Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe 2nd ODI Match Preview, Probable XIs, Match Prediction, Pitch Report & More
The first ODI of Afghanistan’s 2022 tour of Zimbabwe will be held on Monday, June 6, 2022, at Harare Sports Club in Zimbabwe. Afghanistan won the opening match of the series quite convincingly by 60 runs on the back of half-centuries from Rahmat Shah and Shahidi which put them in a good position at the halfway point. In reply, Zimbabwe batters had no clue against Rashid Khan as the hosts were bundled out for a modest total. Afghanistan will be looking to seal the series while the hosts battle to keep it alive.
Match Details:
Zimbabwe Vs Afghanistan, 2nd ODI
Venue: Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe.
Date & Time: 6th June at 12:45 PM IST and 09:15 AM Local Time
ZIM vs AFG, 2nd ODI, Pitch Report:
The track is excellent for batting and plenty of runs will be on offer just like the previous match at this venue. Both teams might prefer chasing.
ZIM vs AFG, 2nd ODI, Probable Playing XIs:
Zimbabwe
Regis Chakabva(w), Innocent Kaia, Craig Ervine(c), Wesley Madhevere, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Donald Tiripano, Tendai Chatara, Tanaka Chivanga, Blessing Muzarabani
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik
Top Picks for ZIM vs AFG:
Rahmat Shah scored a fluent 94 in the previous match at a strike rate 78 and will be a reliable option for this match.
Blessing Muzarabani was outstanding with the new ball and at the death picking up 4 wickets in his last game.
Fazalhaq Farooqi picked up 2 wickets in the previous match and can be backed to do well against this opposition.
H Shahidi is one of the main batters from this team and scored 88 runs in the opening match of the series and looked in great touch out in the middle.