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Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI Information
- Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare
- Date: Sunday, December 22
- Time: 9.30 am local (7.30 am GMT or 1 pm IST)
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What Have The Two Teams Done Recently?
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe have fallen away drastically in the one-day game as was on display in the first ODI of this series as well. Not only did they lose their second game of this series but they did in such a fashion that there would be worries about how they go about their business in the rest of the series.
Having made the Super Six stage at both, the 1999 World Cup and 2003 World Cup, they have won just three of their last 12 matches against Full Member countries.
Such has been their fall from form, Zimbabwe have been forced to play in Qualifiers to make it to the ICC events – although as hosts of the 2027 World Cup they have a direct entry – and were neither a part of the 2023 World Cup, nor will feature in the 2025 Champions Trophy.
And this was on display in the first game here too when they fell to 44/5 even before 10 overs were bowled before the game was abandoned.
Afghanistan
It’s been an interesting year for Afghanistan as far as ODI cricket is concerned.
Coming into the season on the back of a solid performance at the 2023 World Cup, Afghanistan were beaten 3-0 by Sri Lanka earlier in the year but have followed that up with three successive series wins.
These include a 2-0 win over Ireland, and 2-1 wins against South Africa and Bangladesh as well.
And they looked to have settled in well in Zimbabwe as well when they broke their opponent’s back by picking up five quick wickets only for rain to have the final say.
They followed that up with a rollicking performance in the second ODI that saw them grab a win in the second ODI by a whopping 232 runs.
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Head-to-Head Stats
- Overall Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan ODI Head-to-Head: There have been a total of 30 matches played between these two teams and Afghanistan lead 19-10 here with one game, the first of this very series, having ended as no result. This also includes the win for Afghanistan in the second game of this series.
- Before the start of this series, Afghanistan had won their last three matches against Zimbabwe, all of which came in Harare itself in 2022.
- Afghanistan are now 7-1 on win-loss over the last eight matches against Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI Preview & Predictions with Latest Odds*
Zimbabwe managed to put up a bit of a fight in the T20Is but it was well expected how things might go in the ODIs. The first game had been washed out but not before Afghanistan had run through the Zimbabwe top-order, giving an insight about how things might pan out.
Come the second game, Afghanistan were put into bat but Zimbabwe’s bowlers failed to extract any early help as Sediqullah Atal and Abdul Malik pumelled them with a 191-run stand for the first wicket.
Chasing the eventual 287 for a win, Zimbabwe were then bowled out for 54, their lowest ODI score in the last 15 years.
And while they might look to improve on their batting performance slightly with a lot more application, it seems almost impossible to see them get to a score that might challenge Afghanistan.
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Match Winner
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Top Batsman
- Top Zimbabwe Batter – Sean Williams: 4/1 (sign up with Dafabet in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top Afghanistan Batter – Azmatullah Omarzai: 9/2
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Top Bowler
- Top Zimbabwe Bowler – Sikandar Raza: 5/1 (sign up with 10Cric in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top Afghanistan Bowler – Azmatullah Omarzai: 9/2
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Toss Prediction
- Zimbabwe to win the toss: 10/11
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Other Predictions
- Team of Top Batter – Afghanistan: 4/11
*odds correct at the time of writing.
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Squads
Zimbabwe Squad: Craig Ervine (captain), Wellington Masakadza, Ben Curran, Brian Bennett, Trevor Gwandu, Joylord Gumbie, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Tinotenda Maposa, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Victor Nyauchi, Sean Williams.
Afghanistan Squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Naveed Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Nangyal Kharoti, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, AM Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Ahmad Malik.
How to Watch Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI Live?
While Indian fans won’t be able to watch the live broadcast of this Zimbabwe v Afghanistan game on television, you can live stream it online using FanCode.
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Series Schedule
- 1st T20I: December 11 at Harare
- 2nd T20I: December 13 at Harare
- 3rd T20I: December 14 at Harare
- 1st ODI: December 17 at Harare
- 2nd ODI: December 19 at Harare
- 3rd ODI: December 21 at Harare
- 1st Test: December 26-30 at Bulawayo
- 2nd Test: January 2-6 at Bulawayo
