Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2022

International cricket tour

Afghan cricket team Zimbabwe in 2022

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|  Zimbabwe|  Afghanistan
Dates|  4 – 14 June 2022
Captains|  Craig Ervine|  Hashmatullah Shahidi (ODIs)
Mohammad Nabi (T20Is)
One Day International series
Results|  Afghanistan won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs|  Sikandar Raza (145)|  Rahmat Shah (198)
Most wickets|  Blessing Muzarabani (7)|  Mohammad Nabi (8)
Player of the series|  Rahmat Shah (Afg)
Twenty20 International series
Results|  Afghanistan won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs|  Sikandar Raza (86)|  Najibullah Zadran (103)
Most wickets|  Ryan Burl (6)|  Noor Ahmad (4)
Rashid Khan (4)
Nijat Masood (4)
Player of the series|  Najibullah Zadran (Afg)

The Afghanistan cricket team toured Zimbabwe in June 2022 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[2][3] In April 2022, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[4] The following month, the tour itinerary was changed slightly, bringing the matches forward by one week and reducing the number of T20Is from five to three.[5]

Afghanistan won the opening ODI match by 60 runs.[6] Afghanistan also won the second ODI, with an unbeaten century from Ibrahim Zadran,[7] to take an unassailable lead in the three-match series.[8] Afghanistan won the third and final ODI by four wickets to win the series 3–0.[9] In the T20I series, Afghanistan won the first match by six wickets,[10] and the second T20I match by 21 runs to win the series with a match to spare.[11] Afghanistan won the final match of the tour by 35 runs to win the T20I series 3–0.[12]

## Background

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Afghanistan were originally scheduled to tour Zimbabwe in July and August 2020 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches,[13][14] subject to lockdown restrictions being lifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] The tour was not part of the Future Tours Programme.[16] In June 2020, the Zimbabwe cricket team resumed their training, after passing COVID-19 tests.[17] On 20 July 2020, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) requested clearance from the government for the tour to go ahead,[18] with a spokesperson from ZC stating that Afghanistan were still committed to touring.[19] However, on 8 August 2020, the tour was called off, following an increase of COVID-19 cases in Zimbabwe.[20][21]

A revised tour was scheduled to take place in February 2022.[22][23] However, in January 2022, both cricket boards agreed to postpone the tour after Zimbabwe Cricket could not secure all the broadcasting services including the Decision Review System.[24][25] Despite the second postponement, both cricket boards were working to reschedule the matches as soon as possible.[26] In April 2022, the rescheduled dates for the tour were confirmed.[27]

## Squads

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ODIs  | T20Is

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Zimbabwe[28] |  Afghanistan[29] |  Zimbabwe[30] |  Afghanistan[31]

* Craig Ervine (c)
* Ryan Burl
* Regis Chakabva
* Tendai Chatara
* Tanaka Chivanga
* Luke Jongwe
* Innocent Kaia
* Takudzwanashe Kaitano
* Clive Madande
* Wesley Madhevere
* Blessing Muzarabani
* Dion Myers
* Ainsley Ndlovu
* Sikandar Raza
* Milton Shumba
* Donald Tiripano

* Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)
* Rahmat Shah (vc)
* Fareed Ahmad
* Yamin Ahmadzai
* Ikram Alikhil (wk)
* Fazalhaq Farooqi
* Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
* Riaz Hassan
* Rashid Khan
* Mohammad Nabi
* Azmatullah Omarzai
* Mujeeb Ur Rahman
* Zia-ur-Rehman
* Shahidullah
* Ibrahim Zadran
* Najibullah Zadran

* Craig Ervine (c)
* Ryan Burl
* Regis Chakabva
* Tendai Chatara
* Luke Jongwe
* Innocent Kaia
* Clive Madande
* Wesley Madhevere
* Tadiwanashe Marumani
* Blessing Muzarabani
* Dion Myers
* Ainsley Ndlovu
* Sikandar Raza
* Milton Shumba
* Donald Tiripano

