Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe: Afghanistan has defeated Zimbabwe 2-0 in the ODI series. Afghanistan won by 8 wickets in the third ODI. AM Ghazanfar bowled lethally in this match. He took 5 wickets. Ghazanfar is a player of IPL Mumbai Indians. Mumbai bought him in the IPL 2025 mega auction. He has now played an important role in the victory of Afghanistan.
The three-match ODI series between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan was played in Harare. The first match of the series was canceled due to rain. Afghanistan won the second match by 232 runs. Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe by 8 wickets in the third ODI. Ghazanfar played an important role in this match.
Ghazanfar wreaked havoc –
Afghanistan bowler Ghazanfar bowled 10 overs in the third ODI against Zimbabwe. During this, only 33 runs were given and 5 wickets were taken. Captain Rashid Khan took 3 wickets for 38 runs in 8 overs. Farid Ahmed and Azmatullah took 1-1 wicket.
Afghanistan won the ODI series –
Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe 2-0 in the three-match series. Zimbabwe scored 127 runs while batting first in the last match. During this, Sean Williams played an important inning of 60 runs. He hit 6 fours and 3 sixes. In response, Afghanistan won the match in 26.5 overs. For that, Sediqullah Atal scored a half-century. He played an inning of 52 runs.
Mumbai had bet on Ghazanfar in the auction –
Mumbai Indians bought Ghazanfar in the IPL mega auction. They were purchased at many times more than the base price. Mumbai spent Rs 4.80 crore. He has played 16 T20 matches so far. Ghazanfar has taken 29 wickets in this. Whereas he has taken 20 wickets in 14 List A matches. Ghazanfar has taken 16 wickets in 10 ODI matches.
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) December 21, 2024
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) December 21, 2024
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