Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I at Harare, ZIM vs AFG, Oct 29 2025 - Full Scorecard

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rahmanullah Gurbaz †	c Marumani b Sikandar Raza	39	25	39	6	1	156.00

Ibrahim Zadran	c Burl b Sikandar Raza	52	33	56	6	1	157.57

Sediqullah Atal	c Munyonga b Muzarabani	25	22	33	1	1	113.63

Darwish Rasooli	c & b Sikandar Raza	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Azmatullah Omarzai	c Burl b Evans	27	21	34	1	1	128.57

Mohammad Nabi	lbw b Muzarabani	0	2	2	0	0	0.00

Shahidullah	not out	22	13	26	4	0	169.23
Rashid Khan (c)	not out	8	5	10	0	1	160.00
Extras	(lb 3, nb 2, w 2)	7
Total	20 Ov (RR: 9.00)	180/6
Did not bat: Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, Abdollah Ahmadzai
Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 7.4 ov), 2-103 (Ibrahim Zadran, 11.1 ov), 3-103 (Darwish Rasooli, 11.2 ov), 4-128 (Sediqullah Atal, 15.1 ov), 5-128 (Mohammad Nabi, 15.3 ov), 6-160 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 18.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Richard Ngarava	4	0	38	0	9.50	10	6	1	1	0
Blessing Muzarabani	4	0	41	2	10.25	7	3	2	0	1
15.1 to Sediqullah Atal, length ball angling in from leg stump to off. Atal settles in for an across-the-line swipe from his chest. It's hit well, but the sound off the bat is a bit muffled, and the result is Atal holing out at deep square leg. Munyonga with a smart catch on the boundary line. 128/4 15.3 to Mohammad Nabi, appeal for lbw, and given! This is a short of good length ball that stays slightly low. It also jags back in sharply and hits Nabi on the pads. Slightly high, on first glance, but if it's good for the umpire, it's good for us! Duck for Nabi after missing the flick. 128/5
Brad Evans	3	0	33	1	11.00	6	4	1	1	1
18.2 to Azmatullah Omarzai, holes out at long off! Slower ball does the trick. Back of a length ball outside off and Omarzai's flat-batted shot down the ground barely generates any power. 160/6
Tinotenda Maposa	3	0	26	0	8.66	5	2	1	0	0
Sikandar Raza	4	0	20	3	5.00	8	1	0	0	0
7.4 to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, safe hands from Marumani! Smart work from Raza, not only bowling full but also bowling quite wide. Gurbaz, on attack-mode, charges down the track and ends up reaching out and slicing the shot high up. Marumani tracks across from cover to complete a tricky take. 76/1 11.1 to Ibrahim Zadran, shouts of 'catch it' and taken! Ibrahim comes down the track aggressively but Raza bowls near his toes, and the batter can't get the distance in his aggressive shot. He hits an elevated shot - taken a few metres inside the boundary line. Raza gets another set batter. 103/2 11.2 to Darwish Rasooli, leading edge, and taken by Raza! He's on a hat-trick! Full outside leg stump. Rasooli attempts a leg-side flick but his bat's face is closed and he instead gets a leading edge. Pops up for Raza for a simple catch, takes it after moving to his right. A golden duck for Rasooli. 103/3
Ryan Burl	2	0	19	0	9.50	1	2	0	0	0

Zimbabwe (T: 181 runs from 20 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brian Bennett	c Rashid Khan b Azmatullah Omarzai	24	15	26	3	1	160.00

Tadiwanashe Marumani	lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman	0	2	7	0	0	0.00

Brendan Taylor †	c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Mujeeb Ur Rahman	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Sikandar Raza (c)	c Shahidullah b Azmatullah Omarzai	1	4	5	0	0	25.00

Ryan Burl	c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai	0	2	1	0	0	0.00

Tony Munyonga	b Abdollah Ahmadzai	20	19	25	3	0	105.26

Tashinga Musekiwa	run out (Abdollah Ahmadzai)	16	16	23	2	0	100.00

Brad Evans	c & b Mujeeb Ur Rahman	24	19	28	2	0	126.31

Tinotenda Maposa	c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Mujeeb Ur Rahman	32	15	25	5	0	213.33

Richard Ngarava	not out	5	2	6	1	0	250.00
Blessing Muzarabani	b Abdollah Ahmadzai	1	2	2	0	0	50.00

