The Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team are two strong teams that have been part of the T20I journey for a long time. These teams are played against each other in various matches and various formats. This year, in 2025, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe came face to face for the Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe. Both teams were competitive and fierce, playing well. At last, the Afghanistan National Team won the match and series. This Match was held on 3rd T20I match of match(2nd November, 2025) and learn about Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
In this article we discuss about Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Teams Match Scorecard, Teams Squad,
Match Overview
The Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2025, where Zimbabwe and Afghanistan played against each other in 3 3-match T20I tournament. The third match was played on 2nd November, 2025, in Harare Sports Club, Harare in Zimbabwe. The match was supervised by two umpires Langston Rusere and Percival Sizara. The 3rd Umpire was Forster Mutizwa, and the referee on this match was Emmanuel Dube. This match was started at 1:30 pm local time. The player of the match was Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and the player of the series was Ibrahim Zadran.
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Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan- 3rd T20I-Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2025
Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team: Player Squad
Afghanistan National Cricket Team 2025
Player Name
Role
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Wicketkeeper, Batsman
Abdullah Ahmadzai
Bowler
Fareed Ahmad Malik
Bowler
Fazalhaq Farooqi
Bowler
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Bowler
Mohammad Nabi
Bowling All-Rounder
Sharafuddin Ashraf
Bowling All-Rounder
Shahidullah Kamal
Batting All-Rounder
Darwish Rasooli
Batsman
Sediqullah Atal
Batsman
Ibrahim Zadran
Captain, Batsman
Zimbabwe National Cricket Team 2025
Player Name
Role
Brian Bennett
Batting All-Rounder
Richard Ngarava
Bowler
Tinotenda Maposa
Batting All-Rounder
Wellington Masakadza
Bowler
Brad Evans
Bowling All-Rounder
Clive Madande
Wicketkeeper, Batsman
Tashinga Musekiwa
Batsman
Ryan Burl
Batting All-Rounder
Sikandar Raza
Captain, All-Rounder
Brendon Taylor
Wicketkeeper, Batsman
Dion Myers
Batsman
Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Match Scorecard
1st Innings- Afghanistan Batting
Batter
Dismissal
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Gurbaz (wk)
c Raza b Ngarava
92
48
8
5
191.67
Ibrahim Zadran (c)
b Brad Evans
60
49
7
0
122.45
Sediqullah Atal
not out
35
15
2
3
233.33
Shahidullah
c Brian Bennett b Brad Evans
10
8
1
0
125
Nabi
not out
1
1
0
0
100
Category
Value
Extras
12 (b 2, lb 1, w 8, nb 1, p 0)
Total
210-3 (20 Overs, RR: 10.5)
1st Innings- Zimbabwe Bowling
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
Wellington Masakadza
3
0
33
0
11
Ngarava
4
0
40
1
10
Brad Evans
4
0
33
2
8.2
Tinotenda Maposa
2
0
33
0
16.5
Raza (c)
4
0
20
0
5
Ryan Burl
3
0
48
0
16
Afghanistan Fall of Wickets
Batter
Score
Over
Gurbaz
159-1
15.4
Ibrahim Zadran
163-2
16.3
Shahidullah
199-3
19.3
Match Powerplays
Powerplays
Overs
Runs
Mandatory
0.1 – 6
73
Team Partnership
Batsmen
Runs
Balls
Gurbaz & Zadran
92
159
Zadran
58
0
Atal
2
0
Zadran & Atal
4
5
Atal & Shahidullah
23
36
Shahidullah
10
0
Atal & Nabi
10
11
Nabi
1
0
2nd Innings- Zimbabwe Batting
Batter
Dismissal
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Brian Bennett
c Ibrahim Zadran b Abdullah Ahmadzai
47
31
3
2
151.61
Dion Myers
run out (Fareed Ahmad)
5
8
0
0
62.5
Brendan Taylor (wk)
c Mujeeb b Fazalhaq Farooqi
4
4
0
0
100
Sikandar Raza (c)
b Nabi
51
29
7
2
175.86
Ryan Burl
b Mujeeb
37
15
0
5
246.67
Tashinga Musekiwa
c Shahidullah b Fazalhaq Farooqi
28
17
2
1
164.71
Clive Madande
b Fareed Ahmad
4
5
0
0
80
Brad Evans
c Gurbaz b Fareed Ahmad
1
2
0
0
50
Tinotenda Maposa
b Abdullah Ahmadzai
4
3
1
0
133.33
