Afghanistan becomes first associate member to win ODI series against Test

The Afghanistan national cricket team defeated Zimbabwe in the first match of Twenty20 cricket match following their historic win in One Day worldwide (ODI) series.

The Afghan batsmen chased the given target after losing 4 wickets with an extraordinary performance by the middle order batsmen despite the opening batsmen did well in the first few overs.

But a gritty 38 from 58 balls by Asghar Stanikzai and a few late biffing from Mirwais Ashraf (21 off 18) and Dawlat Zadran (13 off 10) helped the Asian outfit towards 250.

Afghanistan became the first Associate nation to beat a full ICC member in a multi-game ODI series after defeating Zimbabwe 3-2 with a 73-run victory in Bulawayo.

Noor Ali Zadran (54) and Mohammad Nabi (53) had given Afghanistan a strong start before a mid-innings collapse meant they posted 245-9 from their 50 overs.

Sean Williams’ 102 off 124 balls also failed to clinch victory for Zimbabwe.

Afghanistan set up a series decider after levelling the five-match series at 2-2 with a nervy three-wicket win on Thursday, restricting the hosts to a measly 184 runs before edging home with 20 balls to spare.

With today’s ODI match, levelling the series 2-2, Afghanistan will face Zimbabwe in the final match of the ODI series on Saturday, 24th October.