T20I 2026
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Sri Lanka331
England386/5
Result
Tri-Nation Series
Tasmania427
New South Wales144
Result
Sheffield Shield
Afghanistan won by 19 runs
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe Scorecard, T20I 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 29 October 2026
Afghanistan batting
1st innings, run rate 11.05
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)c Sikandar Raza b Brad Evans |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Ibrahim Zadran (c)b Kundai Matigimu |
1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| MZ Mohammad Akram Zazaic Vincent Masekesa b Brad Evans |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Sediqullah Atalc Tadiwanashe Marumani b Vincent Masekesa |
17 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 81.0 |
 Shahidullah Kamalc Tadiwanashe Marumani b Kundai Matigimu |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Azmatullah Omarzaic Brad Evans b Sikandar Raza |
116 | 50 | 5 | 12 | 232.0 |
| IA Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzaic Kundai Matigimu b Ernest Masuku |
52 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 192.6 |
 Rashid Khannot out |
25* | 6 | 0 | 4 | 416.7 |
 Mujeeb Ur Rahmannot out |
2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 8 (lb 1, w 7) | ||||
| Total | 221/7 (20 ov) | ||||
1-0 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 0.2 ov, 2-1 Mohammad Akram Zazai 0.4 ov, 3-5 Ibrahim Zadran 3.1 ov, 4-5 Shahidullah Kamal 3.2 ov, 5-38 Sediqullah Atal 8.1 ov, 6-180 Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai 17.6 ov, 7-195 Azmatullah Omarzai 18.5 ov
Did not batZimbabwe bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Brad Evans1 wd |
4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 10.00 |
| EM Ernest Masuku3 wd |
4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 |
| KM Kundai Matigimu2 wd |
4 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 12.00 |
| VM Vincent Masekesa |
3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 |
 Sikandar Raza1 wd |
4 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 13.25 |
 Ryan Burl |
1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 |
Zimbabwe batting
2nd innings, run rate 10.10
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Bennettc Rashid Khan b Abdullah Ahmadzai |
22 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 146.7 |
| IK Innocent Kaiac Shahidullah Kamal b Azmatullah Omarzai |
25 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 192.3 |
| Sikandar Raza (c)not out |
106* | 56 | 5 | 9 | 189.3 |
| Ryan Burlb Abdullah Ahmadzai |
2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk)lbw b Rashid Khan |
2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
 Wesley Madheverec Mohammad Akram Zazai b Fareed Ahmad |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| TT Tafadzwa Tsiganot out |
31* | 23 | 1 | 2 | 134.8 |
| Extras | 10 (lb 2, w 8) | ||||
| Total | 202/5 (20 ov) | ||||
1-39 Innocent Kaia 3.3 ov, 2-59 Brian Bennett 5.5 ov, 3-65 Ryan Burl 7.1 ov, 4-69 Tadiwanashe Marumani 8.3 ov, 5-82 Wesley Madhevere 9.6 ov
Did not batBrad Evans, Ernest Masuku, Kundai Matigimu, Vincent Masekesa
Afghanistan bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fareed Ahmad1 wd |
4 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 12.75 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai1 wd |
2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.50 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman2 wd |
4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 10.75 |
 Abdullah Ahmadzai2 wd |
4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 |
| Rashid Khan |
4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Shahidullah Kamal1 wd |
1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
| IA Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai1 wd |
1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, bowl
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Start
- Thu 29 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 Thursday 29 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.