Cricket Scorecard

2025-10-20 Only Test Zimbabwe won by an innings and 73 runs

Afghanistan 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	6s
Ibrahim Zadran	c Welch b Muzarabani	19		23	25	4	0	82.60
c Welch b Muzarabani
Abdul Malik	run out (Welch/†Tsiga)	30		40	87	2	0	75.00
run out (Welch/†Tsiga)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	c Sikandar Raza b Chivanga	37		37	52	3	0	100.00
c Sikandar Raza b Chivanga
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)	c Welch b Evans	7		14	33	1	0	50.00
c Welch b Evans
Bahir Shah	c Bennett b Muzarabani	12		30	44	1	0	40.00
c Bennett b Muzarabani
Afsar Zazai †	c †Tsiga b Evans	1		3	4	0	0	33.33
c †Tsiga b Evans
Ismat Alam	c †Tsiga b Muzarabani	8		16	24	1	0	50.00
c †Tsiga b Muzarabani
Sharafuddin Ashraf	c Chivanga b Evans	0		3	12	0	0	0.00
c Chivanga b Evans
Yamin Ahmadzai	not out	10		15	24	2	0	66.66
not out
Khalil Gurbaz	c †Tsiga b Evans	2		13	18	0	0	15.38
c †Tsiga b Evans
Ziaur Rahman	b Evans	0		1	1	0	0	0.00
b Evans

Extras	(lb 1)	1	(lb 1)
Total	32.3 Ov (RR: 3.90)	127	32.3 Ov (RR: 3.90)
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Ibrahim Zadran, 5.4 ov), 2-77 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 15.3 ov), 3-88 (Abdul Malik, 17.1 ov), 4-100 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 22.1 ov), 5-102 (Afsar Zazai, 22.5 ov), 6-114 (Bahir Shah, 25.6 ov), 7-115 (Ismat Alam, 27.3 ov), 8-115 (Sharafuddin Ashraf, 28.1 ov), 9-127 (Khalil Gurbaz, 32.2 ov), 10-127 (Ziaur Rahman, 32.3 ov)

Zimbabwe 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	6s
Brian Bennett	b Ziaur Rahman	6		9	17	1	0	66.66
b Ziaur Rahman
Ben Curran	lbw b Ismat Alam	121		256	433	15	0	47.26
lbw b Ismat Alam
Nick Welch	b Ziaur Rahman	49		89	149	5	1	55.05
b Ziaur Rahman
Brendan Taylor	b Ziaur Rahman	32		43	52	6	0	74.41
b Ziaur Rahman
Craig Ervine (c)	lbw b Ismat Alam	5		8	18	1	0	62.50
lbw b Ismat Alam
Sikandar Raza	c Yamin Ahmadzai b Sharafuddin Ashraf	65		88	115	7	0	73.86
c Yamin Ahmadzai b Sharafuddin Ashraf
Tafadzwa Tsiga †	lbw b Ziaur Rahman	17		52	89	2	0	32.69
lbw b Ziaur Rahman
Brad Evans	not out	35		48	77	4	1	72.91
not out
Richard Ngarava	b Ziaur Rahman	0		1	3	0	0	0.00
b Ziaur Rahman
Blessing Muzarabani	b Ziaur Rahman	5		10	22	1	0	50.00
b Ziaur Rahman
Tanaka Chivanga	lbw b Ziaur Rahman	5		16	36	1	0	31.25
lbw b Ziaur Rahman

Extras	(b 5, lb 11, nb 2, w 1)	19	(b 5, lb 11, nb 2, w 1)
Total	103 Ov (RR: 3.48)	359	103 Ov (RR: 3.48)
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Brian Bennett, 3.3 ov), 2-106 (Nick Welch, 33.1 ov), 3-154 (Brendan Taylor, 45.2 ov), 4-165 (Craig Ervine, 48.5 ov), 5-264 (Sikandar Raza, 75.3 ov), 6-302 (Ben Curran, 89.4 ov), 7-316 (Tafadzwa Tsiga, 92.4 ov), 8-316 (Richard Ngarava, 92.5 ov), 9-335 (Blessing Muzarabani, 96.3 ov), 10-359 (Tanaka Chivanga, 102.6 ov)

