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| team1_captain = ] <small>(ODIs)</small><br/>] <small>(T20Is)</small> | | team1_captain = ] <small>(Tests & ODIs)</small><br/>] <small>(T20Is)</small> | ||
| team2_captain = ] <small>(Tests & ODIs)</small><br/>] <small>(T20Is)</small> | | team2_captain = ] <small>(Tests & ODIs)</small><br/>] <small>(T20Is)</small> | ||
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| team1_ODIs_most_runs = ] (76) | | team1_ODIs_most_runs = ] (76) | ||
| team2_ODIs_most_runs = ] (156) | | team2_ODIs_most_runs = ] (156) | ||
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = ] (3)<br>Newman Nyamhuri (3) | | team1_ODIs_most_wickets = ] (3)<br>] (3) | ||
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = ] (9) | | team2_ODIs_most_wickets = ] (9) | ||
| player_of_ODI_series = ] (Afg) | | player_of_ODI_series = ] (Afg) | ||
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The ] is touring Zimbabwe in December 2024 and January 2025 to play the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/afghanistan-to-tour-zimbabwe-for-historic-boxing-day-and-new-years-tests-1457580 |title=Afghanistan to tour Zimbabwe for historic Boxing Day and New Year's Tests |work=] |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/132259/zimbabwe-to-host-afghanistan-for-boxing-day-new-years-tests |title=Zimbabwe to host Afghanistan for Boxing Day, New Year's Tests |work=] |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref> The tour consists of two ], three ]s (ODI) and three ] (T20I) matches.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/afghanistan-to-tour-zimbabwe-for-a-multi-format-tour|title=Afghanistan to tour Zimbabwe for a multi-format tour|work=]|date=29 October 2024 |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.af/post/afghanistan-to-tour-zimbabwe-for-an-all-format-series-in-december|title=Afghanistan to Tour Zimbabwe for an all-format series in December|work=]|date=29 October 2024|access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref> In October 2024, ] confirmed the fixtures for the tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zimcricket.org/news/3385/Zimbabwe-host-Afghanistan-in-historic-Boxing-Day,-New-Year%E2%80%99s-Tests|title=Zimbabwe host Afghanistan in historic Boxing Day, New Year’s Tests|work=]|date=29 October 2024|access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref> | The ] is touring Zimbabwe in December 2024 and January 2025 to play the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/afghanistan-to-tour-zimbabwe-for-historic-boxing-day-and-new-years-tests-1457580 |title=Afghanistan to tour Zimbabwe for historic Boxing Day and New Year's Tests |work=] |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/132259/zimbabwe-to-host-afghanistan-for-boxing-day-new-years-tests |title=Zimbabwe to host Afghanistan for Boxing Day, New Year's Tests |work=] |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref> The tour consists of two ], three ]s (ODI) and three ] (T20I) matches.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/afghanistan-to-tour-zimbabwe-for-a-multi-format-tour|title=Afghanistan to tour Zimbabwe for a multi-format tour|work=]|date=29 October 2024 |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.af/post/afghanistan-to-tour-zimbabwe-for-an-all-format-series-in-december|title=Afghanistan to Tour Zimbabwe for an all-format series in December|work=]|date=29 October 2024|access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref> In October 2024, ] (ZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zimcricket.org/news/3385/Zimbabwe-host-Afghanistan-in-historic-Boxing-Day,-New-Year%E2%80%99s-Tests|title=Zimbabwe host Afghanistan in historic Boxing Day, New Year’s Tests|work=]|date=29 October 2024|access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref> | ||
On 29 November, Zimbabwe Cricket rescheduled the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/zimbabwe-alter-schedule-for-t20i-and-odi-series-against-afghanistan |title=Zimbabwe alter schedule for T20I and ODI series against Afghanistan |work=]|access-date=29 November 2024}}</ref> | On 29 November, Zimbabwe Cricket rescheduled the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/zimbabwe-alter-schedule-for-t20i-and-odi-series-against-afghanistan |title=Zimbabwe alter schedule for T20I and ODI series against Afghanistan |work=]|access-date=29 November 2024}}</ref> | ||
