Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Only Test Day 2 Highlights – 21 October 2025
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Highlights 2025 Only Test Day 2: The action continued at Harare Sports Club as Zimbabwe and Afghanistan battled on Day 2 of their Only Test match. It was an exciting day of cricket with some top performances from both sides in the Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2025.
Match Summary
Toss: Zimbabwe chose to bowl first.
Venue: Harare Sports Club
Date: 21 October 2025
Zimbabwe Innings
Zimbabwe posted a solid total of 359 runs in their first innings, batting through 103 overs. Ben was the star performer with a brilliant 121 runs off 256 balls, including fifteen boundaries. Sikandar Raza played a composed innings of 65 runs, while Brendan Taylor added 32. Brad Evans remained unbeaten on 35* as Zimbabwe’s lower order added valuable runs.
For Afghanistan, Ziaur was outstanding with the ball, taking 7 wickets for 97 runs in 32 overs. Ismat chipped in with two wickets, and Sharafuddin took one.
Afghanistan Innings
In reply, Afghanistan ended the day at 34/1, trailing by 198 runs. They lost an early wicket but managed to survive the late session under fading light. Zimbabwe bowlers maintained good discipline, keeping Afghanistan under pressure as Day 2 came to a close.
Playing XIs
Zimbabwe Team
- Bennett
- Curran
- Welch
- Brendan Taylor
- Craig Ervine (c)
- Sikandar Raza
- Clive Tsiga
- Brad Evans
- Richard Ngarava
- Blessing Muzarabani
- Victor Chivanga
Afghanistan Team
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Abdul Malik
- Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Noor Shah
- Hazratullah Zazai (wk)
- Nasir Alam
- Azmatullah Ashraf
- Ziaur Rahman
- Yamin Ahmadzai
- Sharafuddin Sharifi
Head-to-Head in Tests
Total Matches: 4
Zimbabwe Won: 1
Afghanistan Won: 2
Team Rankings
Zimbabwe Test Ranking: 12th
Afghanistan Test Ranking: 11th
Recent Form (Last Five Tests)
Zimbabwe: LLLLL
Afghanistan: WLLLW
Match Officials
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock, Nitin Menon
TV Umpire: A. Boraine
Match Referee: Richie Richardson
Reserve Umpire: Percival Sizara
Match Timings
08:00 AM GMT | 10:00 AM Local
Watch Highlights
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External Source:
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