Afghanistan Vs Zimbabwe 2Nd Odi
AFG in UAE - 2017 (2017/18) · Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah · 11 February 2018
Zimbabwe won by 154 runs
Zimbabwe won by 154 runs. Brendan Taylor top-scored with 125 for Zimbabwe. Graeme Cremer took 4/41.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
- Date
- 11 February 2018
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 154 runs
- Player of the match
- Brendan Taylor
- Captains
- Graeme Cremer (Zimbabwe), Asghar Afghan (Afghanistan)
- Umpires
- Bismillah Shinwari and NJ Llong
- Match referee
- RB Richardson
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 333 for 5. Brendan Taylor top-scored with 125 off 121 balls, and Sikandar Raza made 92. The innings was built on a 135-run stand for the fourth wicket between Brendan Taylor and Sikandar Raza, 41% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 230 across 42 ODIs.
Chasing 334, Afghanistan made 179 all out. Dawlat Zadran top-scored with 47 not out off 29 balls, and Rahmat Shah made 43. Graeme Cremer took 4 for 41 for Zimbabwe. From 17 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 19 runs, to 36 for 5.
Zimbabwe won by 154 runs.
ZIMBABWE: 333 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Masakadza | run out (Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Shahzad) | 48 | 54 |
| Solomon Mire | lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 9 | 10 |
| Brendan Taylor | b Rashid Khan | 125 | 121 |
| Craig Ervine | c Mohammad Shahzad b Rashid Khan | 14 | 30 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Ihsanullah b Gulbadin Naib | 92 | 74 |
| Malcolm Waller | not out | 17 | 12 |
| Ryan Burl | not out | 11 | 5 |
Did not bat: Graeme Cremer, Blessing Muzarabani, Brian Vitori, Tendai Chatara
Extras 17 · Total 333 for 5
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Dawlat Zadran | 9 | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 8 | 0 | 85 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan | 10 | 1 | 36 | 2 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 10 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Rahmat Shah | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Solomon Mire, 2.4 ov), 2-95 (Hamilton Masakadza, 16.6 ov), 3-144 (Craig Ervine, 26.6 ov), 4-279 (Brendan Taylor, 45.2 ov), 5-320 (Sikandar Raza, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hamilton Masakadza (1) and Solomon Mire (9) | 10 | 16 |
| second | Hamilton Masakadza (47) and Brendan Taylor (37) | 85 | 89 |
| third | Brendan Taylor (30) and Craig Ervine (13) | 49 | 55 |
| fourth | Brendan Taylor (56) and Sikandar Raza (71) | 135 | 112 |
| fifth | Malcolm Waller (15) and Sikandar Raza (21) | 41 | 24 |
| sixth | Malcolm Waller (2) and Ryan Burl (11) | 13 | 7 |
AFGHANISTAN: 179 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Shahzad | c Blessing Muzarabani b Brian Vitori | 15 | 20 |
| Ihsanullah | c Brian Vitori b Tendai Chatara | 2 | 6 |
| Rahmat Shah | c Peter Moor b Blessing Muzarabani | 43 | 61 |
| Asghar Afghan | c Brendan Taylor b Tendai Chatara | 1 | 6 |
| Nasir Jamal | c Ryan Burl b Tendai Chatara | 0 | 3 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Craig Ervine b Blessing Muzarabani | 3 | 11 |
| Mohammad Nabi | b Graeme Cremer | 31 | 28 |
| Gulbadin Naib | lbw b Graeme Cremer | 0 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan | c Ryan Burl b Graeme Cremer | 8 | 8 |
| Dawlat Zadran | not out | 47 | 29 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | b Graeme Cremer | 15 | 8 |
Extras 14 · Total 179 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Vitori | 7 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Tendai Chatara | 8 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 8 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| Sikandar Raza | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Graeme Cremer | 5.1 | 0 | 41 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Ihsanullah, 3.2 ov), 2-18 (Mohammad Shahzad, 4.2 ov), 3-29 (Asghar Afghan, 7.1 ov), 4-29 (Nasir Jamal, 7.4 ov), 5-36 (Najibullah Zadran, 10.3 ov), 6-89 (Mohammad Nabi, 20.2 ov), 7-89 (Gulbadin Naib, 20.3 ov), 8-105 (Rashid Khan, 22.5 ov), 9-115 (Rahmat Shah, 25.2 ov), 10-179 (Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 30.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mohammad Shahzad (14) and Ihsanullah (2) | 17 | 20 |
| second | Mohammad Shahzad (1) and Rahmat Shah (0) | 1 | 6 |
| third | Asghar Afghan (1) and Rahmat Shah (9) | 11 | 17 |
| fourth | Nasir Jamal (0) and Rahmat Shah (0) | 0 | 3 |
| fifth | Najibullah Zadran (3) and Rahmat Shah (0) | 7 | 17 |
| sixth | Mohammad Nabi (31) and Rahmat Shah (21) | 53 | 59 |
| seventh | Gulbadin Naib (0) and Rahmat Shah (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Rahmat Shah (7) and Rashid Khan (8) | 16 | 14 |
| ninth | Dawlat Zadran (0) and Rahmat Shah (6) | 10 | 15 |
| tenth | Dawlat Zadran (47) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (15) | 64 | 29 |
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