RESULT
1st T20I, Harare, October 29, 2025, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe
AFG 180/6
ZIM (16.1/20 ov, T:181) 127
Afghanistan won by 53 runs
Player Of The Match
Azmatullah Omarzai
, AFG
27 (21) & 3/29
Afghanistan  (20 ovs maximum)
Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rahmanullah Gurbaz †
39	25	6	1	156.00
c Marumani b Sikandar Raza
Ibrahim Zadran 
52	33	6	1	157.57
c Burl b Sikandar Raza
Sediqullah Atal 
25	22	1	1	113.63
c Munyonga b Muzarabani
Darwish Rasooli 
0	1	0	0	0.00
c & b Sikandar Raza
Azmatullah Omarzai 
27	21	1	1	128.57
c Burl b Evans
Mohammad Nabi 
0	2	0	0	0.00
lbw b Muzarabani
Shahidullah 
22	13	4	0	169.23
not out
Rashid Khan (c)
8	5	0	1	160.00
not out
Extras	7	(lb 3, nb 2, w 2)
Total	180/6 
20 Ov (RR: 9.00)
Did not bat: 
Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 
Fareed Ahmad, 
Abdollah Ahmadzai 
Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 7.4 ov), 2-103 (Ibrahim Zadran, 11.1 ov), 3-103 (Darwish Rasooli, 11.2 ov), 4-128 (Sediqullah Atal, 15.1 ov), 5-128 (Mohammad Nabi, 15.3 ov), 6-160 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 18.2 ov)
Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Richard Ngarava
4	0	38	0	9.50	1	0
Blessing Muzarabani
4	0	41 
2
10.25	0	1
Brad Evans
3	0	33 
1
11.00	1	1
Tinotenda Maposa
3	0	26	0	8.66	0	0
Sikandar Raza
4	0	20 
3
5.00	0	0
Ryan Burl
2	0	19	0	9.50	0	0
Zimbabwe  (T: 181 runs from 20 ovs)
Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Brian Bennett 
24	15	3	1	160.00
c Rashid Khan b Azmatullah Omarzai
Tadiwanashe Marumani 
0	2	0	0	0.00
lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Brendan Taylor †
0	1	0	0	0.00
c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Sikandar Raza (c)
1	4	0	0	25.00
c Shahidullah b Azmatullah Omarzai
Ryan Burl 
0	2	0	0	0.00
c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai
Tony Munyonga 
20	19	3	0	105.26
b Abdollah Ahmadzai
Tashinga Musekiwa 
16	16	2	0	100.00
run out (Abdollah Ahmadzai)
Brad Evans 
24	19	2	0	126.31
c & b Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Tinotenda Maposa 
32	15	5	0	213.33
c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Richard Ngarava 
5	2	1	0	250.00
not out
Blessing Muzarabani 
1	2	0	0	50.00
b Abdollah Ahmadzai
Extras	4	(w 4)
Total	127 
16.1 Ov (RR: 7.85)
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 1.2 ov), 2-17 (Brendan Taylor, 1.3 ov), 3-25 (Sikandar Raza, 2.3 ov), 4-25 (Ryan Burl, 2.5 ov), 5-30 (Brian Bennett, 4.6 ov), 6-59 (Tony Munyonga, 8.5 ov), 7-68 (Tashinga Musekiwa, 10.2 ov), 8-121 (Brad Evans, 15.2 ov), 9-126 (Tinotenda Maposa, 15.5 ov), 10-127 (Blessing Muzarabani, 16.1 ov)
Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Azmatullah Omarzai
4	0	29 
3
7.25	2	0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
3	0	20 
4
6.66	2	0
Fareed Ahmad
3	0	27	0	9.00	0	0
Abdollah Ahmadzai
2.1	0	20 
2
9.23	0	0
Rashid Khan
2	0	13	0	6.50	0	0
Shahidullah
2	0	18	0	9.00	0	0
Match Flow
- Afghanistan innings
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 63 runs, 0 wicket)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 26, Ibrahim Zadran 24, Ex 1)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 10.5 overs (66 balls), Extras 2
- Ibrahim Zadran: 50 off 31 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (105 balls), Extras 4
- Zimbabwe behind on over rate, 5 fielders inside the circle for the final over
- Innings Break: Afghanistan - 180/6 in 20.0 overs (Shahidullah 22, Rashid Khan 8)
- Zimbabwe innings
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 5 wickets)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 4
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 4
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (B Evans 19, TT Maposa 32, Ex 0)
Match Details
Harare Sports Club
Toss	Afghanistan, elected to bat first
Series 
Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe
Season 
2025/26
Player Of The Match 
Afghanistan
Azmatullah Omarzai
Series result	Afghanistan led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number 
T20I no. 3537
Hours of play (local time)	13.30 start, First Session 13.30-15.00, Interval 15.00-15.20, Second Session 15.20-16.50
Match days	29 October 2025 - day (20-over match)
Umpires 
Zimbabwe
Iknow Chabi
Zimbabwe
Langton Rusere
TV Umpire 
Zimbabwe
Percival Sizara
Reserve Umpire 
Zimbabwe
Forster Mutizwa
Match Referee 
Zimbabwe
Emmanuel Dube
 
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