Afghanistan registered a 72-run win over Zimbabwe in the second Test of the two-match series played at the Queen’s Sports Club in Bulawayo. Afghani leg spinner Rashid Khan picked up a six-wicket haul in the second and 11 wickets in the whole, to showcase match-winning performance. This was Rashid’s third ten-wicket haul in six Tests. This was the first time Rashid Khan was playing Test cricket after 2021 against Zimbabwe itself. Rashid picked up more than ten wickets in that match as well and his current ten-fer made him achieve an elite record. Rashid Khan became the first bowler after South Africa’s Dale Steyn to pick two consecutive ten-wicket hauls in Tests. Steyn achieved the milestone back in 2007.
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Rashid Khan Registers Elite Record During ZIM vs AFG 2nd Test
Getting back to the match, Afghanistan got wrapped up for 157 runs while batting in their first innings. Zimbabwean bowlers including Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Newman Nyamhuri and Sikandar Raza shared nine wickets between themselves and restricted the Afghani team to a low first-innings score. Zimbabwe showcased a decent batting approach than Afghanistan in their first innings and achieved a score of 243 runs. Sikandar Raza and Craig Ervine ended up playing knocks of 61 and 75 runs respectively. Rashid Khan picked up four wickets for Afghanistan.
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The Afghani batting performed extremely differently in the second innings putting up a total of 363 runs. Rahman Shah and Ismat Alam smashed brilliant hundreds and smacked the Zimbabwe bowlers to all parts of the ground. Zimbabwe were setup a total of 278 runs to chase down in the second innings, however, they couldn’t chase down the score and got bundled for 205 runs. Rashid Khan picked up a seven-wicket haul which helped Afghanistan seal the series.
