Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st T20I, Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE, 2026

Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE 1st T20I: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, October 27, 2026

Afghanistan

AFG

177/10 (19.5)

Zimbabwe

ZIM

140/10 (19.1)

Finished

AFG won by 37 runs

Afghanistan InningAFG Inning177/10 (19.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK)	c S Raza b W Masakadza	18	21	2	0	85.71
c S Raza b W Masakadza
Ibrahim Zadran(C)	c B Bennett b B Evans	5	6	1	0	83.33
c B Bennett b B Evans
Sediqullah Atal	c T Marumani b E Masuku	2	2	0	0	100.00
c T Marumani b E Masuku
Mohammad Akram	lbw b E Masuku	4	2	1	0	200.00
lbw b E Masuku
Shahidullah Kamal	c RP Burl b N Nyamhuri	46	42	2	3	109.52
c RP Burl b N Nyamhuri
Azmatullah Omarzai	c & b S Raza	7	8	0	0	87.50
c & b S Raza
Ijaz Ahmadzai	c RP Burl b B Evans	52	22	4	4	236.36
c RP Burl b B Evans
Rashid Khan	c W Madhevere b N Nyamhuri	30	10	1	4	300.00
c W Madhevere b N Nyamhuri
Noor Ahmad	c B Evans b N Nyamhuri	6	4	1	0	150.00
c B Evans b N Nyamhuri
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	c S Raza b N Nyamhuri	1	2	0	0	50.00
c S Raza b N Nyamhuri
Fazalhaq Farooqi	Not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Not out
Extra	6 (b 0, w 6, nb 0, lb 0)
Total	177/10 (19.5)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Newman Nyamhuri	3.5	31	4	8.09
Brad Evans	4	34	2	8.50
Ernest Masuku	4	41	2	10.25
Wellington Masakadza	4	38	1	9.50
Sikandar Raza	4	33	1	8.25

Fall of wickets: 1-11 (I Zadran - 1.5 ov), 2-14 (S Atal - 2.4 ov), 3-18 (M Akram - 2.6 ov), 4-45 (R Gurbaz - 8.5 ov), 5-66 (A Omarzai - 11.2 ov), 6-123 (S Kamal - 16.1 ov), 7-156 (I Ahmadzai - 18.1 ov), 8-174 (R Khan - 19.2 ov), 9-175 (N Ahmad - 19.4 ov), 10-177 (MU Rahman - 19.5 ov)

Zimbabwe InningZIM Inning140/10 (19.1 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Brian Bennett	c S Kamal b MU Rahman	13	18	0	0	72.22
c S Kamal b MU Rahman
Ben Curran	c A Omarzai b F Farooqi	7	8	1	0	87.50
c A Omarzai b F Farooqi
Innocent Kaia	b R Khan	24	26	2	1	92.31
b R Khan
Ryan Burl	c S Kamal b F Farooqi	32	24	0	2	133.33
c S Kamal b F Farooqi
Sikandar Raza(C)	c A Omarzai b MU Rahman	17	13	1	1	130.77
c A Omarzai b MU Rahman
Tadiwanashe Marumani(WK)	lbw b R Khan	7	6	1	0	116.67
lbw b R Khan
Wesley Madhevere	c S Atal b S Kamal	17	8	1	1	212.50
c S Atal b S Kamal
Brad Evans	lbw b A Omarzai	4	6	0	0	66.67
lbw b A Omarzai
Newman Nyamhuri	c R Khan b F Farooqi	2	3	0	0	66.67
c R Khan b F Farooqi
Ernest Masuku	b A Omarzai	0	1	0	0	0.00
b A Omarzai
Wellington Masakadza	Not out	7	2	0	1	350.00
Not out
Extra	10 (b 0, w 9, nb 0, lb 1)
Total	140/10 (19.1)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Fazalhaq Farooqi	3.1	13	3	4.11
Azmatullah Omarzai	4	39	2	9.75
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	4	27	2	6.75
Rashid Khan	4	20	2	5.00
Noor Ahmad	3	28	0	9.33
Shahidullah Kamal	1	12	1	12.00

Fall of wickets: 1-12 (B Curran - 2.2 ov), 2-48 (I Kaia - 7.6 ov), 3-56 (B Bennett - 9.3 ov), 4-94 (S Raza - 13.4 ov), 5-107 (T Marumani - 15.2 ov), 6-111 (RP Burl - 16.1 ov), 7-127 (W Madhevere - 17.4 ov), 8-132 (B Evans - 18.2 ov), 9-132 (E Masuku - 18.3 ov), 10-140 (N Nyamhuri - 19.1 ov)

Man of the Match

Rashid Khan

Date

2026-10-27 20:00 PM

Venue

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Toss

Zimbabwe elected to bowl

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee