ZIM vs AFG Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 1st Match

Last Updated on Oct 20, 2025 10:04 AM

Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Cricket Match Previews
Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2025
AFG 4/0 (2)
ZIM
Day 1: 1st Session
Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ibrahim Zadran* | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33333333333333 |
Abdul Malik | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33333333333333 |
Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Ngarava* | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Blessing Muzarabani | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Zimbabwe Confirmed Playing11:
1- Brian Bennett, 2- Ben Curran, 3- Nick Welch, 4- Brendan Taylor, 5- Craig Ervine(c), 6- Sikandar Raza, 7- Tafadzwa Tsiga(w), 8- Brad Evans, 9- Richard Ngarava, 10- Blessing Muzarabani, 11- Tanaka ChivangaAfghanistan Confirmed Playing11:
1- Ibrahim Zadran, 2- Abdul Malik, 3- Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), 4- Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 5- Bahir Shah, 6- Afsar Zazai(w), 7- Ismat Alam, 8- Sharafuddin Ashraf, 9- Khalil Gurbaz, 10- Yamin Ahmadzai, 11- Ziaur Rahman SharifiToday's Match Live Score ↻
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ZIM vs AFG (Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan) Match Details
Match | Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan (ZIM vs AFG) |
League | Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2025 |
Date | Monday, 20th October 2025 |
Time | 01:30 PM (IST) - 08:00 AM (GMT) |
ZIM vs AFG Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
ZIM vs AFG Match Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
ZIM vs AFG Pitch Report: The Pitch at Harare is balanced one, the bowlers do get some swing initially from the surface, however it is considered to be a batting friendly surface.
ZIM vs AFG Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Harare, ZW will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 14°C on the match day with 54% humidity and 14.1 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 51% chances of precipitation during the game.
Harare Sports Club Score Records:
Total matches: | 39 |
Batting first won: | 18 |
Bowling first won: | 12 |
1st inn avg score: | 328 |
2nd inn avg score: | 311 |
Highest Total: | 600/3 |
Lowest Total: | 59/10 |
ZIM vs AFG (Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan) Playing 11
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan (ZIM vs AFG) Match Preview
ZIM vs AFG Match Preview: Zimbabwe is set to take on Afghanistan in Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2025 on Monday, 20 October 2025 at 01:30 PM IST.

Zimbabwe (ZIM) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Ben Curran and Brian Bennett will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Brendan Taylor will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Sikandar Raza and Craig Ervine will strengthen the middle order for Zimbabwe.
- Sikandar Raza will lead the Zimbabwe as a Captain. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Wicketkeeper
- Brendan Taylor will do the Wicket Keeping for Zimbabwe.
Spin Bowlers
- Brian Bennett and Sikandar Raza will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Sikandar Raza was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Pace Bowlers
- Richard Ngarava and Tinotenda Tinashe Maposa will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Afghanistan (AFG) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
One-Down Batter
- Hashmatullah Shahidi will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Abdul Malik-II and Ikram Alikhil will strengthen the middle order for Afghanistan.
- Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead the Afghanistan as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Ikram Alikhil will do the Wicket Keeping for Afghanistan.
Pace Bowlers
- Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar and Sharafuddin Ashraf will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan (ZIM vs AFG) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
ZIM vs AFG Match Prediction: Zimbabwe looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, AFG will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
ZIM vs AFG Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2025 Match Expert Advice: Richard Ngarava will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Tinotenda Tinashe Maposa will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
ZIM vs AFG Head to Head
ZIM vs AFG Head to Head Records: Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan have faced each other in 4 matches in TEST. Out of these 4 games, Zimbabwe have won 1 whereas Afghanistan have won 2 Matches.
Team | Match Win |
---|---|
ZIM | 1 Won |
AFG | 2 Won |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
ZIM vs AFG Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, Rahmanullah Gurbaz is the best choice.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
ZIM vs AFG Winning Prediction
- Zimbabwe team has the upper hand over Afghanistan team. So try to pick more players from Zimbabwe
ZIM vs AFG Small League Must Picks:
ZIM - Richard Ngarava [214 points], Tinotenda Tinashe Maposa [130 points]AFG - Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar [417 points], Shahidullah Kamal [144 points]
ZIM vs AFG Grand League Risky Picks:
ZIM - Tanunurwa Makoni [0 points], Nick Welch [0 points]AFG - Ikram Alikhil [0 points], Ismat Alam [0 points]
ZIM vs AFG Death Over Bowlers:
ZIM - Richard Ngarava, Blessing MuzarabaniAFG -
Zimbabwe (ZIM) Key Players
- Wellington Masakadza [0W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 0W]
- Ben Curran [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
- Sikandar Raza [1W, (28, 1W), 3W, (28, 1W)]
- Brian Bennett [40, 13, 19, 81, 1]
- Craig Ervine [66, [22*, 104], 5, 0, 70]
- Richard Ngarava [2W, 0W, 0W, 2W, 4W]
Afghanistan (AFG) Key Players
- Ibrahim Zadran [95, 24, 5, 1]
- Abdul Malik-II [PTs: 18, CR: 9]
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz [42, 14, 35, 8]
ZIM vs AFG Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Ben Curran [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
- Ibrahim Zadran [PTs: 5, CR: 8.5]
- Abdul Malik-II [PTs: 18, CR: 9]
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz [PTs: 26, CR: 8]
- Sikandar Raza [PTs: 35, CR: 9]
- Brian Bennett [PTs: 64, CR: 7]
ZIM vs AFG Injury / Unavailability
Zimbabwe Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Afghanistan Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
ZIM vs AFG Live Stream
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ZIM vs AFG match will be live telecast on FanCode.
ZIM vs AFG Cricket Match Highlights
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Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan (ZIM vs AFG) Squads
Zimbabwe (ZIM) Squad: Craig Ervine, Richard Ngarava, Wellington Masakadza, Brendan Taylor(WK), Sikandar Raza(C), Roy Kaia, Ben Curran, Nick Welch, Blessing Muzarabani, Tafadzwa Tsiga(WK), Tanaka Chivanga, Antum Naqvi, Tanunurwa Makoni, Brad Evans, Brian Bennett, Tinotenda Tinashe Maposa
Afghanistan (AFG) Squad: Yamin-Ahmadzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Shahidullah Kamal, Afsar Zazai(WK), Hashmatullah Shahidi(C), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK), Bahir Shah, Abdul Malik-II, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, Hashim Khalil Gurbaz, Ismat Alam, Bashir Ahmadzari, Ikram Alikhil(WK), Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar
ZIM vs AFG Experts Team

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