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Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Scorecard, Test Series 2024
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 26 December 2024
Zimbabwe batting
1st innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JG  Joylord Gumbie (wk)c Afsar Zazai b Naveed Zadran |
9 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 30.0 |
 Ben Curranb AM Ghazanfar |
68 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 91.9 |
| TK Takudzwanashe Kaitanoc Sediqullah Atal b Zahir Khan |
46 | 115 | 4 | 1 | 40.0 |
 Sean Williamsc Rahmat Shah b Naveed Zadran |
154 | 174 | 10 | 3 | 88.5 |
 Dion Myersc & b AM Ghazanfar |
27 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 71.1 |
 Craig Ervine (c)c Afsar Zazai b Zia ur Rehman |
104 | 176 | 10 | 0 | 59.1 |
 Brian Bennettnot out |
110* | 124 | 5 | 4 | 88.7 |
 Brandon Mavutab Zia ur Rehman |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NN Newman Nyamhuric Afsar Zazai b Zahir Khan |
26 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 68.4 |
 Blessing Muzarabanib Azmatullah Omarzai |
19 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 55.9 |
| TG Trevor Gwanduc Afsar Zazai b AM Ghazanfar |
3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Extras | 20 (b 1, lb 16, w 1, nb 2) | ||||
| Total | 586 (all out, 135.2 ov) | ||||
1-43 Joylord Gumbie 9.3 ov, 2-92 Ben Curran 25.3 ov, 3-170 Takudzwanashe Kaitano 44.3 ov, 4-220 Dion Myers 55.2 ov, 5-383 Sean Williams 90.3 ov, 6-465 Craig Ervine 110.2 ov, 7-465 Brandon Mavuta 110.4 ov, 8-506 Newman Nyamhuri 121.4 ov, 9-548 Blessing Muzarabani 131.1 ov, 10-586 Trevor Gwandu 135.2 ov
Afghanistan bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NZ  Naveed Zadran1 wd |
23 | 1 | 109 | 2 | 4.74 |
 Azmatullah Omarzai |
19 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 3.47 |
 AM Ghazanfar |
30.2 | 3 | 127 | 3 | 4.19 |
 Zahir Khan2 nb |
28 | 0 | 127 | 2 | 4.54 |
 Zia ur Rehman |
26 | 2 | 101 | 2 | 3.88 |
 Abdul Malik |
6 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3.83 |
 Hashmatullah Shahidi |
3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 |
Match details
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, bat
- Start
- Thu 26 Dec, 08:00 UK
- Competition
- Test Series 2024
- Next meeting
- Afghanistan v ZimbabweFri 13 Nov, 06:00 GMT
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Questions
When is Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan?
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan starts at 08:00 UK time (13:30 in India) on Thursday 26 December 2024, at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, part of Test Series 2024; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan head to head?
The Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan head to head is level at 2-2 from 6 Test meetings, with 2 draws, and the latest, on 5 November 2026 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, ended without a winner.
What is Zimbabwe's recent form?
Zimbabwe have won 2 and lost 2 of their last 5 Test matches, drawn 1, newest first D W W L L; most recently they drew with Afghanistan on 05 Nov, 504 & 523/5 to 514.
What is Afghanistan's recent form?
Afghanistan have won 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 Test matches, drawn 2, newest first D D L L W; most recently they drew with Zimbabwe on 05 Nov, 514 to 504 & 523/5.
What is a good score at Queens Sports Club?
A good first-innings score at Queens Sports Club is around 335, the average over its last 10 Test matches, and the side batting first has won 63% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.