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Afghanistan also named ], ], and ] as reserve players for the Test series.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rashid-khan-back-in-afghanistan-test-squad-for-zimbabwe-series-1465291|title=Rashid Khan back in Afghanistan Test squad for Zimbabwe series|work=] |access-date=16 December 2024 |date=16 December 2024}}</ref> On 17 December, ] was ruled out of the ODI series due to a grade 2B quadriceps along with a hip flexor injury with ] named as his replacement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/sports/cricket/gurbaz-ruled-out-of-zimbabwe-odis-with-quadriceps-and-hip-flexor-injuries-930419 |title=Gurbaz ruled out of Zimbabwe ODIs with quadriceps and hip flexor injuries |work=] |access-date=17 December 2024}}</ref> Additionally ] was rested from the ODI series due to recovery process from injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/injured-rahmanullah-gurbaz-out-of-afghanistan-squad-for-zimbabwe-odis/articleshow/116395984.cms |title=Injured Rahmanullah Gurbaz out of Afghanistan squad for Zimbabwe ODIs |work=] |access-date=17 December 2024}}</ref> | Afghanistan also named ], ], and ] as reserve players for the Test series.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rashid-khan-back-in-afghanistan-test-squad-for-zimbabwe-series-1465291|title=Rashid Khan back in Afghanistan Test squad for Zimbabwe series|work=] |access-date=16 December 2024 |date=16 December 2024}}</ref> On 17 December, ] was ruled out of the ODI series due to a grade 2B quadriceps along with a hip flexor injury with ] named as his replacement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/sports/cricket/gurbaz-ruled-out-of-zimbabwe-odis-with-quadriceps-and-hip-flexor-injuries-930419 |title=Gurbaz ruled out of Zimbabwe ODIs with quadriceps and hip flexor injuries |work=] |access-date=17 December 2024}}</ref> Additionally ] was rested from the ODI series due to recovery process from injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/injured-rahmanullah-gurbaz-out-of-afghanistan-squad-for-zimbabwe-odis/articleshow/116395984.cms |title=Injured Rahmanullah Gurbaz out of Afghanistan squad for Zimbabwe ODIs |work=] |access-date=17 December 2024}}</ref> On 24 December, ] was ruled out of the first Test due to his personal reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/132890/rashid-khan-unavailable-for-boxing-day-test |title=Rashid Khan unavailable for Boxing Day Test |work=] |access-date=25 December 2024}}</ref> 25 December, ] added into the Test squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gulftoday.ae/sport/2024/12/26/afghanistan-add-ghazanfar-to-squad-for-tests-vs-zimbabwe |title=Afghanistan add Ghazanfar to squad for Tests vs Zimbabwe |work=Golf Today |access-date=26 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com/news/allah-ghazanfar-rewarded-added-to-afghan-squad-for-zimbabwe-tests-12252024-1735151810646 |title=Allah Ghazanfar rewarded, added to Afghan squad for Zimbabwe Tests |work=Cricket.com |access-date=26 December 2024}}</ref> ] also added to the Test squad.{{cn|date=December 2024}} | ||
On 25 December, Takudzwa Chataira was ruled out of the first Test due to suffered from right-side strain during practice, with ] named as his replacement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zimcricket.org/news/3538/Free-entry-for-Zimbabwe%E2%80%99s-historic-Test-series-against-Afghanistan |title=Free entry for Zimbabwe’s historic Test series against Afghanistan |work=] |access-date=26 December 2024}}</ref> | |||
==T20I series== | ==T20I series== | ||
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Revision as of 20:37, 26 December 2024
International cricket tour
Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2024–25 | |||
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Zimbabwe | Afghanistan | ||
Dates | 11 December 2024 – 6 January 2025 | ||
Captains |
Craig Ervine (Tests & ODIs) Sikandar Raza (T20Is) |
Hashmatullah Shahidi (Tests & ODIs) Rashid Khan (T20Is) | |
Test series | |||
One Day International series | |||
Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Sean Williams (76) | Sediqullah Atal (156) | |
Most wickets |
Trevor Gwandu (3) Newman Nyamhuri (3) | Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (9) | |
Player of the series | Sediqullah Atal (Afg) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Brian Bennett (107) | Azmatullah Omarzai (75) | |
Most wickets | Trevor Gwandu (5) | Rashid Khan (9) | |
Player of the series | Naveen-ul-Haq (Afg) |
The Afghanistan cricket team is touring Zimbabwe in December 2024 and January 2025 to play the Zimbabwe cricket team. The tour consists of two Tests, three One Day Internationals (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. In October 2024, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour.
On 29 November, Zimbabwe Cricket rescheduled the series.
Squads
Afghanistan also named Nasir Jamal, Ziaur Rehman, and Mohammad Ibrahim as reserve players for the Test series. On 17 December, Rahmanullah Gurbaz was ruled out of the ODI series due to a grade 2B quadriceps along with a hip flexor injury with Mohammad Ishaq named as his replacement. Additionally Mujeeb Ur Rahman was rested from the ODI series due to recovery process from injury. On 24 December, Rashid Khan was ruled out of the first Test due to his personal reasons. 25 December, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar added into the Test squad. Shahidullah also added to the Test squad.
On 25 December, Takudzwa Chataira was ruled out of the first Test due to suffered from right-side strain during practice, with Victor Nyauchi named as his replacement.
