Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2022
The Afghanistan cricket team toured Zimbabwe in June 2022 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[2][3] In April 2022, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[4] The following month, the tour itinerary was changed slightly, bringing the matches forward by one week and reducing the number of T20Is from five to three.[5]
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| Zimbabwe | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 4 – 14 June 2022 | ||
| Captains | Craig Ervine |
Hashmatullah Shahidi (ODIs) Mohammad Nabi (T20Is) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Sikandar Raza (145) | Rahmat Shah (198) | |
| Most wickets | Blessing Muzarabani (7) | Mohammad Nabi (8) | |
| Player of the series | Rahmat Shah (Afg) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Sikandar Raza (86) | Najibullah Zadran (103) | |
| Most wickets | Ryan Burl (6) |
Noor Ahmad (4) Rashid Khan (4) Nijat Masood (4) | |
| Player of the series | Najibullah Zadran (Afg) | ||
Afghanistan won the opening ODI match by 60 runs.[6] Afghanistan also won the second ODI, with an unbeaten century from Ibrahim Zadran,[7] to take an unassailable lead in the three-match series.[8] Afghanistan won the third and final ODI by four wickets to win the series 3–0.[9] In the T20I series, Afghanistan won the first match by six wickets,[10] and the second T20I match by 21 runs to win the series with a match to spare.[11] Afghanistan won the final match of the tour by 35 runs to win the T20I series 3–0.[12]
Background
editAfghanistan were originally scheduled to tour Zimbabwe in July and August 2020 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches,[13][14] subject to lockdown restrictions being lifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] The tour was not part of the Future Tours Programme.[16] In June 2020, the Zimbabwe cricket team resumed their training, after passing COVID-19 tests.[17] On 20 July 2020, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) requested clearance from the government for the tour to go ahead,[18] with a spokesperson from ZC stating that Afghanistan were still committed to touring.[19] However, on 8 August 2020, the tour was called off, following an increase of COVID-19 cases in Zimbabwe.[20][21]
A revised tour was scheduled to take place in February 2022.[22][23] However, in January 2022, both cricket boards agreed to postpone the tour after Zimbabwe Cricket could not secure all the broadcasting services including the Decision Review System.[24][25] Despite the second postponement, both cricket boards were working to reschedule the matches as soon as possible.[26] In April 2022, the rescheduled dates for the tour were confirmed.[27]
Squads
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Afghanistan also named Noor Ahmad and Nijat Masood as reserves in their ODI squad, and Zahir Khan and Sayed Shirzad as reserves in their T20I squad.[32]
Warm-up match
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
ODI series
edit1st ODI
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Tanaka Chivanga and Innocent Kaia (Zim) both made their ODI debuts.
- World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Zimbabwe 0.
2nd ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Ibrahim Zadran (Afg) scored his first century in ODIs.[33]
- World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Zimbabwe 0.
3rd ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Zimbabwe 0.
T20I series
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edit2nd T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Clive Madande (Zim), Noor Ahmad and Ihsanullah (Afg) all made their T20I debuts.
References
edit- ^ "Chevrons set for busy schedule ahead of T20 World Cup qualifier". NewsDay. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Zimbabwe announce busy international schedule". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Zimbabwe confirm revised Afghanistan series schedule". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Rahmat, Shahidi, Rashid and Nabi star as Afghanistan go 1-0 up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Ibrahim Zadran century guides Afghanistan to ODI series win vs Zimbabwe". News9. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Record second-wicket stand powers Afghanistan to series win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "All-round Nabi show and bowlers seal Afghanistan's series sweep against Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Debutant Nijat Masood, Hazratullah Zazai, Najibullah Zadran put Afghanistan 1-0 up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Nabi, Farooqi and Rashid help Afghanistan sew up T20I series against Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Noor Ahmad bags four wickets on debut as Afghanistan complete 6-0 white-ball sweep". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Cricket plan post Covid-19 busy schedule". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Cricketers Undergo COVID-19 Tests Ahead of Training". All Africa. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Cricket reacts to India series cancellation". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Reeling financially, Afghanistan Cricket Board to cut coaching staff salary first". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Cricket nearly debt-free after 'horrible' year, says chairman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Cricket Still Hopeful Of Afghanistan Series". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Zimbabwe: Afghan Tour of Zimbabwe Hangs in the Balance". All Africa. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Covid-19 impact: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan T20I series called off". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Zimbabwe's T20I series against Afghanistan called off due to coronavirus". Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Afghanistan to host the Netherlands in three-match ODI series in January". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan to host Netherlands in Qatar in January". CricBuzz. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan's tour of Zimbabwe postponed again". CricBuzz. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan postponed a second time". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Zimbabwe and Afghanistan agree to postpone tour". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Afghanistan tour to Zimbabwe rescheduled to June". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Muzarabani back to lead Zimbabwe attack against Afghanistan". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Afghanistan call up Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar for ODIs in Zimbabwe; Gulbadin dropped". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Marumani in, duo out as Zimbabwe name T20I squad". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Afghanistan squad for Zimbabwe series named". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Zia-ur-Rehman gets maiden call-up in Afghanistan squad for Zimbabwe ODIs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Bowlers, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah help Afghanistan seal ODI series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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