Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe Match Stats

Good length and on the pads, Ryan looks to work this one to the on side but fails to get any bat on this.

On a good length and around leg, RB looks to play this to the leg side but fails to connect the bat with the ball again. 

 OUT! TIMBER! Beautifully bowled by Janat and Afghanistan get another wicket and the game is slipping away from the visitors now. Steams in and fires in a yorker on the middle pole, Burl looks to heave this to the leg side but misses. You miss, I hit. The sticks go for a walk. 88 needed in 33 balls now.

Around off, length, tapped towards point for a single. 

Outside off, shorter in length, slapped to deep point for a single. 

Bowls a bouncer on middle and leg, Richmond Mutumbami lets it go, thinking that it will be called a wide. To his surprise, it is not. A very good over by Karim, only 2 runs and a wicket from this one. 86 needed in the last 5 overs.

Flatter ball on off, Raza punches it to long on for a run.

Flighted delivery on the pads and Richmond tucks it with soft hands towards deep mid-wicket. They run two with ease.

FOUR! Powerful strike, this! Full ball on his pads and Richmond thumps it past Rashid for a boundary. There was man at long but he had no chance to stop it.

Flatter ball on the pads, he was looking to come down the track but Rashid adjusted his length, in the end, Richmond gets rapped on the pads and they run a single. Given as a leg bye.

Flatter ball outside off, a touch short and cut away towards backward point for a single.

Length ball outside off, Richmond punches it down the ground to keep the strike.

Short, around off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

 OUT! CAUGHT! Another wicket and Malik strikes and the curtains are being called, on this game. Farid bowls a slower bouncer outside off, Raza looks to pull this one over the man at deep mid-wicket. But his timing on this shot is questionable. The ball goes to the substitute fielder, Ibrahim Zadran there and he again ends up taking a good catch. 75 more needed in 22 balls. 

Fuller and around off, pushed to the fielder at covers.

Around off, on a good length, nudged to square leg for a single. 

Length and outside off, punched through point and the batters collect a couple, as the man in the deep, runs to his left and stops the ball. 

FOUR! Delicately done. On a good length and around off, this is worked cheekily over the short third man fielder, into the third man ropes. 68 needed in the last 3 overs, does not look achievable, honestly. 

RUN OUT APPEAL! Flighted delivery on the pads, Wesley works it towards square leg. Mutumbami wants a second and was almost halfway down the pitch, he is sent back by Wesley. A better throw would have brought curtains on his innings.

Wide! Length ball going down the leg side.

OUT! TIMBER! Googly does the trick again, a length delivery around off and Richmond has a wild slog at it. The bat is nowhere near the ball and the furniture is disturbed behind. Closing things well is Rashid. Donald Tiripano is in next to face the music.

Flatter ball on the pads, worked to long on for a single.

OUT! LBW! That is plumb! Rashid fires a quicker delivery on the stumps and Wesley, who is looking to sweep it away gets beaten and is rapped on the pads. Easy decision for the umpire. Brandon Mavuta walks in next.

Short of a length outside off, Mavuta cuts it to covers.

Fuller ball outside off, Mavuta pushes it past point for a couple.

On a good length outside off, punched to the off side.

Good length on off, pushed through mid on for a single now.

Yorker on middle, Brandon Mavuta gets his bat down quick and keeps this one out. Wanted a single but is sent back by his partner. 

Leg bye. On the middle and leg pole, BM's attempt to flick is missed and the ball takes the pads and rolls to the leg side. A leg bye is sneaked in. 

Around off, fuller, worked to deep cover for a single. 

On a good length around off, heaved away to deep square leg for a single now. With 59 needed in the last over, the game is truly done, in the favor of Afghanistan. 

SIX! This is wonderfully done by Mavuta! Walks across to a full delivery outside off and scoops it towards fine leg boundary for a maximum.

Short ball on off and Mavuta pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Slower bouncer, this. Farid saw Tiripano backing away to the leg side and bowls a slower bouncer outside off. Tiripano looks to cut it away but then decides not to reach for it.

Short ball outside off and cut away over covers for a couple.

Short ball on his body, Donald looks to cut it away but does not middle it, the ball goes to mid off for a single.

 Misses the cheeky shot this time, does Mavuta. It is a slower ball outside off, Mavuta looks to reverse lap this over third man but is beaten for pace. That is the game for Afghanistan, they have been clinical throughout the game. AFGHANISTAN WIN BY 48 RUNS!