Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Match Prediction – Who will win today’s 2nd ODI match between ZIM vs AFG?
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Match Prediction - Who will win today’s 2nd ODI match between ZIM vs AFG?
MATCH: Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan
DATE: December 19, Thursday
TIME: 1:00 PM IST
VENUE: Harare Sports Club, Harare
TOURNAMENT: 2nd ODI 2024
Asian side Afghanistan (AFG) will take on the hosts Zimbabwe (ZIM) in the second ODI at the Harare Sports Club in Harare, on Thursday, December 19. The first game was unfortunately called off due to persistent rain, with only 9.2 overs of play possible.
In that brief time, the visitors were looking in a solid position and would have registered a sensational win if the game hadn’t ended in that fashion. Opting to field first, the Afghan side made good use of the pitch and conditions and quickly dismantled the Zimbabwe batting order. The hosts were reeling at 44/5 after 9.2 overs, courtesy of Azmatullah Omarzai’s brilliant four-wicket spell.
Pitch Report
The Harare Sports Club pitch is a balanced surface which helps spinners more than the pacers. The batters might feel the ball is sticking to the deck before coming onto the bat. Speedsters who can take the pace out of the ball will draw good results on this deck. The average first innings score at this venue is 229, with teams bowling first historically winning the game.
Probable Predicted XIs for ZIM vs AFG
Zimbabwe (ZIM):
Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Craig Ervine (c), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Brian Bennett, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu.
Afghanistan (AFG):
Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveed Zadran.
Probable Top Performers from ZIM vs AFG
Probable Best Batter: Brian Bennett
Team Zimbabwe’s middle order batter Brian Bennett was in fine form in the recent T20I series and ended as the highest run-scorer with 107 runs in three innings. In spite of a poor start in the first ODI, where he departed for a golden bowl duck, he will put this behind his back and carry on with the same momentum.
Probable Best Bowler: Azmatullah Omarzai
Talented Afghanistan all-rounder Azamatullah Omarzai has been in good touch in whatever game time he got with the ball during the T20I series and could take similar confidence in the 50-over format. He played three games and picked three wickets and was economical on all three occasions. Even though the first ODI was called off after little play was possible, Omarzai was the star of the day. Conceding 18 runs in 4.2 overs, Omarzai took four wickets and had the hosts on their knees.
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