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    "editor1": "<p>Sediqullah Atal scored his maiden one-day international century as Afghanistan crushed Zimbabwe by 232 runs in Harare on Thursday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Atal (104) and Abdul Malik (84) put on 191 runs for the first wicket and an unbeaten 29 from captain Hashmatullah Shahidi lifted the tourists to 286-6 off 50 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore\/scorecard\/13072000259\/afghanistan-tour-of-zimbabwe-1\">SCORECARD<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Zimbabwe, who won the toss, were in trouble from the outset when replying with Ben Curran run out off the final ball of the first over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Only Sikandar Raza (19 not out) and Sean Williams (16) reached double figures and the home team were bundled out for 54 in 17.5 overs at Harare Sports Club.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Afghan bowlers Allah Ghazanfar (3-9), Naveed Zadran (3-13) and Fazalhaq Farooqi (2-15) wreaked havoc.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I am very happy with my performance and that of the team. We won a fantastic game of cricket,&quot; said player-of-the-match Atal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Abdul and I coped well. We supported each other and that is why we did well and the team did well. I did become a little nervous as the century drew near.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Shahidi said: &quot;I was very impressed with the way the openers batted. The credit goes to them. We outclassed them in all departments.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;When batting, I found the wicket a bit tricky. I believed we had enough runs to win. We gave 100 percent and did well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Everyone takes responsibility in this team and everyone knows their role. We want to carry on with performances like this.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Atal, a 23-year-old who made his ODI debut last month, struck four sixes and eight fours in his 128-ball knock before becoming a victim of Newman Nyamhuri (3-53).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Malik also fell to Nyamhuri, making his second ODI appearance, after an innings that included a six and 11 fours.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It was another dark day for Zimbabwe in the 50-over format after the first match against Afghanistan two days ago was called off after just one hour due to rain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Zimbabwe share with the United States the unwanted record of the lowest ODI international score having made just 35 against Sri Lanka in Harare in 2004.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Their 38, against Sri Lanka in Colombo, and 44 against Bangladesh in Chattogram are among the seven lowest ODI scores.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief scores<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Afghanistan 286-6 in 50 overs (Sediqullah Atal 104, Abdul Malik 84, Hashmatullah Shahidi 29 not out; Newman Nyamhuri 3-53, Trevor Gwandu 2-70) v Zimbabwe 54 in 17.5 overs (Sikandar Raza 19 not out, Sean Williams 16; Allah Ghazanfar 3-9, Naveed Zadran 3-13, Fazalhaq Farooqi 2-15)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Result: Afghanistan win by 232 runs<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Series: Afghanistan lead 1-0 with one match to play on Saturday<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/tagging\/highest-tax-paying-cricketers\">Highest tax paying cricketers<\/a><\/p><p>Toss: Zimbabwe<\/p>\r\n",
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