Afghanistan won by 158 runs
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe Scorecard, Tri-Nation Series 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 19 October 2026
Afghanistan batting
1st innings, run rate 5.88
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)b Ernest Masuku |
25 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 125.0 |
 Ibrahim Zadranc Tafadzwa Tsiga b Brad Evans |
90 | 96 | 9 | 2 | 93.8 |
 Sediqullah Atalc Tafadzwa Tsiga b Sikandar Raza |
102 | 110 | 8 | 1 | 92.7 |
 Rahmat Shah (c)b Ernest Masuku |
7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.3 |
 Azmatullah Omarzaic Brendan Taylor b Ernest Masuku |
8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 88.9 |
 Hashmatullah Shahidic Ryan Burl b Blessing Muzarabani |
28 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 93.3 |
 Mohammad Nabic Sikandar Raza b Brad Evans |
9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 112.5 |
 Rashid Khanb Brad Evans |
8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 114.3 |
 AM Ghazanfarc Wellington Masakadza b Blessing Muzarabani |
6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Ziaur Rahman Sharifirun out (Wesley Madhevere) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Fazalhaq Farooqinot out |
0* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 10 (b 3, lb 2, w 3, nb 2) | ||||
| Total | 294 (all out, 50 ov) | ||||
1-50 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 7.1 ov, 2-190 Ibrahim Zadran 31.6 ov, 3-202 Rahmat Shah 35.3 ov, 4-217 Azmatullah Omarzai 37.6 ov, 5-259 Sediqullah Atal 44.4 ov, 6-272 Hashmatullah Shahidi 46.2 ov, 7-283 Rashid Khan 47.5 ov, 8-290 AM Ghazanfar 48.6 ov, 9-292 Mohammad Nabi 49.2 ov, 10-294 Ziaur Rahman Sharifi 49.6 ov
Zimbabwe bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Blessing Muzarabani1 wd |
9 | 0 | 68 | 2 | 7.56 |
 Brad Evans1 wd |
10 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 4.80 |
| EM Ernest Masuku1 nb |
8 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 5.50 |
 Sikandar Raza1 nb |
10 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 5.40 |
 Wellington Masakadza1 wd |
4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 |
 Ryan Burl |
4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 |
 Wesley Madhevere |
5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 |
Zimbabwe batting
2nd innings, run rate 3.52
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Bennettlbw b AM Ghazanfar |
31 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 77.5 |
 Ben Curranb Fazalhaq Farooqi |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TT Tafadzwa Tsigac Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Fazalhaq Farooqi |
2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 |
 Brendan Taylor (wk)run out (Azmatullah Omarzai) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Sikandar Raza (c)b Rashid Khan |
48 | 80 | 3 | 1 | 60.0 |
| Ryan Burllbw b Rashid Khan |
31 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 49.2 |
| Wesley Madheverelbw b Rashid Khan |
5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.4 |
| Brad Evansc Ibrahim Zadran b Mohammad Nabi |
14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 140.0 |
| Wellington Masakadzarun out (Ziaur Rahman Sharifi) |
2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 |
| EM Ernest Masukub Rashid Khan |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Blessing Muzarabaninot out |
0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | 2 (w 2) | ||||
| Total | 136 (all out, 38.4 ov) | ||||
1-13 Ben Curran 2.2 ov, 2-25 Tafadzwa Tsiga 6.1 ov, 3-26 Brendan Taylor 7.1 ov, 4-43 Brian Bennett 12.5 ov, 5-107 Ryan Burl 31.3 ov, 6-115 Wesley Madhevere 33.4 ov, 7-124 Sikandar Raza 35.4 ov, 8-134 Brad Evans 36.5 ov, 9-135 Ernest Masuku 37.6 ov, 10-136 Wellington Masakadza 38.4 ov
Afghanistan bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi |
5 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai |
5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3.60 |
| AM Ghazanfar |
7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi2 wd |
6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4.67 |
| Rashid Khan |
8 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2.13 |
| Mohammad Nabi |
7.4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 4.83 |
Match details
- Toss
- Afghanistan, bat
- Start
- Mon 19 Oct, 12:30 UK
- Competition
- Tri-Nation Series 2026
- Next meeting
- Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, ICC Cricket World CupMon 11 Oct, 11:30 BST
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe Questions
When is Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe?
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe starts at 12:30 UK time (17:00 in India) on Monday 19 October 2026, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, part of Tri-Nation Series 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 7-0 from 8 ODI meetings, with 1 no result, and the latest, on 23 October 2026 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, was won by Afghanistan.
What is Afghanistan's recent form?
Afghanistan have won 5 and lost 0 of their last 5 ODI matches, newest first W W W W W; most recently they beat Zimbabwe on 23 Oct, 170/3 to 169.
What is Zimbabwe's recent form?
Zimbabwe have won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 ODI matches, newest first L L W L L; most recently they lost to Afghanistan on 23 Oct, 169 to 170/3.
What is a good score at Sheikh Zayed Stadium?
A good first-innings score at Sheikh Zayed Stadium is around 258, the average over its last 18 ODI matches, and the side batting first has won 72% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.