Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe - Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE
Completed
AFG
ZIM
514/10 (169.4 ov)
169.4 overs
vs
504/10 (134.3 ov) & 523/5 (122.1 ov)
134.3 & 122.1 overs
Thursday, 05 November, 2026 | 11:30
TOP BATSMEN
Brendan Taylor ZIM
213 (256)
Craig Ervine ZIM
210 (295)
TOP BOWLERS
Newman Nyamhuri ZIM
5/82 (30.4)
Mohammad Saleem Safi AFG
4/144 (16)
ZIM
504/10 (134.3 ov), CRR: 3.75 RPO
Batting
R
B
4s
6s
S/R
Innocent Kaia
c R Zadran b Q Ahmad
34
51
5
0
66.67
Ben Curran (wk)
b M Saleem Safi
42
113
3
0
37.17
Brendan Taylor (wk)
c Z R Sharifi b H Shahidi
131
168
14
4
77.98
Brian Bennett (c)
c Z Akbar b Q Ahmad
128
206
11
0
62.14
Craig Ervine
lbw b Z Akbar
4
16
0
0
25.00
Antum Naqvi
c I Alikhil b Z Akbar
9
15
1
0
60.00
Wesley Madhevere
c I Alikhil b Z R Sharifi
54
70
9
0
77.14
Tafadzwa Tsiga (wk)
lbw b Q Ahmad
44
81
5
1
54.32
Graeme Cremer
Not out
34
51
4
0
66.67
Newman Nyamhuri
lbw b M Saleem Safi
8
25
0
0
32.00
Blessing Muzarabani
b M Saleem Safi
5
11
1
0
45.45
Fall of Wickets
60/1 (Innocent Kaia, 16.4 Overs) 125/2 (Ben Curran, 34.5 Overs) 262/3 (Brendan Taylor, 68.1 Overs) 271/4 (Craig Ervine, 73.3 Overs) 287/5 (Antum Naqvi, 79.1 Overs) 383/6 (Wesley Madhevere, 101.2 Overs) 437/7 (Brian Bennett, 116.1 Overs) 472/8 (Tafadzwa Tsiga, 124.1 Overs) 498/9 (Newman Nyamhuri, 132.1 Overs) 504/10 (Blessing Muzarabani, 134.3 Overs)
AFG
Bowling
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
E/R
Mohammad Saleem Safi
27.3
6
82
3
0
0
3.00
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
20
3
79
1
0
0
3.95
Zia ur Rehman Akbar
46
7
170
2
0
0
3.70
Qais Ahmad
27
2
120
3
0
0
4.44
Shahidullah Kamal
2
0
11
0
0
0
5.50
Hashmatullah Shahidi
12
2
31
1
0
0
2.58
AFG
514/10 (169.4 ov), CRR: 3.03 RPO
Batting
R
B
4s
6s
S/R
Sediqullah Atal
c TE Tsiga b G Cremer
105
213
6
3
49.30
Abdul Malik
c TE Tsiga b N Nyamhuri
2
14
0
0
14.29
Rahmanullah Zadran
runout (W Madhevere)
113
188
12
1
60.11
Rahmat Shah (c)
st TE Tsiga b G Cremer
173
347
14
3
49.86
Hashmatullah Shahidi
c B Bennett b N Nyamhuri
6
14
0
1
42.86
Shahidullah Kamal
c TE Tsiga b N Nyamhuri
0
6
0
0
0.00
Ikram Alikhil (wk)
c B Curran b G Cremer
40
83
5
0
48.19
Qais Ahmad
c TE Tsiga b N Nyamhuri
27
39
5
0
69.23
Zia ur Rehman Akbar
c TE Tsiga b B Muzarabani
15
99
2
0
15.15
Mohammad Saleem Safi
b N Nyamhuri
9
14
2
0
64.29
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
Not out
7
3
0
1
233.33
Fall of Wickets
14/1 (Abdul Malik, 5.2 Overs) 220/2 (Sediqullah Atal, 65.5 Overs) 251/3 (Rahmanullah Zadran, 75.2 Overs) 275/4 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 82.2 Overs) 275/5 (Shahidullah Kamal, 84.2 Overs) 340/6 (Ikram Alikhil, 107.6 Overs) 395/7 (Qais Ahmad, 122.6 Overs) 487/8 (Zia ur Rehman Akbar, 162.3 Overs) 502/9 (Rahmat Shah, 168.2 Overs) 514/10 (Mohammad Saleem Safi, 169.4 Overs)
ZIM
Bowling
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
E/R
Blessing Muzarabani
35
9
93
1
1
0
2.66
Newman Nyamhuri
30.4
6
82
5
0
1
2.70
Wesley Madhevere
15
2
38
0
0
0
2.53
Graeme Cremer
55
5
177
3
1
0
3.22
Antum Naqvi
29
0
92
0
0
0
3.17
Brian Bennett
5
0
18
0
0
0
3.60
ZIM
523/5 (122.1 ov), CRR: 4.28 RPO
Batting
R
B
4s
6s
S/R
Innocent Kaia
lbw b Z Akbar
1
14
0
0
7.14
Ben Curran (wk)
c S Kamal b Z Akbar
12
22
1
0
54.55
Brendan Taylor (wk)
runout (I Alikhil / Z Akbar)
82
88
11
2
93.18
Brian Bennett (c)
b M Saleem Safi
58
86
6
0
67.44
Craig Ervine
Not out
206
279
23
2
73.84
Antum Naqvi
c S Kamal b A Malik
61
136
2
0
44.85
Wesley Madhevere
Not out
100
108
2
3
92.59
Did Not Bat:
Tafadzwa Tsiga (wk), Graeme Cremer, Newman Nyamhuri, Blessing Muzarabani
Fall of Wickets
7/1 (Innocent Kaia, 3.4 Overs) 38/2 (Ben Curran, 11.4 Overs) 120/3 (Brendan Taylor, 26.3 Overs) 175/4 (Brian Bennett, 42.3 Overs) 315/5 (Antum Naqvi, 84.4 Overs)
AFG
Bowling
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
E/R
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
14
5
41
0
0
0
2.93
Zia ur Rehman Akbar
50
4
173
2
0
0
3.46
Mohammad Saleem Safi
16
1
62
1
0
0
3.88
Qais Ahmad
5
0
32
0
0
0
6.40
Hashmatullah Shahidi
12
0
64
0
0
0
5.33
Abdul Malik
11.1
0
65
1
0
0
5.86
Shahidullah Kamal
10
1
57
0
0
1
5.70
Sediqullah Atal
4
0
27
0
0
0
6.75
Match
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE 1st Test
Venue
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Date & Time
5 November, 2026, 11:30 IST, 06:00 GMT
Weather
Few clouds (32.25°C, Humidity: 51%)
Toss
Zimbabwe elected to bat
Umpires
Jayaraman Madanagopal (India), Rashid Riaz (Pakistan), Ahmad Shah Pakteen (Afghanistan, TV)
Referee
Graeme Labrooy (Sri Lanka)
Man of the Match
Brendan Taylor
