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Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe Scorecard, Test Series 2026
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The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 9 November 2026
Zimbabwe batting
1st innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IK  Innocent Kaiac Rahmanullah Zadran b Qais Ahmad |
34 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 66.7 |
 Ben Curranb Mohammad Saleem |
42 | 113 | 3 | 0 | 37.2 |
 Brendan Taylorc Ziaur Rahman Sharifi b Hashmatullah Shahidi |
131 | 168 | 14 | 4 | 78.0 |
 Brian Bennett (c)c Zia ur Rehman Akbar b Qais Ahmad |
128 | 206 | 11 | 0 | 62.1 |
 Craig Ervinelbw b Zia ur Rehman Akbar |
4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| AN Antum Naqvic Ikram Alikhil b Zia ur Rehman Akbar |
9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 |
 Wesley Madheverec Ikram Alikhil b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi |
54 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 77.1 |
| TT Tafadzwa Tsiga (wk)lbw b Qais Ahmad |
44 | 81 | 5 | 1 | 54.3 |
 Graeme Cremernot out |
34* | 51 | 4 | 0 | 66.7 |
| NN Newman Nyamhurilbw b Mohammad Saleem |
8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 |
 Blessing Muzarabanib Mohammad Saleem |
5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.5 |
| Extras | 11 (b 8, lb 3) | ||||
| Total | 504 (all out, 134.3 ov) | ||||
1-60 Innocent Kaia 16.4 ov, 2-125 Ben Curran 34.5 ov, 3-262 Brendan Taylor 68.1 ov, 4-271 Craig Ervine 73.3 ov, 5-287 Antum Naqvi 79.1 ov, 6-383 Wesley Madhevere 101.2 ov, 7-437 Brian Bennett 116.1 ov, 8-472 Tafadzwa Tsiga 124.1 ov, 9-498 Newman Nyamhuri 132.1 ov, 10-504 Blessing Muzarabani 134.3 ov
Afghanistan bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Mohammad Saleem |
27.3 | 5 | 82 | 3 | 2.98 |
 Ziaur Rahman Sharifi |
20 | 3 | 79 | 1 | 3.95 |
 Zia ur Rehman Akbar |
46 | 7 | 170 | 2 | 3.70 |
 Qais Ahmad |
27 | 2 | 120 | 3 | 4.44 |
 Shahidullah Kamal |
2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 |
 Hashmatullah Shahidi |
12 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 2.58 |
Match details
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, bat
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Start
- Thu 5 Nov, 06:00 UK
- Competition
- Test Series 2026
- Next meeting
- Afghanistan v ZimbabweFri 13 Nov, 06:00 GMT
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe Questions
When is Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe?
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe starts at 06:00 UK time (11:30 in India) on Thursday 5 November 2026, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, part of Test 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?
The Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe 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 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 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 a good score at Sharjah Cricket Stadium?
A good first-innings score at Sharjah Cricket Stadium is around 504, the average over its last 1 Test matches, and the side batting first has won 0% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.