The third and final game of the ongoing three-match ODI series between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan will take place on Saturday (December 21). The game is scheduled to take place at the Harare Sports Club, Harare.
Afghanistan have taken an unassailable lead in the series by winning the second ODI. After the first ODI was washed out, the visitors thrashed the hosts by 232 runs in the second ODI to go 1-0 up.
Batting first, Afghanistan posted a competitive total of 286/6 in the allotted 50 overs. Openers Sediqullah Atal and Abdul Malik impressed with the bat for the tourists. Atal scored 104 while Malik scored 84 runs while also adding 191 runs for the first wicket.
In reply, Zimbabwe were bowled out for just 54 runs. Only two of their players – Sikandar Raza (19*) and Sean Williams (16) – managed to reach double digits with the bat. For Afghanistan, AM Ghazanfar and Naveed Zadran picked up three wickets each.
With Zimbabwe and Afghanistan now gearing up for the third ODI, stay tuned and follow Cricket Addictor for all the live updates, ball-by-ball commentary, and a detailed scorecard of this match.
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Match Details:
Match: Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, 3rd ODI
Date: December 21, 2024
Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare
Time: 01:00 PM IST/09:30 AM local
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI, live score and coverage:
The live telecast of the upcoming third ZIM vs AFG ODI won’t be available in India. The viewers, however, can watch the full match through live streaming. The live stream of the upcoming game will be available on the FanCode app and website.
Additionally, one can also stay updated about all the actions from the game by following this page. Here we will be providing the following details:
- Live Score: Real-time updates of each and every delivery bowled in the match.
- Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI scorecard including ball-by-ball Commentary
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan head-to-head record:
Zimbabwe and Afghanistan have faced each other in 30 ODIs so far. Of those 29 games, Afghanistan have won 19, Zimbabwe have won 10 while one match ended in no result.
Zimbabwe and Afghanistan Playing XI:
Zimbabwe Probable XI:
- Ben Curran
- Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk)
- Brian Bennett
- Dion Myers
- Craig Ervine (c)
- Sean Williams
- Sikandar Raza
- Tinotenda Maposa
- Newman Nyamhuri
- Richard Ngarava
- Trevor Gwandu
Afghanistan Probable XI:
- Sediqullah Atal
- Abdul Malik
- Rahmat Shah
- Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Mohammad Nabi
- Ikram Alikhil (wk)
- Rashid Khan
- Naveed Zadran
- AM Ghazanfar
- Fazalhaq Farooqi