Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20I Scorecard

Afghanistan Innings177/10 (19.5 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK)c S Raza b W Masakadza	18	21	2	0	85.71
Ibrahim Zadran (C)c B Bennett b B Evans	5	6	1	0	83.33
Sediqullah Atal c T Marumani b E Masuku	2	2	0	0	100.00
Mohammad Akram lbw b E Masuku	4	2	1	0	200.00
Shahidullah Kamal c RP Burl b N Nyamhuri	46	42	2	3	109.52
Azmatullah Omarzai c & b S Raza	7	8	0	0	87.50
Ijaz Ahmadzai c RP Burl b B Evans	52	22	4	4	236.36
Rashid Khan c W Madhevere b N Nyamhuri	30	10	1	4	300.00
Noor Ahmad c B Evans b N Nyamhuri	6	4	1	0	150.00
Mujeeb Ur Rahman c S Raza b N Nyamhuri	1	2	0	0	50.00
Fazalhaq Farooqi not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 6, nb 0)	6
Total (19.5 ov, RR 8.92)	177/10

Fall of wickets: 11-1 (Ibrahim Zadran, 1.5) · 14-2 (Sediqullah Atal, 2.4) · 18-3 (Mohammad Akram, 2.6) · 45-4 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 8.5) · 66-5 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 11.2) · 123-6 (Shahidullah Kamal, 16.1) · 156-7 (Ijaz Ahmadzai, 18.1) · 174-8 (Rashid Khan, 19.2) · 175-9 (Noor Ahmad, 19.4) · 177-10 (Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 19.5)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Newman Nyamhuri	3.5	31	4	8.09
Brad Evans	4	34	2	8.50
Ernest Masuku	4	41	2	10.25
Wellington Masakadza	4	38	1	9.50
Sikandar Raza	4	33	1	8.25

Zimbabwe Innings140/10 (19.1 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Brian Bennett c S Kamal b MU Rahman	13	18	0	0	72.22
Ben Curran c A Omarzai b F Farooqi	7	8	1	0	87.50
Innocent Kaia b R Khan	24	26	2	1	92.31
Ryan Burl c S Kamal b F Farooqi	32	24	0	2	133.33
Sikandar Raza (C)c A Omarzai b MU Rahman	17	13	1	1	130.77
Tadiwanashe Marumani (WK)lbw b R Khan	7	6	1	0	116.67
Wesley Madhevere c S Atal b S Kamal	17	8	1	1	212.50
Brad Evans lbw b A Omarzai	4	6	0	0	66.67
Newman Nyamhuri c R Khan b F Farooqi	2	3	0	0	66.67
Ernest Masuku b A Omarzai	0	1	0	0	0.00
Wellington Masakadza not out	7	2	0	1	350.00
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 9, nb 0)	10
Total (19.1 ov, RR 7.30)	140/10

Fall of wickets: 12-1 (Ben Curran, 2.2) · 48-2 (Innocent Kaia, 7.6) · 56-3 (Brian Bennett, 9.3) · 94-4 (Sikandar Raza, 13.4) · 107-5 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 15.2) · 111-6 (Ryan Burl, 16.1) · 127-7 (Wesley Madhevere, 17.4) · 132-8 (Brad Evans, 18.2) · 132-9 (Ernest Masuku, 18.3) · 140-10 (Newman Nyamhuri, 19.1)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Fazalhaq Farooqi	3.1	13	3	4.11
Azmatullah Omarzai	4	39	2	9.75
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	4	27	2	6.75
Rashid Khan	4	20	2	5.00
Noor Ahmad	3	28	0	9.33
Shahidullah Kamal	1	12	1	12.00

Top scorerIjaz Ahmadzai52 (22)

Best bowlingNewman Nyamhuri4/31 (3.5 ov)

Player of the matchRashid Khan

Series	Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE
Match	Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20I
Format	T20I
Date	Tuesday, 27 October 2026 · 6:30 PM GST
Venue	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Toss	Zimbabwe elected to bowl
Result	Afghanistan won by 37 runs
Umpires	Ahmad Shah Pakteen (Afghanistan), Farooq Khan (Afghanistan), Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afghanistan, TV)
Referee	Hamimullah Hamid (Afghanistan)
Player of the match	Rashid Khan

Afghanistan Playing XI

WKRahmanullah Gurbaz
BATIbrahim Zadran (C)
BATSediqullah Atal
BATMohammad Akram
ALLAzmatullah Omarzai
BATIjaz Ahmadzai
ALLShahidullah Kamal
BOWLRashid Khan
BOWLMujeeb Ur Rahman
BOWLFazalhaq Farooqi
BOWLNoor Ahmad

Zimbabwe Playing XI

BATBrian Bennett
BATBen Curran
BATInnocent Kaia
ALLSikandar Raza (C)
WKTadiwanashe Marumani
ALLRyan Burl
ALLWesley Madhevere
ALLBrad Evans
BOWLNewman Nyamhuri
BOWLWellington Masakadza
BOWLErnest Masuku