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