Wellington Masakadza
not out
5
4
0
0
125
Richard Ngarava
c Mujeeb b Abdullah Ahmadzai
5
3
1
0
166.67
Category
Value
Extras
10 (b 0, lb 5, w 4, nb 1, p 0)
Total
201-10 (20 Overs, RR: 10.05)
Afghanistan bowling
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
Fazalhaq Farooqi
4
0
29
2
7.2
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
4
0
30
1
7.5
Fareed Ahmad Malik
3
0
38
2
12.7
Sharafuddin Ashraf
3
0
29
0
9.7
Abdullah Ahmadzai
4
0
42
3
10.5
Mohammad Nabi
2
0
28
1
14
Zimbabwe: Fall of wickets
Batter
Score
Over
Dion Myers
15-1
2.1
Brendan Taylor
19-2
2.5
Sikandar Raza
104-3
10.5
Brian Bennett
126-4
12.5
Ryan Burl
162-5
15.4
Clive Madande
172-6
17.1
Brad Evans
178-7
17.5
Tashinga Musekiwa
190-8
18.4
Tinotenda Maposa
192-9
19.2
Richard Ngarava
201-10
19.6
Match Powerplays
Powerplays
Overs
Runs
Mandatory
0.1 – 6
73
Team Partnership
Batsmen
Runs
Balls
Bennett & Myers
6
15
Myers
5
8
Bennett
0
0
Bennett & Taylor
4
4
Taylor
4
4
Bennett & Raza
30
85
Raza
51
29
Bennett
11
7
Bennett & Burl
22
12
Burl
10
5
Burl & Musekiwa
36
17
Musekiwa
9
7
Musekiwa & Madande
27
10
Madande
6
4
Musekiwa & Evans
10
9
Evans
4
5
Musekiwa & Maposa
5
2
Maposa
8
4
Maposa & Masakadza
12
5
Masakadza
4
1
Maposa
2
2
Masakadza & Ngarava
3
2
Ngarava
9
4
Ngarava
5
3
Match Highlights: Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team
Afghanistan and Zimbabwe played the 3rd T20I match on 2nd November 2025.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran started strong giving a solid 159-run partnership. It secured Afghanistan in a better position.
Gurbaz hit 8 fours and 5 sixes and scored 92 runs.
Zimbabwe, although it started slowly in comparison but quickly picked up the pace Sikandar
Raza and Brian Bennett had a good partnership of 47 runs.
Zimbabwe needed to score 19 runs, but they were all out before reaching the target score. Finally, Afghanistan won the match by 9 runs.
Afghanistan also won the series by winning 3-0 matches and defeating Zimbabwe.
Match Result
Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe by 9 runs in the match between the Afghanistan National Cricket Team and the Zimbabwe National Cricket Team. Afghanistan’s team scored 210 runs, and Zimbabwe’s team scored 201 runs in 20 overs. The player of the match became Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and player of the series was Ibrahim Zadran.
Match Summary
Details
Result
Afghanistan won by 9 runs
Afghanistan
210/3(20)
Zimbabwe
201 (20)
Player of the Match
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Player of the Series
Ibrahim Zadran
Player of the Match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Rahmanullah Gurbaz was Player of the Match in this Series Rahmanullah Gurbaz was born on 28th November 2001 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Rahmanullah defied all his personal hardships, such as family opposition to Cricket. He was debut on international platforms in T20Is in the year 2019, facing Zimbabwe. He made his ODI debut in 2021 opposite Ireland and scored 127 runs. In his short cricket journey, he has been quick to achieve milestones. Gurbaz made his entry in the IPL as a player of the Gujarat Titans in the year 2022.
Later, he was transferred to another team, i.e., Kolkata Knight Riders, and became one of the essential players. Rahmanullah has also participated in the Bangladesh Premier League as a player of Khulna Tigers. He played in the Caribbean Premier League with Barbados Tridents. He has played in other super leagues such as the Pakistan Super League and the Lanka Premier League, amongst others. Gurbaz is known for his massive achievements globally, scoring centuries in the 8 ODI matches.
Conclusion
This article was focuses on providing all information about Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team match scorecard, player squads, and the match commentary. Both teams are known for their own extraordinary performances on the field. These teams played well during the series as well. Both teams were aggressive, strategic, and determined.
