Afghanistan won the ODI tri-series final against Zimbabwe in Sharjah. Ibrahim Zadran finished unbeaten on 70 after Rashid Khan took 3/41; Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza made 68. ICC’s 23 October report confirms Afghanistan won all three of their matches in the competition. The teams next meet in a T20I series starting on 27 October in Sharjah.
Source reported status: Afghanistan won by 7 wkts.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
| Batter | Dismissal / status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennett | c and b Azmatullah Omarzai | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109.09 |
| Tafadzwa Tsiga | c AM Ghazanfar b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Brendan Taylor (wk) | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Bilal Sami | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Sikandar Raza (c) | c Ibrahim Zadran b Rashid Khan | 68 | 83 | 3 | 3 | 81.93 |
| Ryan Burl | c Bilal Sami b Mohammad Nabi | 31 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 68.89 |
| Wessly Madhevere | st Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Mohammad Nabi | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Brad Evans | lbw b Rashid Khan | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | b Rashid Khan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Wellington Masakadza | lbw b Bilal Sami | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 32.00 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | not out | 17 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 43.59 |
Extras: 9 (b 4, lb 1, w 4, nb 0, p 0).
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 7 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 5.90 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1.20 |
| Bilal Sami | 5.3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 4.90 |
| AM Ghazanfar | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Rashid Khan | 10 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 4.10 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 10 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2.50 |
| Batter | Dismissal / status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) | c Madhevere b Newman Nyamhuri | 36 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 116.13 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | not out | 70 | 96 | 4 | 1 | 72.92 |
| Sediqullah Atal | c Brendan Taylor b Newman Nyamhuri | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Rahmat Shah (c) | c Ryan Burl b Madhevere | 43 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 68.25 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | not out | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.00 |
Extras: 8 (b 0, lb 2, w 6, nb 0, p 0).
Did not Bat Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Muzarabani | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3.80 |
| Brad Evans | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Newman Nyamhuri | 6 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 5.00 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.80 |
| Ryan Burl | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3.20 |
| Sikandar Raza (c) | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.70 |
| Wessly Madhevere | 1.3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5.30 |