Afghanistan scored only 153 runs in their second T20I, although it is not very difficult for Zimbabwe to achieve this run. However, the way Zimbabwe is batting right now, it may be difficult to meet the target, since they have already lost two wickets, so they are now under pressure. If Afghanistan's bowling is good, they will definitely be able to put pressure on them and Afghanistan will win. Since Afghanistan's bowling is good at the moment, maybe if Zimbabwe can take a few more wickets, they will be under more pressure. Moreover, in today's match, Zimbabwe still needs to score 117 runs from 87 balls to reach the winning stage.
Afghanistan International T20 cricket team won the match against Zimbabwe International team but that was good match and Afghanistan team gave excellent effort in bowling and won the match due to excellent bowling skills. Rashid Khan took 3 wickets in this match and he gave only 20 runs in this match and also gave good effort in that and he also took 3 wickets in this match by giving only 19 runs in this match. Mujeeb Ur Rahman took 2 wickets and we saw combination of bowlers used by Afghanistan captain. Darwish Rasooli played good inning in this match and made 58 runs in just 42 balls and he gave fighting score in this match.Both teams are of same level and now series is level and we will see next match tomorrow . 
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We are heading for the second match of the series between South Africa vs Pakistan after win of toss Pakistan choose to bat first here at the Centurion both teams are having one change killer Miller is out of the game due to calf injury and Pakistan bring Jahandad Khan in place of Sufyaan Muqeem.
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Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Usman Khan,
Tayyab Tahir, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi,
Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke,
Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen (c & wk), Donovan Ferreeia, George Linde,
Dayyaan Galiem (on debut), Nqaba Peter, Kwena Maphaka, Ottneil Baartman.
Tayyab Tahir, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi,
Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke,
Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen (c & wk), Donovan Ferreeia, George Linde,
Dayyaan Galiem (on debut), Nqaba Peter, Kwena Maphaka, Ottneil Baartman.
Today's second T20I match will be played between Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, but Zimbabwe won the first T20I match. And there was not much difference between the two teams in that match, so today's second T20I match will definitely be a competitive game. Afghanistan team can use different strategies in today's game, because Afghanistan team must win this match today.
If they win today's match, then if the match is drawn 1-1, there will be enough chances for both teams to win the series, so I think today's match is the most important for Afghanistan team.
Well finally some relief moment for Afghanistan because they won the second match of the series and thus series become tied by 1-1 which is great for Afghanistan because if they didn't get that victory then series will got out of thier hand. Anyway At some moments when Raza were on crease and they have scored total of more than 80 at that time I taught once against Zimbabwen will have dominance against Afghanistan because Raza has ability to divert match results in thier favor single handedly but thanks GOD afghani bowlers manage things and departure each and every important player who can create trouble for them and thus finally they make a comeback 😉 If they win today's match, then if the match is drawn 1-1, there will be enough chances for both teams to win the series, so I think today's match is the most important for Afghanistan team.
Afghanistan scored only 153 runs in their second T20I, although it is not very difficult for Zimbabwe to achieve this run. However, the way Zimbabwe is batting right now, it may be difficult to meet the target, since they have already lost two wickets, so they are now under pressure. If Afghanistan's bowling is good, they will definitely be able to put pressure on them and Afghanistan will win. Since Afghanistan's bowling is good at the moment, maybe if Zimbabwe can take a few more wickets, they will be under more pressure. Moreover, in today's match, Zimbabwe still needs to score 117 runs from 87 balls to reach the winning stage.
Afghanistan outstanding comeback in second T20 match of series winning by 50 plus runs margin and level the series with 1-1. while chasing down a target of 154 runs Zimbabwe team all out at 103 runs and lost the match by 50 runs. Sikandar Raza captain of Zimbabwe team played good inning scored 35 runs from 30 balls. Naveen-ul-Haq outclassed bowling performance picked 3 important wickets by just giving 19 runs. The player of match award is Darwish Rasooli for his amazing batting performance scored half century 58 runs from 42 balls and assisted Afghanistan to cross 150 plus runs target. the final match of series is played tomorrow and Zimbabwe will needs to improve his batting of they wants to win this series. 
