Zimbabwe Vs Afghanistan 7Th Match Group B
Cricket WC Qualifier in Zimbabwe - 2018 (2017/18) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 6 March 2018
Zimbabwe won by 2 runs
Zimbabwe won by 2 runs. Brendan Taylor top-scored with 89 for Zimbabwe. Blessing Muzarabani took 4/47.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Date
- 6 March 2018
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 2 runs
- Player of the match
- Sikandar Raza
- Captains
- Graeme Cremer (Zimbabwe), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
- Umpires
- C Shamshuddin and CM Brown
- Match referee
- DT Jukes
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 196 all out. Brendan Taylor top-scored with 89 off 88 balls, and Sikandar Raza made 60. Rashid Khan took 3 for 38 for Afghanistan. The innings was built on a 98-run stand for the fifth wicket between Brendan Taylor and Sikandar Raza, 50% of the total.
Chasing 197, Afghanistan made 194 all out. Rahmat Shah top-scored with 69 off 91 balls, and Mohammad Nabi made 51. Blessing Muzarabani took 4 for 47 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 98-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mohammad Nabi and Rahmat Shah, 51% of the total. From 156 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 21 runs, to 177 for 9.
Zimbabwe won by 2 runs.
ZIMBABWE: 196 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cephas Zhuwao | c Sharafuddin Ashraf b Dawlat Zadran | 0 | 1 |
| Solomon Mire | c Ihsanullah b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 13 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 3 | 20 |
| Brendan Taylor | b Dawlat Zadran | 89 | 88 |
| Craig Ervine | c Mohammad Shahzad b Mohammad Nabi | 13 | 27 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Nasir Jamal b Rashid Khan | 60 | 68 |
| Graeme Cremer | not out | 19 | 29 |
| Malcolm Waller | c Najibullah Zadran b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 3 | 7 |
| Tendai Chatara | run out (Mujeeb Ur Rahman) | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Vitori | c Nasir Jamal b Rashid Khan | 0 | 2 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | b Rashid Khan | 0 | 1 |
Extras 5 · Total 196 all out
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 9 | 1 | 49 | 3 |
| Dawlat Zadran | 7 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
| Shapoor Zadran | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan | 8 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Cephas Zhuwao, 1.1 ov), 2-6 (Solomon Mire, 4.1 ov), 3-17 (Hamilton Masakadza, 6.6 ov), 4-66 (Craig Ervine, 17.1 ov), 5-164 (Brendan Taylor, 34.2 ov), 6-187 (Sikandar Raza, 39.3 ov), 7-193 (Malcolm Waller, 41.4 ov), 8-195 (Tendai Chatara, 42.2 ov), 9-196 (Brian Vitori, 42.5 ov), 10-196 (Blessing Muzarabani, 42.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Cephas Zhuwao (0) and Solomon Mire (2) | 2 | 7 |
| second | Hamilton Masakadza (2) and Solomon Mire (2) | 4 | 18 |
| third | Hamilton Masakadza (1) and Brendan Taylor (4) | 11 | 16 |
| fourth | Brendan Taylor (36) and Craig Ervine (13) | 49 | 61 |
| fifth | Brendan Taylor (42) and Sikandar Raza (51) | 98 | 101 |
| sixth | Graeme Cremer (13) and Sikandar Raza (9) | 23 | 31 |
| seventh | Graeme Cremer (3) and Malcolm Waller (3) | 6 | 13 |
| eighth | Graeme Cremer (2) and Tendai Chatara (0) | 2 | 3 |
| ninth | Graeme Cremer (1) and Brian Vitori (0) | 1 | 3 |
| tenth | Graeme Cremer (0) and Blessing Muzarabani (0) | 0 | 1 |
AFGHANISTAN: 194 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Shahzad | c Malcolm Waller b Tendai Chatara | 24 | 37 |
| Ihsanullah | lbw b Brian Vitori | 1 | 9 |
| Rahmat Shah | lbw b Blessing Muzarabani | 69 | 91 |
| Nasir Jamal | c Sikandar Raza b Blessing Muzarabani | 8 | 17 |
| Mohammad Nabi | st Brendan Taylor b Sikandar Raza | 51 | 56 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Graeme Cremer b Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 14 |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | c Hamilton Masakadza b Sikandar Raza | 0 | 2 |
| Rashid Khan | b Sikandar Raza | 6 | 3 |
| Dawlat Zadran | not out | 10 | 37 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | b Blessing Muzarabani | 3 | 5 |
| Shapoor Zadran | c Brendan Taylor b Brian Vitori | 7 | 26 |
Extras 11 · Total 194 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tendai Chatara | 10 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Brian Vitori | 9.3 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 10 | 1 | 47 | 4 |
| Graeme Cremer | 10 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 10 | 1 | 40 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Ihsanullah, 3.6 ov), 2-35 (Mohammad Shahzad, 8.5 ov), 3-58 (Nasir Jamal, 14.4 ov), 4-156 (Rahmat Shah, 33.2 ov), 5-163 (Mohammad Nabi, 36.1 ov), 6-163 (Sharafuddin Ashraf, 36.3 ov), 7-169 (Rashid Khan, 36.6 ov), 8-173 (Najibullah Zadran, 39.1 ov), 9-177 (Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 41.1 ov), 10-194 (Shapoor Zadran, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mohammad Shahzad (10) and Ihsanullah (1) | 16 | 23 |
| second | Mohammad Shahzad (13) and Rahmat Shah (5) | 19 | 29 |
| third | Nasir Jamal (8) and Rahmat Shah (14) | 23 | 35 |
| fourth | Mohammad Nabi (46) and Rahmat Shah (50) | 98 | 112 |
| fifth | Mohammad Nabi (5) and Najibullah Zadran (1) | 7 | 17 |
| sixth | Najibullah Zadran (0) and Sharafuddin Ashraf (0) | 0 | 2 |
| seventh | Najibullah Zadran (0) and Rashid Khan (6) | 6 | 3 |
| eighth | Dawlat Zadran (0) and Najibullah Zadran (3) | 4 | 12 |
| ninth | Dawlat Zadran (0) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (3) | 4 | 11 |
| tenth | Shapoor Zadran (7) and Dawlat Zadran (8) | 17 | 46 |
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