Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, ZIM vs AFG, Today Match Prediction

zim vs afg Match Prediction & Analysis

Afghanistan have already sealed the series against the hosts and would like to whitewash them when they face each other in the 3rd and last ODI of the series at Harare Sports Club on 9th June 2022. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, will try to win at least one game of the series before playing T20Is against visitors.

Afghanistan have managed to win 2 ODI comfortably against Zimbabwe. In the first ODI, they played an all-around cricket and managed to win the game by 60 runs whereas in the 2nd match they easily chased down the target and claimed a win by 8 wickets. This 3rd game will be important for them to create history in away conditions.

The third game between these two will be played on the same ground where the first two were played and Afghanistan have an advantage in this game as they have utilized the conditions very well on the same ground. It will be a huge task for hosts to save the game and avoid whitewash on Thursday.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Zimbabwe Preview

After losing the series against Afghanistan on home soil, now it's a huge challenge for hosts to save the whitewash when they face visitors in the last ODI of the series on 9th June 2022 at Harare Sports Club. Afghanistan are looking strong and that is why Zimbabwe have to utilize its full strength to claim the 3rd ODI.

With the help of Blessing Muzarabani’s brilliant spell of 4 wickets for 52 runs in his 9 overs, Zimbabwe could manage to restrict opponents to 276 runs but failed terribly while chasing the target. Only Sikandar Raza could manage to score 67 runs from 78 balls and as a result, they lost the game by 60 runs.

In the 2nd ODI of the series, Afghanistan asked Zimbabwe to bat first and Zimbabwe failed to put runs on the board in front of Afghanistan's bowling attack. Only Innocent Kaia’s 63 runs from 74 balls and Ryan Burl’s not out 51 runs from 61 balls, were the key knocks in the inning which helped them to put 228 runs on the board. 

Zimbabwe’s bowlers failed to restrict that target and the visitors won the game by 8 wickets. In both the ODIs, they have struggled with the batting unit that costs them a series. Now in the last match of the series, they would like to utilize their batting strength properly to save the whitewash from Afghanistan.

Key players
Innocent Raia, Craig Ervine, Wessley Madhevere, Blessing Muzarabani.

Zimbabwe Predicted Playing XI:

Regis Chakabva (wk), Innocent Raia, Craig Ervine (c), Wessley Madhevere, Milton Shumba, Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarabani, Donald Tiripano, Tanaka Chivanga.

Zimbabwe Actual Playing XI:

Dion Myers, Craig Ervine, Milton Shumba, Regis Chakabva, Blessing Muzarabani, Ryan Burl, Innocent Kaia, Wesley Madhevere, Tendai Chatara, Tanaka Chivanga, Sikandar Raza

Afghanistan Preview

Afghanistan have played some fine cricket in the first 2 matches of the ODI series against Zimbabwe and have managed to win the series also. They will face hosts in the last ODI at Harare Sports Club to whitewash them by winning the 3rd ODI also.

While batting first in the 1st ODI, they failed to give a stable start to their inning but Rahmat Shah and captain Hashmatullah Shahidi, have managed to settle the inning during the middle overs. Rahmat Shah scored 94 runs from 120 balls, whereas the captain helped him with his 88 runs from 104 balls. They have managed to score 276 runs on the board.

Mohammad Nabi led the bowling attack with his spell which included 4 wickets for just 34 runs in 10 overs to dismantle the opponent's innings. They won comfortably by 60 runs. In the 2nd match also, with the help of a brilliant bowling display, they have restricted Zimbabwe to just 228 runs. Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan, both took 2 wickets each with their spin attack.

While chasing the target of 229 runs, Ibrahim Zadran scored a century and helped his team to register a victory with his 120 runs from 138 balls. Rahmat Shah also played a key knock of 88 runs from 115 runs. Now it's just a formality for Afghanistan to play the 3rd ODI but they would like to claim a whitewash against the hosts on Thursday.

Key players
Rahmat Shah, Ibrahim Zadran,  Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan.

Afghanistan Predicted Playing XI:

Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Rahmat Shah, Nazibullah Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Afghanistan Actual Playing XI:

Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather will be partly cloudy on match day, with a 3-5% chance of raining on match day. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be in the 21°C - 7°C range.

Venue Details

The Harare Sports Club in Harare will host this match. This ground is considered a home ground of Zimbabwe and has conducted a few international as well as local domestic games previously. This stadium can accommodate a total of 10,000 people. 

Toss: To Bowl

This ground has conducted 154 ODIs so far and offered an advantage to batters in a few previous matches. The team who has opted to bowl first here has delivered better than the batting team as in the past 10 ODIs, the chasing team has managed 6 times. At this location, whichever team wins the toss will want to bowl first and chase.