Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015–16
International cricket tour
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The Afghan cricket team toured Zimbabwe between 8 and 29 October 2015. The tour consisted of five One Day International (ODI) matches, two Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) and two tour matches.[1] This was the first time for Afghanistan to play a five-match bilateral ODI series.[2]
Dates
8 October 2015 – 29 October 2015
Captains
Elton Chigumbura
Results
Afghanistan won the 5-match series 3–2
Most runs
Sean Williams (152)
| Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015–16 | |||
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| Zimbabwe | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 8 October 2015 – 29 October 2015 | ||
| Captains | Elton Chigumbura | Asghar Stanikzai | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Sean Williams (152) | Mohammad Nabi (223) | |
| Most wickets | Wellington Masakadza (10) |
Dawlat Zadran (9) Amir Hamza (9) | |
| Player of the series | Mohammad Nabi (Afg) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Sikandar Raza (80) | Usman Ghani (78) | |
| Most wickets | Chamu Chibhabha (2) | Dawlat Zadran (5) | |
Having won the first two ODIs, Afghanistan lost the next two matches. The Afghans won the last ODI, taking the ODI series 3–2 and becoming the first Associate side to beat an ICC Full Member nation in a multi-game ODI series.[3][4] Afghanistan won the T20I series 2–0.
Squads
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 Zimbabwe[5] |
 Afghanistan[6] |
Zimbabwe[5] |
Afghanistan[7] |
Tour matches
ODI series
1st ODI
16 October 2015 Scorecard |
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tendai Chisoro (Zim) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
18 October 2015 Scorecard |
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rashid Khan (Afg) made his ODI and List A debut.
- Mohammad Nabi (Afg) scored his first century in ODIs.[8]
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI
24 October 2015 Scorecard |
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Sean Williams (Zim) scored his first ODI century.[4]
T20I series
1st T20I
26 October 2015 Scorecard |
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rashid Khan, Usman Ghani (Afg) and Tendai Chisoro, Wellington Masakadza (Zim) all made their T20I debuts.