T20I series
1st T20I
11 December 2024 13:30 Scorecard |
Afghanistan 144/6 (20 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 145/6 (20 overs) |
Karim Janat 54* (49) Richard Ngarava 3/28 (4 overs) |
Brian Bennett 49 (49) Naveen-ul-Haq 3/33 (4 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Brian Bennett (Zim) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Nabi (Afg) played in his 300th international match.
2nd T20I
13 December 2024 13:30 Scorecard |
Afghanistan 153/6 (20 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 103 (17.4 overs) |
Darwish Rasooli 58 (42) Ryan Burl 2/16 (3 overs) |
Sikandar Raza 35 (30) Naveen-ul-Haq 3/19 (4 overs) |
Afghanistan won by 50 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match: Darwish Rasooli (Afg) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I
14 December 2024 13:30 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe 127 (19.5 overs) |
v | Afghanistan 128/7 (19.3 overs) |
Brian Bennett 31 (24) Rashid Khan 4/27 (4 overs) |
Azmatullah Omarzai 34 (37) Blessing Muzarabani 2/19 (4 overs) Sikandar Raza 2/19 (4 overs) |
Afghanistan won by 3 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Azmatullah Omarzai (Afg) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
ODI series
1st ODI
17 December 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe 44/5 (9.2 overs) |
v | Afghanistan |
Ben Curran 15 (22) Azmatullah Omarzai 4/18 (4.2 overs) |
No result Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Langton Rusere (Zim) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 28 overs per side due to rain.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- Ben Curran and Newman Nyamhuri (Zim) both made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
19 December 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
Afghanistan 286/6 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 54 (17.5 overs) |
Sediqullah Atal 104 (128) Newman Nyamhuri 3/53 (10 overs) |
Sikandar Raza 19* (32) Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar 3/9 (3.5 overs) |
Afghanistan won by 232 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Sediqullah Atal (Afg) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Tinotenda Maposa (Zim) made his ODI debut.
- Sediqullah Atal (Afg) scored his first century in ODIs.
- This was Afghanistan's biggest margin of victory (in terms of runs) in ODIs.
3rd ODI
21 December 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe 127 (30.1 overs) |
v | Afghanistan 131/2 (26.5 overs) |
Sean Williams 60 (61) Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar 5/33 (10 overs) |
Sediqullah Atal 52 (50) Trevor Gwandu 1/27 (7 overs) |
Afghanistan won by 8 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (Afg) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Bilal Sami (Afg) made his ODI debut.
Test series
1st Test
26–30 December 2024 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe | v | Afghanistan |
363/4 (85 overs) Sean Williams 145* (161) Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar 2/83 (22 overs) |
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Stumps, Day 1 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Allahudien Paleker (SA) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ben Curran, Trevor Gwandu, Newman Nyamhuri (Zim), Sediqullah Atal, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar and Azmatullah Omarzai (Afg) all made their Test debuts.
2nd Test
2–6 January 2025 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe | v | Afghanistan |
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
References
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- "Afghanistan to Tour Zimbabwe for an all-format series in December". Afghanistan Cricket Board. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- "Zimbabwe host Afghanistan in historic Boxing Day, New Year's Tests". Zimbabwe Cricket. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- "Zimbabwe alter schedule for T20I and ODI series against Afghanistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- "Zimbabwe name squad for historic Test series against Afghanistan". Zimbabwe Cricket. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "Ben Curran included in Zimbabwe's squad for Afghanistan ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- "Curran, Nyamhuri named in Zimbabwe's limited-overs squads". Zimbabwe Cricket. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- "ACB Name Squad for the Two-Match Test Series against Zimbabwe". Afghanistan Cricket Board. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- "ACB Name Squads for the White-Ball Games against Zimbabwe". Afghanistan Cricket Board. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- "Exciting batter earns maiden call-up in Afghanistan's squad for Zimbabwe tour". International Cricket Council. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- "Rashid Khan back in Afghanistan Test squad for Zimbabwe series". ESPNcricinfo. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- "Gurbaz ruled out of Zimbabwe ODIs with quadriceps and hip flexor injuries". The Hans India. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- "Injured Rahmanullah Gurbaz out of Afghanistan squad for Zimbabwe ODIs". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- "Rashid Khan unavailable for Boxing Day Test". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- "Afghanistan add Ghazanfar to squad for Tests vs Zimbabwe". Golf Today. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- "Allah Ghazanfar rewarded, added to Afghan squad for Zimbabwe Tests". Cricket.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- "Free entry for Zimbabwe's historic Test series against Afghanistan". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- "Mohammad Nabi becomes first cricketer to achieve this remarkable milestone". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- "Mohammad Nabi Becomes First Afghanistan Player to Feature in 300 International Matches, Achieves Feat During ZIM vs AFG 1st T20I 2024". LatestLY. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- "Unsold in IPL auction, Afghanistan's Sediqullah Atal smashes maiden ODI hundred". India Today. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- "Afghanistan registered their biggest ODI Victory". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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