f60318 t2413	Afghanistan v Zimbabwe
	Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates 2020/21 (1st Test)
Venue	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on 2nd, 3rd March 2021 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Zimbabwe won by 10 wickets
Umpires	Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afghanistan), Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
TV umpire	Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afghanistan)
Referee	RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve Umpire	Shiju Sam
Close of play day 1	Zimbabwe (1) 133/5 (Williams 54*, Burl 8*; 39 overs)
Man of the Match	SC Williams
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3, Innings 4

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Afghanistan first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
Abdul Malik	b Muzarabani	0	1	1	-	-
Ibrahim Zadran	c Musakanda b Nyauchi	31	41	71	5	-
Rahmat Shah	c Chakabva b Muzarabani	6	8	13	1	-
Munir Ahmad	c Sikandar Raza b Nyauchi	12	23	39	2	-
Hashmatullah Shahidi	b Nyauchi	5	14	27	1	-
+Afsar Zazai	c Chakabva b Tiripano	37	70	89	6	-
*Asghar Stanikzai	c Chakabva b Muzarabani	13	36	48	2	-
Abdul Wasi	c Kasuza b Sikandar Raza	3	42	68	-	-
Hamza Hotak	not out	16	35	52	3	-
Yamin Ahmadzai	c Tiripano b Williams	1	7	5	-	-
Zahir Khan	c Williams b Muzarabani	0	7	12	-	-
Extras	(4 b, 2 nb, 1 w)	7
Total	(all out, 47 overs)	131
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Abdul Malik, 0.1 ov), 2-8 (Rahmat Shah, 2.2 ov), 3-37 (Munir Ahmad, 9.6 ov), 4-52 (Ibrahim Zadran, 13.1 ov), 5-69 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 15.3 ov), 6-91 (Asghar Stanikzai, 26.5 ov), 7-109 (Afsar Zazai, 33.4 ov), 8-122 (Abdul Wasi, 43.2 ov), 9-123 (Yamin Ahmadzai, 44.5 ov), 10-131 (Zahir Khan, 47 ov)

Zimbabwe bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Muzarabani	12	3	48	4	-	-
Nyauchi	10	1	34	3	-	2
Tiripano	12	5	24	1	1	-
Burl	7	1	9	0	-	-
Williams	3	2	4	1	-	-
Sikandar Raza	3	0	8	1	-	-

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Zimbabwe first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
PS Masvaure	lbw b Hamza Hotak	15	49	68	1	-
KT Kasuza	b Yamin Ahmadzai	0	3	4	-	-
TK Musakanda	b Hamza Hotak	7	22	36	1	-
*SC Williams	c Hashmatullah Shahidi b Hamza Hotak	105	174	273	10	-
WN Madhevere	lbw b Hamza Hotak	0	1	2	-	-
Sikandar Raza	c Abdul Malik b Hamza Hotak	43	62	76	5	-
RP Burl	lbw b Ibrahim Zadran	8	22	32	-	-
+RW Chakabva	c Abdul Malik b Zahir Khan	44	71	93	6	1
DT Tiripano	c Ibrahim Zadran b Zahir Khan	6	7	8	1	-
B Muzarabani	not out	12	17	36	2	-
VM Nyauchi	b Hamza Hotak	0	5	5	-	-
Extras	(2 b, 6 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	10
Total	(all out, 72 overs)	250
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Kasuza, 0.4 ov), 2-22 (Musakanda, 9.2 ov), 3-38 (Masvaure, 14.4 ov), 4-38 (Madhevere, 14.5 ov), 5-109 (Sikandar Raza, 31.6 ov), 6-137 (Burl, 40.2 ov), 7-212 (Chakabva, 61.6 ov), 8-224 (Tiripano, 63.4 ov), 9-250 (Williams, 71.1 ov), 10-250 (Nyauchi, 72 ov)

Afghanistan bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Yamin Ahmadzai	17.1	2	48	1	1	-
Hamza Hotak	25	3	75	6	-	-
Zahir Khan	19	0	81	2	-	-
Abdul Wasi	8.5	0	25	0	-	1
Ibrahim Zadran	2	0	13	1	-	-

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Afghanistan second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
Ibrahim Zadran	c Chakabva b Tiripano	76	145	183	10	-
Abdul Malik	c Chakabva b Nyauchi	0	3	8	-	-
Munir Ahmad	lbw b Muzarabani	1	10	15	-	-
Rahmat Shah	lbw b Nyauchi	0	6	13	-	-
Hashmatullah Shahidi	c Madhevere b Nyauchi	4	7	10	1	-
+Afsar Zazai	lbw b Williams	0	4	5	-	-
*Asghar Stanikzai	b Muzarabani	14	15	23	2	-
Abdul Wasi	b Burl	9	28	39	1	-
Hamza Hotak	not out	21	47	76	1	1
Yamin Ahmadzai	c Williams b Tiripano	0	1	2	-	-
Zahir Khan	c Nyauchi b Tiripano	0	7	8	-	-
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb, 5 w)	10
Total	(all out, 45.3 overs)	135
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Abdul Malik, 1.3 ov), 2-6 (Munir Ahmad, 4.5 ov), 3-15 (Rahmat Shah, 7.2 ov), 4-21 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 9.5 ov), 5-21 (Afsar Zazai, 10.4 ov), 6-47 (Asghar Stanikzai, 16.1 ov), 7-81 (Abdul Wasi, 24.6 ov), 8-129 (Ibrahim Zadran, 43.4 ov), 9-129 (Yamin Ahmadzai, 43.5 ov), 10-135 (Zahir Khan, 45.3 ov)

