Match report

Afghanistan won by 19 runs. (Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 29 October 2026)

Final scores: Afghanistan 221/7 and Zimbabwe 202/5 (20 ov, target 222).

Zimbabwe innings 2 (202 (5 wkts; 20 ovs)): top score Sikandar Raza 106 (56 balls); best bowling Abdollah Ahmadzai 2 for 34 in 4.0 overs.

Written automatically from the match data.

Head to head and recent form Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe

Head to head

In the 3 most recent meetings on record, Afghanistan won 3 and Zimbabwe won 0.

27 Oct 2026Afghanistan vs ZimbabweAfghanistan won by 37 runsZimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates 2026/27
23 Oct 2026Afghanistan vs ZimbabweAfghanistan won by 7 wkts (93b rem)Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates 2026/27
19 Oct 2026Afghanistan vs ZimbabweAfghanistan won by 158 runsZimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates 2026/27

Recent form

Afghanistan

W W W W

Won 4 of the last 4 on record: beat Zimbabwe, beat Zimbabwe, beat Bangladesh and beat Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe

L L L W

Won 1 of the last 4 on record: lost to Afghanistan, lost to Afghanistan, lost to Afghanistan and beat Bangladesh.

From the results TechnoSports has recorded; earlier matches are not included.

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Zimbabwe innings 2 202 (5 wkts; 20 ovs)

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
BJ Bennett	caught	22	15	1	2	146.7
I Kaia	caught	25	13	3	1	192.3
Sikandar Raza	not out	106	56	5	9	189.3
RP Burl	bowled	2	4	0	0	50.0
T Marumani	lbw	2	5	0	0	40.0
W Madhevere	caught	4	4	0	0	100.0
TE Tsiga	not out	31	23	1	2	134.8
B Evans	yet to bat
K Matigimu	yet to bat
E Masuku	yet to bat
V Masekesa	yet to bat

Extras: (lb 2, w 8)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Fareed Ahmad	4.0	51	1	12.75
Azmatullah Omarzai	2.0	17	1	8.5
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	4.0	43	0	10.75
Abdollah Ahmadzai	4.0	34	2	8.5
Rashid Khan	4.0	29	1	7.25
Shahidullah	1.0	10	0	10
Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai	1.0	16	0	16

Match commentary

19.6In the slot and slog swept out of the ground. Gets on his back knee and sends it sailing over the roof behind square. Zimbabwe falls 20 runs short of the target.
19.5Moves across to launch this out of the park but misses.
19.4Drills it down to long on
19.328 needed off four That's century for Zimbabwe captain and he raises his bat towards the dug out who give him a standing ovation. Full toss outside off and punched towards the cover fielder.
19.2<b>Slog swept out of the park</B> Raza moves onto 99. It was in the slot and Raza has been feasting on such deliveries all night. He gets low and spanks it over long on. We have another replacement ball.
19.1Oh! Lands almost outside of the pitch. The umpires are checking for the no ball. Looks fine.
19.1Right! Zimbabwe need a six of every ball. Ijaz to bowl his first over of the match. full on off and carved to deep point
18.6fires it into his body from length and Raza was waiting for it after clearing his front leg and launches it behind square. But that brings to an end one brilliant over in which he made the Zimbabweans hit to the off side for the most part and almost seals the game for his team.
18.5fired back of the length outside off and swatted to extra cover
18.4tossed on length outside off, Raza goes hard at it but ends up hitting it to the deep cover fielder on one bounce
18.3well inside the tramline this time and Raza misjudged the line of it. Fired on length
18.2Fires it on length but the line is toooo wide. Raza lets it go

Match details

MatchT20I no. 4223
Days29 October 2026 - night match (20-over match)
TossZimbabwe , elected to field first

Match notes

Day 0 Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 10
Day 0 Sikandar Raza: 100 off 54 balls (5 x 4, 8 x 6)
Day 0 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 54 balls (Sikandar Raza 70, TE Tsiga 29, Ex 5)
Day 0 Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 16.1 overs (97 balls), Extras 7
Day 0 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (Sikandar Raza 35, TE Tsiga 14, Ex 3)
Day 0 Sikandar Raza: 50 off 34 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
Day 0 Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 7
Day 0 Drinks: Zimbabwe - 82/5 in 10.0 overs (Sikandar Raza 23)
Day 0 Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 1
Day 0 Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 59 runs, 2 wickets)
Day 0 Zimbabwe innings
Day 0 Innings Break: Afghanistan - 221/7 in 20.0 overs (Rashid Khan 25, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2)
Day 0 Afghanistan: 200 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 8
Day 0 Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai: 50 off 26 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
Day 0 Azmatullah Omarzai: 100 off 44 balls (5 x 4, 10 x 6)
Day 0 Afghanistan: 150 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 6
Day 0 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 48 balls (Azmatullah Omarzai 65, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai 38, Ex 2)
Day 0 Azmatullah Omarzai: 50 off 31 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
Day 0 Afghanistan: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 4
Day 0 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (Azmatullah Omarzai 20, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai 34, Ex 0)