Zimbabwe and Afghanistan will be both aiming for a series win when the two sides face off in the second Test of the two-match series at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo from Thursday. The first Test, which was a Boxing Day Test, ended in a high-scoring draw earlier this week with the home side notching up 586 in the first innings and Afghanistan replying with a massive 699 in the rain-hit game.
For Zimbabwe, Sean Williams top-scored with 154 while captain Craig Ervine and all-rounder Brian Bennett notched up centuries in their first innings. Ben Curran, who is younger brother of England all-rounders Sam Curran and Tom Curran, notched up a fifty in his debut innings as well.
Afghanistan replied with a massive total with captain Hashmatullah Shahidi scoring 246 and Rahmat Shah scoring 234. The duo put on record 364 runs for the third wicket. Wicketkeeper Afsar Zazai also notched up 113.
The second Test from Thursday will only be the fourth Test between the two sides ever. In the previous three Tests, Afghanistan has won one, Zimbabwe one while the last game ended in a draw.
Afghanistan will be playing second test match against Zimbabwe at Queen Sports Club, Bulawayo tomorrow at 12:30 PM AFT. The first match between the two sides was drawn.#GloriousNationVictoriousTeam #AFGvsZIM pic.twitter.com/YEzBelEXtN
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) January 1, 2025
Here are all the details about Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 2025 2nd Test…
The Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 2025 2nd Test will start from Thursday, January 2.
The Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 2025 2nd Test will be held at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
The Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 2025 2nd Test Day 1 will begin at 130pm IST. The toss for the match will be held at 1pm.
The Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 2025 2nd Test will not be available LIVE on TV in India.
The Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 2025 2nd Test will be available for livestreaming on FanCode website and app.
Zimbabwe: Ben Curran, Joylord Gumbie (wk), Brian Bennett, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Craig Ervine (c), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Newman Nyamhuri, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Trevor Gwandu
Afghanistan: Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Shahidullah Kamal, Afsar Zazai (wk), Zia-ur-Rehman Naveed Zadran, Zahir Khan, Allah Ghazanfar
