Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st Test, Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE, 2026
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE 1st Test: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Sharjah, Live Now

Afghanistan
AFG
*113/1 (35)

Zimbabwe
ZIM
504/10 (134.3)
Live
Stumps : Day 2 - AFG trail by 391 runs.
Zimbabwe 1st InningZIM 1st Inning504/10 (134.3 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innocent Kaia | c R Zadran b Q Ahmad | 34 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 66.67 |
c R Zadran b Q Ahmad | ||||||
| Ben Curran(WK) | b M Saleem Safi | 42 | 113 | 3 | 0 | 37.17 |
b M Saleem Safi | ||||||
| Brendan Taylor | c Z R Sharifi b H Shahidi | 131 | 168 | 14 | 4 | 77.98 |
c Z R Sharifi b H Shahidi | ||||||
| Brian Bennett(C) | c Z Akbar b Q Ahmad | 128 | 206 | 11 | 0 | 62.14 |
c Z Akbar b Q Ahmad | ||||||
| Craig Ervine | lbw b Z Akbar | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
lbw b Z Akbar | ||||||
| Antum Naqvi | c I Alikhil b Z Akbar | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
c I Alikhil b Z Akbar | ||||||
| Wesley Madhevere | c I Alikhil b Z R Sharifi | 54 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 77.14 |
c I Alikhil b Z R Sharifi | ||||||
| Tafadzwa Tsiga | lbw b Q Ahmad | 44 | 81 | 5 | 1 | 54.32 |
lbw b Q Ahmad | ||||||
| Graeme Cremer | Not out | 34 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 66.67 |
Not out | ||||||
| Newman Nyamhuri | lbw b M Saleem Safi | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 32.00 |
lbw b M Saleem Safi | ||||||
| Blessing Muzarabani | b M Saleem Safi | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
b M Saleem Safi | ||||||
| Extra | 11 (b 8, w 0, nb 0, lb 3) | |||||
| Total | 504/10 (134.3) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Saleem Safi | 27.3 | 6 | 82 | 3 | 2.98 |
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 20 | 3 | 79 | 1 | 3.95 |
| Zia ur Rehman Akbar | 46 | 7 | 170 | 2 | 3.70 |
| Qais Ahmad | 27 | 2 | 120 | 3 | 4.44 |
| Shahidullah Kamal | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 12 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 2.58 |
Fall of wickets: 1-60 (I Kaia - 16.4 ov), 2-125 (B Curran - 34.5 ov), 3-262 (B Taylor - 68.1 ov), 4-271 (C Ervine - 73.3 ov), 5-287 (A Naqvi - 79.1 ov), 6-383 (W Madhevere - 101.2 ov), 7-437 (B Bennett - 116.1 ov), 8-472 (TE Tsiga - 124.1 ov), 9-498 (N Nyamhuri - 132.1 ov), 10-504 (B Muzarabani - 134.3 ov)
Afghanistan 1st InningAFG 1st Inning113/1 (35 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sediqullah Atal | Not out | 55 | 114 | 3 | 2 | 48.25 |
Not out | ||||||
| Abdul Malik | c TE Tsiga b N Nyamhuri | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
c TE Tsiga b N Nyamhuri | ||||||
| Rahmanullah Zadran | Not out | 50 | 83 | 7 | 0 | 60.24 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 6 (b 0, w 0, nb 1, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 113/1 (35) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Muzarabani | 9 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 3.22 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1.43 |
| Wesley Madhevere | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Graeme Cremer | 10 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 4.10 |
| Antum Naqvi | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3.20 |
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (A Malik - 5.2 ov)
Date
2026-11-05 11:30 AM
Venue
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Toss
Zimbabwe elected to bat
Umpires
- Jayaraman Madanagopal
- Rashid Riaz
Tv Umpires
- Ahmad Shah Pakteen
Match Referee
- Graeme Labrooy


