Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe Scorecard, T20I 2026
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Updated 27 October 2026
Afghanistan batting
1st innings, run rate 8.92
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)c Sikandar Raza b Wellington Masakadza |
18 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 85.7 |
 Ibrahim Zadranc Brian Bennett b Brad Evans |
5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 |
 Sediqullah Atalc Tadiwanashe Marumani b Ernest Masuku |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| MZ Mohammad Akram Zazailbw b Ernest Masuku |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 |
 Shahidullah Kamalc Ryan Burl b Newman Nyamhuri |
46 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 109.5 |
 Azmatullah Omarzaic & b Sikandar Raza |
7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 |
| IA Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzaic Ryan Burl b Brad Evans |
52 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 236.4 |
 Rashid Khan (c)c Wesley Madhevere b Newman Nyamhuri |
30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 300.0 |
 Noor Ahmadc Brad Evans b Newman Nyamhuri |
6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.0 |
 Mujeeb Ur Rahmanc Sikandar Raza b Newman Nyamhuri |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Fazalhaq Farooqinot out |
0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | 6 (w 6) | ||||
| Total | 177 (all out, 19.5 ov) | ||||
1-11 Ibrahim Zadran 1.5 ov, 2-14 Sediqullah Atal 2.4 ov, 3-18 Mohammad Akram Zazai 2.6 ov, 4-45 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 8.5 ov, 5-66 Azmatullah Omarzai 11.2 ov, 6-123 Shahidullah Kamal 16.1 ov, 7-156 Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai 18.1 ov, 8-174 Rashid Khan 19.2 ov, 9-175 Noor Ahmad 19.4 ov, 10-177 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 19.5 ov
Zimbabwe bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NN  Newman Nyamhuri5 wd |
3.5 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 8.09 |
 Brad Evans |
4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 |
| EM Ernest Masuku1 wd |
4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.25 |
 Wellington Masakadza |
4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.50 |
 Sikandar Raza |
4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
Zimbabwe batting
2nd innings, run rate 7.30
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Bennettc Shahidullah Kamal b Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72.2 |
 Ben Curranc Azmatullah Omarzai b Fazalhaq Farooqi |
7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
| IK Innocent Kaiab Rashid Khan |
24 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 92.3 |
 Ryan Burlc Shahidullah Kamal b Fazalhaq Farooqi |
32 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 133.3 |
| Sikandar Raza (c)c Azmatullah Omarzai b Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 130.8 |
 Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk)lbw b Rashid Khan |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.7 |
 Wesley Madheverec Sediqullah Atal b Shahidullah Kamal |
17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 212.5 |
| Brad Evanslbw b Azmatullah Omarzai |
4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| NN Newman Nyamhuric Rashid Khan b Fazalhaq Farooqi |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| EM Ernest Masukub Azmatullah Omarzai |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wellington Masakadzanot out |
7* | 2 | 0 | 1 | 350.0 |
| Extras | 10 (lb 1, w 9) | ||||
| Total | 140 (all out, 19.1 ov) | ||||
1-12 Ben Curran 2.2 ov, 2-48 Innocent Kaia 7.6 ov, 3-56 Brian Bennett 9.3 ov, 4-94 Sikandar Raza 13.4 ov, 5-107 Tadiwanashe Marumani 15.2 ov, 6-111 Ryan Burl 16.1 ov, 7-127 Wesley Madhevere 17.4 ov, 8-132 Brad Evans 18.2 ov, 9-132 Ernest Masuku 18.3 ov, 10-140 Newman Nyamhuri 19.1 ov
Afghanistan bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi1 wd |
3.1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4.11 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai2 wd |
4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman5 wd |
4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Rashid Khan |
4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 |
| Noor Ahmad1 wd |
3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Shahidullah Kamal |
1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, bowl
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Start
- Tue 27 Oct, 14:30 UK
- Competition
- T20I 2026
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe Questions
When is Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe?
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe starts at 14:30 UK time (20:00 in India) on Tuesday 27 October 2026, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, part of T20I 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe head to head?
Afghanistan lead the Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe head to head at 16-2 from 18 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 1 November 2026 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, was won by Afghanistan.
What is Afghanistan's recent form?
Afghanistan have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W W L W; most recently they beat Zimbabwe on 01 Nov, 81/3 to 79.
What is Zimbabwe's recent form?
Zimbabwe have won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L L L L W; most recently they lost to Afghanistan on 01 Nov, 79 to 81/3.
What is a good score at Sharjah Cricket Stadium?
A good first-innings score at Sharjah Cricket Stadium is around 168, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 63% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.