Delhi: The second and last match of the two-match Test series between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan will be played on Thursday, January 2 at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. This match will start at 01:30 pm Indian time.
The first test was a draw
The first test match was not completed due to rain. Only 37 overs were played on the fourth day of the game. For this reason the match was a draw. But, the first test was full of thrill because 4 centuries and 2 double centuries were seen in that match and the batting of both the teams was excellent.
Queens Sports Club pitch report
This match will be held at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, where a total of 26 test matches have been played so far. In 12 of these matches, the run-chasing team has won. Here the average score of the first innings is 318 runs, which increases to 407 runs in the second innings. The best score on this ground was recorded by Sri Lanka in 2004 against Zimbabwe by scoring 713 runs by losing 3 wickets.
Zimbabwe’s probable playing eleven
Joylord Gambi (wk), Ben Curran, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Sean Williams, Craig Erwin (c), Dion Myers, Brandon Mavuta, Brian Bennett, Newman Nyamurhi, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu.
Afghanistan’s probable playing eleven
Abdul Malik, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), AM Ghazanfar, Afsar Zazai (wicketkeeper), Azmatullah Umarzai, Shahidullah Kamal, Naved Zadran, Zia-ur-Rehman, Zaheer Khan.
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