Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015–16
International cricket tour
Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015–16 | |||
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Zimbabwe | Afghanistan | ||
Dates | 8 October 2015 – 29 October 2015 | ||
Captains | Elton Chigumbura | Asghar Stanikzai | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | Afghanistan won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
Most runs | Sean Williams (152) | Mohammad Nabi (223) | |
Most wickets | Wellington Masakadza (10) | Dawlat Zadran (9) Amir Hamza (9) | |
Player of the series | Mohammad Nabi (Afg) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Afghanistan won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Sikandar Raza (80) | Usman Ghani (78) | |
Most wickets | Chamu Chibhabha (2) | Dawlat Zadran (5) |
The Afghan cricket team toured Zimbabwe between 8 and 29 October 2015. The tour consisted of five One Day International (ODI) matches, two Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) and two tour matches.[1] This was the first time for Afghanistan to play a five-match bilateral ODI series.[2]
Having won the first two ODIs, Afghanistan lost the next two matches. The Afghans won the last ODI, taking the ODI series 3–2 and becoming the first Associate side to beat a Full Member nation in a multi-game ODI series.[3][4] Afghanistan won the T20I series 2–0.
Squads
ODIs | T20Is | ||
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Zimbabwe[5] | Afghanistan[6] | Zimbabwe[5] | Afghanistan[7] |
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Tour matches
One-day: Zimbabwe Chairman's XI v Afghanistan
8 October 2015 Scorecard |
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Afghanistan won by 70 runs Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Christopher Phiri (Zim) and Trevor Phiri (Zim) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 15 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
One-day: Zimbabwe Chairman's XI v Afghanistan
10 October 2015 Scorecard |
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Tendai Chisoro 63 (55) Amir Hamza 2/12 (6 overs) |
Afghanistan won by 22 runs Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Christopher Phiri (Zim) and Trevor Phiri (Zim) |
- Zimbabwe Chairman's XI won the toss and elected to field.
ODI series
1st ODI
16 October 2015 Scorecard |
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Chamu Chibhabha 58 (69) Aftab Alam 1/21 (5 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Wellington Masakadza (Zim) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tendai Chisoro (Zim) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
18 October 2015 Scorecard |
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Afghanistan won by 58 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Mohammad Nabi (Afg) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rashid Khan (Afg) made his ODI and List A debut.
- Mohammad Nabi (Afg) scored his first century in ODIs.[8]
3rd ODI
20 October 2015 Scorecard |
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Richmond Mutumbami 74 (92) Amir Hamza 3/47 (10 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Jeremiah Matibiri (Zim) Player of the match: Richmond Mutumbami (Zim) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
4th ODI
22 October 2015 Scorecard |
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Afghanistan won by 3 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Jeremiah Matibiri (Zim) Player of the match: Mohammad Shahzad (Afg) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI
24 October 2015 Scorecard |
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Sean Williams 102 (124) Dawlat Zadran 4/22 (8 overs) |
Afghanistan won by 73 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Langton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match: Sean Williams (Zim) and Dawlat Zadran (Afg) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Sean Williams (Zim) scored his first ODI century.[4]
T20I series
1st T20I
26 October 2015 Scorecard |
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Afghanistan won by 6 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Jeremiah Matibiri (Zim) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Dawlat Zadran (Afg) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rashid Khan, Usman Ghani (Afg) and Tendai Chisoro, Wellington Masakadza (Zim) all made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
28 October 2015 Scorecard |
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Sean Williams 54 (26) Dawlat Zadran 2/24 (4 overs) |
Afghanistan won by 5 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Langton Rusere (Zim) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Gulbadin Naib (Afg) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- ^ "Afghanistan to tour Zimbabwe for five ODIs, two T20Is". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Afghanistan's chance at history in series decider". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Afghanistan defend 245 in historic series win". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Afghanistan, the fastest Associate off the blocks". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Zimbabwe Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Afghanistan One-Day Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Afghanistan Twenty20 Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Afghanistan level series with Nabi century". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
- Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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