Afghanistan Sweep Zimbabwe 3-0 in Sharjah: Two Hundreds in One Match, Then Noor's Five
Azmatullah Omarzai's 116 beat Sikandar Raza's 106 not out in the second T20I, and Noor Ahmad took 5 for 13 as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 79 in the third.
Afghanistan won all three T20Is against Zimbabwe at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium between 27 October and 1 November.
The results
| Match | Date | Result | |---|---|---| | 1st T20I | 27 Oct | Afghanistan won by 37 runs | | 2nd T20I | 29 Oct | Afghanistan won by 19 runs | | 3rd T20I | 1 Nov | Afghanistan won by 7 wickets |
1st T20I: Rashid's 30 from 10
Zimbabwe chose to bowl and dismissed Afghanistan for 177 in 19.5 overs. Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai made 52 from 22 balls, Shahidullah Kamal 46 and Rashid Khan 30 from 10, while Newman Nyamhuri took 4 for 31. Zimbabwe were all out for 140. Fazalhaq Farooqi took 3 for 13 and Rashid 2 for 20, and Rashid was player of the match.
2nd T20I: Omarzai 116, Raza 106 not out
Afghanistan made 221/7. Azmatullah Omarzai scored 116 from 50 balls and Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai made another fifty, 52 from 27. Sikandar Raza answered with 106 not out from 56 balls, but Zimbabwe finished on 202/5 and lost by 19 runs.
3rd T20I: all out for 79
Afghanistan chose to bowl, and Noor Ahmad took 5 for 13 as Zimbabwe were dismissed for 79 in 14.3 overs. Ryan Burl's 30 was the only score above 10. Afghanistan won inside 8.1 overs, with 71 balls to spare, and Noor was player of the match.