Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 5 runs in 1st T20 match

8th  Jan, Sharjah (Cricketnmore): Afghanistan beat Zimbabawe by 5 runs in 1st T20I at sharjah here.

Toss: Afghanistan Won the Toss & elected to Bat First

Venue: Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium

                                                                  Score card AFG vs ZIM 1st T20

Afghanistan: AFG-187/7 in 20 overs (U Ghani 42, M Shahzad 33, G Naib 37, G Cremer 3/17, T Chisoro 1/48, L Jongwe 1/40)

Zimbabwe: ZIM-182/7 in 20 overs. ( M Waller 49, H Masakadza 33, R Mutumbami 19, D Zadran 3/32, A Hamza 1/23, G Naib 1/28)

Match Result: Afghanistan won by 5 runs

Man of the match: G Naib (Afghanistan) for his quick 37 run in just 20 balls.

Team XI:
Zimbabwe: P Moor, H Masakadza, C Chibhabha, R Mutumbami, M Waller, S Raza, E Chigumbura, L Jongwe, G Cremer, D Tiripano, T Chisoro

Afghanistan: M Shahzad, U Ghani, A Stanikzai, K Sadiq, M Nabi, G Naib, N Zadran, M Ashraf, R Khan, D Zadran, A Hamza