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The Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe for the 2024-25 is set to kick off with a three-match T20I series starting on December 11 at the Harare Sports Club. Following this, a three-match ODI leg will commence on December 17, and the tour will conclude with a two-match Test series beginning on December 26 at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
Recent form: Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan
Zimbabwe will enter the series after a 2-1 defeat to Pakistan in a recent three-match T20I series. Meanwhile, Afghanistan are riding high on strong performances. In their most recent ODI series, they secured a 2-1 victory against Bangladesh, and before that, they triumphed over South Africa in a three-match ODI series, also by 2-1. Afghanistan’s T20I side will be led by Rashid Khan, while Zimbabwe’s T20I team will led by Sikandar Raza.
Afghanistan tour to Zimbabwe 2024-25: Fixtures
T20I Series
All matches will be held at Harare Sports Club in Harare, starting at 5:00 pm IST/ 11:30 am GMT / 1:30 pm Local:
- 1st T20I: December 11, 2024
- 2nd T20I: December 13, 2024
- 3rd T20I: December 14, 2024
ODI Series
The ODI matches are scheduled to start at the same venue at 1:00 pm IST/ 7:30 am GMT / 9:30 am Local:
- 1st ODI: December 17, 2024
- 2nd ODI: December 19, 2024
- 3rd ODI: December 21, 2024
Test series
All matches will be held at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, starting at 1:30 pm IST/ 8:00 am GMT / 10:00 am Local:
- 1st Test: December 26, 2024
- 2nd Test: January 2, 2025
Also READ: ZIM vs AFG 2024: Afghanistan’s best playing XI for the T20I series against Zimbabwe
Broadcast and live-streaming details
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Squad:
Zimbabwe T20I squad: Sikandar Raza (c), Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Trevor Gwandu, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Wessly Madhevere, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri
Zimbabwe ODI Squad: Craig Ervine (c), Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Joylord Gumbie, Trevor Gwandu, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri, Victor Nyauchi, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams
Afghanistan T20I squad: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Mohammad Ishaq (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Nabi, Darwish Rasooli, Zubaid Akbari, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen Ul Haq.
Afghanistan ODI Squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Abdul Malik, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, AM Ghazanfar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadran, Farid Ahmad Malik.
*The squad for the Test series, set to commence on December 26, has not been announced yet.
