Delhi: Another T20 international series is going to start from today. Afghanistan cricket team is on a tour of Zimbabwe, where a series of three T20, three ODI and two Test matches will be played between the two teams. The first match of the T20 series will be played in Harare today. Afghanistan is at 10th and Zimbabwe at 12th position in the ICC T20 rankings, due to which the match is expected to be exciting. This match will start at 5:00 pm Indian time.
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Zimbabwe’s T20 team will be captained by experienced all-rounder Sikandar Raza, while Afghanistan will be captained by their star spinner Rashid Khan. So far, only two T20 International matches have taken place between the two teams, in which both have won one match each. This will be the first time that both the teams will face each other on Zimbabwean soil.
In this series, apart from Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza, players like Brian Bennett, Richard Ngarawa, Blessing Muzarabani and new entry Newman Nyamahuri will be in focus. At the same time, along with Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Noor Ahmed and Azmatullah Omarzai can play important roles for Afghanistan.
pitch report
The pitch of Harare Sports Club is considered favorable for batsmen. Big scores are made here in T20 matches. The average score of the first innings on this ground is 158 runs. Although the fast bowlers may get help in the beginning, the spinners may dominate as the match progresses. In the last five T20 matches played here, the host team has been able to win only once.
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