Match report

Afghanistan won by 7 wkts (71b rem). (Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 1 November 2026)

Final scores: Afghanistan 81/3 (8.1 ov, target 80) and Zimbabwe 79.

Afghanistan innings 2 (81 (3 wkts; 8.1 ovs)): top score Ibrahim Zadran 25 (17 balls); best bowling E Masuku 2 for 21 in 2.0 overs.

Written automatically from the match data.

Head to head and recent form Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe

Head to head

In the 4 most recent meetings on record, Afghanistan won 4 and Zimbabwe won 0.

29 Oct 2026Afghanistan vs ZimbabweAfghanistan won by 19 runsZimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates 2026/27
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 W

Won 5 of the last 5 on record: beat Australia, beat Scotland, beat Oman, beat South Africa and beat Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe

L L L L W

Won 1 of the last 5 on record: lost to Afghanistan, 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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Afghanistan innings 2 81 (3 wkts; 8.1 ovs)

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mohammad Akram	caught	14	5	3	0	280.0
Ibrahim Zadran	not out	25	17	4	0	147.1
Sediqullah Atal	caught	20	14	2	1	142.9
Noor ul Rahman	lbw	0	2	0	0	0.0
Azmatullah Omarzai	not out	18	12	0	2	150.0
Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai	yet to bat
Abdullah Tarakhail	yet to bat
Rashid Khan	yet to bat
Noor Ahmad	yet to bat
Abdollah Ahmadzai	yet to bat
Fazalhaq Farooqi	yet to bat

Extras: (w 3, nb 1)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
B Muzarabani	3.0	31	1	10.33
NT Nyamhuri	3.0	23	0	7.66
E Masuku	2.0	21	2	10.5
V Masekesa	0.1	6	0	36

Match commentary

8.1Vincent Masekesa joins the attack. Over the wicket Long hop ball and Omarzai tonks a massive hit towards the top tier of long on stands! Shortish delivery on the stumps, ample space and time for Omarzai to clear his front leg and have a go at it, swings it away and clears long on comfortably. Handshake
7.6similar line and length ball, blocks it with determination onto the pitch
7.5short of a good length ball on the stumps. Ibrahim moves onto the back foot and nudges it to midwicket
7.4three-quarter length ball outside off, whisks it down to deep third
7.3Edged and through to the keeper! No! Marumani has grassed it! Poor outing by Zimbabwe in all three departments today. Shortish ball and Omarzai backs away to swipe it across the line, gets too big on him and connects a feather touch with the outside part of the bat. A regulation catch for Marumani behi
7.2bouncer delivery pulled away over the midwicket region for a couple of runs
7.1Muzarabani returns shortish length ball fends it down
6.6Ibrahim Zadran is on fire! Masuku continues to bowl harmless half-volleys and Ibrahim tonks this one over mid-on area, trickles away to the ropes.
6.5Up and over! Fuller length ball outside off, smacks it through the line of the ball and clears mid-off comfortably
6.4too full on the pads, knocks it with soft hands to the right of mid-on
6.3full and overpitched ball on the pads, squeezes it to deep fine leg for a single
6.2Hammers it straight down the ground! Effortless batting from Ibrahim Zadran. A touch fuller in the slot and steers it straight of mid-on. You can't set a field for those, Raza!