Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the first day of the first Test between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, happening at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
Playing XIs:
Afghanistan XI: Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (cap), Azmatullah Omarzai, Afsar Zazai (wk), Shahidullah, AM Ghazanfar, Zia-ur-Rehman, Naveed Zadran, Zahir Khan.
Zimbabwe XI: Joylord Gumbie (wk), Ben Curran, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Sean Williams, Dion Myers, Craig Ervine (cap), Brian Bennett, Brandon Mavuta, Newman Nyamhuri, Trevor Gwandu, Blessing Muzarabani.
The LIVE stream of the first Test match between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan can be watched on the FanCode website and app. Moreover, you can stay tuned to Sportstar’s website and app for the latest updates.
Zimbabwe: Craig Ervine (c), Brian Bennett, Johnathan Campbell, Takudzwa Chataira, Ben Curran, Joylord Gumbie, Trevor Gwandu, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brandon Mavuta, Nyasha Mayavo, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Abdul Malik, Afsar Zazai, Azmatullah Omarzai, Bahir Shah, Bashir Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Ikram Alikhil, Ismat Alam, Naveed Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Rashid Khan, Riaz Hassan, Sediqullah Atal, Yamin Ahmadzai, Zahir Khan, Zahir Shehzad, Zia-ur-Rehman
PREVIEW
Zimbabwe will take on Afghanistan in the Boxing Day Test at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo starting Thursday.
Zimbabwe will be playing its first Boxing Day Test after 28 years - its fourth in total. The last time both sides won a Test was against each other, back in 2021. Afghanistan, on the other hand, will be playing its first Boxing Day Test
Craig Ervine, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Blessing Muzarabani, Hashmatullah Shahidi and Rahmat Shah will be the players to watch out for.