Zimbabwe bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Muzarabani	8	4	14	2	-	-
Nyauchi	7	1	30	3	1	-
Williams	6	0	28	1	-	-
Tiripano	9.3	2	23	3	-	-
Burl	7	0	13	1	-	-
Sikandar Raza	4	0	16	0	-	-
Madhevere	4	1	6	0	-	-

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Zimbabwe second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
PS Masvaure	not out	5	8	15	1	-
KT Kasuza	not out	11	12	15	2	-
RP Burl	did not bat
*SC Williams	did not bat
WN Madhevere	did not bat
TK Musakanda	did not bat
Sikandar Raza	did not bat
+RW Chakabva	did not bat
DT Tiripano	did not bat
B Muzarabani	did not bat
VM Nyauchi	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(no wicket, 15 minutes, 3.2 overs)	17

Afghanistan bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hamza Hotak	2	0	11	0	-	-
Yamin Ahmadzai	1.2	0	5	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in two.
--> Day 1 Lunch: Afghanistan (1) 85/5 (Afsar Zazai 19*, Asghar Stanikzai 9*; 23 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Afghanistan (1) 131 all out
--> Day 2 Lunch: Zimbabwe (1) 237/8 (Williams 97*, Muzarabani 8*; 67 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Afghanistan (2) 49/6 (Ibrahim Zadran 23*, Abdul Wasi 2*; 18 overs)
--> Afghanistan first innings: 50 in 12.5 overs
--> Afghanistan first innings: 100 in 31.1 overs
--> Zimbabwe first innings: 50 in 17.5 overs
--> Zimbabwe first innings: 100 in 29.3 overs
--> Zimbabwe first innings: 150 in 42.5 overs
--> Zimbabwe first innings: 200 in 56.5 overs
--> Zimbabwe first innings: 250 in 70.4 overs
--> Afghanistan second innings: 50 in 18.5 overs
--> Afghanistan second innings: 100 in 32.6 overs
--> Abdul Malik made his debut in Test matches
--> Munir Ahmad made his debut in Test matches
--> Abdul Wasi made his debut in Test matches
--> WN Madhevere made his debut in Test matches
--> Abdul Malik made his last appearance in Test matches
--> Munir Ahmad made his last appearance in Test matches
--> Abdul Wasi made his last appearance in Test matches
--> Yamin Ahmadzai made his last appearance in Test matches
--> Zahir Khan made his last appearance in Test matches
--> SC Williams (1) 50 in 71 balls with 5 fours
--> SC Williams (1) 100 in 169 balls with 9 fours
--> RW Chakabva (1) passed 6500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 33
--> B Muzarabani (1) passed his previous highest score of 10 in Test matches
--> Ibrahim Zadran (2) 50 in 87 balls with 7 fours
--> Ibrahim Zadran (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 21
--> RP Burl made his debut in United Arab Emirates in First-Class matches
--> RP Burl made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> Rahmat Shah made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> TK Musakanda made his debut in United Arab Emirates in First-Class matches
--> TK Musakanda made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> Munir Ahmad made his debut in United Arab Emirates in First-Class matches
--> WN Madhevere made his debut in United Arab Emirates in First-Class matches
--> Zahir Khan made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> Abdul Malik made his debut in United Arab Emirates in First-Class matches
--> Abdul Wasi made his debut in United Arab Emirates in First-Class matches
--> Ibrahim Zadran made his debut in United Arab Emirates in First-Class matches
--> Ibrahim Zadran made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> B Muzarabani made his debut in United Arab Emirates in First-Class matches
--> B Muzarabani made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> SC Williams made his debut in United Arab Emirates in First-Class matches
--> SC Williams made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> PS Masvaure made his debut in United Arab Emirates in First-Class matches
--> PS Masvaure made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> RW Chakabva made his debut in United Arab Emirates in First-Class matches
--> RW Chakabva made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> Sikandar Raza made his debut in United Arab Emirates in First-Class matches
--> Sikandar Raza made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> KT Kasuza made his debut in United Arab Emirates in First-Class matches
--> KT Kasuza made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> VM Nyauchi made his debut in United Arab Emirates in First-Class matches
--> VM Nyauchi made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> Asghar Stanikzai made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> Afsar Zazai made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> Hashmatullah Shahidi made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> DT Tiripano made his debut in United Arab Emirates in First-Class matches
--> DT Tiripano made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> Yamin Ahmadzai made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> Hamza Hotak made his debut in United Arab Emirates in Test matches
--> VM Nyauchi achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the Afghanistan first innings (previous best was 3-69)
--> B Muzarabani achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed Abdul Malik in the Afghanistan first innings (previous best was 0-48)
--> B Muzarabani reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed Zahir Khan, his 4th wicket in the Afghanistan first innings
--> Hamza Hotak achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed VM Nyauchi in the Zimbabwe first innings (previous best was 5-74)
--> VM Nyauchi achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the Afghanistan second innings (previous best was 3-34)
--> DT Tiripano achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the Afghanistan second innings (previous best was 3-91)

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SC Williams (19) and Sikandar Raza (31) added 50 in 68 balls for the Zimbabwe 5th wicket in the first innings
SC Williams (14) and RW Chakabva (36) added 50 in 82 balls for the Zimbabwe 7th wicket in the first innings