ESPNcricinfo reports: Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza chose to bat first against Afghanistan in the tri-series final in Sharjah.
Sports⏱ 1 min read · Source: ESPNcricinfo
⚡ Key Takeaways
- Zimbabwe have brought back left-arm quick Newman Nyamhuri in place of Ernest Masuku, who took three wickets against Afghanistan in their round-robin encounter.
- Afghanistan made just the one change, bringing back the rested Fazalhaq Farooqi, in place of Yamin Ahmadzai.
- Afghanistan: 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 2 Ibrahim Zadran, 3 Sediqullah Atal, 4 Rahmat Shah (capt), 5 Hashmatullah Shahidi, 6 Azmatullah Omarzai, 7 Mohammad Nabi, 8 Rashid Khan, 9…
ESPNcricinfo reports: Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza chose to bat first against Afghanistan in the tri-series final in Sharjah. It is a crucial toss to win in day-night matches at this venue, where sides batting first who score more than 250 often have a better chance to win the match.
Key Points
- Zimbabwe have brought back left-arm quick Newman Nyamhuri in place of Ernest Masuku, who took three wickets against Afghanistan in their round-robin encounter.
- Afghanistan made just the one change, bringing back the rested Fazalhaq Farooqi, in place of Yamin Ahmadzai.
- Afghanistan: 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 2 Ibrahim Zadran, 3 Sediqullah Atal, 4 Rahmat Shah (capt), 5 Hashmatullah Shahidi, 6 Azmatullah Omarzai, 7 Mohammad Nabi, 8 Rashid Khan, 9…
The Details
Zimbabwe made it to the final on the back of their 99-run win against Bangladesh in the opening game. Zimbabwe: 1 Brian Bennett, 2 Tadiwanashe Marumani, 3 Tafadzwa Tsiga, 4 Brendan Taylor (wk), 5 Sikandar Raza (capt), 6 Ryan Burl, 7 Wessley Madhevere, 8 Brad Evans, 9 Wellington Masakadza, 10 Newman Nyamhuri, 11 Blessing Muzarabani
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