Afghanistan Vs Zimbabwe 1St Odi
Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates - 2015 (2015/16) · Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah · 25 December 2015
Afghanistan won by 49 runs
Afghanistan won by 49 runs. Noor Ali Zadran top-scored with 63 for Afghanistan. Graeme Cremer took 5/20.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
- Date
- 25 December 2015
- Toss
- Afghanistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Afghanistan won by 49 runs
- Player of the match
- Amir Hamza
- Captains
- Asghar Afghan (Afghanistan), Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe)
- Debut
- Yamin Ahmadzai (Afghanistan)
- Umpires
- C Shamshuddin and VA Kulkarni
- Match referee
- DT Jukes
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat. It was Yamin Ahmadzai's first ODI.
Afghanistan batted first and made 131 all out. Noor Ali Zadran top-scored with 63 off 82 balls. Graeme Cremer took 5 for 20 for Zimbabwe. From 103 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 128 for 8. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 230 across 42 ODIs.
Chasing 132, Zimbabwe made 82 all out. Elton Chigumbura top-scored with 28 off 41 balls. Amir Hamza took 4 for 17 for Afghanistan. From 64 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 18 runs, to 82 for 10.
Afghanistan won by 49 runs.
AFGHANISTAN: 131 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noor Ali Zadran | c Richmond Mutumbami b Chamu Chibhabha | 63 | 82 |
| Mohammad Shahzad | c Luke Jongwe b Wellington Masakadza | 5 | 7 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Luke Jongwe b Taurai Muzarabani | 17 | 18 |
| Nawroz Mangal | c Elton Chigumbura b Graeme Cremer | 4 | 9 |
| Asghar Afghan | run out (Sikandar Raza) | 9 | 32 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | c Elton Chigumbura b Sikandar Raza | 3 | 7 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Craig Ervine b Graeme Cremer | 16 | 32 |
| Mirwais Ashraf | st Richmond Mutumbami b Graeme Cremer | 3 | 12 |
| Dawlat Zadran | c Craig Ervine b Graeme Cremer | 1 | 12 |
| Amir Hamza | not out | 2 | 10 |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | c Luke Jongwe b Graeme Cremer | 0 | 12 |
Extras 8 · Total 131 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Jongwe | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Taurai Muzarabani | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Graeme Cremer | 9.5 | 2 | 20 | 5 |
| Sikandar Raza | 10 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| Chamu Chibhabha | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Mohammad Shahzad, 4.2 ov), 2-54 (Mohammad Nabi, 9.2 ov), 3-68 (Nawroz Mangal, 12.5 ov), 4-103 (Asghar Afghan, 24.3 ov), 5-103 (Noor Ali Zadran, 24.4 ov), 6-114 (Samiullah Shinwari, 29.3 ov), 7-127 (Najibullah Zadran, 32.4 ov), 8-128 (Mirwais Ashraf, 34.2 ov), 9-129 (Dawlat Zadran, 36.2 ov), 10-131 (Yamin Ahmadzai, 38.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Noor Ali Zadran (24) and Mohammad Shahzad (5) | 30 | 26 |
| second | Mohammad Nabi (17) and Noor Ali Zadran (7) | 24 | 30 |
| third | Nawroz Mangal (4) and Noor Ali Zadran (10) | 14 | 21 |
| fourth | Noor Ali Zadran (22) and Asghar Afghan (9) | 35 | 69 |
| fifth | Samiullah Shinwari (0) and Noor Ali Zadran (0) | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Samiullah Shinwari (3) and Najibullah Zadran (6) | 11 | 29 |
| seventh | Mirwais Ashraf (2) and Najibullah Zadran (10) | 13 | 19 |
| eighth | Mirwais Ashraf (1) and Dawlat Zadran (0) | 1 | 10 |
| ninth | Amir Hamza (0) and Dawlat Zadran (1) | 1 | 12 |
| tenth | Amir Hamza (2) and Yamin Ahmadzai (0) | 2 | 15 |
ZIMBABWE: 82 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamu Chibhabha | b Amir Hamza | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Moor | b Amir Hamza | 21 | 50 |
| Craig Ervine | c Dawlat Zadran b Mirwais Ashraf | 6 | 18 |
| Richmond Mutumbami | b Mirwais Ashraf | 0 | 2 |
| Elton Chigumbura | b Mohammad Nabi | 28 | 41 |
| Sikandar Raza | run out (Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Shahzad) | 6 | 25 |
| Malcolm Waller | c Noor Ali Zadran b Mohammad Nabi | 0 | 5 |
| Luke Jongwe | b Amir Hamza | 4 | 8 |
| Graeme Cremer | not out | 12 | 22 |
| Wellington Masakadza | c Yamin Ahmadzai b Mohammad Nabi | 0 | 6 |
| Taurai Muzarabani | lbw b Amir Hamza | 2 | 8 |
Extras 3 · Total 82 all out
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Hamza | 7.5 | 2 | 17 | 4 |
| Dawlat Zadran | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Mirwais Ashraf | 5 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 5 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Chamu Chibhabha, 0.2 ov), 2-11 (Craig Ervine, 6.2 ov), 3-12 (Richmond Mutumbami, 6.5 ov), 4-47 (Peter Moor, 16.2 ov), 5-64 (Elton Chigumbura, 21.6 ov), 6-64 (Sikandar Raza, 22.4 ov), 7-64 (Malcolm Waller, 23.5 ov), 8-78 (Luke Jongwe, 28.1 ov), 9-79 (Wellington Masakadza, 29.2 ov), 10-82 (Taurai Muzarabani, 30.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Chamu Chibhabha (0) and Peter Moor (1) | 1 | 2 |
| second | Craig Ervine (6) and Peter Moor (4) | 10 | 36 |
| third | Richmond Mutumbami (0) and Peter Moor (1) | 1 | 3 |
| fourth | Elton Chigumbura (18) and Peter Moor (15) | 35 | 57 |
| fifth | Elton Chigumbura (10) and Sikandar Raza (6) | 17 | 35 |
| sixth | Malcolm Waller (0) and Sikandar Raza (0) | 0 | 4 |
| seventh | Malcolm Waller (0) and Luke Jongwe (0) | 0 | 7 |
| eighth | Graeme Cremer (10) and Luke Jongwe (4) | 14 | 26 |
| ninth | Graeme Cremer (1) and Wellington Masakadza (0) | 1 | 7 |
| tenth | Graeme Cremer (1) and Taurai Muzarabani (2) | 3 | 9 |
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