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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe in 3rd ODI @ Bulawayo Tuesday July 22,2014

Afghanistan 264-8 (49.4 overs) beat Zimbabwe 261-8 (50 overs) by two wickets

Zimbabwe had won the first two games, and posted 261-8 - their biggest score of the series - thanks to Hamilton Masakadza's 84 and good knocks by captain Brendan Taylor (53) and Sean Williams (49).
But Javed Ahmadi (56) and Usman Ghani (43) added 83 for the first Afghanistan wicket, while Samiullah Shenwari (41) and captain Mohammad Nabi (42) kept the visitors in touch.
With 46 needed from 24 balls, Nabi pulled Sikandar Raza for two sixes off the first two balls of the 47th over before being run out, which brought Zadran, better known as a seam bowler, to the crease at number nine - and he hit two more sixes to round off the over.
Despite another run-out accounting for Sharafuddin Ashraf in the next over, Zadran helped himself to two more maximums as his unbeaten 24 - all in sixes - came off only seven balls to secure a famous victory.

Chasing 262 to win, the Afghans needed 61 from the last five overs but Dawlat Zadran (24 not out) secured victory by smashing a six with two balls to spare.

It is only the second win over a Test-playing nation for Afghanistan, whose national team was formed in 2001.

Scorecard

Zimbabwe - 261 for 8 (50.0 overs)




Runs Minutes Balls 4s 6s
H Masakadza c Ahmadzai b Alam 84 104 93 9 2
Raza c Ahmadzai b D Zadran 11 25 25 2 0
Taylor run out (D Zadran) 53 116 81 3 0
Williams c Nabi b Ashraf 49 78 52 4 1
Waller c Shafiqullah b D Zadran 15 34 21 1 0
Chigumbura run out (Ghani) 20 24 15 2 1
Maruma c Shenwari b Nabi 13 8 9 0 1
Mushangwe b Alam 0 4 2 0 0
S Masakadza not out 1 2 0 0
Kamungozi not out 2 2 0 0
Extras 2nb 4w 5b 2lb 13
Total for 8 (50.0 ovs) 261
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
S Zadran 5.4 1 17 0
D Zadran 8.0 1 49 2
Alam 10.0 1 44 2
Ashraf 10.0 0 51 1
Ghani 2.2 0 13 0
Nabi 10.0 0 56 1
Shenwari 4.0 0 24 0
Fall of Wicket
36 Raza
145 H Masakadza
180 Taylor
217 Waller
225 Williams
254 Maruma
258 Mushangwe
258 Chigumbura

Afghanistan - 264 for 8 (49.4 overs)




Runs Minutes Balls 4s 6s
Ahmadi b Raza 56 80 57 7 1
Ghani c Mushangwe b Williams 43 68 43 4 1
Ali c Chatara b Mushangwe 0 4 4 0 0
Shenwari c Kamungozi b Mushangwe 41 93 70 3 0
Ahmadzai c Kamungozi b Waller 28 45 49 1 0
Nabi run out (Waller) 42 48 40 1 2
Shafiqullah lbw b Williams 3 9 10 0 0
Ashraf run out (Mushangwe) 14 17 11 0 1
D Zadran not out 24 21 7 0 4
S Zadran not out 5 17 8 0 0
Extras 1nb 5w 0b 2lb 8
Total for 8 (49.4 ovs) 264
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets
Chatara 6.0 0 34 0
S Masakadza 4.4 0 35 0
Kamungozi 10.0 1 54 0
Williams 10.0 2 33 2
Mushangwe 10.0 0 50 2
Raza 5.0 0 41 1
H Masakadza 1.0 0 6 0
Waller 3.0 0 9 1
Fall of Wicket
83 Ghani
83 Ali
112 Ahmadi
166 Ahmadzai
189 Shenwari
196 Shafiqullah
229 Nabi
246 Ashraf

 Squads

Zimbabwe

Hamilton Masakadza
Sikandar Raza
Brendan Taylor (C, W)
Sean Williams
Timycen Maruma
Malcolm Waller
Elton Chigumbura
Shingirai Masakadza
Tendai Chatara
Tafadzwa Kamungozi
Natsai M'shangwe

Afghanistan

Noor Ali Zadran
Usman Ghani
Mohammad Ahmadi
Mohammad Nabi (C)
Samiullah Shenwari
Nasir Ahmadzai
Shafiq Shafiqullah (W)
Aftab Alam
Dalwat Zadran
Sharafuddin Ashraf
Shapoor Zadran


Afghanistan beat Bangladesh in  the Asia Cup in March 2014, also in the 50-over format.


Afghanistan's record against ICC full members

One-day internationals Twenty20 internationals
v Australia: Lost 1 v Bangladesh: Lost 1
v Bangladesh: Won 1 v England: Lost 1
v India: Lost 1 v India: Lost 2
v Pakistan: Lost 2 v Pakistan: Lost 1
v Sri Lanka: Lost 1 v South Africa: Lost 1
v Zimbabwe: Won 1, Lost 2


Afghanistan's record v ICC associate members

One-day internationals Twenty20 internationals
v Canada: Won 4, Lost 1 v Canada: Won 2
v Hong Kong: Won 1 v Hong Kong: Won 1
v Ireland: Lost 2 v Ireland: Won 2, Lost 3
v Kenya: Won 4, Lost 2 v Kenya: Won 2, Lost 1
v Netherlands: Won 4, Lost 2 v Nepal: Lost 1
v Scotland: Won 4, Lost 2 v Netherlands: Won 1, Lost 2
v UAE: Won 1 v Scotland: Won 4

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