Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan - Players & Playing XI · Test Series 2025
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Result
Head-to-Head Record
ZIM 2
5 matches
2 AFG
1 Draw
Based on 5 H2H matches (2021–2025)
Last 5 H2H Results (ZIM perspective)
W
L
D
L
W
ZIM Form
Season Comparison
22.2%
Win %
0%
230.4
Avg Runs
127
393.2
Avg Conceded
347
7.7
Avg Wickets
10
2
Avg Sixes
0
29.1
Avg Boundaries
14
Active Streaks
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Brian Bennett
ZIM
6
Catches (1+)
Wellington Masakadza
ZIM
4
Wickets (1+)
Ben Curran
ZIM
4
Catches (1+)
Tafadzwa Tsiga
ZIM
3
Fours (2+)
Blessing Muzarabani
ZIM
3
Wickets (1+)
Tafadzwa Tsiga
ZIM
3
Catches (1+)
Wesley Madhevere
ZIM
2
Catches (1+)
Craig Ervine
ZIM
2
Catches (1+)
Top Performers in H2H
From 5 H2H matches
Harare Sports Club
Harare, Zimbabwe
Based on the last 6 Test matches at this venue (since Jan 2020). Rain-affected matches excluded.
Avg Total Runs
864.0
Avg 1st Inn
286.2
Avg 2nd Inn
353.8
Avg Sixes
7.5
Avg Fours
95.7
Bat 1st Win %
20%
Boundary %
49.5%
Seam Econ
2.81
Spin Econ
3.29
Recent Matches at This Venue
| Match | 1st Inn | 2nd Inn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZIM vs SL 27 Jan 2020 | 406/10 (115.3) | 293/10 (119.5) | 1150 |
| ZIM vs PAK 29 Apr 2021 | 176/10 (59.1) | 426/10 (133) | 736 |
| ZIM vs PAK 07 May 2021 | 510/8 (147.1) | 132/10 (60.4) | 873 |
| ZIM vs AFG 20 Oct 2025 | 127/10 (32.3) | 347/10 (103) | 633 |
| ZIM vs BAN 28 Jun 2026 | 140/10 (47.2) | 410/10 (107.2) | 735 |
ZIM at Harare Sports Club
2
Won
3
Lost
0
NR
Avg Score
27.1
Highest Score
140
Top Scorer
Sikandar Raza
178 runs
Top Wicket-Taker
Blessing Muzarabani
12 wkts
AFG at Harare Sports Club
0
Won
1
Lost
0
NR
Avg Score
11.5
Highest Score
37
Top Scorer
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
37 runs
Top Wicket-Taker
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
7 wkts
Hit Rates
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ZIM Form
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Top Bowlers (Recent)
AFG Form
Top Batters (Recent)
Top Bowlers (Recent)
Zimbabwe
Playing XI in this match
Afghanistan
Playing XI in this match
1
2
3
4
6
8
9
10
11
Ibrahim Zadran
Batsman
Abdul Malik
Allrounder
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Wicketkeeper
Hashmatullah Shahidi
Top Order Batter
C
5
Bahir Shah
Batsman
Afsar Zazai
Wicketkeeper
WK
7
Ismat Alam
Allrounder
Sharafuddin Ashraf
Allrounder
Yamin Ahmadzai
Bowler
Khalil Gurbaz
Allrounder
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
Batsman
Afghanistan · Innings 1
c Fielder b Blessing Muzarabani
19 (23)
4×4 · 0×6 · SR 82.61
run out (Fielder)
30 (40)
2×4 · 0×6 · SR 75
c Sikandar Raza b Tanaka Chivanga
37 (37)
3×4 · 0×6 · SR 100
c Nick Welch b Brad Evans
7 (14)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 50
c Brian Bennett b Blessing Muzarabani
12 (30)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 40
Afsar Zazai
(wk)
c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Brad Evans
1 (3)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 33.33
c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Blessing Muzarabani
8 (16)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 50
c Tanaka Chivanga b Brad Evans
0 (3)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0
not out
10* (15)
2×4 · 0×6 · SR 66.67
c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Brad Evans
2 (13)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 15.38
b Brad Evans
0 (1)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Zadran | c Fielder b Blessing Muzarabani | 19 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 82.61 |
| Abdul Malik | run out (Fielder) | 30 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 75 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | c Sikandar Raza b Tanaka Chivanga | 37 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (c) | c Nick Welch b Brad Evans | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Bahir Shah | c Brian Bennett b Blessing Muzarabani | 12 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Afsar Zazai (wk) | c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Brad Evans | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ismat Alam | c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Blessing Muzarabani | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | c Tanaka Chivanga b Brad Evans | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | not out | 10* | 15 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Khalil Gurbaz | c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Brad Evans | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | b Brad Evans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total
