The inaugural match of the "Afghanistan in Zimbabwe, 2 Test Series, 2024/25" will be played between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan (ZIM vs AFG) at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on December 26, 2024, at 01:30 PM IST.
ZIM vs AFG (Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan), 1st Test - Match Information
Match: Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, 1st Test
Date: December 26, 2024
Time: 01:30 PM IST
Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
ZIM vs AFG (Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan), 1st Test Preview
In their last 5 games, Afghanistan won 1 game and lost 4. Zimbabwe has lost each of the last 5 matches that they have played.
Both teams last played against each other in the 2nd Test of the Afghanistan and Zimbabwe in UAE, 2 Test Series, 2021 where Sean Williams scored the highest fantasy points for Zimbabwe with 195 match fantasy points while Hashmatullah Shahidi topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Afghanistan with 242 match fantasy points.
ZIM vs AFG, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is going to be difficult. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 293 runs. The pitch at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo is a sporting one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions today.
Weather Report for Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
The temperature will hover around 26.9 °C with 49% humidity. Winds at a speed of 3.52 m/s are expected. There is light rain expected which may affect playing conditions.
Pace or Spin?
The venue is suited for both Pacers and Spinners alike.
ZIM vs AFG Dream11 Prediction: Top Batter and Wicket-Keeper Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
|
Player |
M |
R |
Avg R |
W |
Avg W |
RR |
RW |
|
Dion Myers |
3 |
266 |
66.5 |
0 |
- |
0, 179, 10, 57, 204 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
|
Craig Ervine |
3 |
293 |
73.3 |
0 |
- |
171, 7, 103, 5, 7 |
- |
|
Afsar Zazai |
2 |
149 |
37.3 |
1 |
6 |
71, 59, 7, 12, 0 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 1 |
- Dion Nephy Myers
Dion Myers is a batter with an average of 139 match fantasy points in the last 2 games, a fantasy rating of 8.7 and can be a good safe pick for your Dream11 Team. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the last 3 matches, this player has scored 266 runs. - Craig Richard Ervine
Craig Ervine is a batter with an average of 119 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.1 and is a safe bet for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He is a top-order, left-handed batter. In the recently played 3 matches, he has scored 293 runs. - Afsar Khan Zazai
Afsar Zazai is a wicket-keeper with an average of 127 match fantasy points in the last 6 games, a fantasy rating of 7.6 and is a safe bet for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. This player is a top-order, right-handed batter and also keeps wickets. In the recently played 2 matches, he has scored 149 runs. He is also a handy bowler, bowling and has recently taken 1 wicket.
ZIM vs AFG Dream11 Prediction: Top Bowler Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
|
Player |
M |
R |
Avg R |
W |
Avg W |
RR |
RW |
|
Yamin Ahmadzai |
2 |
49 |
16.3 |
9 |
16 |
0, 8, 0, 2, 39 |
3, 0, 6, 0, 0 |
|
Rashid Khan |
2 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
27.8 |
0, 0, 0, 1, 0 |
4, 7, 0, 0, 3 |
|
Blessing Muzarabani |
2 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
17.8 |
4, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
0, 3, 0, 2, 3 |
- Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai
Yamin Ahmadzai is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. This player has an average of 158 match fantasy points in the last 6 games and a fantasy rating of 9.1. He bowls right-arm medium fast and in the recent 2 matches, he has taken 9 wickets. This player has been very successful against this team, taking 1 wicket. - Blessing Muzarabani
Blessing Muzarabani is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who has taken 8 wickets in the last 2 matches and has an average of 95 match fantasy points in the last 7 games. He has a fantasy rating of 8.1 and is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points.
ZIM vs AFG Dream11 Prediction: Top All-Rounder Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
|
Player |
M |
R |
Avg R |
W |
Avg W |
RR |
RW |
|
Sean Williams |
2 |
114 |
38 |
2 |
84 |
88, 0, 25, 1, 0 |
0, 1, 0, 0, 1 |
|
Sikandar Raza |
2 |
212 |
70.7 |
5 |
26.8 |
22, 0, 59, 131, 36 |
0, 3, 0, 0, 0 |
|
Zia-ur-Rehman |
2 |
63 |
31.5 |
2 |
18 |
29, 0, 34, 0, 0 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 2 |
- Sean Colin Williams
Sean Williams can be a good safe pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 180 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. He is a top-order, left-handed batter. In the last 2 matches, this player has scored 114 runs. He can also give you some bowling fantasy points, bowling slow left-arm orthodox and has recently taken 2 wickets. - Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar
Zia-ur-Rehman is a safe bet for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 95 match fantasy points in the last 2 games and a fantasy rating of 7.3. This player bowls slow left-arm orthodox and in the last 2 matches, he has taken 2 wickets.
ZIM vs AFG Dream11 Prediction: Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
|
Player |
M |
R |
Avg R |
W |
Avg W |
RR |
RW |
|
Sean Williams |
2 |
114 |
38 |
2 |
84 |
88, 0, 25, 1, 0 |
0, 1, 0, 0, 1 |
|
Sikandar Raza |
2 |
212 |
70.7 |
5 |
26.8 |
22, 0, 59, 131, 36 |
0, 3, 0, 0, 0 |
|
Yamin Ahmadzai |
2 |
49 |
16.3 |
9 |
16 |
0, 8, 0, 2, 39 |
3, 0, 6, 0, 0 |
|
Rashid Khan |
2 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
27.8 |
0, 0, 0, 1, 0 |
4, 7, 0, 0, 3 |
|
Dion Myers |
3 |
266 |
66.5 |
0 |
- |
0, 179, 10, 57, 204 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
- Sean Colin Williams
Sean Williams is a safe bet for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 180 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. This player is a top-order, left-handed batter. In the last 2 matches, he has scored 114 runs. He is also a handy bowler, bowling slow left-arm orthodox and has recently taken 2 wickets. - Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai
Yamin Ahmadzai is a safe bet for your Fantasy Team. This player has an average of 158 match fantasy points in the last 6 games and a fantasy rating of 9.1. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler and in the recently played 2 matches, he has taken 9 wickets at an average of 16. This player has done very well against this opposition, taking 1 wicket. - Dion Nephy Myers
Dion Myers is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 139 match fantasy points in the last 2 games and a fantasy rating of 8.7. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recently played 3 matches, this player has scored 266 runs.
ZIM vs AFG Squad Information
Zimbabwe (ZIM) Squad: Sean Williams, Craig Ervine, Sikandar Raza, Nyasha Mayavo, Joylord Gumbie, Richard Ngarava, Brandon Mavuta, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Dion Myers, Johnathan Campbell, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu, Ben Curran, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brian Bennett, Takudzwa Chataira and Newman Nyamhuri.
Afghanistan (AFG) Squad: Afsar Zazai, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Yamin Ahmadzai, Rahmat Shah, Zia-ur-Rehman, Fareed Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Zahir Khan, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Zahir Shehzad, Bahir Shah, Abdul Malik, Riaz Hassan, Sediqullah Atal, Ismat Alam, Naveed Zadran, AM Ghazanfar and Bashir Ahmad.
ZIM vs AFG Dream11 Team Today
Wicket-Keeper: Joylord Gumbie
Batters: Dion Myers, Craig Ervine, Brian Bennett and Rahmat Shah
All-Rounders: Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams and Yamin Ahmadzai
Bowlers: Rashid Khan, Naveed Zadran and Zia-ur-Rehman
Captain: Rashid Khan
Vice-Captain: Zia-ur-Rehman
Photo Credits: Imago
