ZIM vs AFG 2024/25, Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 2nd ODI, Harare Match Report, 19 December 2024

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Throw Zimbabwe choose to bowl vs Afghanistan

Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to play first against Afghanistan in the second of the three-match ODI series in Harare after the first match was washed out.

The hosts gave a debut to fast bowler Tinotenda Maposa, with leading seamer Blessing Muzarbani missing the match. Afghanistan remained unchanged from the XI that had played the opening match.

In contrast to Tuesday, Thursday offered sunny conditions and there was some green on the surface, which was also used for the previous match.

Only 9.2 overs were possible in the opening ODI due to persistent rain. But even in that period, Zimbabwe were reduced to five down, thanks to Azmatullah Omarzai, who picked up four wickets with his swing and seam movement.

Zimbabwe: 1 Ben Curran, 2 Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), 3 Dion Myers, 4 Craig Ervine (capt), 5 Sean Williams, 6 Sikandar Raza, 7 Brian Bennet, 8 Newman Nyamhuri, 9 Richard Ngarava, 10 Tinotenda Maposa, 11 Trevor Gwandu

Afghanistan: 1 Sediqullah Atal, 2 Abdul Malik, 3 Rahmat Shah, 4 Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), 5 Azmatullah Omarzai, 6 Mohammad Nabi, 7 Ikram Alikhil (wk), 8 Rashid Khan, 9am Ghazanfar, 10 Faroo Navqedi, 10 Fazalha Zandra, 10 Pharaoh