127/10
(32.3 ov)
FoW
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
6-1-28-0 · Econ 4.67
0/28
6 ov
11-1-47-3 · Econ 4.27
3/47
11 ov
6-0-29-1 · Econ 4.83
1/29
6 ov
9.3-2-22-5 · Econ 2.37
5/22
9.3 ov
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Ngarava | 6 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 11 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 4.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanaka Chivanga | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Evans | 9.3 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 2.37 | 0 | 0 |
Zimbabwe · Innings 2
b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
6 (9)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 66.67
lbw b Ismat Alam
121 (256)
15×4 · 0×6 · SR 47.27
b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
49 (89)
5×4 · 1×6 · SR 55.06
b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
32 (43)
6×4 · 0×6 · SR 74.42
Craig Ervine
(c)
lbw b Ismat Alam
5 (8)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 62.5
c Fielder b Sharafuddin Ashraf
65 (88)
7×4 · 0×6 · SR 73.86
Tafadzwa Tsiga
(wk)
lbw b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
17 (52)
2×4 · 0×6 · SR 32.69
not out
35* (48)
4×4 · 1×6 · SR 72.92
b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
0 (1)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0
b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
5 (10)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 50
lbw b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
5 (16)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 31.25
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennett | b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Ben Curran | lbw b Ismat Alam | 121 | 256 | 15 | 0 | 47.27 |
| Nick Welch | b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 49 | 89 | 5 | 1 | 55.06 |
| Brendan Taylor | b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 32 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 74.42 |
| Craig Ervine (c) | lbw b Ismat Alam | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Fielder b Sharafuddin Ashraf | 65 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 73.86 |
| Tafadzwa Tsiga (wk) | lbw b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 17 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 32.69 |
| Brad Evans | not out | 35* | 48 | 4 | 1 | 72.92 |
| Richard Ngarava | b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Tanaka Chivanga | lbw b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 31.25 |
Total
347/10
(103 ov)
FoW
1-9 (Brian Bennett, 3.3 ov), 2-106 (Nick Welch, 33.1 ov), 3-154 (Brendan Taylor, 45.2 ov), 4-165 (Craig Ervine, 48.5 ov), 5-264 (Sikandar Raza, 75.3 ov), 6-302 (Ben Curran, 89.4 ov), 7-316 (Tafadzwa Tsiga, 92.4 ov), 8-316 (Richard Ngarava, 92.5 ov), 9-335 (Blessing Muzarabani, 96.3 ov), 10-359 (Tanaka Chivanga, 102.6 ov)
Afghanistan · Bowling
24.1-7-62-0 · Econ 2.57
0/62
wd 1 · nb 0
31.5-3-97-7 · Econ 3.08
7/97
31.5 ov
17-4-65-1 · Econ 3.82
1/65
17 ov
15-2-51-2 · Econ 3.4
2/51
wd 0 · nb 2
9-0-54-0 · Econ 6
0/54
9 ov
6-0-14-0 · Econ 2.33
0/14
6 ov
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 24.1 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 2.57 | 1 | 0 |
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 31.5 | 3 | 97 | 7 | 3.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | 17 | 4 | 65 | 1 | 3.82 | 0 | 0 |
| Ismat Alam | 15 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 3.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Khalil Gurbaz | 9 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (c) | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan · Innings 3 159/10 (43 ov)
c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Richard Ngarava
42 (59)
5×4 · 0×6 · SR 71.19
c Blessing Muzarabani b Richard Ngarava
2 (11)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 18.18
c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Tanaka Chivanga
9 (29)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 31.03
c Craig Ervine b Richard Ngarava
