Mumbai Indians pick of Rs. 4.80 crore for IPL 2025 auctions takes five-wicket haul: Help Afghanistan secure series against Zimbabwe

Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe 2-0 in back-to-back win after the washout of the opening match in the three-match ODI series. In the last ODI, the visitors gave out a strong performance that shoe their upper hand in every aspect of the game. Afghanistan team has won a white-ball series for the sixth time in a row.

Afghanistan had decided to bowl first, which came out to be very successful. In the power-play, Zimbabwe got reduced to 38/3. Afghanistan team was able to dominate the conditions as the hosts lacked high motive. Sikandar Raza and Sean Williams made an attempt to keep Zimbabwe’s innings safe.

Allah Ghazanfar was the star of the innings as he left Zimbabwe’s batters shocked. Ghazanfar destroyed the middle order and lower order with a five-wicket haul in an incredible 10-over spell. Sean Williams was the only player who made an attempt to show any resistance, but his dismissal sealed Zimbabwe’s downfall. Rashid helped the team bowl out the hosts for just 127 runs.

Afghani batter showed confidence as they chase a mediocre target. Richard Ngarava le Zimbabwe’s pacers to a strong start as he took advantage of the conditions. Abdul Malik held one end of the pitch, whereas, Sediqullah Atal played with confidence and maintained his splendid game.

Afghanistan was in control of the game by the time Malik got dismissed. Rahmat Shah and captain Hashmatullah Shahidi made sure that they made a solid connection and chase down the target. Afghanistan ended the series with a massive 8-wicket victory.

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