Zimbabwe v Afghanistan - Cricket - BBC Sport

Mon 20 Oct 2025 - Fri 24 Oct 2025Men's International Test Match Series - Only Test - Day 3 of 5

Zimbabwewin by an innings and 73 runs

Afghanistan 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Ibrahim,caught Welch, bowled Muzarabani Ibrahim, caught Welch, bowled Muzarabani	19	23	16	4	0	24	82.61
Malik,run out Welch Malik, run out Welch	30	40	22	2	0	84	75.00
Rahmanullah,caught Raza, bowled Chivanga Rahmanullah, caught Raza, bowled Chivanga	37	37	18	3	0	49	100.00
Hashmatullah,caught Welch, bowled Evans Hashmatullah, caught Welch, bowled Evans	7	14	11	1	0	32	50.00
Bahir,caught Bennett, bowled Muzarabani Bahir, caught Bennett, bowled Muzarabani	12	30	25	1	0	43	40.00
Afsar,caught Tsiga, bowled Evans Afsar, caught Tsiga, bowled Evans	1	3	2	0	0	3	33.33
Ismat,caught Tsiga, bowled Muzarabani Ismat, caught Tsiga, bowled Muzarabani	8	16	12	1	0	23	50.00
Sharafuddin,caught Chivanga, bowled Evans Sharafuddin, caught Chivanga, bowled Evans	0	3	3	0	0	11	0.00
Yamin,not out Yamin, not out	10	15	12	2	0	24	66.67
Khalil,caught Tsiga, bowled Evans Khalil, caught Tsiga, bowled Evans	2	13	12	0	0	18	15.38
Sharifi,bowled Evans Sharifi, bowled Evans	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.00
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 1 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 1
Total,127 all out 32.3 overs Total,127 all out 32.3 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Ngarava	6.0	1	28	0	24	0	0	4	0	4.66
Muzarabani	11.0	1	47	3	44	0	0	6	0	4.27
Chivanga	6.0	0	29	1	20	0	0	2	0	4.83
Evans	9.3	2	22	5	46	0	0	2	0	2.31

Fall of wicket	Batter
23 for 1(5.4 overs)	Ibrahim
77 for 2(15.3 overs)	Rahmanullah
88 for 3(17.1 overs)	Malik
100 for 4(22.1 overs)	Hashmatullah
102 for 5(22.5 overs)	Afsar
114 for 6(25.6 overs)	Bahir
115 for 7(27.3 overs)	Ismat
115 for 8(28.1 overs)	Sharafuddin
127 for 9(32.2 overs)	Khalil
127 for 10(32.3 overs)	Sharifi

Zimbabwe 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Bennett,bowled Sharifi Bennett, bowled Sharifi	6	9	6	1	0	17	66.67
Curran,leg before wicket, bowled Ismat Curran, leg before wicket, bowled Ismat	121	256	190	15	0	423	47.27
Welch,bowled Sharifi Welch, bowled Sharifi	49	89	65	5	1	145	55.06
Taylor,bowled Sharifi Taylor, bowled Sharifi	32	43	29	6	0	59	74.42
Ervine,leg before wicket, bowled Ismat Ervine, leg before wicket, bowled Ismat	5	8	6	1	0	17	62.50
Raza,caught Yamin, bowled Sharafuddin Raza, caught Yamin, bowled Sharafuddin	65	88	54	7	0	111	73.86
Tsiga,leg before wicket, bowled Sharifi Tsiga, leg before wicket, bowled Sharifi	17	52	41	2	0	85	32.69
Evans,not out Evans, not out	35	48	31	4	1	73	72.92
Ngarava,bowled Sharifi Ngarava, bowled Sharifi	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.00
Muzarabani,bowled Sharifi Muzarabani, bowled Sharifi	5	10	8	1	0	21	50.00
Chivanga,leg before wicket, bowled Sharifi Chivanga, leg before wicket, bowled Sharifi	5	16	14	1	0	31	31.25
Extras, no balls 2, wides 1, byes 5, leg byes 11, total 19 Extras, no balls 2, wides 1, byes 5, leg byes 11, total 19
Total,359 all out 103.0 overs Total,359 all out 103.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Yamin	24.0	7	62	0	114	0	1	7	0	2.58
Sharifi	32.0	4	97	7	143	0	0	14	0	3.03
Sharafuddin	17.0	4	65	1	67	0	0	7	1	3.82
Ismat	15.0	2	51	2	70	2	0	9	0	3.40
Khalil	9.0	0	54	0	26	0	0	6	1	6.00
Hashmatullah	6.0	0	14	0	23	0	0	0	0	2.33

