Mujeeb’s Four-Wicket Haul Powers Afghanistan to Dominant 53-Run Victory Over Zimbabwe in 1st T20I

Welcome to Sportstar’s coverage of the first T20I match between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, held at the Harare Sports Club on Wednesday.

HIGHLIGHTS

TOSS

Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first.

LINEUPS

Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brendan Taylor, Tashinga Musekiwa (wk), Tony Munyonga, Sikandar Raza (captain), Ryan Burl, Brad Evans, Tinotenda Maposa, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani.

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Shahidullah Kamal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (captain), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Abdullah Ahmadzai.

LIVE STREAMING INFO

Fans in India can watch the first T20I between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan live on the FanCode app and website.

PREVIEW

Afghanistan aims to improve its performance in T20 cricket as it faces Zimbabwe in the first of three T20I matches at Harare Sports Club on Wednesday.

After being eliminated in the group stage of the Asia Cup in September and suffering a 3-0 defeat against Bangladesh in a recent T20I series, Afghanistan’s batting lineup, especially, has faced challenges. The team registered scores of 151, 147, and 143 in those games, all of which were easily chased down by Bangladesh.

Zimbabwe, however, is optimistic following their significant innings-victory in the one-off Test against Afghanistan and is eager to maintain its winning streak. The team has had a successful run with five consecutive victories in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Region qualifier and a 2-1 series win over Namibia.

Both teams will be led by their notable spin-bowling all-rounders, with Sikandar Raza captaining the Zimbabwean side.

SQUADS

Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Dion Myers, Brendan Taylor, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Tinotenda Maposa, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Graeme Cremer, Clive Madande, Tony Munyonga.

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (c), Abdullah Ahmadzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Bashir Ahmad, Noor Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Shahidullah Kamal.

Published on Oct 29, 2025