Zimbabwe won by an innings and 73 runs
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Scorecard, Test Series 2025
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 20 October 2025
Afghanistan batting
1st innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Ibrahim Zadranc Fielder b Blessing Muzarabani |
19 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 82.6 |
 Abdul Malikrun out |
30 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 75.0 |
 Rahmanullah Gurbazc Sikandar Raza b Tanaka Chivanga |
37 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)c Nick Welch b Brad Evans |
7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| BS Bahir Shahc Brian Bennett b Blessing Muzarabani |
12 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 |
 Afsar Zazai (wk)c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Brad Evans |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| IA Ismat Alamc Tafadzwa Tsiga b Blessing Muzarabani |
8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Sharafuddin Ashrafc Tanaka Chivanga b Brad Evans |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Yamin Ahmadzainot out |
10* | 15 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 |
| KG Khalil Gurbazc Tafadzwa Tsiga b Brad Evans |
2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 |
 Ziaur Rahman Sharifib Brad Evans |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 1 (lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 127 (all out, 32.3 ov) | ||||
1-23 Ibrahim Zadran 5.4 ov, 2-77 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 15.3 ov, 3-88 Abdul Malik 17.1 ov, 4-100 Hashmatullah Shahidi 22.1 ov, 5-102 Afsar Zazai 22.5 ov, 6-114 Bahir Shah 25.6 ov, 7-115 Ismat Alam 27.3 ov, 8-115 Sharafuddin Ashraf 28.1 ov, 9-127 Khalil Gurbaz 32.2 ov, 10-127 Ziaur Rahman Sharifi 32.3 ov
Zimbabwe bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Richard Ngarava |
6 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 4.67 |
 Blessing Muzarabani |
11 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 4.27 |
| TC Tanaka Chivanga |
6 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4.83 |
 Brad Evans |
9.3 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 2.32 |
Match details
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, bowl
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club
- Start
- Mon 20 Oct, 09:00 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 09:00 UK time (13:30 in India) on Monday 20 October 2025, at Harare Sports Club, 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 Harare Sports Club?
A good first-innings score at Harare Sports Club is around 286, the average over its last 6 Test matches, and the side batting first has won 20% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.