Zimbabwe will kick off a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan with the first clash at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on Tuesday. Afghanistan are heading into this series with a 2-1 T20I series over hosts after losing the first T20I match.
We will have two new skippers leading the side with batter Craig Ervine in charge of Zimbabwe and Hashmatullah Shahidi taking over from Rashid Khan for Afghanistan. The series will be important one for Afghanistan as they are preparing themselves for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 which is set to take place in Pakistan in a couple of months time.
Since losing to Sri Lanka in a ODI series last year, Afghanistan have enjoyed a very successful run in the 50-over format. They posted their first-ever ODI series win over South Africa in the UAE earlier this year, defeating them 2-1 and followed it up with another 2-1 series win over Bangladesh.
In the last five ODI matches between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, the visitors have won 4 of them including the last three matches on the trot. Zimbabwe’s last ODI win over Afghanistan came in 2018 season – a two-run win.
ODIs, here we come!
AfghanAtalan will be in action in the first of the three ODIs tomorrow at 12:00 PM (AFT) against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club in Harare. #AfghanAtalan | #ZIMvAFG | #GloriousNationVictoriousTeam pic.twitter.com/4JNWHlnkXL
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) December 16, 2024
Here are all the details about Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 2024 1st ODI…
The Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 2024 1st ODI will take place from Tuesday, December 17.
The Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 2024 1st ODI will be held at the Harare Sports Club in Harare.
The Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 2024 1st ODI will begin at 1pm IST. The toss for the match will be held at 1230pm.
The Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 2024 1st ODI will not be available LIVE on TV in India.
The Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 2024 1st ODI will be available for livestreaming on FanCode website and app.
Zimbabwe: Craig Ervine (c), Tadiwanashe Marumani, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza, Brian Bennett, Sean Williams, Ben Curran, Trevor Gwandu, Richard Ngarava, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sadiqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Nangeyalia Karote, Allah Ghanzafar, Gulbadin Naib
