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Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe 2025 1st T20I Full Commentary
Result · Oct 29 2025, Wed - 05:00 PM (IST)
AFGHANISTAN180/6
ZIMBABWE127
Afghanistan won by 53 runs
CRR:7.86
Player Of The Match
AFGHANISTAN ZIMBABWE
SIX! Richard Ngarava to Rashid Khan. Short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Afghanistan have posted a decent total on the board. Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz gave a positive start. Sikandar Raza pulled things back for the hosts, picking up the crucial wickets. Ibrahim Zadran scored a fifty and departed to Sikandar Raza's brilliance. Azmatullah Omarzai and Shahidullah Kamal played decent cameos towards the end. Sikandar Raza picked up three wickets, and Blessing Muzarabani picked up two. Join us for the run chase in a while.
Richard Ngarava to Shahidullah Kamal. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Burl.
Richard Ngarava to Rashid Khan. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot Slog, bottom edge to leg slip for 1 run, fielded by Taylor.
Richard Ngarava to Rashid Khan. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
Richard Ngarava to Shahidullah Kamal. Reverse Swing-In full toss, down leg side down the track working, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Butt.
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Shahidullah Kamal. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs.
Brad Evans to Rashid Khan. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
Brad Evans to Shahidullah Kamal. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot pulling, hit pad to short leg for 1 run, overthrow by Taylor, fielded by Butt.
FOUR! Brad Evans to Shahidullah Kamal. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Brad Evans to Rashid Khan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to extra cover for 1 run.
Wide Brad Evans to Rashid Khan. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Taylor.
OUT! Caught. Brad Evans to Azmatullah Omarzai. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Burl. A good cameo comes to an end.
Brad Evans to Shahidullah Kamal. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Butt.
FREE HIT. Blessing Muzarabani to Azmatullah Omarzai. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Evans.
No ball Blessing Muzarabani to Azmatullah Omarzai. Beamer, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, well timed in the air under control to third man and it was a no ball.
Blessing Muzarabani to Azmatullah Omarzai. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
Blessing Muzarabani to Shahidullah Kamal. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Ngarava.
Blessing Muzarabani to Azmatullah Omarzai. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Munyonga.
Blessing Muzarabani to Azmatullah Omarzai. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Musekiwa.
SIX! Blessing Muzarabani to Azmatullah Omarzai. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump backing away Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Shahidullah Kamal. Reverse Swing-In full toss, down leg side on the front foot working, inside edge past fine leg for 4 runs.
Richard Ngarava to Shahidullah Kamal. Off cutter short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Shahidullah Kamal. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs.
Richard Ngarava to Azmatullah Omarzai. Back of a length, wide outside off stump down the track pulling, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Burl.
Richard Ngarava to Shahidullah Kamal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Musekiwa.
Richard Ngarava to Azmatullah Omarzai. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Evans.
Wide Richard Ngarava to Azmatullah Omarzai. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Taylor.
Blessing Muzarabani to Shahidullah Kamal. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Butt.
APPEAL! Blessing Muzarabani to Azmatullah Omarzai. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, direct hit by Munyonga, appeal made for Run Out. Not out on the big screen.
Blessing Muzarabani to Shahidullah Kamal. Length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, mis-fielded by Marumani.
OUT! Bowled. Abdollah Ahmadzai to Blessing Muzarabani. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, missed. A comfortable win for Afghanistan by 53 runs, and they take the lead in the series. Zimbabwe lost wickets in clusters at the top that put them on the back foot in the run chase. Brian Bennett looked positive, but he was dismissed by Azmatullah Omarzai's slower ball. The lower order provided a few runs towards the end, but it was always too much to achieve the target. Mujeeb Ur Rahman picked up four wickets. Azmatullah Omarzai ended up with three wickets for the visitors and also won the Player of the Match award.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Blessing Muzarabani. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Rasooli.
OUT! Caught. Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Tinotenda Maposa. Carrom length ball, to leg backing away slog sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to short mid wicket, caught by Gurbaz. Mujeeb gets his fourth wicket.
APPEAL! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Richard Ngarava. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to short fine leg for 1 run, shy attempt by Malik, fielded by Gurbaz, appeal made for Run Out. Maposa is safely home.
FOUR! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Richard Ngarava. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge past fine leg for 4 runs.
OUT! Caught & Bowled. Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brad Evans. Carrom ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled back to bowler, caught by Ur Rahman. Simple return catch.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Brad Evans. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid on for 2 runs, shy attempt by Nabi, mis-fielded by Gurbaz.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Tinotenda Maposa. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Rasooli.
FOUR! Azmatullah Omarzai to Tinotenda Maposa. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Nabi. Creamed through the covers.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Tinotenda Maposa. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump down the track Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Tinotenda Maposa. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Nabi.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Brad Evans. Reverse Swing-In full toss, down leg side on the front foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Kamal.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Brad Evans. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Kamal.
FOUR! Fareed Ahmad to Tinotenda Maposa. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled past long off for 4 runs.
Fareed Ahmad to Tinotenda Maposa. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Zadran.
Fareed Ahmad to Brad Evans. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.
Fareed Ahmad to Tinotenda Maposa. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Kamal.
FOUR! Fareed Ahmad to Tinotenda Maposa. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.
FOUR! Fareed Ahmad to Tinotenda Maposa. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
Shahidullah Kamal to Tinotenda Maposa. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Malik.
Shahidullah Kamal to Brad Evans. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
Shahidullah Kamal to Brad Evans. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, mis-fielded by Ur Rahman.
Shahidullah Kamal to Tinotenda Maposa. Stock ball half volley, to leg on the front foot driving, thick edge to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.
FOUR! Shahidullah Kamal to Tinotenda Maposa. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Shahidullah Kamal to Tinotenda Maposa. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Nabi.
Rashid Khan to Brad Evans. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Rashid Khan to Brad Evans. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Zadran.
Rashid Khan to Brad Evans. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Zadran.
FOUR! Rashid Khan to Brad Evans. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
Rashid Khan to Tinotenda Maposa. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.