 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Sean Williams
154(174)
Brian Bennett
110(124)
AM Ghazanfar
3-127(30.2)
Zia-ur-Rehman
2-101(26)
699/10 (197.0 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Hashmatullah Shahidi
246(474)
Rahmat Shah
234(424)
Brian Bennett
5-95(28)
Sean Williams
2-145(45)
142/4 (34.0 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Ben Curran
41(61)
Sean Williams
35(40)
Zahir Khan
2-43(10)
AM Ghazanfar
1-34(6)
Detailed Commentary
All
Wickets
4s
6s
ZIM
ZIM
AFG
98/10 (18.4)
Over 19
W
0
1
2
John Kariko*
1 (4)
Kabua Morea
11 (15)
Ab Das
3/23 (2.4)
PNG
98/10
W
18.4
Ab Das to John Kariko ,OUT! c Mackenzie Harvey b Ab Das.
0
18.3
Ab Das to John Kariko ,No run, played towards mid on.
1
18.2
Ab Das to Kabua Morea ,1 run, played towards mid off.
2
18.1
Ab Das to Kabua Morea ,2 runs, played towards mid on.
Over 18
0
1
0
0
0
0
John Kariko*
1 (2)
Kabua Morea
8 (13)
Lloyd Pope
2/23 (4)
PNG
95/9
0
17.6
Lloyd Pope to John Kariko ,No run.
1
17.5
Lloyd Pope to Kabua Morea ,1 run, played towards mid wicket.
0
17.4
Lloyd Pope to Kabua Morea ,No run.
0
17.3
Lloyd Pope to Kabua Morea ,No run, played towards point.
0
17.2
Lloyd Pope to Kabua Morea ,No run, played towards point.
0
17.1
Lloyd Pope to Kabua Morea ,No run.
Over 17
1
0
4
0
1
W
Kabua Morea*
7 (8)
John Kariko
1 (1)
Ab Das
2/20 (2)
PNG
94/9
1
16.6
Ab Das to Kabua Morea ,1 run, played towards mid wicket.
0
16.5
Ab Das to Kabua Morea ,No run.
4
16.4
Ab Das to Kabua Morea ,Four! Played towards square leg.
0
16.3
Ab Das to Kabua Morea ,No run, played towards point.
1
16.2
Ab Das to John Kariko ,1 run, played towards covers.
W
16.1
Ab Das to Alei Nao ,OUT! lbw b Ab Das.
Over 16
0
1
0
1
1
0
Kabua Morea*
2 (4)
Alei Nao
4 (6)
Ruwantha Kellepotha
1/19 (4)
PNG
88/8
0
15.6
Ruwantha Kellepotha to Kabua Morea ,No run.
1
15.5
Ruwantha Kellepotha to Alei Nao ,1 run, played towards square leg.
0
15.4
Ruwantha Kellepotha to Alei Nao ,No run.
1
15.3
Ruwantha Kellepotha to Kabua Morea ,1 run, played towards mid wicket.
1
15.2
Ruwantha Kellepotha to Alei Nao ,1 run, played towards mid wicket.
0
15.1
Ruwantha Kellepotha to Alei Nao ,No run.
Over 15
1
1
1
W
0
4
Alei Nao*
2 (2)
Kabua Morea
1 (2)
Lloyd Pope
2/22 (3)
PNG
85/8
1
14.6
Lloyd Pope to Alei Nao ,1 run, played towards mid off.
1
14.5
Lloyd Pope to Kabua Morea ,1 run, played towards square leg.
1
14.4
Lloyd Pope to Alei Nao ,1 run, played towards covers.
W
14.3
Lloyd Pope to Norman Vanua ,OUT! c Will Sutherland b Lloyd Pope.
0
14.2
Lloyd Pope to Norman Vanua ,No run.
4
14.1
Lloyd Pope to Norman Vanua ,Four! Played towards covers.
Over 14
0
W
W
1
W
0
Kabua Morea*
0 (1)
Norman Vanua
1 (1)
Matthew Fotia
3/4 (3)
PNG
78/7
0
13.6
Matthew Fotia to Kabua Morea ,No run, played towards mid off.
W
13.5
Matthew Fotia to Hila Vare ,OUT! b Matthew Fotia.
W
13.4
Matthew Fotia to Sese Bau ,OUT! c Lloyd Pope b Matthew Fotia.
1
13.3
Matthew Fotia to Norman Vanua ,1 run, played towards square leg.
W
13.2
Matthew Fotia to Hiri Hiri ,OUT! c & b Matthew Fotia.
Head to Head
Just the right stats to help you determine which team statistically has the upper hand
AFG vs ZIM
*Last 3 years
4
No. of Matches
2
AFG
1
ZIM
1
Tie
Last Overs
over 34
0
0
0
4
2
4
Runs 10
over 33
0
0
1
1
1
1
Runs 4
over 32
0
4
0
1
0
0
Runs 5
over 31
0
1
1
1
1
0
Runs 4
over 30
4
0
0
4
0
0
Runs 8
Venue/Pitch Details
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Batting Friendly
2nd Batting Friendly
Spin Friendly
281
1st Batting Average
Highest Score Chased
2
No. of Matches
Won by team
1st Batting
0%
2nd Batting
100%
Wicket Split
Pacer
34.55% | 19W
Spin
65.45% | 36W
News
Shahidi smashes second double-ton as Afghanistan post their highest Test score
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30 Dec 2024Rahmat Shah registers highest Test score for Afghanistan
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28 Dec 2024Zimbabwe register their highest total in Tests
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27 Dec 2024Sean Williams joins Misbah, Chanderpaul in rare list of Test centurions
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26 Dec 2024Brother of Tom and Sam Curran, Ben Curran scores fifty on Test debut
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26 Dec 2024Match Officals
Umpire:
Ahsan Raza (PAK), Allahudien Paleker (SA)
Third Umpire:
Langton Rusere (ZIM)
Match Referee:
Javagal Srinath (IND)
