International cricket tour
The Afghan cricket team toured Zimbabwe between January and February 2017.[1] The tour consisted of five One Day International (ODI) matches.[2] Ahead of the ODI series, the Afghanistan A cricket team played five "unofficial" List A ODI matches against the Zimbabwe A cricket team.[3] Afghanistan won the List A series 4–1[4]
and the ODI series 3–2.[5]
Prior to the start of the ODI matches, Zimbabwe Cricket brought forward the fixtures in their domestic List A completion, the 2016–17 Pro50 Championship, in preparation for the tour.[6][7]
Squads
Hamilton Masakadza was added to Zimbabwe's squad ahead of the 2nd ODI.[11]
List A series
1st List A match
2nd List A match
- Zimbabwe A won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Zimbabwe A's innings set them a revised total of 182 from 31 overs.
- Nasir Khan, Zamir Khan (Afghanistan A) and Ryan Murray (Zimbabwe A) all made their List A debuts.
3rd List A match
4th List A match
- Afghanistan A won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Afghanistan A's innings set them a revised total of 162 from 40 overs.
- Richard Ngarava (Zim) made his List A debut.
5th List A match
- Zimbabwe A won the toss and elected to bat.
- Brandon Mavuta (Zim) made his List A debut.
ODI series
1st ODI
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play during Zimbabwe's innings, setting them a revised total of 207 from 46 overs.
- Play was attempted to be restarted after the rain delay, however, no further play was possible due to an issue with the outfield.[12]
- Ryan Burl and Richard Ngarava (Zim) both made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the lowest total that Zimbabwe had successfully defended in an ODI.[13]
4th ODI
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play during Afghanistan's innings, reducing the game to 42 overs per side, with Zimbabwe set a target of 105 runs.
- Ihsanullah and Karim Janat (Afg) both made their ODI debuts.
5th ODI
- A rain delay during the innings break set Zimbabwe a revised total of 161 from 22 overs.
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was Zimbabwe's third-lowest total in ODIs and their lowest total against Afghanistan.[14]
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