The Zimbabwe cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates to play the Afghanistan cricket team in February 2018 to play two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and five One Day International (ODI) matches.[1][2] Initial reports suggested that it would include Afghanistan's first Test match since being awarded Test status by the International Cricket Council in June 2017,[3][4] but instead the tour consisted of just limited overs matches. An official from Zimbabwe Cricket said that both sides were still in talks to play a Test match, but that would be at some point after the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[2]
| Zimbabwean cricket team against Afghanistan in 2017–18 | |||
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| Afghanistan | Zimbabwe | ||
| Dates | 5 – 19 February 2018 | ||
| Captains | Asghar Stanikzai | Graeme Cremer | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Rahmat Shah (272) | Brendan Taylor (207) | |
| Most wickets | Rashid Khan (16) | Graeme Cremer (9) | |
| Player of the series | Rashid Khan (Afg) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Mohammad Nabi (85) | Hamilton Masakadza (47) | |
| Most wickets | Rashid Khan (5) |
Tendai Chatara (4) Blessing Muzarabani (4) | |
Afghanistan won the T20I series 2–0, moving up to eighth place in the ICC T20I Championship, above Sri Lanka.[5] Afghanistan won the ODI series 4–1.[6]
Squads
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T20I series
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afg), Ryan Burl, Solomon Mire and Blessing Muzarabani (Zim) all made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
ODI series
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2nd ODI
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was Zimbabwe's biggest win, in terms of runs, against Afghanistan in ODIs.[10]
3rd ODI
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4th ODI
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afg) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs and became the youngest player ever to take an ODI five-wicket haul.[13]
- This was Afghanistan's biggest winning margin against Zimbabwe in ODIs, in terms of wickets (10).[14][15]
5th ODI
editReferences
edit- ^ "Afghanistan to play Ireland, Zimbabwe in Sharjah". Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Afghanistan, Zimbabwe to play limited-overs series in February 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Streak urges more elite cricket for Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Ireland & Afghanistan awarded Test status by International Cricket Council". BBC News. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe to go eighth in the ICC T20I Team Rankings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Zimbabwe falter despite Afghan collapse". Cricket365. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Shahzad back in Afghanistan squad for Zimbabwe series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Vitori added to Zimbabwe squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan's Largest victories in One-Day Internationals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Zimbabwe's Largest victories in One-Day Internationals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan's Largest victories in One-Day Internationals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Rashid's five-wicket haul dismantles Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Mujeeb Zadran, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi fold Zimbabwe for 134 in 4th ODI". Cricket Country. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan's Largest victories in One-Day Internationals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Mujeeb's maiden five-for seals Afghanistan's series win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Records - Results Summary". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2017.