- Afghanistan bat; Zimbabwe bring in Burl and Masuku Injuries forced Craig Ervine and Newman Nyamhuri to sit out this game for Zimbabwe The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 I believe there is room for improvement here,” stand-in ctain Towhid Hridoy says after Bangladesh are knocked out of the UAE ODI tri-series Rashid Khan picked up four wickets to skittle Bangladesh for 160, Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, Tri-series, Sharjah, October 21, 2026 Janith Liyanage celebrates with team-mates after hitting six to win the game off the penultimate ball Janith Liyanage celebrates with team-mates after hitting six to win the game off the penultimate ball, England vs Sri Lanka, Tri-series, October 22, 2026 Shikhar Mohan will replace KL Rahul, who will only play the first four-day match before linking up with the India ODI team Shikhar Mohan hit a half-century for Jharkhand, Vidarbha vs Jharkhand, Ranji Trophy 2025-26, 1st day, Nagpur, October 25, 2025 SA vs Aus 2nd Test 2026-27 – Pat Cummins – Australia can’t ‘per over cracks’ after innings thrashing Australia will need to seriously consider changes to their batting line-up for the deciding Test in Ce Town Steven Smith was out pulling Kagiso Rabada, South Africa vs Australia, 2nd Test, Gqeberha, 5th day, October 22, 2026 Rashid Khan was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets, Afghanistan vs India, 2nd T20I, New Delhi, September 15, 2026 Afghanistan ctain Rahmat Shah won the toss and opted to bat first against Zimbabwe in the second match of the ODI tri-series in Abu Dhabi.
- Zimbabwe have had to make two changes.
- Sikandar Raza said that injuries forced Craig Ervine and Newman Nyamhuri to sit out this game, with middle-order batter Ryan Burl and medium-pacer Ernest Masuku taking their places respective.
Afghanistan bat; Zimbabwe bring in Burl and Masuku Injuries forced Craig Ervine and Newman Nyamhuri to sit out this game for Zimbabwe The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins The three who matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 I believe there is room for improvement here,” stand-in ctain Towhid Hridoy says after Bangladesh are knocked out of the UAE ODI tri-series Rashid Khan picked up four wickets to skittle Bangladesh for 160, Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, Tri-series, Sharjah, October 21, 2026 Janith Liyanage celebrates with team-mates after hitting six to win the game off the penultimate ball Janith Liyanage celebrates with team-mates after hitting six to win the game off the penultimate ball, England vs Sri Lanka, Tri-series, October 22, 2026 Shikhar Mohan will replace KL Rahul, who will only play the first four-day match before linking up with the India ODI team Shikhar Mohan hit a half-century for Jharkhand, Vidarbha vs Jharkhand, Ranji Trophy 2025-26, 1st day, Nagpur, October 25, 2025 SA vs Aus 2nd Test 2026-27 – Pat Cummins – Australia can’t ‘per over cracks’ after innings thrashing Australia will need to seriously consider changes to their batting line-up for the deciding Test in Ce Town Steven Smith was out pulling Kagiso Rabada, South Africa vs Australia, 2nd Test, Gqeberha, 5th day, October 22, 2026 Rashid Khan was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets, Afghanistan vs India, 2nd T20I, New Delhi, September 15, 2026 Afghanistan ctain Rahmat Shah won the toss and opted to bat first against Zimbabwe in the second match of the ODI tri-series in Abu Dhabi.
Zimbabwe have had to make two changes. Sikandar Raza said that injuries forced Craig Ervine and Newman Nyamhuri to sit out this game, with middle-order batter Ryan Burl and medium-pacer Ernest Masuku taking their places respective. Ervine scored the match-winning 93 in the first game against Bangladesh, while Nyamhuri picked up a wicket.
Afghanistan have gone for three seamers in Ziaur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Azmatullah Omarzai, who can chip in with the bat too. Raza said that they have figured out a little bit more about the Abu Dhabi conditions, especially what they have to do when bowling first. Afghanistan have almost all of their first-choice players in the playing XI, including Sediqullah Atal, who made a fourth-innings century in Afghanistan’s one-off Test against Bangladesh which ended up in a thrilling draw.
Focus will also be on Rashid Khan , who is returning to action after being rested for the Test against Bangladesh. Afghanistan : 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 2 Ibrahim Zadran, 3 Sediqullah Atal, 4 Rahmat Shah (ct), 5 Hashmatullah Shahidi, 6 Azmatullah Omarzai, 7 Mohammad Nabi, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 AM Ghazanfar, 10 Ziaur Rahman, 11 Fazalhaq Farooqi Zimbabwe : 1 Brian Bennett, 2 Ben Curran, 3 Tafadzwa Tsiga, 4 Brendan Taylor (wk), 5 Sikandar Raza (ct), 6 Ryan Burl, 7 Wessley Madhevere, 8 Brad Evans, 9 Wellington Masakadza, 10 Ernest Masuku, 11 Blessing Muzarabani Rashid Khan was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets, Afghanistan vs India, 2nd T20I, New Delhi, September 15, 2026
