Rashid, Azmatullah shine as Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 3 wickets to win T20I series

Rashid, Azmatullah shine as Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 3 wickets to win T20I series

New Delhi: Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe by 3 wickets in the third T20I at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday, December 14. The visitors also won the three-match T20I series by 2-1. Zimbabwe won the first T20I by 4 wickets but Rashid Khan and Co. made a brilliant comeback and won the next two matches to clinch the series.

Naveen-ul-Haq dismissed Marumani in the first over after Afghanistan opted to bowl first in the series decider. Brian Bennett and Dion Myers stitched a 35-run partnership for the second wicket. Azmatullah removed Bennett Myers on 13 runs in the last over of the powerplay and he removed Bennett on 31 runs in the ninth over. The lower order failed to make any contribution with the bat as Zimbabwe lost 6 wickets for just 28 runs.

Rashid Khan was the star performer with the ball as he picked up 4 wickets while Naveen, Mujeeb and Azmatullah also took two wickets each as Zimbabwe bowled out for 127 runs in 19.5 overs.

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 Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 3 wickets in the third T20I at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday, December 14.  Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today