Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st Test, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 2024
Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 1st Test: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Bulawayo, December 26, 2024

Zimbabwe
ZIM
586/10 (135.2) & 142/4 (34)

Afghanistan
AFG
699/10 (197)
Finished
Toss delayed due to wet outfield
Zimbabwe 1st InningZIM 1st Inning586/10 (135.2 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joylord Gumbie(WK) | c A Zazai b N Zadran | 9 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 30.00 |
c A Zazai b N Zadran | ||||||
| Ben Curran | b AM Ghazanfar | 68 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 91.89 |
b AM Ghazanfar | ||||||
| Takudzwanashe Kaitano | c Sediqullah Atal b Z Khan | 46 | 115 | 4 | 1 | 40.00 |
c Sediqullah Atal b Z Khan | ||||||
| Sean Williams | c R Shah b N Zadran | 154 | 174 | 10 | 3 | 88.51 |
c R Shah b N Zadran | ||||||
| Dion Myers | c & b AM Ghazanfar | 27 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 71.05 |
c & b AM Ghazanfar | ||||||
| Craig Ervine(C) | c A Zazai b Z Akbar | 104 | 176 | 10 | 0 | 59.09 |
c A Zazai b Z Akbar | ||||||
| Brian Bennett | Not out | 110 | 124 | 5 | 4 | 88.71 |
Not out | ||||||
| Brandon Mavuta | b Z Akbar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b Z Akbar | ||||||
| Newman Nyamhuri | c A Zazai b Z Khan | 26 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 68.42 |
c A Zazai b Z Khan | ||||||
| Blessing Muzarabani | b A Omarzai | 19 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 55.88 |
b A Omarzai | ||||||
| Trevor Gwandu | c A Zazai b AM Ghazanfar | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
c A Zazai b AM Ghazanfar | ||||||
| Extra | 20 (b 1, w 1, nb 2, lb 16) | |||||
| Total | 586/10 (135.2) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naveed Zadran | 23 | 1 | 109 | 2 | 4.74 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 19 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 3.47 |
| Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar | 30.2 | 3 | 127 | 3 | 4.19 |
| Zahir Khan | 28 | 0 | 127 | 2 | 4.54 |
| Zia ur Rehman Akbar | 26 | 2 | 101 | 2 | 3.88 |
| Abdul Malik | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3.83 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 |
Fall of wickets: 1-43 (J Gumbie - 9.3 ov), 2-92 (Ben Curran - 25.3 ov), 3-170 (T Kaitano - 44.3 ov), 4-220 (D Myers - 55.2 ov), 5-383 (S Williams - 90.3 ov), 6-465 (C Ervine - 110.2 ov), 7-465 (B Mavuta - 110.4 ov), 8-506 (N Nyamhuri - 121.4 ov), 9-548 (B Muzarabani - 131.1 ov), 10-586 (T Gwandu - 135.2 ov)
Afghanistan 1st InningAFG 1st Inning699/10 (197 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sediqullah Atal | b T Gwandu | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
b T Gwandu | ||||||
| Abdul Malik | c Ben Curran b B Muzarabani | 23 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 41.82 |
c Ben Curran b B Muzarabani | ||||||
| Rahmat Shah | c Ben Curran b N Nyamhuri | 234 | 424 | 23 | 3 | 55.19 |
c Ben Curran b N Nyamhuri | ||||||
| Hashmatullah Shahidi(C) | lbw b B Bennett | 246 | 474 | 21 | 0 | 51.90 |
lbw b B Bennett | ||||||
| Afsar Zazai(WK) | c (sub J Campbell) b S Williams | 113 | 169 | 5 | 3 | 66.86 |
c (sub J Campbell) b S Williams | ||||||
| Shahidullah Kamal | Not out | 29 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 69.05 |
Not out | ||||||
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c & b B Bennett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c & b B Bennett | ||||||
| Zia ur Rehman Akbar | c (sub T Marumani) b S Williams | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
c (sub T Marumani) b S Williams | ||||||
| Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar | c T Gwandu b B Bennett | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150.00 |
c T Gwandu b B Bennett | ||||||
| Naveed Zadran | b B Bennett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b B Bennett | ||||||
| Zahir Khan | lbw b B Bennett | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
lbw b B Bennett | ||||||
| Extra | 40 (b 12, w 6, nb 3, lb 19) | |||||
| Total | 699/10 (197) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Muzarabani | 28 | 7 | 52 | 1 | 1.86 |
| Trevor Gwandu | 33 | 1 | 142 | 1 | 4.30 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 23 | 2 | 82 | 1 | 3.57 |
| Sean Williams | 45 | 1 | 145 | 2 | 3.22 |
| Brandon Mavuta | 40 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 3.80 |
| Brian Bennett | 28 | 1 | 95 | 5 | 3.39 |
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Sediqullah Atal - 1.5 ov), 2-64 (A Malik - 22.3 ov), 3-428 (R Shah - 126.6 ov), 4-639 (A Zazai - 183.5 ov), 5-679 (H Shahidi - 192.5 ov), 6-679 (A Omarzai - 192.6 ov), 7-688 (Z Akbar - 195.4 ov), 8-699 (AM Ghazanfar - 196.3 ov), 9-699 (N Zadran - 196.4 ov), 10-699 (Z Khan - 196.6 ov)
Zimbabwe 2nd InningZIM 2nd Inning142/4 (34 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joylord Gumbie(WK) | c H Shahidi b Z Khan | 24 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 41.38 |
c H Shahidi b Z Khan | ||||||
| Ben Curran | runout (A Zazai / S Kamal) | 41 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 67.21 |
runout (A Zazai / S Kamal) | ||||||
| Takudzwanashe Kaitano | lbw b Z Khan | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
lbw b Z Khan | ||||||
| Sean Williams | Not out | 35 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 87.50 |
Not out | ||||||
| Dion Myers | b AM Ghazanfar | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
b AM Ghazanfar | ||||||
| Craig Ervine(C) | Not out | 22 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 84.62 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 11 (b 0, w 0, nb 0, lb 11) | |||||
| Total | 142/4 (34) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naveed Zadran | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 5.67 |
| Zia ur Rehman Akbar | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3.11 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Zahir Khan | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 4.30 |
Fall of wickets: 1-73 (J Gumbie - 19.4 ov), 2-75 (Ben Curran - 20.2 ov), 3-81 (T Kaitano - 21.5 ov), 4-88 (D Myers - 24.5 ov)
Man of the Match
Date
2024-12-26 13:30 PM
Venue
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Toss
Zimbabwe elected to bat
Umpires
- Ahsan Raza
- Allahuddien Paleker
Tv Umpires
- Langton Rusere
Match Referee
- Javagal Srinath
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