Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2025–26
| Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2025–26 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 20 October – 2 November 2025 | ||
| Captains |
Craig Ervine (Test) Sikandar Raza (T20Is) |
Hashmatullah Shahidi (Test) Rashid Khan[a] (T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Zimbabwe won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Ben Curran (121) | Ibrahim Zadran (61) | |
| Most wickets | Blessing Muzarabani (6) | Ziaur Rahman (7) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Sikandar Raza (89) | Ibrahim Zadran (169) | |
| Most wickets | Brad Evans (5) |
Abdullah Ahmadzai (7) Mujeeb Ur Rahman (7) | |
| Player of the series | Ibrahim Zadran (Afg) | ||
The Afghanistan cricket team toured Zimbabwe in October and November 2025 to play the Zimbabwe cricket team.[1] The tour consisted of one-off Test and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[2] In October 2025, the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[3] All the matches were played at the Harare Sports Club.[4]
Squads
| Zimbabwe | Afghanistan | ||
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| Test[5] | T20Is[6] | Test[7] | T20Is[8] |
Afghanistan named Sediqullah Atal, Mohammad Ibrahim and Shams Ur Rahman as reserves for the Test match while Faridoon Dawoodzai and Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar were named as reserves for the T20I series.[9]
Only Test
20–22 October 2025
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Khalil Gurbaz, Sharafuddin Ashraf and Ziaur Rahman (Afg) all made their Test debuts.
- Brad Evans (Zim) took his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests.[10][11]
- Ben Curran (Zim) scored his maiden century in Tests.[12][13]
- Ziaur Rahman (Afg) took his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests.[14][15]
- Richard Ngarava (Zim) took his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests.[16][17]
- This was Zimbabwe's first Test win at home after 12 years.[18]
T20I series
1st T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd T20I
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
Notes
- ^ Ibrahim Zadran captained Afghanistan in the 3rd T20I.
References
- ^ "Afghanistan to tour Zimbabwe again in October". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ "Afghanistan to tour Zimbabwe for one-off Test and T20Is". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe to host Afghanistan for Test, T20I series in Harare". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ "ZIM vs AFG: Harare to host one-off Test and three T20Is". Revsportz. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe name squad for one-off Test against Afghanistan". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe name squad for T20I series against Afghanistan". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "ACB Name Squad for the One-off Test Match and T20I Series against Zimbabwe". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ "Rashid rested for one-off Test against Zimbabwe, will return for T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ "Rahmanullah Gurbaz returns as Afghanistan name squad for one-off Test and T20Is vs ZIM". OneCricket. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ "Evans' Maiden Five wicket haul Puts Zimbabwe in Command Against Afghanistan". ZimBuzz. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ "Evans, Curran put Zimbabwe in lead on first day of solitary Afghanistan Test". Geo Super. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ "Curran's maiden ton puts Zimbabwe on top against Afghanistan". Reuters. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Ben Curran ton puts Zimbabwe in total control". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Afghanistan's Ziaur Rahman Sharifi Creates History, Becomes 1st Fast Bowler From Asia To..." News18. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "अफगानिस्तान के इस गेंदबाज ने डेब्यू टेस्ट में 7 विकेट झटककर रचा इतिहास, यह कारनामा करने वाला पहला एशियाई पेसर" [This Afghan bowler created history by taking 7 wickets in his debut Test, becoming the first Asian pacer to achieve this feat]. Cricketnmore (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Afghanistan collapse twice to hand Zimbabwe innings-win". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Only Test: Ngarava's Five-for Powers Zimbabwe To First Home Test Win Since 2013". Cricketnmore. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Ngarava and Curran lead Zimbabwe to first home Test win in 12 years". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
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