Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2014

The Afghanistan national cricket team toured Zimbabwe from 13 July to 5 August 2014, playing four ODIs and two first-class matches against the Zimbabwean team.[1] The tour was originally scheduled for January 2014 but as a result of player strikes in Zimbabwe it was postponed until later in the year.[2][3]

Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2014
 
  Zimbabwe Afghanistan
Dates 13 July 2014 – 5 August 2014
Captains Brendan Taylor Mohammad Nabi
One Day International series
Results 4-match series drawn 2–2
Most runs Sikandar Raza Butt (210) Usman Ghani (175)
Most wickets Donald Tiripano (7) Sharafuddin Ashraf (6)
Player of the series Sikandar Raza Butt

Squads
ODIs FC
 Zimbabwe  Afghanistan  Zimbabwe  Afghanistan

Tour matches

List A: Zimbabwe A v Afghans
13 July 2014
09:00
Scorecard
Zimbabwe A
209 (50 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
193 (48.3 overs)
Tinotenda Mutombodzi 60 (70)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 6/29 (9.3 overs)
Usman Ghani 79 (110)
Michael Chinouya 2/30 (10 overs)
Afghanistan won by 16 runs
Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Langton Rusere (Zim) and Owen Chirombe (Zim)
Player of the match: Sharafuddin Ashraf (Afg)
  • Zimbabwe A won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sharafuddin Ashraf (Afg) made his List A debut.

List A: Zimbabwe A v Afghans
15 July 2009
09:00
Scorecard
Zimbabwe A
272/3 (48 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
268/7 (50 overs)
Nasir Jamal 64* (76)
Luke Jongwe 3/74 (10 overs)
Zimbabwe A won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Jeremiah Matibiri (Zim) and Christopher Phiri (Zim)

ODI series

1st ODI
18 July 2014
09:00
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
227/4 (45.2 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
221/9 (50 overs)
Sean Williams 70 (65)
Shapoor Zadran 1/32 (9 Overs)
Samiullah Shenwari 65* (85)
Tendai Chatara 2/37 (8 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: Sean Williams (Zim)

2nd ODI
20 July 2014
09:00
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
256/7 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
257/2 (43.3 overs)
Usman Ghani 118 (143)
Sikandar Raza 2/25 (5 overs)
Sikandar Raza 141 (133)
Samiullah Shenwari 1/37 (5.3 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Owen Chirombe (Zim) and Johan Cloete (SA)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Zim)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • The 224-run partnership between Sikandar Raza and Hamilton Masakadza is Zimbabwe's highest for any wicket.
  • Usman Ghani scored the highest score by an Afghanistan batsman.

3rd ODI
22 July 2014
09:00
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
261/8 (50 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
264/8 (49.4 overs)
Hamilton Masakadza 84 (93)
Aftab Alam 2/44 (10 overs)
Javed Ahmadi 56 (57)
Sean Williams 2/33 (10 overs)
Afghanistan won by 2 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Jeremiah Matibiri (Zim) and Johan Cloete (SA)
Player of the match: Hamilton Masakadza (Zim)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nasir Jamal (Afg) made his ODI debut.

4th ODI
24 July 2014
09:00
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
259 (49.1 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
159 (38 overs)
Shafiqullah 56 (43)
Donald Tiripano 5/63 (9.1 overs)
Richmond Mutumbami 64 (75)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 3/29 (9 overs)
Afghanistan won by 100 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Owen Chirombe (Zim) and Johan Cloete (SA)
Player of the match: Donald Tiripano (Zim)

First-class series

First FC
27–30 July 2014
Scorecard
v
105 (47.1 overs)
Rahmat Shah 27 (50)
Tendai Chatara 5/31 (16 overs)
165 (44.5 overs)
Luke Jongwe 58 (86)
Fareed Ahmad 5/54 (11 overs)
321 (92.5 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 99 (103)
Michael Chinouya 4/62 (16 overs)
226 (75.5 overs)
Mark Vermeulen 107 (174)
Mirwais Ashraf 6/35 (19 overs)
Afghanistan won by 35 runs
Country Club, Harare
Umpires: Langton Rusere (Zim) & Russell Tiffin (Zim)

Second FC
2–5 August 2014
Scorecard
v
169 (54.1 overs)
Qaseem Khan 37 (75)
Cuthbert Musoko 3/39 (13 overs)
157 (47.4 overs)
Richmond Mutumbami 44 (69)
Sharafuddin Ashraf 5/33 (10 overs)
99 (38.3 overs)
Rahmat Shah 24 (56)
Natsai M'shangwe 4/20 (6.3 overs)
112/2 (24.3 overs)
Mark Vermeulen 47*
Sharafuddin Ashraf 1/23 (7 overs)
Zimbabwe A won by 8 wickets
Country Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) & Jeremiah Matibiri (Zim)
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References
  1. Afghanistan in Zimbabwe 2014
  2. Afghanistan's Zimbabwe tour cancelled
  3. Afghanistan in Zimbabwe 2013-14
  4. Sibanda dropped for the rest of the ODIs
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