Fall of wicket	Batter
9 for 1(3.3 overs)	Bennett
106 for 2(33.1 overs)	Welch
154 for 3(45.2 overs)	Taylor
165 for 4(48.5 overs)	Ervine
264 for 5(75.3 overs)	Raza
302 for 6(89.4 overs)	Curran
316 for 7(92.4 overs)	Tsiga
316 for 8(92.5 overs)	Ngarava
335 for 9(96.3 overs)	Muzarabani
359 for 10(102.6 overs)	Chivanga

Afghanistan 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Ibrahim,caught Tsiga, bowled Ngarava Ibrahim, caught Tsiga, bowled Ngarava	42	59	40	5	0	85	71.19
Malik,caught Muzarabani, bowled Ngarava Malik, caught Muzarabani, bowled Ngarava	2	11	9	0	0	17	18.18
Rahmanullah,caught Tsiga, bowled Chivanga Rahmanullah, caught Tsiga, bowled Chivanga	9	29	21	0	0	48	31.03
Hashmatullah,caught Ervine, bowled Ngarava Hashmatullah, caught Ervine, bowled Ngarava	7	19	15	1	0	28	36.84
Bahir,caught Curran, bowled Muzarabani Bahir, caught Curran, bowled Muzarabani	32	33	21	6	0	58	96.97
Afsar,caught Evans, bowled Chivanga Afsar, caught Evans, bowled Chivanga	18	36	26	2	0	72	50.00
Ismat,caught Tsiga, bowled Ngarava Ismat, caught Tsiga, bowled Ngarava	16	26	20	2	0	38	61.54
Sharafuddin,caught Ervine, bowled Ngarava Sharafuddin, caught Ervine, bowled Ngarava	9	17	14	2	0	27	52.94
Yamin,not out Yamin, not out	13	19	14	1	1	27	68.42
Khalil,bowled Muzarabani Khalil, bowled Muzarabani	6	7	4	1	0	13	85.71
Sharifi,bowled Muzarabani Sharifi, bowled Muzarabani	0	3	3	0	0	2	0.00
Extras, no balls 1, wides 1, byes 2, leg byes 1, total 5 Extras, no balls 1, wides 1, byes 2, leg byes 1, total 5
Total,159 all out 43.0 overs Total,159 all out 43.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Muzarabani	12.0	1	48	3	51	0	0	7	0	4.00
Ngarava	13.0	2	37	5	58	0	0	4	0	2.84
Evans	6.0	0	28	0	24	0	0	5	0	4.66
Raza	1.0	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	3.00
Chivanga	11.0	1	40	2	49	1	1	4	1	3.63

Fall of wicket	Batter
10 for 1(3.6 overs)	Malik
43 for 2(14.3 overs)	Rahmanullah
59 for 3(17.6 overs)	Ibrahim
60 for 4(19.5 overs)	Hashmatullah
109 for 5(29.4 overs)	Bahir
127 for 6(34.1 overs)	Afsar
135 for 7(37.3 overs)	Ismat
142 for 8(39.5 overs)	Sharafuddin
159 for 9(42.3 overs)	Khalil
159 for 10(42.6 overs)	Sharifi

home team,Zimbabwe

Brian Bennett
Ben Curran
Nick Welch
Brendan Taylor
Craig Ervine, Captain
Sikandar Raza
Tafadzwa Tsiga, Wicket Keeper
Brad Evans
Richard Ngarava
Blessing Muzarabani
Tanaka Chivanga

away team,Afghanistan

Ibrahim Zadran
Abdul Malik
Hashmatullah Shahidi, Captain
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Bahir Shah
Afsar Zazai, Wicket Keeper
Ismat Alam
Sharafuddin Ashraf
Khalil Gurbaz
Yamin Ahmadzai
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi

Zimbabwe
Afghanistan

home team,Zimbabwe

Brian Bennett
Ben Curran
Nick Welch
Brendan Taylor
Craig Ervine, Captain
Sikandar Raza
Tafadzwa Tsiga, Wicket Keeper
Brad Evans
Richard Ngarava
Blessing Muzarabani
Tanaka Chivanga

Start Time:: 09:00
Toss:: Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to field
Venue:: Harare Sports Club, Harare
Officials:: Adrian Holdstock, Nitin Menon, Richie Richardson, Forster Mutizwa, Percival Sizara