The second match is in progress between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan. Zimbabwe is in the game, they have many chances to win it but if they lose their wickets then nothing will be right for them yet again.
Already they are batting on on the loss of 5 wickets while they have scored 86 as well. They need to make 68 more runs in 37 balls, which is easy to make, but I am repeating it if they lose more wickets then nothing will be right. Zimbabwe got a golden chance to win the series against such a big team Afghanistan. Firstly they have beat Pakistan and now another victory seems on the cards.
After scoring 153 runs, we see an easy win for the Afghanistan while chase Zimbabwe bundled out on 103, no batsman were able to handle quality bowling from Afghanistan specially we have Rashid Khan and Naveen-UL-Haq in good control after the defeat in first match Afghanistan bowlers done good job.Already they are batting on on the loss of 5 wickets while they have scored 86 as well. They need to make 68 more runs in 37 balls, which is easy to make, but I am repeating it if they lose more wickets then nothing will be right. Zimbabwe got a golden chance to win the series against such a big team Afghanistan. Firstly they have beat Pakistan and now another victory seems on the cards.
There was a good resistance from the Sikandar Raza but no other batsmen have anything good. Brian Bennett was doing good job as well but after having good start he was bowled by Mujeeb ur Rahman who is also getting his rhythm which is important for the Afghanistan.
With this win now series is on level with the score of 1–1. Last and final game is going to be played on Saturday 14th December.
Afghanistan scored only 153 runs in their second T20I, although it is not very difficult for Zimbabwe to achieve this run. However, the way Zimbabwe is batting right now, it may be difficult to meet the target, since they have already lost two wickets, so they are now under pressure. If Afghanistan's bowling is good, they will definitely be able to put pressure on them and Afghanistan will win. Since Afghanistan's bowling is good at the moment, maybe if Zimbabwe can take a few more wickets, they will be under more pressure. Moreover, in today's match, Zimbabwe still needs to score 117 runs from 87 balls to reach the winning stage.
The second match is in progress between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan. Zimbabwe is in the game, they have many chances to win it but if they lose their wickets then nothing will be right for them yet again.
Already they are batting on on the loss of 5 wickets while they have scored 86 as well. They need to make 68 more runs in 37 balls, which is easy to make, but I am repeating it if they lose more wickets then nothing will be right. Zimbabwe got a golden chance to win the series against such a big team Afghanistan. Firstly they have beat Pakistan and now another victory seems on the cards.
Afghanistan scored only 153 runs in their second T20I, although it is not very difficult for Zimbabwe to achieve this run. However, the way Zimbabwe is batting right now, it may be difficult to meet the target, since they have already lost two wickets, so they are now under pressure. If Afghanistan's bowling is good, they will definitely be able to put pressure on them and Afghanistan will win. Since Afghanistan's bowling is good at the moment, maybe if Zimbabwe can take a few more wickets, they will be under more pressure. Moreover, in today's match, Zimbabwe still needs to score 117 runs from 87 balls to reach the winning stage.
Afghanistan is a world-class team in T20 and a stronger team than Zimbabwe, as they proved in the last T20 World Cup. Their presence in the semi-finals after defeating Bangladesh and Australia in the playoffs shows their strength. After losing in the first match, I will definitely put Afghanistan ahead in the second match. However, we cannot consider Zimbabwe a weak team in Zimbabwe. They have shown their strength at home by defeating India at their home ground. They have the ability to change the possible outcome at any time of the match. Therefore, if Zimbabwe is to be defeated at their home ground, Afghanistan will definitely have to try their best.
Afghanistan is a world-class team in T20 and a stronger team than Zimbabwe, as they proved in the last T20 World Cup. Their presence in the semi-finals after defeating Bangladesh and Australia in the playoffs shows their strength. After losing in the first match, I will definitely put Afghanistan ahead in the second match. However, we cannot consider Zimbabwe a weak team in Zimbabwe. They have shown their strength at home by defeating India at their home ground. They have the ability to change the possible outcome at any time of the match. Therefore, if Zimbabwe is to be defeated at their home ground, Afghanistan will definitely have to try their best.
