Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 1st Test 2024-25 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 1st Test 2024-25 - Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2-match Test series of the 1st Test match played between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo in 26th December to 30th December 2024.

Sean Williams hit his fifth Test hundred © Zimbabwe Cricket

Match Stats :

Zimbabwe's 586 was their highest score ever in Test cricket history, previous highest was 563 against West Indies at Harare in 2001 and the second highest total at Harare in Tests after South Africa's 600 against Zimbabwe in 2001. This is the third instance of Zimbabwe's three batsmen were scores of centuries or more runs in their innings in Test matches and It is their first such instance against Afghanistan in Tests, Their only other two such instance came against Pakistan at same venue in 1995 and against Bangladesh at Chattogram in 2001.

* Sean Williams' scintillating 145, Ben Curran and Craig Ervine's fifties puts Zimbabwe solid postion on the opening day of the first Test match.

* Craig Ervine and Brian Bennett's centuries headlines on Zimbabwe's day as they posted record total of 586 in the day two of the first Test match.

Zimbabwe 1st Innings scored their highest total ever of 586 for all-out in 135.2 overs with top scorer by Sean Williams hammered a unbeaten 154 off 174-balls - which was his 5th Test hundred and his third century against Afghanistan in Tests - including 10-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 88.50.

Brian Bennett blasted a career-best unbeaten 110 off 124-balls - which was his 1st Test hundred - including 5-fours & 4-sixes with strike rate of 88.70, Craig Ervine cracked a 104 off 176-balls - which was his 4th Test hundred and his first century against Afghanistan in Tests - included 10-fours.

Ben Curran blasted a 68 off 74-balls including 11-fours with strike rate of 91.89, Takudzwanashe Kaitano struck 46 off 115-balls contained 4-fours & a six.

Dion Myers struck 27 off 38-balls with three boundaries, Newman Nyamhuri hit 26 off 38-balls included 2-fours & a six and Blessing Muzarabani scored 19 off 34-balls contained one-six & a four.

1st Innings Afghanistan best bowler by AM Ghazanfar picked up 3-wickets, Zia-ur-Rehman, Naveed Zadran, Zahir Khan each took 2-wickets and one for Azmatullah Omarzai.

Afghanistan 1st Innings scored 95-2 in 30 overs at Stumps - with top scorer by Rahmat Shah hit a unbeaten 49 off 95-balls including 5-fours & a six.

Abdul Malik struck 23 off 55-balls including a boundary and Hashmatullah Shahidi hit a unbeaten 16 off 24-balls contained three-fours.

1st Innings Zimbabwe best bowler by Blessing Muzarabani and Trevor Gwandu both took one-wickets.

Day 2 Highlights will be available as soon as possible

Day 1 Highlights

                   

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