Extras	(w 4)	4
Total	16.1 Ov (RR: 7.85)	127
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 1.2 ov), 2-17 (Brendan Taylor, 1.3 ov), 3-25 (Sikandar Raza, 2.3 ov), 4-25 (Ryan Burl, 2.5 ov), 5-30 (Brian Bennett, 4.6 ov), 6-59 (Tony Munyonga, 8.5 ov), 7-68 (Tashinga Musekiwa, 10.2 ov), 8-121 (Brad Evans, 15.2 ov), 9-126 (Tinotenda Maposa, 15.5 ov), 10-127 (Blessing Muzarabani, 16.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Azmatullah Omarzai	4	0	29	3	7.25	13	4	0	2	0
2.3 to Sikandar Raza, THE CAPTAIN IS GONE! It's a bit fuller, aimed down middle stump and Raza flicks it off his legs in the air, and Shahid is present at deep backward square leg to only to gleefully take the catch!. 25/3 2.5 to RP Burl, ZIMBABWE IN TROUBLE! Azmat sends this fuller down leg and Burl misses the length entirely, as the ball takes the top-edge and flies into the sky. The safe hands of Gurbaz are underneath and there was no doubt. Four gone in three overs, and Zimbabwe are crumbling!. 25/4 4.6 to BJ Bennett, AND BENNETT IS GONE! Afghanistan get the danger-man! It's slightly short of length, and Bennett for once, does not time this well and he holes out to Rashid and mid-on!. 30/5
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	3	0	20	4	6.66	10	1	1	2	0
1.2 to T Marumani, And he's gone! Marumani decides to go across the line, and misses. The ball clips his back leg and looks dead set to be crashing into leg stump. The umpire agrees with the appeal and Mujeeb strikes in his first over!. 16/1 1.3 to BRM Taylor, GONE! Mujeeb has two in his first over! Taylor doesn't read the carrom ball, it takes the top-edge and flies high into the air. Gurbaz is under and takes a safe catch, as Afghanistan strike again!. 17/2 15.2 to B Evans, And the partnership comes to an end! It's flat and full, at the stumps. Evans plays across the carrom ball and can only spoon it back to Mujeeb, who takes the catch with non-chalance.. 121/8 15.5 to TT Maposa, IN THE AIR AND GONE! Mujeeb strikes again! flat carrom ball finds the top-edge and flies into the air, with Gurbaz taking it eventually. Maposa's gone, and with him perhaps the last faint hopes of Zimbabwe.. 126/9
Fareed Ahmad	3	0	27	0	9.00	6	4	0	0	0
Abdollah Ahmadzai	2.1	0	20	2	9.23	5	3	0	0	0
8.5 to T Munyonga, THE STUMPS ARE ALL OVER THE FLOOR! Fuller, outside off. No footwork, as he reaches out to drive, but the ball takes the inside edge and cannons into the stumps. Zimbabwe sail closer to the end.. 59/6 16.1 to B Muzarabani, KNOCKS HIM OVER! AND IT'S OVER! A full yorker and Muzarabani has no chance. Stumps shattered and Afghanistan win by 53 runs.. 127/10
Rashid Khan	2	0	13	0	6.50	5	2	0	0	0
Shahidullah	2	0	18	0	9.00	3	2	0	0	0

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Match Flow

Afghanistan innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 63 runs, 0 wicket)
Afghanistan: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 1
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 26, Ibrahim Zadran 24, Ex 1)
Afghanistan: 100 runs in 10.5 overs (66 balls), Extras 2
Ibrahim Zadran: 50 off 31 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
Afghanistan: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (105 balls), Extras 4
Zimbabwe behind on over rate, 5 fielders inside the circle for the final over
Innings Break: Afghanistan - 180/6 in 20.0 overs (Shahidullah 22, Rashid Khan 8)

Zimbabwe innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 5 wickets)
Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 4
Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 4
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (B Evans 19, TT Maposa 32, Ex 0)

Match Details

Harare Sports Club
Toss	Afghanistan, elected to bat first
Series	Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe
Season	2025/26
Player Of The Match	Azmatullah Omarzai
Series result	Afghanistan led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number	T20I no. 3537
Hours of play (local time)	13.30 start, First Session 13.30-15.00, Interval 15.00-15.20, Second Session 15.20-16.50
Match days	29 October 2025 - day (20-over match)
Umpires	Iknow Chabi Langton Rusere
TV Umpire	Percival Sizara
Reserve Umpire	Forster Mutizwa
Match Referee	Emmanuel Dube

Language

English

Win Probability

AFG 100%

AFGZIM

100%50%100%

Over 17 • ZIM 127/10

Blessing Muzarabani b Abdollah Ahmadzai 1 (2b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 50

Afghanistan won by 53 runs

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Zimbabwe Innings

Player Name		R	B
BJ Bennett	caught	24	15
T Marumani	lbw	0	2
BRM Taylor	caught	0	1
Sikandar Raza	caught	1	4
RP Burl	caught	0	2
T Munyonga	bowled	20	19
T Musekiwa	run out	16	16
B Evans	caught	24	19
TT Maposa	caught	32	15
R Ngarava	not out	5	2
B Muzarabani	bowled	1	2
Extras	(w 4)
Total	127(10 wkts; 16.1 ovs)

Player Name	O	R	W	Econ
Azmatullah Omarzai	4	29	3	7.25
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	3	20	4	6.66
Fareed Ahmad	3	27	0	9
Abdollah Ahmadzai	2.1	20	2	9.23
Rashid Khan	2	13	0	6.5
Shahidullah	2	18	0	9

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	16	Tadiwanashe Marumani	Brian Bennett
2nd	1	Brendan Taylor	Brian Bennett
3rd	8	Sikandar Raza	Brian Bennett
4th	0	Ryan Burl	Brian Bennett
5th	5	Brian Bennett	Tony Munyonga
6th	29	Tony Munyonga	Tashinga Musekiwa
7th	9	Brad Evans	Tashinga Musekiwa
8th	53	Brad Evans	Tinotenda Maposa
9th	5	Richard Ngarava	Tinotenda Maposa
10th	1	Richard Ngarava	Blessing Muzarabani

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