Afghanistan is unpredictable team with few recent changes bring problems for them specially Rashid Khan is having back problem which is increasing pressure on them now currently they are on tour of Zimbabwe who won first T20i on last ball this was their first win in last five years now we have second match already started.For this second game, we have three changes in Afghan team and Zimbabwe is having their same winning team after winning toss we have bat first for the Afghanistan who is currently in serious trouble as Zimbabwe doing good bowling and not allowing them to play freely after end of six overs we have Afghanistan on 41 with the lost of 3 wickets it's going to be another entertaining match with Zimbabwe is having good confidence after winning their last two T20i matches against Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Yes second T20I match between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe is going to be exciting. Zimbabwe won first match so now Afghanistan feels more pressure to do well. First match was very close so today game will probably be very competitive too. Afghanistan will likely try different plan to win which is very important for their chances in series. If they win today the series will still be alive and last match will decide who wins. So this match is very important for Afghanistan and it will be interesting to see how they handle the challenge. The match will start almost in 2hours.
Afghanistan is a world-class team in T20 and a stronger team than Zimbabwe, as they proved in the last T20 World Cup. Their presence in the semi-finals after defeating Bangladesh and Australia in the playoffs shows their strength. After losing in the first match, I will definitely put Afghanistan ahead in the second match. However, we cannot consider Zimbabwe a weak team in Zimbabwe. They have shown their strength at home by defeating India at their home ground. They have the ability to change the possible outcome at any time of the match. Therefore, if Zimbabwe is to be defeated at their home ground, Afghanistan will definitely have to try their best. 
Afghanistan loss to Zimbabwe was very disappointing because they tried very hard but lost by just one run. Even though Afghanistan bowled very well at end they could not take advantage of pressure they put on Zimbabwe. Match was extremely competitive and Zimbabwe stayed calm to win on very last ball. Even though luck helped Zimbabwe win Afghanistan should focus on making their game plan and strategy better for next match. By learning from their mistakes and making changes Afghanistan can do better and tie series.
Yes Afghanistan team is good team and they played very good games in past but they lost 1 game in T20 series with Zimbabwe team. Now Zimbabwe lead this series by 1 win 1-0. Afghanistan runs in target was not good and they made 144 runs in 20 overs by 6 wickets. But their bowlers tried hard to beat Zimbabwe Batsman and very close to win but unfortunately in last ball Omarzai gave 2 runs to Tashinga. Tashinga effort in last few overs were very important for this game because in last overs they scored 11 runs with one 4s and 3x 2 runs. Brian effort was also good in start of batting and he made 49 runs in 49 balls and hitted five 4s but unfortunately he missed half century with 1 runs. Richard bowling effort was good and he bowled out 3 wickets in 4 overs and gave 28 runs. Congratulations Zimbabwe team to win 1 st game but I still have high hopes to Afghanistan for bounce back in series. 
Today's second T20I match will be played between Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, but Zimbabwe won the first T20I match. And there was not much difference between the two teams in that match, so today's second T20I match will definitely be a competitive game. Afghanistan team can use different strategies in today's game, because Afghanistan team must win this match today.
If they win today's match, then if the match is drawn 1-1, there will be enough chances for both teams to win the series, so I think today's match is the most important for Afghanistan team.
Today's second T20I match will be played between Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, but Zimbabwe won the first T20I match. And there was not much difference between the two teams in that match, so today's second T20I match will definitely be a competitive game. Afghanistan team can use different strategies in today's game, because Afghanistan team must win this match today.
If they win today's match, then if the match is drawn 1-1, there will be enough chances for both teams to win the series, so I think today's match is the most important for Afghanistan team.
The captain of Mohammad Rizwan, who is also the opener, tried his best to stay in the game but he was not supported by any other Pakistan batsmen. He himself made 74 runs but the difference here was that he used 61 balls scoring this score. Had he played a bit faster, Pakistan could have win the match too.
