Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 6 wickets in 1st T20 to take 1-0 lead

Bulawayo, 26 October (CRICKETNMORE) - Afghanistan won 1st T20 by 6 wickets at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo here today.

Score Card: Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan

Toss : ZIM won the toss and opted to bat first

Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

Zimbabwe Innings : Fifties from Sikandar Raza (59) and Chamu Chibhabha (54) help Zimbabwe to score 153/5 in 20 overs. For visitors Dawlat Zadran claimed three wicket for 29 while debutant Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi picked up one wicket each.

Afghanistan Innings :  N Zadran 37* and M Nabi 33* helps Afghanistan to win the match by 6 wickets. M Shahzad 34 and M Shahzad 18 also contibuted with the bat. For Zimbabwe T Chisoro, W Masakadza and S Williams took 1-1 wickets.

Man of the Match : D Zadran ( Afghanistan)

Team:

Zimbabwe : Chamu Chibhabha, Richmond Mutumbami, Craig Ervine, Elton Chigumbura, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Malcolm Waller, Tendai Chisoro, Wellington Masakadza, Taurai Muzarabani, Chris Mpofu

Afghanistan : Usman Ghani, Mohammad Shahzad, Mohammad Nabi, Asghar Stanikzai, Najibullah Zadran, Shafiqullah Shafiq, Karim Sadiq, Gulbadin Naib, Dawlat Zadran, Rashid Khan, Amir Hamza

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