Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Cricket Live Score, 3rd ODI (Zimbabwe National Cricket Team vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard): Eyeing a series win, Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and opted to bowl first against Zimbabwe in the third and final ODI in Harare today.
The first match of the series was washed out due to rain. In the second ODI, Afghanistan thrashed Zimbabwe by 232 runs to take 1-0 lead. After posting a decent 286/6, the tourists shot out Zimbabwe for 54 in just 17.5 overs. This is Afghanistan’s biggest win by run-margin in ODIs.
Playing XIs
Zimbabwe: Ben Curran, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wicketkeeper), Joylord Gumbie, Craig Ervine (captain), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Brian Bennett, Wellington Masakadza, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava, Trevor Gwandu
Afghanistan: Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (wicketkeeper), Bilal Sami, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Fareed Ahmad Malik
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7.4 – OUT! c Ikram Alikhil b Azmatullah Omarzai.
7.3 – Good comeback! Angles it into the off pole and then gets it to leave the batter. Ervine is beaten as he tries to defend.
7.2 – FOUR! Nicely played! On middle. Fuller. Ervine walks across and then works it past mid-wicket. This races away to the fence.
7.1 – Fuller and on off. This is pushed to mid off.
6.6 – On middle. Ervine tucks it on the leg side and takes one.
Batsman_1 : Craig Ervine 1(1)
Batsman_2 : Ben Curran 12(27)
Bowler : AM Ghazanfar 1/1(1)
Over : 7
Run : 1
Wicket : 1
Score : 20/1
6.5 – OUT! This guy just can’t stop taking wickets! On middle. The slog sweep comes out. The extra bounce and it lobs to short fine leg. An easy catch.
6.5 – OUT! c Bilal Sami b AM Ghazanfar.
6.4 – Flatter and around off. This is guided to point.
6.3 – On middle. Gumbie gets right behind the line and plays it to cover.
6.2 – On middle. This is swept but it goes off the inner half to square leg.
6.1 – Flatter and on middle. Blocked.
5.6 – On the stumps this time! Curran gets right behind the line and blocks it.
Batsman_1 : Ben Curran 12(27)
Batsman_2 : Joylord Gumbie 3(9)
Bowler : Azmatullah Omarzai 0/7(3)
Over : 6
Run : 5
Wicket : 0
Score : 19/0
5.5 – Length again and arond off. Curran looks to push but this lands and moves away.
5.4 – Fuller and on off. Curran drives it to cover.
5.3 – On middle. Length. Kept out.
5.2 – Two more! Fuller and on middle. This is worked through mid-wicket for two.
5.1 – Around off. Gumbie pushes it toward mid off for one.
5.1 – Another wide! Full and swinging down the leg side. Gumbie misses the sweep. Wided again.
5.1 – Down the leg side. Gumbie looks to pull but misses. Wided.
4.6 – FOUR! Solid shot! This will give him confidence! Too full and on off, Curran smashes it down past mid off for a boundary.
Batsman_1 : Ben Curran 10(22)
Batsman_2 : Joylord Gumbie 2(8)
Bowler : Fareed Ahmad 0/11(3)
Over : 5
Run : 6
Wicket : 0
Score : 14/0
4.5 – Slides it full and on the pads. Curran flicks it sweetly to deep square leg. The fielder misfield and they take two.
4.4 – Short in length and around off, Curran punches it to point.
4.3 – A good length ball on off, Curran blocks it out.
4.2 – CLOSE AGAIN! Much fuller and on middle and leg, comes with an angle. Curran fails to flick away. Must be going down.
4.1 – CLOSE! Full and around off, nips away a touch. Curran swings his blade and misses.
3.6 – Leg bye! Shapes in a length ball around off, Curran steps across to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW but would have missed the stumps.
Batsman_1 : Ben Curran 4(16)
Batsman_2 : Joylord Gumbie 2(8)
Bowler : Azmatullah Omarzai 0/2(2)
Over : 4
Run : 3
Wicket : 0
Score : 8/0
3.5 – A hard length delivery outside off, Curran rocks back and taps it to point.
3.3 – A good length ball, around off, Gumbie splices his shot to third man for one.
3.2 – Outside off, Curran slashes his blade and it goes aerially to third man for a single.
3.1 – Outside off and it swings away late. Curran tries to play this one with a straight bat but misses.
3.4 – Tad fuller and around off, shapes back in. Curran drills it to mid on.
2.6 – On a length and outside off, Curran slaps it to the left of point for a single.
Batsman_1 : Ben Curran 3(11)
Batsman_2 : Joylord Gumbie 1(7)
Bowler : Fareed Ahmad 0/5(2)
Over : 3
Run : 1
Wicket : 0
Score : 5/0
2.5 – On a length and on middle, Curran eases it to mid on.
