Zimbabwe beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets to take 1-0 led

16 th October, Bulawayo (CRICKETNMORE) : Zimbabwe beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets in 1st odi of the five match series at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo here.

                       Scorecard : ZIM vs AFG (1st ODI)

TOSS: Afghanistan Won the Toss & elected to Bat First.

Venue : Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

Afghanistan Innings :  Najibullah Zadran (25) and Dawlat Zadran (25) help visitors to score 122 in 34.0 overs. For Zimbabwe Wellington Masakadza picked up 4 for 21 . Luke Jongwe (16/3) and  Tendai Chisoro (16/3) picked up 3 wickets each.

Zibabbwe Innings : After bowling out Afghanistan for 122, host completed the chase with over 25 overs to spare. Chamu Chibhabha 58 runs was most successful batsman for Zimbabwe.

Series Result : Zimbabwe 1-0 up.

Teams (Playing XI)

Zimbabwe : Craig Ervine, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Chamu Chibhabha, Richmond Mutumbami, Elton Chigumbura, Sikandar Raza, Luke Jongwe, Tendai Chisoro, Wellington Masakadza, Tinashe Panyangara, John Nyumbu

Afghanistan : Noor Ali Zadran, Nawroz Mangal, Mohammad Shahzad, Asghar Stanikzai, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shenwari, Najibullah Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Amir Hamza, Aftab Alam, Dawlat Zadran