Afghanistan won by 72 runs
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Scorecard, Test Series 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 2 January 2025
Afghanistan batting
1st innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Abdul Malikc Joylord Gumbie b Newman Nyamhuri |
17 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 47.2 |
| RH Riaz Hassanrun out (Brian Bennett) |
12 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 38.7 |
 Rahmat Shahb Sikandar Raza |
19 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 29.7 |
 Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)lbw b Newman Nyamhuri |
13 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 43.3 |
 Afsar Zazai (wk)c Takudzwanashe Kaitano b Richard Ngarava |
16 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 |
 Shahidullah Kamalc Joylord Gumbie b Blessing Muzarabani |
12 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 60.0 |
| IA Ismat Alamb Sikandar Raza |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Rashid Khanc Brian Bennett b Blessing Muzarabani |
25 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 125.0 |
 Zia ur Rehmannot out |
8* | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Yamin Ahmadzaib Sikandar Raza |
2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
 Fareed Ahmadc Brian Bennett b Newman Nyamhuri |
17 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 89.5 |
| Extras | 16 (b 2, lb 9, w 3, nb 2) | ||||
| Total | 157 (all out, 44.3 ov) | ||||
1-25 Riaz Hassan 10.4 ov, 2-29 Abdul Malik 11.3 ov, 3-59 Hashmatullah Shahidi 22.1 ov, 4-81 Rahmat Shah 29.6 ov, 5-83 Afsar Zazai 30.6 ov, 6-84 Ismat Alam 31.3 ov, 7-112 Shahidullah Kamal 36.4 ov, 8-125 Rashid Khan 38.4 ov, 9-130 Yamin Ahmadzai 39.6 ov, 10-157 Fareed Ahmad 44.3 ov
Zimbabwe bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Richard Ngarava |
12 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1.50 |
 Blessing Muzarabani3 wd |
12 | 2 | 56 | 2 | 4.67 |
| NN Newman Nyamhuri2 nb |
8.3 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 4.94 |
 Sikandar Raza |
12 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 2.50 |
Match details
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, bowl
- Start
- Thu 2 Jan, 08:00 UK
- Competition
- Test Series 2025
- 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 2 January 2025, at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, part of Test Series 2025; 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.