Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, 2015-16
Wisden's review of the first ODI, Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, 2015-16
15-Apr-2016
First one-day international At Bulawayo, October 16, 2015. Zimbabwe won by eight wickets. ‡Afghanistan 122 (34.1 overs) (L. M. Jongwe 3-16, W. P. Masakadza 4-21, T. S. Chisoro 3-16); Zimbabwe 126-2 (23.2 overs) (R. Mutumbami 30, C. J. Chibhabha 58). MoM: W. P. Masakadza. ODI debut: T. S. Chisoro (Zimbabwe).
Afghanistan hit early trouble when seamer Luke Jongwe nipped out both openers in his third over, and the slips were given plenty of work; Craig Ervine finished with four catches. Mohammad Shahzad's brief rally was ended when he swung across a straight one from Wellington Masakadza, whose fellow slow left-armer Chisoro collected three wickets on debut on a helpful surface. Dawlat Zadran's hitting helped lift the total, but Richmond Mutumbami set the chase on course with an enterprising knock.
Afghanistan hit early trouble when seamer Luke Jongwe nipped out both openers in his third over, and the slips were given plenty of work; Craig Ervine finished with four catches. Mohammad Shahzad's brief rally was ended when he swung across a straight one from Wellington Masakadza, whose fellow slow left-armer Chisoro collected three wickets on debut on a helpful surface. Dawlat Zadran's hitting helped lift the total, but Richmond Mutumbami set the chase on course with an enterprising knock.