Mohammad Nabi, Rahmat Shah, and Hashmatullah Shahidi starred in Afghanistan’s victory over Zimbabwe.
Afghanistan have won the primary game of the three-match ODI series by 60 runs as Mohammad Nabi ran through the Zimbabwe batting arrange with a four-wicket haul at the Harare Sports Club. The hosts were always behind within the game in terms of their scoring rate and they had as well much to cover in the back end which did not help as well.
Earlier in the game, Zimbabwe opted to bowl first after winning the toss and Blessing Muzarabani managed to remove Ibrahim Zadran early for just five. Rahmanullah Gurbaz followed him soon for a 31-ball 17 with the scoreboard reading 38/2. The onus was on Rahmat Shah and skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi to stitch a good partnership and the duo responded quite well with a 181-run partnership for the third wicket.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Afghanistan’s victory:
