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CLAIM NOWZimbabwe vs Afghanistan, AFG vs ZIM 2024, Today Match Prediction 21 December 2024
ZIM vs AFG Win Probability
Toss Winner - Afghanistan won the toss and choose to bowl first
Afghanistan won by 8 wkts
After a crushing defeat in the second ODI, Zimbabwe will have to raise their game across the park if they are to not lose this series 2-0!
- Zimbabwe have failed to win any of their last four games in this format.
- Afghanistan have lost only one of their last five ODIs.
- Zimbabwe have not won any of their last five ODIs against Afghanistan.
We are backing Afghanistan to win!
| Tournament: | Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe ODI, 2024 |
| Format: | odi |
| Venue: | Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 23.9°C|Sunny |
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ZIM vs AFG Match Prediction & Analysis
Sometimes in sport, one finds a mis-match and that was certainly the case on Thursday as Afghanistan dominated Zimbabwe from ball one en route to a triumph by 232 runs.
The winning margin has led to many cricket writers and ers of Zimbabwe cricket declaring the series already over but the truth is that after the first game was washed out, there is still the possibility of it finishing all square!
If that is to happen, Zimbabwe's experienced players must step up, but even that is far easier said than done as Afghanistan produced such a complete display in the last ODI.
All in all, there is plenty to play for ahead of this clash in Harare!
RECENT PERFORMANCE
ZIM
L L L W L
ZIM
205/10 in 40.2 5.08
Zim vs Pak 2024
Zimbabwe beat Pakistan by 80 runs (D/L) method60/6 in 21.0 2.86
AFG
W W L W L
AFG
246/5 in 48.2 5.09
AFG vs BAN 2024
Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 5 wickets244/8 in 50.0 4.88
184/10 in 43.3 4.23
AFG vs BAN 2024
Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 68 runs252/7 in 50.0 5.04
235/10 in 49.4 4.73
AFG vs BAN 2024
Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 92 runs143/10 in 34.3 4.14
169/10 in 34.0 4.97
AFG vs SA 2024
South Africa beat Afghanistan by 7 wickets170/3 in 33.0 5.15
HEAD TO HEAD
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TEAMS PREVIEW
Zimbabwe Preview
First things first, if Zimbabwe are to win this game and get back into the series ahead of the third and final match, they simply must find a way to play the Afghanistan bowlers better on Saturday!
The tone was set at the top of the order when Ben Curran, brother of Sam and Tom, was run out from the final ball of the opening over for a six-ball duck and the team never recovered. They were eventually bowled out for just 54 and there would still have been 13 balls remaining in their innings if it had been a T20I!
The middle order trio of Craig Ervine, Sean Williams and Sikandar Raza are crucial with the bat, whereas Richard Ngarava and Newman Nyamhuri will lead with the ball.
Zimbabwe Predicted Playing XI:
Ben Curran, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Dion Myers, Craig Ervine (c), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Brian Bennett, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava, Trevor Gwandu, Tinotenda Maposa
Zimbabwe Key Players From Previous Game Of Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe ODI, 2024
Zimbabwe Actual Playing XI:
Craig Ervine, Ben Curran, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Brian Bennett, Joylord Gumbie, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Trevor Gwandu, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri
Afghanistan Preview
There are many facts, stats and interesting points that one can pick out of the second ODI to show Afghanistan's dominance but the most pertinent one is that they bowled out Zimbabwe for 54 without the great Rashid Khan even bowling one ball!
That shows just how well the rest of the bowling attack performed with each of Fazalhaq Farooqi, Azmatullah Omarzai, AM Ghazanfar and Naveed Zadran picking up wickets whilst conceding less than 4.33 runs per over.
Of course the batting was also very strong and the Afghans have a natural flair for attacking cricket. The opening pair of Sediqullah Atal (104) and Abdul Malik (84) will both come into this game brimming with confidence after putting on 191 inside 35 overs.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing XI:
Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveed Zadran
Afghanistan Key Players From Previous Game Of Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe ODI, 2024
Afghanistan Actual Playing XI:
Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmat Shah, Sediqullah Atal, Bilal Sami, Abdul Malik, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Ikram Alikhil, Allah Ghazanfar, Fareed Ahmad Malik
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
Although there could be some cloudy spells during the day, it promises to be another warm, sunny and dry one in Harare for this game with the temperature up at 29 degrees at its peak.
ZIM vs AFG Pitch Report
There is something for the bowlers to work with in Harare but the hosts certainly batted under par by being rolled out for 54! Afghanistan's total of 286/6 was not over par and we think that 300 is an average score on this wicket.
Toss: To Bat
Afghanistan will be happy to do whatever in this game first but we expect Zimbabwe to show some confidence in their batting if they win the toss. If they do not then the series could be over so we predict that both captains will want to bat first.
ZIM vs AFG
Winning Prediction
Not only have Afghanistan developed into one of the top five ODI sides in world cricket over recent years, Zimbabwe have continued their slow retreat from the top table. Thursday's defeat was a new low and we do not expect the hosts to be able to bounce back in this ODI.
We are backing Afghanistan to win!
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