Key Points:
Captain Craig Irwin won the toss and decided to bowl first and his bowlers proved this decision completely right. Afghanistan team was reduced to just 127 runs in the first innings.
Delhi: Zimbabwe has made a great start in the only test match being played between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club. Captain Craig Irwin won the toss and decided to bowl first and his bowlers proved this decision completely right. Afghanistan team was reduced to just 127 runs in the first innings.
Afghanistan’s first innings collapsed at 127
For Afghanistan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored the highest 37 runs, while Abdul Malik contributed 30 runs. Apart from this, no batsman could play a big innings. Zimbabwe’s bowlers bowled disciplined and aggressively and did not give the Afghan batsmen a chance to play freely.
Deadly bowling of Brad Evans and Muzarabani
Zimbabwe’s fast bowler Brad Evans performed brilliantly and took 5 wickets. At the same time, 29 year old Blessing Muzarabani took 3 important wickets. This bowling of Muzarabani has proved to be special for him this year, because on the basis of this performance, he has won the title of the highest wicket-taker bowler of 2025 in Test cricket.
Muzarabani becomes number-1 test bowler of 2025
Blessing Muzarabani has so far taken 39 wickets in 14 innings of 10 Test matches in the year 2025. With this achievement, he has left behind Indian fast bowler Mohammad Siraj, who has 37 wickets to his name.
Top 5 Test Wicket Takers (2025)
- Blessing Muzarabani – 39 wickets (Zimbabwe)
- Mohammed Siraj – 37 wickets (India)
- Mitchell Starc – 29 wickets (Australia)
- Nauman Ali – 26 wickets (Pakistan)
- Jomel Warrican – 24 wickets (West Indies)