Pakistan needs to do some quick changes in the batting order. I think Muhammad Rizwan needs to check with Babar Azam that if he will perform well today good as an opener then well in good otherwise he needs to place him on the third number, one down. I think it might be more frequent for him because Siam Ayub is playing much better and he is in very good form. If Muhammad Rizwan and Saim Ayub will open the game then from both ends Pakistan will smash the runs. Siam Ayub plays modern cricket while Muhammad Rizwan uses strategy. In easy words, they both can hit a lot of boundaries and are able to give a lot of advantages to the team as an opener.
I do not know if the Pakistan team have the sense to change this batting order or will they stick to their original plan. Many times we see that that captain and team management is reluctant to make changes in the middle of the series. We will see today how Mohammad Rizwan will handle this game today.
Some changes expected in the South Africa squad. I was wondering why Anrich Nortje not be playing further in the series so came to know that he is having a toe injury in his left foot. I think Dayyaan Galiem will playing for this replacement.
The captain of Mohammad Rizwan, who is also the opener, tried his best to stay in the game but he was not supported by any other Pakistan batsmen. He himself made 74 runs but the difference here was that he used 61 balls scoring this score. Had he played a bit faster, Pakistan could have win the match too.
Pakistan needs to do some quick changes in the batting order. I think Muhammad Rizwan needs to check with Babar Azam that if he will perform well today good as an opener then well in good otherwise he needs to place him on the third number, one down. I think it might be more frequent for him because Siam Ayub is playing much better and he is in very good form. If Muhammad Rizwan and Saim Ayub will open the game then from both ends Pakistan will smash the runs. Siam Ayub plays modern cricket while Muhammad Rizwan uses strategy. In easy words, they both can hit a lot of boundaries and are able to give a lot of advantages to the team as an opener.
Afghanistan, who lost last ball to Zimbabwe in the first match, will play the second T20 match of the series today against Zimbabwe where Afghanistan will look to win this match to level the series. On the other hand, since Zimbabwe won the first match, their only aim will be to win the second ODI match anyway. If Zimbabwe can somehow win in the second T20 match, they will secure the T20 series against Afghanistan with one match in hand.
In the first match, we saw that Zimbabwe got a good advantage by batting first, so their target will be to bat first in the second T20 match as well. We always know that the batting line is quite weak compared to the bowling line of Afghanistan, so if Afghanistan can be batted at the target then there is more chance of getting success there maybe Zimbabwe will want to take that opportunity.
Yeah Afghanistan lost the first match but that match was very close. Due to this, we cannot say which team would be favorite today. As far as Afghanistan is concerned they would be more aggressive today as they have not only to take the revenge of the last game but at the same time they can’t afford to lose because losing today means that they will lost the T20 Series.
Sikandar Raza , the captain of Zimbabwe team would be hoping that his batsmen play a better game today. Brian Bennett made a 49 in the first match and a lot would be expected of him. Dion Myers looked in good touch, hope he can again perform too.
The captain of Mohammad Rizwan, who is also the opener, tried his best to stay in the game but he was not supported by any other Pakistan batsmen. He himself made 74 runs but the difference here was that he used 61 balls scoring this score. Had he played a bit faster, Pakistan could have win the match too.
Pakistan needs to do some quick changes in the batting order. I think Muhammad Rizwan needs to check with Babar Azam that if he will perform well today good as an opener then well in good otherwise he needs to place him on the third number, one down. I think it might be more frequent for him because Siam Ayub is playing much better and he is in very good form. If Muhammad Rizwan and Saim Ayub will open the game then from both ends Pakistan will smash the runs. Siam Ayub plays modern cricket while Muhammad Rizwan uses strategy. In easy words, they both can hit a lot of boundaries and are able to give a lot of advantages to the team as an opener.
Pakistan's performance in the last match is not good because there was no good result from anyone except Rizwan and Saim Ayub. Although Rizwan batted well, he could not play according to the required run. Even though they came close to victory, they could not achieve. They collected very low score in 14,15,18 and 20 over those were the reasons to loss this match.