* Mohammad Nabi (c)
* Najibullah Zadran (vc)
* Fareed Ahmad
* Noor Ahmad
* Sharafuddin Ashraf
* Fazalhaq Farooqi
* Usman Ghani
* Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
* Ihsanullah
* Karim Janat
* Rashid Khan
* Nijat Masood
* Azmatullah Omarzai
* Darwish Rasooli
* Afsar Zazai (wk)
* Hazratullah Zazai

Afghanistan also named Noor Ahmad and Nijat Masood as reserves in their ODI squad, and Zahir Khan and Sayed Shirzad as reserves in their T20I squad.[32]

## Warm-up match

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2 June 2022
09:15
Scorecard

Afghanistan
272/6 (50 overs)

Zimbabwe Select XI
204 (44.4 overs)

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Rahmat Shah 81 (83)
Tony Munyonga 2/33 (7 overs)

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Innocent Kaia 53 (66)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/18 (9 overs)

Afghanistan won by 68 runs
Old Hararians, Harare
Umpires: David Shawane (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim)

* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.

## ODI series

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### 1st ODI

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4 June 2022
09:15
Scorecard

Afghanistan
276/5 (50 overs)

Zimbabwe
216 (50 overs)

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Rahmat Shah 94 (120)
Blessing Muzarabani 4/52 (9 overs)

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Sikandar Raza 67 (78)
Mohammad Nabi 4/34 (10 overs)

Afghanistan won by 60 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Rahmat Shah (Afg)

* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
* Tanaka Chivanga and Innocent Kaia (Zim) both made their ODI debuts.
* World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Zimbabwe 0.

### 2nd ODI

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6 June 2022
09:15
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
228 (50 overs)

Afghanistan
229/2 (44.3 overs)

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Innocent Kaia 63 (74)
Fareed Ahmad 3/56 (10 overs)

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Ibrahim Zadran 120* (141)
Donald Tiripano 1/32 (6 overs)

Afghanistan won by 8 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
Player of the match: Ibrahim Zadran (Afg)

* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Ibrahim Zadran (Afg) scored his first century in ODIs.[33]
* World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Zimbabwe 0.

### 3rd ODI

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9 June 2022
09:15
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
135 (44.5 overs)

Afghanistan
137/6 (37.4 overs)

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Sikandar Raza 38 (77)
Rashid Khan 3/31 (7.5 overs)

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Hashmatullah Shahidi 38 (70)
Blessing Muzarabani 2/18 (10 overs)

Afghanistan won by 4 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Afg)

* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
* World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Zimbabwe 0.

## T20I series

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### 1st T20I

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11 June 2022
13:00
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
159/8 (20 overs)

Afghanistan
160/4 (19.2 overs)

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Sikandar Raza 45 (31)
Nijat Masood 3/39 (4 overs)

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Hazratullah Zazai 45 (26)
Ryan Burl 3/14 (4 overs)

Afghanistan won by 6 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Najibullah Zadran (Afg)

* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
* Nijat Masood (Afg) made his T20I debut.

### 2nd T20I

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12 June 2022
13:00
Scorecard

Afghanistan
170/5 (20 overs)

Zimbabwe
149/7 (20 overs)

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Najibullah Zadran 57 (46)
Tendai Chatara 2/33 (4 overs)

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Innocent Kaia 54 (57)
Rashid Khan 2/32 (4 overs)

Afghanistan won by 21 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afg)

* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.

### 3rd T20I

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14 June 2022
13:00
Scorecard

Afghanistan
125/8 (20 overs)

Zimbabwe
90/9 (20 overs)

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Mohammad Nabi 31 (30)
Sikandar Raza 2/18 (4 overs)

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Ryan Burl 15 (24)
Noor Ahmad 4/10 (4 overs)

Afghanistan won by 35 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Christopher Phiri (Zim) Langton Rusere (Zim)
Player of the match: Noor Ahmad (Afg)

* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* Clive Madande (Zim), Noor Ahmad and Ihsanullah (Afg) all made their T20I debuts.

## References

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29. ^ "Afghanistan call up Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar for ODIs in Zimbabwe; Gulbadin dropped". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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