7 (19)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 36.84
c Ben Curran b Blessing Muzarabani
32 (33)
6×4 · 0×6 · SR 96.97
Afsar Zazai
(wk)
c Brad Evans b Tanaka Chivanga
18 (36)
2×4 · 0×6 · SR 50
c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Richard Ngarava
16 (26)
2×4 · 0×6 · SR 61.54
c Craig Ervine b Richard Ngarava
9 (17)
2×4 · 0×6 · SR 52.94
not out
13* (19)
1×4 · 1×6 · SR 68.42
b Blessing Muzarabani
6 (7)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 85.71
b Blessing Muzarabani
0 (3)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Zadran | c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Richard Ngarava | 42 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 71.19 |
| Abdul Malik | c Blessing Muzarabani b Richard Ngarava | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Tanaka Chivanga | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 31.03 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (c) | c Craig Ervine b Richard Ngarava | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 36.84 |
| Bahir Shah | c Ben Curran b Blessing Muzarabani | 32 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 96.97 |
| Afsar Zazai (wk) | c Brad Evans b Tanaka Chivanga | 18 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Ismat Alam | c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Richard Ngarava | 16 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | c Craig Ervine b Richard Ngarava | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | not out | 13* | 19 | 1 | 1 | 68.42 |
| Khalil Gurbaz | b Blessing Muzarabani | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | b Blessing Muzarabani | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total
159/10
(43 ov)
FoW
1-10 (Abdul Malik, 3.6 ov), 2-43 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 14.3 ov), 3-59 (Ibrahim Zadran, 17.6 ov), 4-60 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 19.5 ov), 5-109 (Bahir Shah, 29.4 ov), 6-127 (Afsar Zazai, 34.1 ov), 7-135 (Ismat Alam, 37.3 ov), 8-142 (Sharafuddin Ashraf, 39.5 ov), 9-159 (Khalil Gurbaz, 42.3 ov), 10-159 (Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, 42.6 ov)
Zimbabwe · Bowling
12-1-48-3 · Econ 4
3/48
12 ov
13-2-37-5 · Econ 2.85
5/37
13 ov
6-0-28-0 · Econ 4.67
0/28
6 ov
1-0-3-0 · Econ 3
0/3
1 ov
11-1-40-2 · Econ 3.64
2/40
wd 1 · nb 1
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Muzarabani | 12 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Ngarava | 13 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 2.85 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Evans | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanaka Chivanga | 11 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 3.64 | 1 | 1 |
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Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan: who played
Zimbabwe won by an innings and 73 runs in Test Series 2025 at Harare Sports Club on 20 October 2025. Ben Curran top-scored with 121 off 256 balls and Ziaur Rahman Sharifi took 7/97.
Frequently asked questions
Who played in Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan?
Zimbabwe XI: Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Nick Welch, Brendan Taylor, Craig Ervine (c), Sikandar Raza, Tafadzwa Tsiga (wk), Brad Evans, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Tanaka Chivanga. Afghanistan XI: Ibrahim Zadran, Abdul Malik, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Bahir Shah, Afsar Zazai (wk), Ismat Alam, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Yamin Ahmadzai, Khalil Gurbaz, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi.
Who won Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan?
Zimbabwe won by an innings and 73 runs.
When and where was Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan played?
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan was played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on Monday 20 October 2025, in Test Series 2025.
What were the final scores in Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan?
Zimbabwe scored 347/10 in 103 overs. Afghanistan scored 127/10 in 32.3 overs.
Who was the top run-scorer in Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan?
Ben Curran top-scored with 121 off 256 balls.
Who took the most wickets in Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan?
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi took 7/97 in 31.5 overs.