Zimbabwe recorded a historic Test victory yesterday, defeating Afghanistan by an innings and 73 runs in Harare — their first home Test win in 12 years and their first innings victory since 2001.
Batting first, Afghanistan were bowled out for just 127 runs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 37, and Abdul Malik made 30.
For Zimbabwe, Brad Evans starred with 5 wickets, while Blessing Muzarabani took 3.
In reply, Zimbabwe piled up 359 runs, led by a magnificent 121 from Ben Curran and a composed 65 from Sikandar Raza.
Afghanistan’s Siyur Rahman impressed with the ball, claiming 7 wickets.
In their second innings, Afghanistan managed only 159 runs, falling 73 runs short of forcing Zimbabwe to bat again.
Richard Ngarava picked up 5 wickets, while Muzarabani added 3 more to seal the emphatic win.
This dominant performance marks Zimbabwe’s biggest-ever Test win against Afghanistan and a proud moment for their cricketing revival.
