Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe ODI Series - Squads and Key Players

The Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe ODI series is scheduled to begin on Tuesday. Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe 1st ODI will take place on Tuesday at the Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe.

The T20 international series between the two teams has come to an end with Afghanistan winning the series by 1-2. Zimbabwe started the series on a positive note with a thrilling win but they failed to continue the momentum in the last two fixtures. 

However, the two teams will now collide in the 50-over format and we expect an absolute thriller between the two. The last time these two teams met in an ODI set-up was in a 3-match ODI series hosted by Zimbabwe in June 2022. Afghanistan completely wiped out the hosts winning the series by 0-3. The best betting apps in India have uploaded the odds for the ZIM vs AFG ODI series.

Zimbabwe has shown some positive signs in international cricket and they have some world-class players in the squad. However, the team has failed to perform in some crucial games against some bigger teams.

This year has been good to Afghanistan and the team has come out as a strong opposition in the white-ball cricket. They are known to stun teams like Australia, India, England, and New Zealand in some big games and they will be eyeing to repeat the 2022 result against the hosts.

Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan ODI Series - Head-to-Head
 

Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan ODI Series - Squad

Zimbabwe

Craig Ervine (capt), Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Joylord Gumbie, Trevor Gwandu, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri, Victor Nyauchi, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams

Zimbabwe Probable Playing XI

Craig Ervine (c), Tadiwanashe Marumani, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza, Brian Bennett, Sean Williams, Ben Curran, Trevor Gwandu, Richard Ngarava, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani

Afghanistan

Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Rahmat Shah (vice-capt), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Abdul Malik, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, AM Ghazanfar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadran and Farid Ahmad Malik

Afghanistan Probable Playing XI

Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sadiqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Nangeyalia Karote, AM Ghanzafar, Gulbadin Naib

Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan ODI Series - Key Players

1) Rahmanullah Gurbaz - Afghanistan

Since the beginning of 2024, Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been on fire and he has topped the charts in every major tournament. When it comes to the overall stats in 2024, Gurbaz is the 6th highest scorer in 2024 in the ODI format and the leading run-scorer for the team this year. He is in the right frame of mind and against Zimbabwe, Gurbaz will be the key player for the visitors. The online betting sites will have the best odds for Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

2) Craig Ervine - Zimbabwe

For Zimbabwe, skipper Craig Ervine will be the man to watch out for. He is the leading run-getter for Zimbabwe this year and has a respectable average in the ODI format. Craig was missing out on the T20 format but ODI is his speciality and in no way he can be taken lightly for the 3-match ODI series.

3) Rashid Khan - Afghanistan

After constantly dealing with injuries after the T20 World Cup, the star player of Afghanistan has come back in action. He is the most dangerous white-ball cricketer and a pure match-winner for Afghanistan who can win matches for the team with the bat or the bowl.

4) Azmatullah Omarzai - Afghanistan

After Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai has come out as the next best all-rounder option for Afghanistan in recent times. He has played exceptionally well in both departments and will be expected to continue the momentum against Zimbabwe.

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