Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs in the second Test. Along with this, the team also won the series by 1-0. Rashid Khan who took 7 wickets in the second innings became the player of the match. Afghanistan batsman Rahmat Shah was selected as the player of the series. The first Test of the series was a draw.
Rashid Khan took 7 wickets Leg spinner Rashid Khan from Afghanistan took 7 wickets in the second innings. Left arm spinner Zia ur Rahman got 2 wickets, while a batter was also run out. Rashid won the player of the match award for this performance. He took 4 wickets in the first innings, while Rashid also batted in both innings and scored 48 runs.
Rashid Khan took 11 wickets in the second Test.
Afghanistan could score only 157 runs in the first innings On Thursday, Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl. Afghanistan team could score only 157 runs in the first innings. Rashid Khan was the highest scorer with 25 runs. 7 other batters crossed the 10-run mark, but none played a big innings.
From Afghanistan, Zia-ur-Rehman could score only 8 runs and Ahmedzai only 2 runs. Ismat Alam could not even open an account. Sikandar Raza and Newman Nyamahuri took 3 wickets each in the first innings for Zimbabwe. Blessing Muzarabani got 2 wickets and Richard Nagarwa got 1 wicket.
Sikandar Raza took 3 wickets in the first innings.
Bad start for Zimbabwe Zimbabwe started very badly in the first innings. The team lost 4 wickets for just 41 runs. Joylord Gumby could score only 8, Ben Curran 15 and Dion Myers only 5. T. Kayta's account could not be opened either. Sikandar Raza then took charge of the innings along with captain Craig Irwin. Both scored fifty to take the score past 100 runs. Raza was dismissed after scoring 61 runs.
Sikandar Raza shared a fifty with Craig Irwin.
Williams-Irwin gave the lead After Razana's dismissal, Zimbabwe lost 7 wickets for 147 runs. Brian Bennett could only score 2 runs and Newman Nyamhuri only 11 runs. Shaun Williams then shared a 73-run partnership with captain Irwin to take the score to 220. Williams was dismissed after scoring 49 runs.
Irwin was also dismissed for 75 in the end and the team's score reached 243 runs. Rashid Khan took 4 wickets from Afghanistan. Ahmedzai got 3 wickets and Fareed Ahmed got 2 wickets. Zia-ur-Rehman was also successful.
Great comeback by Afghanistan in the second innings Afghanistan trailed by 86 runs in the first innings, but the team staged a comeback in the second innings. Opener Abdul Malik could score only 1 and Riaz Hasan only 11 runs. Rahmat Shah stood at one end, but in front of him Hashmatullah Shahidi, Zia-ur-Rehman 6 and Afsar Zazai were dismissed for 5 runs.
Rahmat Shah and Ismat Alam shared a century partnership.
Ismat crossed 350 Afghanistan lost 5 wickets for 69 runs. Here Shahidullah Kamal shared 67 runs with Rahmat and took the score past 100. Ismat Alam then scored a fifty and along with Rahmat Shah took the score past 250. Rahmat was dismissed for 139 and his 132-run partnership with Shahidullah was broken.
Ismat then took charge of the innings along with Rashid Khan. The duo put on a 50+ run partnership for the eighth wicket to take the score past 300. Ismat scored a century, he was dismissed for 101 runs. The team scored 363 runs in the second innings and Zimbabwe got a target of 278 runs. Blessing Muzarabani took 6 wickets from Zimbabwe. Richard Nagarwa got 3 wickets and Sikandar Raza got 1 wicket.
Poor batting by Zimbabwe against a target of 278 runs Zimbabwe got a target of 278 runs in the last innings. Ben Curran and Sikandar Raza scored 38 runs each for the team. T Kayatano was dismissed for 21 runs, as his wicket fell, the rest of the batsmen started returning to the pavilion. Captain Craig Irwin tried to take control of the innings.
Irwin lasted till the end, but the team lost 9 wickets against him. In the end he was also dismissed for 53 runs and the team was all out for 205 runs. Rahmat Shah won the player of the series award for scoring 392 runs in the series.
Rahmat Shah was declared the player of the series.
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