RESULT

7th Match, Group B, Bulawayo, March 06, 2018, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier

Zimbabwe

196

Afghanistan

(49.3/50 ov, T:197) 194

Zimbabwe won by 2 runs

Player Of The Match

Sikandar Raza, ZIM

60 (68) & 3/40

Zimbabwe hang on to clinch two-run thriller

Afghanistan were cruising in their chase of 197 but then they collapsed, before their last wicket took them within touching distance of victory. But it wasn't to be.

06-Mar-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

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Scorecard summary

Zimbabwe • 196/10(43 overs)

Brendan Taylor 89 (88)

Sikandar Raza 60 (68)

Rashid Khan3/38 (8)

Mujeeb Ur Rahman3/49 (9)

Afghanistan • 194/10(49.3 overs)

Rahmat Shah 69 (91)

Mohammad Nabi 51 (56)

Blessing Muzarabani4/47 (10)

Sikandar Raza3/40 (10)

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49.3

Vitori to Shapoor, OUT

Shapoor Zadran c †Taylor b Vitori 7 (50m 26b 1x4 0x6) SR: 26.92

49.2

Vitori to Zadran, 1 run

49.1

•

Vitori to Zadran, no run

end of over 493 runs

AFG: 193/9CRR: 3.93 • RRR: 4.00

Shapoor Zadran7 (24)

Dawlat Zadran7 (31)

Tendai Chatara 9.5-1-35-1

Brian Vitori 8.3-0-28-1

48.6

•

Chatara to Shapoor, no run

48.5

Chatara to Zadran, 1 run

48.4

•

Chatara to Zadran, no run

48.3

Chatara to Shapoor, 1 run

48.2

•

Chatara to Shapoor, no run

48.1

Chatara to Zadran, 1 run

end of over 482 runs

AFG: 190/9CRR: 3.95 • RRR: 3.50

Shapoor Zadran6 (21)

Dawlat Zadran5 (28)

Brian Vitori 8.3-0-28-1

Tendai Chatara 8.5-1-32-1

47.6

•

Vitori to Shapoor, no run

47.5

Vitori to Zadran, 1 run

47.4

•

Vitori to Zadran, no run

47.3

Vitori to Shapoor, 1 run

47.2

•

Vitori to Shapoor, no run

47.1

•

Vitori to Shapoor, no run

end of over 473 runs

AFG: 188/9CRR: 4.00 • RRR: 3.00

Dawlat Zadran4 (26)

Shapoor Zadran5 (17)

Tendai Chatara 8.5-1-32-1

Brian Vitori 7.3-0-26-1

46.6

•

Chatara to Zadran, no run

46.5

•

Chatara to Zadran, no run

46.4

•

Chatara to Zadran, no run

46.3

Chatara to Shapoor, 1 run

46.3

Chatara to Shapoor, 1 wide

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Match details

Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Toss	Zimbabwe, elected to bat first
Series	ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier
Season	2017/18
Player Of The Match	Sikandar Raza
Match number	ODI no. 3988
Match days	06 March 2018 - day (50-over match)
Umpires	Chettithody Shamshuddin Chris Brown
Reserve Umpire	Paul Wilson
Match Referee	David Jukes
Points	Zimbabwe 2, Afghanistan 0

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Afghanistan Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Mohammad Shahzad	caught	24	37
Ihsanullah	lbw	1	9
Rahmat Shah	lbw	69	91
Nasir Jamal	caught	8	17
Mohammad Nabi	stumped	51	56
Najibullah Zadran	caught	4	14
Sharafuddin Ashraf	caught	0	2
Rashid Khan	bowled	6	3
Dawlat Zadran	not out	10	37
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	bowled	3	5
Shapoor Zadran	caught	7	26
Extras	(lb 1, w 10)
Total	194(10 wkts; 49.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
TL Chatara	10	1	35	1	3.5
BV Vitori	9.3	0	31	2	3.26
B Muzarabani	10	1	47	4	4.7
AG Cremer	10	0	40	0	4
Sikandar Raza	10	1	40	3	4

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	15	Mohammad Shahzad	Ihsanullah
2nd	19	Mohammad Shahzad	Rahmat Shah
3rd	23	Nasir Jamal	Rahmat Shah
4th	97	Mohammad Nabi	Rahmat Shah
5th	7	Mohammad Nabi	Najibullah Zadran
6th	0	Najibullah Zadran	Sharafuddin Ashraf
7th	6	Najibullah Zadran	Rashid Khan
8th	3	Dawlat Zadran	Najibullah Zadran
9th	4	Dawlat Zadran	Mujeeb Ur Rahman
10th	16	Shapoor Zadran	Dawlat Zadran

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ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier

Super Sixes

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
WI	5	4	1	8	0.472
AFG	5	3	2	6	0.302
ZIM	5	2	2	5	0.420
SCOT	5	2	2	5	0.243
IRE	5	2	3	4	0.346
UAE	5	1	4	2	-1.950

Group A

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
WI	4	4	0	8	1.171
IRE	4	3	1	6	1.479
UAE	4	2	2	4	-1.177
NED	4	1	3	2	-0.709
PNG	4	0	4	0	-0.865

Group B

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
ZIM	4	3	0	7	1.035
SCOT	4	3	0	7	0.855
AFG	4	1	3	2	0.038
NEPAL	4	1	3	2	-0.893
HKG	4	1	3	2	-1.121

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