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Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 2024-25, Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, 1st Test, Day 1, Match Update, Zimbabwe Chose to Bat

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Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 2024-25, Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, 1st Test, Day 1, Match Update, Zimbabwe Chose to Bat

Zimbabwe (85 Overs) 363/4.

Afghanistan

Zimbabwe Chose to Bat

Zimbabwe 1st Innings

Zimbabwe1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Joylord Gumbie †	c †Afsar Zazai b Naveed Zadran	9	30	48	1	0	30.00
Ben Curran	b Ghazanfar	68	74	118	11	0	91.89
Takudzwanashe Kaitano	c Sediqullah Atal b Zahir Khan	46	115	150	4	1	40.00
Sean Williams	c Rahmat Shah b Naveed Zadran	154	174	266	10	3	88.50
Dion Myers	c & b Ghazanfar	27	38	46	3	0	71.05
Craig Ervine (c)	c †Afsar Zazai b Zia-ur-Rehman	101	174	219	10	0	58.04
Brian Bennett	not out	113	126	179	5	4	89.68
Brandon Mavuta	b Zia-ur-Rehman	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
Newman Nyamhuri	c †Afsar Zazai b Zahir Khan	26	38	37	2	1	68.42
Blessing Muzarabani	b Azmatullah Omarzai	19	34	36	1	1	55.88
Trevor Gwandu	c †Afsar Zazai b Ghazanfar	3	9	20	0	0	33.33
Extras	(b 1, lb 16, nb 2, w 1)	20
Total	135.2 Ov (RR: 4.33)	586

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Naveed Zadran	23	1	109	2	4.73	1	0
Azmatullah Omarzai	19	1	66	1	3.47	0	0
AM Ghazanfar	29.8	3	127	3	4.18	0	0
Zahir Khan	28	0	127	2	4.53	0	2
Zia-ur-Rehman	26	2	101	2	3.88	0	0
Abdul Malik	6	1	23	0	3.83	0	0
Hashmatullah Shahidi	3	0	16	0	5.33	0	0

Match Flow

Day 1

Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 2
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 56/1 in 12.0 overs (BJ Curran 40, T Kaitano 5)
BJ Curran: 50 off 54 balls (7 x 4)
Lunch: Zimbabwe - 92/2 in 25.3 overs (T Kaitano 13)
Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 26.2 overs (158 balls), Extras 2
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (T Kaitano 19, SC Williams 31, Ex 0)
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 146/2 in 38.4 overs (T Kaitano 32, SC Williams 35)
Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 39.6 overs (240 balls), Extras 2
SC Williams: 50 off 58 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 50.3 overs (304 balls), Extras 4
Tea: Zimbabwe - 204/3 in 52.0 overs (SC Williams 54, D Myers 23)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (SC Williams 22, D Myers 27, Ex 1)
Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 62.6 overs (379 balls), Extras 5
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (SC Williams 22, CR Ervine 27, Ex 1)
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 275/4 in 68.0 overs (SC Williams 88, CR Ervine 30)
SC Williams: 100 off 115 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
Zimbabwe: 300 runs in 71.6 overs (433 balls), Extras 7
Drinks: Zimbabwe - 305/4 in 73.0 overs (SC Williams 107, CR Ervine 41)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 136 balls (SC Williams 53, CR Ervine 47, Ex 3)
CR Ervine: 50 off 80 balls (5 x 4)
Second new ball taken at 80.2 overs
Zimbabwe: 350 runs in 81.5 overs (493 balls), Extras 12
End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 363/4 in 85.0 overs (SC Williams 145, CR Ervine 56)
Second new ball taken at 80.1 overs
108.5: One run short by Hashmatullah Shahidi
108.5: One run short by Hashmatullah Shahidi