Afghanistan won by 7 wickets (with 93 balls remaining)
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe Scorecard, Tri-Nation Series 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 23 October 2026
Zimbabwe batting
1st innings, run rate 3.89
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Brian Bennettc & b Azmatullah Omarzai |
9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 42.9 |
 Tadiwanashe Marumanib Fazalhaq Farooqi |
12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109.1 |
| TT Tafadzwa Tsigac AM Ghazanfar b Fazalhaq Farooqi |
4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Brendan Taylor (wk)c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Bilal Sami |
7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.6 |
 Sikandar Raza (c)c Ibrahim Zadran b Rashid Khan |
68 | 83 | 3 | 3 | 81.9 |
 Ryan Burlc Bilal Sami b Mohammad Nabi |
31 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 68.9 |
 Wesley Madheverest Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Mohammad Nabi |
3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Brad Evanslbw b Rashid Khan |
1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| NN Newman Nyamhurib Rashid Khan |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Wellington Masakadzalbw b Bilal Sami |
8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 |
 Blessing Muzarabaninot out |
17* | 39 | 1 | 1 | 43.6 |
| Extras | 9 (b 4, lb 1, w 4) | ||||
| Total | 169 (all out, 43.3 ov) | ||||
1-22 Tadiwanashe Marumani 4.2 ov, 2-26 Brian Bennett 5.6 ov, 3-26 Tafadzwa Tsiga 6.4 ov, 4-55 Brendan Taylor 12.1 ov, 5-115 Ryan Burl 26.4 ov, 6-125 Wesley Madhevere 28.2 ov, 7-128 Brad Evans 29.6 ov, 8-130 Newman Nyamhuri 31.6 ov, 9-137 Sikandar Raza 33.4 ov, 10-169 Wellington Masakadza 43.3 ov
Afghanistan bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Fazalhaq Farooqi1 wd |
7 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 5.86 |
 Azmatullah Omarzai |
5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1.20 |
 Bilal Sami |
5.3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 4.91 |
 AM Ghazanfar |
6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 |
 Rashid Khan |
10 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 4.10 |
 Mohammad Nabi3 wd |
10 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2.50 |
Afghanistan batting
2nd innings, run rate 4.93
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)c Wesley Madhevere b Newman Nyamhuri |
36 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 116.1 |
 Ibrahim Zadrannot out |
70* | 96 | 4 | 1 | 72.9 |
 Sediqullah Atalc Brendan Taylor b Newman Nyamhuri |
6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Rahmat Shah (c)c Ryan Burl b Wesley Madhevere |
43 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 68.3 |
 Hashmatullah Shahidinot out |
7* | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.0 |
| Extras | 8 (lb 2, w 6) | ||||
| Total | 170/3 (34.3 ov) | ||||
1-68 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 9.4 ov, 2-80 Sediqullah Atal 13.3 ov, 3-162 Rahmat Shah 32.5 ov
Did not batAM Ghazanfar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Bilal Sami, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan
Zimbabwe bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Muzarabani1 wd |
6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3.83 |
| Brad Evans1 wd |
6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 7.00 |
| NN Newman Nyamhuri3 wd |
6 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 5.00 |
| Wellington Masakadza |
6 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.83 |
| Ryan Burl |
6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3.17 |
| Sikandar Raza1 wd |
3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.67 |
| Wesley Madhevere |
1.3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5.33 |
Match details
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, bat
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Start
- Fri 23 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 Friday 23 October 2026, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 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 Sharjah Cricket Stadium?
A good first-innings score at Sharjah Cricket Stadium is around 221, the average over its last 20 ODI matches, and the side batting first has won 40% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.