South Africa lost the first match but the big question is can Pakistan come back in this 2nd T20 game and make a win ? Is this even possible ?
It won’t be easy for the Pakistan to beat South Africa especially when SA have already won the first match and they would be high morale. The first match was a high scoring game so again we can expect the same in this match too. A lot of hopes are with Mohammad Rizwan and his team. If somehow Pakistan can win today, it will be a big boost for them.
I don't think that it was a one bad over that made the Afghanistan loss. In fact it was a poor batting performance that lead to this situation. The top order batsmen Rahmanullah Gurbaz , Sediqullah Atal and Mohammad Ishaq weren't able to make runs. The middle order batsmen played well to reach to a 140+ total but if these top order players had scored good too, then Afganistan could have managed to reach a total of 160 runs.
Afghanistan have a strong bowling attack and that is the reason they can defend even small totals. However, it is always better to make more than over par targets, so that the other team find it more difficult to chase.
Ngarava, Bennett and Musekiwa set up thrilling Zimbabwe win
Afghanistan have a strong bowling attack and that is the reason they can defend even small totals. However, it is always better to make more than over par targets, so that the other team find it more difficult to chase.
Ngarava, Bennett and Musekiwa set up thrilling Zimbabwe win
With this win Zimbabwe are now 1-0 up in this series. 11 runs came in the last over that was bowled by Azmatullah Omarzai and it's Zimbabwe first win over Afghanistan in five years. Afghanistan started playing cricket much later as compared to Zimbabwe but they are now way ahead of Zimbabwe in performance as they have beaten top cricket teams. It's a moral boosting win for Zimbabwe and they now have chance to grab the T20 series.
In the first match, we saw that Zimbabwe got a good advantage by batting first, so their target will be to bat first in the second T20 match as well. We always know that the batting line is quite weak compared to the bowling line of Afghanistan, so if Afghanistan can be batted at the target then there is more chance of getting success there maybe Zimbabwe will want to take that opportunity.
With this win Zimbabwe are now 1-0 up in this series. 11 runs came in the last over that was bowled by Azmatullah Omarzai and it's Zimbabwe first win over Afghanistan in five years. Afghanistan started playing cricket much later as compared to Zimbabwe but they are now way ahead of Zimbabwe in performance as they have beaten top cricket teams. It's a moral boosting win for Zimbabwe and they now have chance to grab the T20 series.
Afghanistan has made a habit of losing close matches recently. But losing to Zimbabwe is going to hurt them a lot. Afghanistan need to prove that they are not at the same level as Zimbabwe. That said, losing the series will be even more disastrous. And after this series, they have an ODI series coming up, and after that there are two test matches scheduled at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Now the last one is the most important. If Afghanistan lose that one, then they will be in second division for some time to come.
I don't think that it was a one bad over that made the Afghanistan loss. In fact it was a poor batting performance that lead to this situation. The top order batsmen Rahmanullah Gurbaz , Sediqullah Atal and Mohammad Ishaq weren't able to make runs. The middle order batsmen played well to reach to a 140+ total but if these top order players had scored good too, then Afganistan could have managed to reach a total of 160 runs.
Afghanistan have a strong bowling attack and that is the reason they can defend even small totals. However, it is always better to make more than over par targets, so that the other team find it more difficult to chase.
Ngarava, Bennett and Musekiwa set up thrilling Zimbabwe win
Afghanistan have a strong bowling attack and that is the reason they can defend even small totals. However, it is always better to make more than over par targets, so that the other team find it more difficult to chase.
Ngarava, Bennett and Musekiwa set up thrilling Zimbabwe win
With this win Zimbabwe are now 1-0 up in this series. 11 runs came in the last over that was bowled by Azmatullah Omarzai and it's Zimbabwe first win over Afghanistan in five years. Afghanistan started playing cricket much later as compared to Zimbabwe but they are now way ahead of Zimbabwe in performance as they have beaten top cricket teams. It's a moral boosting win for Zimbabwe and they now have chance to grab the T20 series.
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