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Afghanistan v Zimbabwe in the UAE, 2015-16

Wisden's review of the second Twenty20 International, Afghanistan v Zimbabwe in the UAE, 2015-16

15-Apr-2016
At Sharjah, January 10, 2016 (floodlit). Afghanistan won by 81 runs. Afghanistan 215-6 (20 overs) (Mohammad Shahzad 118*); ‡Zimbabwe 134 (18.1 overs) (H. Masakadza 63, P. J. Moor 35). MoM: Mohammad Shahzad. MoS: Mohammad Shahzad. Shahzad hit 88 in boundaries - ten fours and eight sixes - on the way to 118* from 67 balls, Afghanistan's first century in Twenty20 internationals. Zimbabwe were soon 34-5 and, although Masakadza launched five sixes, putting on 77 with Moor, no one else managed more than ten. Afghanistan took the T20 series 2-0.