Afghanistan 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	6s
Ibrahim Zadran	c †Tsiga b Ngarava	42		59	84	5	0	71.18
c †Tsiga b Ngarava
Abdul Malik	c Muzarabani b Ngarava	2		11	17	0	0	18.18
c Muzarabani b Ngarava
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	c †Tsiga b Chivanga	9		29	48	0	0	31.03
c †Tsiga b Chivanga
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)	c Ervine b Ngarava	7		19	29	1	0	36.84
c Ervine b Ngarava
Bahir Shah	c Curran b Muzarabani	32		33	62	6	0	96.96
c Curran b Muzarabani
Afsar Zazai †	c Evans b Chivanga	18		36	76	2	0	50.00
c Evans b Chivanga
Ismat Alam	c †Tsiga b Ngarava	16		26	41	2	0	61.53
c †Tsiga b Ngarava
Sharafuddin Ashraf	c Ervine b Ngarava	9		17	28	2	0	52.94
c Ervine b Ngarava
Yamin Ahmadzai	not out	13		19	28	1	1	68.42
not out
Khalil Gurbaz	b Muzarabani	6		7	13	1	0	85.71
b Muzarabani
Ziaur Rahman	b Muzarabani	0		3	-	0	0	0.00
b Muzarabani

Extras	(b 2, lb 1, nb 1, w 1)	5	(b 2, lb 1, nb 1, w 1)
Total	43 Ov (RR: 3.69)	159	43 Ov (RR: 3.69)
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Abdul Malik, 3.6 ov), 2-43 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 14.3 ov), 3-59 (Ibrahim Zadran, 17.6 ov), 4-60 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 19.5 ov), 5-109 (Bahir Shah, 29.4 ov), 6-127 (Afsar Zazai, 34.1 ov), 7-135 (Ismat Alam, 37.3 ov), 8-142 (Sharafuddin Ashraf, 39.5 ov), 9-159 (Khalil Gurbaz, 42.3 ov), 10-159 (Ziaur Rahman, 42.6 ov)

Close of Play

Mon, 20 Oct - day 1 - Zimbabwe 1st innings 130/2 (Ben Curran 52*, Brendan Taylor 18*, 38 ov)

Tue, 21 Oct - day 2 - Afghanistan 2nd innings 34/1 (Ibrahim Zadran 25*, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 7*, 12 ov)

Wed, 22 Oct - day 3 - Afghanistan 2nd innings 159 (43 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Afghanistan 1st innings
Afghanistan: 50 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 0
Drinks: Afghanistan - 68/1 in 13.0 overs (Abdul Malik (1) 14, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 35)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls (Abdul Malik (1) 16, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 37, Ex 0)
Afghanistan: 100 runs in 21.4 overs (130 balls), Extras 0
Lunch: Afghanistan - 106/5 in 24.0 overs (Bahir Shah 12, Ismat Alam 0)
Innings Break: Afghanistan - 127/10 in 32.3 overs (Yamin Ahmadzai 10)
Zimbabwe 1st innings
Tea: Zimbabwe - 40/1 in 14.0 overs (BJ Curran 21, NR Welch 10)
Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 17.4 overs (107 balls), Extras 4
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 112 balls (BJ Curran 29, NR Welch 21, Ex 3)
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 85/1 in 28.0 overs (BJ Curran 34, NR Welch 40)
Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 31.6 overs (193 balls), Extras 5
BJ Curran: 50 off 108 balls (5 x 4)
Bad Light: Zimbabwe - 130/2 in 38.0 overs (BJ Curran 52, BRM Taylor 18)
End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 130/2 in 38.0 overs (BJ Curran 52, BRM Taylor 18)

Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 43.3 overs (262 balls), Extras 5
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 167/4 in 50.0 overs (BJ Curran 68, Sikandar Raza 1)
Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 58.6 overs (355 balls), Extras 6
Lunch: Zimbabwe - 214/4 in 62.0 overs (BJ Curran 79, Sikandar Raza 37)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls (BJ Curran 13, Sikandar Raza 37, Ex 0)
Sikandar Raza: 50 off 67 balls (6 x 4)
Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 71.1 overs (428 balls), Extras 7
BJ Curran: 100 off 217 balls (11 x 4)
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 266/5 in 78.0 overs (BJ Curran 101, TE Tsiga 1)
New ball taken at 80.3 overs
Zimbabwe: 300 runs in 87.3 overs (526 balls), Extras 12
Tea: Zimbabwe - 302/6 in 89.4 overs (TE Tsiga 11)
Zimbabwe: 350 runs in 101.1 overs (609 balls), Extras 19
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 355/9 in 102.0 overs (B Evans 35, TL Chivanga 1)
Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 359/10 in 103.0 overs (B Evans 35)
Afghanistan 2nd innings
Bad Light: Afghanistan - 34/1 in 12.0 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 25, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 7)
End Of Day: Afghanistan - 34/1 in 12.0 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 25, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 7)

Match Details

Harare Sports Club
Toss	Zimbabwe, elected to field first
Series	Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe
Season	2025/26
Player Of The Match	Ben Curran
Match number	Test no. 2604
Hours of play (local time)	10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days	20,21,22 October 2025 - day (5-day match)
Test debut	Khalil Gurbaz Sharafuddin Ashraf Ziaur Rahman
Umpires	Adrian Holdstock Nitin Menon
TV Umpire	Forster Mutizwa
Reserve Umpire	Percival Sizara