Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 1st Test Scorecard
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE
1st Test · Test
Result
Afghanistan
514/10
(169.4 ov)
vs
Zimbabwe
504/10 & 523/5
(134.3 & 122.1 ov)
Match Drawn
Thu, 5 Nov 2026 · 10:00 AM GST
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Zimbabwe elected to bat
Zimbabwe 1st Innings504/10 (134.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|
| Innocent Kaia c R Zadran b Q Ahmad |
34 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Ben Curran (WK)b M Saleem Safi |
42 | 113 | 3 | 0 | 37.17 |
| Brendan Taylor c Z R Sharifi b H Shahidi |
131 | 168 | 14 | 4 | 77.98 |
| Brian Bennett (C)c Z Akbar b Q Ahmad |
128 | 206 | 11 | 0 | 62.14 |
| Craig Ervine lbw b Z Akbar |
4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Antum Naqvi c I Alikhil b Z Akbar |
9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Wesley Madhevere c I Alikhil b Z R Sharifi |
54 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 77.14 |
| Tafadzwa Tsiga lbw b Q Ahmad |
44 | 81 | 5 | 1 | 54.32 |
| Graeme Cremer not out |
34 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Newman Nyamhuri lbw b M Saleem Safi |
8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 32.00 |
| Blessing Muzarabani b M Saleem Safi |
5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Extras (b 8, lb 3, w 0, nb 0) | 11 | |
| Total (134.3 ov, RR 3.75) | 504/10 | |
Fall of wickets:
60-1 (Innocent Kaia, 16.4) · 125-2 (Ben Curran, 34.5) · 262-3 (Brendan Taylor, 68.1) · 271-4 (Craig Ervine, 73.3) · 287-5 (Antum Naqvi, 79.1) · 383-6 (Wesley Madhevere, 101.2) · 437-7 (Brian Bennett, 116.1) · 472-8 (Tafadzwa Tsiga, 124.1) · 498-9 (Newman Nyamhuri, 132.1) · 504-10 (Blessing Muzarabani, 134.3)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|
| Mohammad Saleem Safi | 27.3 | 6 | 82 | 3 | 2.98 |
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 20 | 3 | 79 | 1 | 3.95 |
| Zia ur Rehman Akbar | 46 | 7 | 170 | 2 | 3.70 |
| Qais Ahmad | 27 | 2 | 120 | 3 | 4.44 |
| Shahidullah Kamal | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 12 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 2.58 |
Afghanistan 1st Innings514/10 (169.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|
| Sediqullah Atal c TE Tsiga b G Cremer |
105 | 213 | 6 | 3 | 49.30 |
| Abdul Malik c TE Tsiga b N Nyamhuri |
2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Rahmanullah Zadran run out (W Madhevere) |
113 | 188 | 12 | 1 | 60.11 |
| Rahmat Shah (C)st TE Tsiga b G Cremer |
173 | 347 | 14 | 3 | 49.86 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi c B Bennett b N Nyamhuri |
6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 42.86 |
| Shahidullah Kamal c TE Tsiga b N Nyamhuri |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ikram Alikhil (WK)c B Curran b G Cremer |
40 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 48.19 |
| Qais Ahmad c TE Tsiga b N Nyamhuri |
27 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 69.23 |
| Zia ur Rehman Akbar c TE Tsiga b B Muzarabani |
15 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 15.15 |
| Mohammad Saleem Safi b N Nyamhuri |
9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi not out |
7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 233.33 |
| Extras (b 4, lb 10, w 1, nb 2) | 17 | |
| Total (169.4 ov, RR 3.03) | 514/10 | |
Fall of wickets:
14-1 (Abdul Malik, 5.2) · 220-2 (Sediqullah Atal, 65.5) · 251-3 (Rahmanullah Zadran, 75.2) · 275-4 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 82.2) · 275-5 (Shahidullah Kamal, 84.2) · 340-6 (Ikram Alikhil, 107.6) · 395-7 (Qais Ahmad, 122.6) · 487-8 (Zia ur Rehman Akbar, 162.3) · 502-9 (Rahmat Shah, 168.2) · 514-10 (Mohammad Saleem Safi, 169.4)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|
| Blessing Muzarabani | 35 | 9 | 93 | 1 | 2.66 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 30.4 | 6 | 82 | 5 | 2.67 |
| Wesley Madhevere | 15 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 2.53 |
| Graeme Cremer | 55 | 5 | 177 | 3 | 3.22 |
| Antum Naqvi | 29 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 3.17 |
| Brian Bennett | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3.60 |
Zimbabwe 2nd Innings523/5 (122.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|
| Innocent Kaia lbw b Z Akbar |
1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
| Ben Curran (WK)c S Kamal b Z Akbar |
12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Brendan Taylor run out (I Alikhil / Z Akbar) |
82 | 88 | 11 | 2 | 93.18 |
| Brian Bennett (C)b M Saleem Safi |
58 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 67.44 |
| Craig Ervine not out |
206 | 279 | 23 | 2 | 73.84 |
| Antum Naqvi c S Kamal b A Malik |
61 | 136 | 2 | 0 | 44.85 |
| Wesley Madhevere not out |
100 | 108 | 2 | 3 | 92.59 |
| Extras (b 0, lb 2, w 1, nb 0) | 3 | |
| Total (122.1 ov, RR 4.28) | 523/5 | |
Did not bat: Tafadzwa Tsiga, Graeme Cremer, Newman Nyamhuri, Blessing Muzarabani
Fall of wickets:
7-1 (Innocent Kaia, 3.4) · 38-2 (Ben Curran, 11.4) · 120-3 (Brendan Taylor, 26.3) · 175-4 (Brian Bennett, 42.3) · 315-5 (Antum Naqvi, 84.4)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 14 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 2.93 |
| Zia ur Rehman Akbar | 50 | 4 | 173 | 2 | 3.46 |
| Mohammad Saleem Safi | 16 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 3.88 |
| Qais Ahmad | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 6.40 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 12 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 5.33 |
| Abdul Malik | 11.1 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 5.82 |
| Shahidullah Kamal | 10 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 5.70 |
| Sediqullah Atal | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 |
Top scorerCraig Ervine206 (279)
Best bowlingNewman Nyamhuri5/82 (30.4 ov)
Player of the matchBrendan Taylor
| Series | Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE |
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| Match | Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 1st Test |
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| Format | Test |
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| Date | Thursday, 5 November 2026 · 10:00 AM GST |
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| Venue | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
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| Toss | Zimbabwe elected to bat |
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| Result | Match Drawn |
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| Umpires | Jayaraman Madanagopal (India), Rashid Riaz (Pakistan), Ahmad Shah Pakteen (Afghanistan, TV) |
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| Referee | Graeme Labrooy (Sri Lanka) |
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| Player of the match | Brendan Taylor |
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Afghanistan Playing XI
- BATSediqullah Atal
- BATAbdul Malik
- ALLShahidullah Kamal
- ALLRahmat Shah (C)
- BATHashmatullah Shahidi
- WKIkram Alikhil
- BATRahmanullah Zadran
- BOWLQais Ahmad
- BOWLZia ur Rehman Akbar
- BOWLZiaur Rahman Sharifi
- BOWLMohammad Saleem Safi
Zimbabwe Playing XI
- BATBen Curran
- BATInnocent Kaia
- BATBrian Bennett (C)
- WKBrendan Taylor
- BATCraig Ervine
- ALLAntum Naqvi
- ALLWesley Madhevere
- WKTafadzwa Tsiga
- ALLGraeme Cremer
- BOWLNewman Nyamhuri
- BOWLBlessing Muzarabani