The two sides were involved in an ODI series earlier this month wherein Afghanistan completed a 4-1 series win in Sharjah on Monday. The Afghanistan spinners once again coming to the fore and sent out a warning signal to others in the upcoming competition.
The result, which brought the five-match series level one-all, was a direct reversal of the first ODI, which was decided by the same margin, with the same totals. On that occasion, Afghanistan had piled on 333 for 5 before Zimbabwe crashed to 179 all out.
A wet outfield meant that the two teams didn’t get a chance to get down to business, and Zimbabwe remain 1-0 in front in the five-match series after having won the first game by six wickets on 8 February.
And after a long wait, with 1335 hours being the cut-off time for any possible start, the umpires finally called off the match which meant it was a drawn series after the two sides won a match apiece in the first two games
The only time Zimbabwe appeared to be in the match was during the first-wicket partnership of 52 between Hamilton Masakadza and Solomon Mire
The return of the left-arm fast bowler – who was recently cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to resume bowling in international cricket following remedial work and re-assessment of his action
The two teams will lock horns in three one-day matches and five Twenty-20 games at Country Club and St George’s College in the capital.
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