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Afghanistan Tour Of Zimbabwe – All You Need To Know
Afghanistan’s national team is ready to visit Zimbabwe for an all-format bilateral series that will start on Wednesday, December 11 with the first T20I that will be played in the country’s capital, Harare.
The much-anticipated tour of Zimbabwe consists of three ODIs, three T20Is and two Test matches.
All the white-ball matches will be played in Harare. The two Test matches will be played at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
Both teams have announced their squads for the white-ball series. Sikandar Raza will lead Zimbabwe in both formats but the Test squad will be announced later.
Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead the Afghan side in ODIs and Rashid Khan will captain in the T20I matches.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman has been added to the Afghan side for the Zimbabwe tour.
Squads are as follows:
Afghanistan Vs Zimbabwe ODI:
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Rahmat Shah (vice-capt), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Abdul Malik, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, AM Ghazanfar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadran and Farid Ahmad Malik
Zimbabwe: Craig Ervine, Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Joylord Gumbie, Trevor Gwandu, Clive Madande, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brandon Mavuta, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams.
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe T20I Squads:
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (capt), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Mohammad Ishaq (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Nabi, Darwish Rasooli, Zubaid Akbari, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad and Naveen Ul Haq
Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza, Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Trevor Gwandu, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Brandon Mavuta, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava.
