Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2024–25
| Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2024–25 | |||
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| Zimbabwe | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 11 December 2024 – 6 January 2025 | ||
| Captains |
Craig Ervine (Tests & ODIs) Sikandar Raza (T20Is) |
Hashmatullah Shahidi (Tests & ODIs) Rashid Khan (T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Sean Williams (76) | Sediqullah Atal (156) | |
| Most wickets |
Trevor Gwandu (3) Newman Nyamhuri (3) | Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (9) | |
| Player of the series | Sediqullah Atal (Afg) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Brian Bennett (107) | Azmatullah Omarzai (75) | |
| Most wickets | Trevor Gwandu (5) | Rashid Khan (9) | |
| Player of the series | Naveen-ul-Haq (Afg) | ||
The Afghanistan cricket team is touring Zimbabwe in December 2024 and January 2025 to play the Zimbabwe cricket team.[1][2] The tour consists of two Tests, three One Day Internationals (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[3][4] In October 2024, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[5]
On 29 November, Zimbabwe Cricket rescheduled the series.[6]
Squads
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Afghanistan also named Nasir Jamal, Ziaur Rehman, and Mohammad Ibrahim as reserve players for the Test series.[13] On 17 December, Rahmanullah Gurbaz was ruled out of the ODI series due to a grade 2B quadriceps along with a hip flexor injury with Mohammad Ishaq named as his replacement.[14] Additionally Mujeeb Ur Rahman was rested from the ODI series due to recovery process from injury.[15]
T20I series
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Nabi (Afg) played in his 300th international match.[16][17]
2nd T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
ODI series
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 28 overs per side due to rain.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- Ben Curran and Newman Nyamhuri (Zim) both made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Tinotenda Maposa (Zim) made his ODI debut.
- Sediqullah Atal (Afg) scored his first century in ODIs.[18]
- This was Afghanistan's biggest margin of victory (in terms of runs) in ODIs.[19][20]
3rd ODI
[edit]Test series
[edit]1st Test
[edit]26–30 December 2024
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2nd Test
[edit]2–6 January 2025
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References
[edit]- ^ "Afghanistan to tour Zimbabwe for historic Boxing Day and New Year's Tests". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe to host Afghanistan for Boxing Day, New Year's Tests". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Afghanistan to tour Zimbabwe for a multi-format tour". International Cricket Council. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Afghanistan to Tour Zimbabwe for an all-format series in December". Afghanistan Cricket Board. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe host Afghanistan in historic Boxing Day, New Year's Tests". Zimbabwe Cricket. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe alter schedule for T20I and ODI series against Afghanistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe name squad for historic Test series against Afghanistan". Zimbabwe Cricket. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Ben Curran included in Zimbabwe's squad for Afghanistan ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Curran, Nyamhuri named in Zimbabwe's limited-overs squads". Zimbabwe Cricket. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "ACB Name Squad for the Two-Match Test Series against Zimbabwe". Afghanistan Cricket Board. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "ACB Name Squads for the White-Ball Games against Zimbabwe". Afghanistan Cricket Board. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Exciting batter earns maiden call-up in Afghanistan's squad for Zimbabwe tour". International Cricket Council. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Rashid Khan back in Afghanistan Test squad for Zimbabwe series". ESPNcricinfo. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Gurbaz ruled out of Zimbabwe ODIs with quadriceps and hip flexor injuries". The Hans India. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Injured Rahmanullah Gurbaz out of Afghanistan squad for Zimbabwe ODIs". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Mohammad Nabi becomes first cricketer to achieve this remarkable milestone". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Mohammad Nabi Becomes First Afghanistan Player to Feature in 300 International Matches, Achieves Feat During ZIM vs AFG 1st T20I 2024". LatestLY. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Unsold in IPL auction, Afghanistan's Sediqullah Atal smashes maiden ODI hundred". India Today. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Afghanistan registered their biggest ODI Victory". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Afghanistan bowl Zimbabwe out for 54 to register their biggest ODI win". Cricket.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.