RESULT
2nd ODI, Harare, February 19, 2017, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe
(42.1/50 ov, T:239) 184

Afghanistan won by 54 runs

Player Of The Match
3/25
rashid-khan
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Afghanistan go 2-0 up after spinners run through Zimbabwe

Afghanistan went 2-0 up in the five-match ODI series against Zimbabwe after their bowlers ran through the hosts' batting to complete a 54-run win

Afghanistan 238 for 9 (Shahzad 64, Rahmat 53, Chatara 3-63) beat Zimbabwe 184 (Mire 54, Rashid 3-25, Nabi 3-38) by 54 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball updates
Afghanistan went 2-0 up against Zimbabwe in the five-match ODI series after their spinners Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi took three wickets each to skittle the hosts for 184 in a chase of 239 in Harare.
Zimbabwe suffered a dramatic collapse in their chase after a strong start from opener Solomon Mire - whose 54 was his highest ODI score - and Craig Ervine (34). Mire hit seven fours and a six and was involved in a 69-run stand for the first wicket with Peter Moor while Ervine and Ryal Burl (27) added 55 runs for the fourth wicket. When Ervine fell Zimbabwe were 139 for 4. They were bowled out 45 runs later as Nabi, Rashid and left-arm spinner Amir Hamza (2 for 40) ran through the hosts' middle and lower order.
Afghanistan chose to bat after winning the toss and reached 238 for 9 despite a late batting collapse. After Mohammad Shahzad (64), who struck his eighth ODI fifty, Rahmat Shah (53) and Nabi (33) set up a base for the visitors, late wickets from Tendai Chatara hurt Afghanistan; they lost their last four wickets for 26 runs. Najibullah Zadran held up one end to score 45 off 47 deliveries before he was the ninth man out, during the last over of Afghanistan's innings.
The third ODI, a must-win affair for Zimbabwe, will be on February 21 in Harare.

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