Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, AFG vs ZIM 2024-25, Today Match Prediction
πππππ :Β Zimbabwe vs Afghanistanππππ : December 26 ,Thursdayββππππ :β 13:30 PM ISTβββββπππππ : Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabweππππππππππ :ββ 1st Test 2024 Host Zimbabwe seek redemption against Afghanistan in series opener at Bulawayo Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website. ZIM vs AFG Match Prediction & Analysis Zimbabwe will face Afghanistan in the opening match of the Test series played at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, starting from 26th December. After losing the T20I and ODI series against Afghanistan, Host Zimbabwe will be looking to turn things around in red-ball cricket. Skipper Craig Ervine will be hoping that the side can deliver the goods with bat and ball in this fixture.On the other hand, Afghanistan will be keen to continue their winning momentum after comfortably brushing aside Zimbabwe in the T20I and ODI series. TEAMS PREVIEW Zimbabwe Preview In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Sean Williams, Craig Ervine, Joyland Gumbie, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza and Tadiwanashe Marumani to do the bulk of the scoring. In bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Brandon Mavuta and Trevor Gwandu to deliver timely breakthroughs. Afghanistan Preview Sediqullah Atal, Bahir Shah, Riaz Hussain and Zahir Shahzad are four uncapped players picked by Afghanistan for the two-match Test series against Zimbabwe. In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Rahmat Shah, captain Hashmatullah Shahidi, Sediqullah Atal, Rashid Khan, Ikram Alikhil, and Azmatullah Omarzai to do the bulk of the scoring. Since 2021, Rahmat Shah has topped the batting charts for Afghanistan in Test format. In three matches, Rahmat Shah has accumulated 193 runs at an average of 32.16 with two half-centuries to his name. Weather Conditions The average first inning score at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo in Test matches played is around 300 runs. The weather forecast for the game is far from ideal as thundery showers are expected on all five days of the match. ZIM vs AFG Pitch Report Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo is going to host the 1st Test of the series played between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan. Toss: To Bowl Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo has been great venue for sides bowling first. 12 matches out of 25 played so far have been won by side bowling first.Keeping that record in mind, both the skippers will be keen to win the toss, and bowl first in the series opener.