manila game Zimbabwe Vs Afghanistan LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 1: Allah Ghazanfar Ends Ben Curran's Gritty Half-Centurion Knock On Debut

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi and Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine before the start of the Boxing Day Test match. Photo: X | Afghanistan Cricket Board Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi and Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine before the start of the Boxing Day Test match. Photo: X | Afghanistan Cricket Board

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 1st Test on Thursday, December 26 at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The Afghan side has won the white-ball series and now sets its sights on the red ball. The Chevrons are having a tough time against Afghanistan on their own turf. In the T20I seriesmanila game, Zimbabwe lose 1-2, followed by a 0-2 loss in the ODIs. Zimbabwe are keen to put on a strong performance with bat and ball but face a formidable Afghanistan side. However, Afghanistan will miss the services of their star player Rashid Khan for the 1st Test after the 26-year-old pulls out due to personal reasons. (Live Streaming | Match Prediction)

ZIM Vs AFG, Boxing Day Test - Toss Update

Zimbabwe have won the toss and have opted to bat first against Afghanistan.

Hockey India on Wednesday (August 28) named an 18-member squad led by ace drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh for the tournament, with Krishan Bahadur Pathak expectedly being promoted to main goalkeeper duties following PR Sreejesh's international retirement.

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Sreejesh announced his retirement after India won a second successive Olympic bronze medal in Paris earlier this month.

Playing XIs

Afghanistan: Abdul Malik, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), AM Ghazanfar, Afsar Zazai(w), Azmatullah Omarzai, Shahidullah Kamal, Naveed Zadran, Zia-ur-Rehman, Zahir Khan

Zimbabwe: Joylord Gumbie(w), Ben Curran, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Sean Williams, Craig Ervine(c), Dion Myers, Brandon Mavuta, Brian Bennett, Newman Nyamhuri, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu

Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Test Head-to-Head Record

These two have previously faced each other twice in Tests with either side winning one apiece.

Zimbabwe Vs Afghanistan Test Squads

Zimbabwe Squad: Craig Ervine (C), Ben Curran, Brian Bennett, Johnathan Campbell, Takudzwa Chataira, Joylord Gumbie, Trevor Gwandu, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brandon Mavuta, Nyasha Mayavo, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams.

Afghanistan Squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Rahmat Shah (VC), Ikram Alikhail (WK), Afsar Zazai (WK)manila game, Riaz Hassan, Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Baheer Shah Mahboob, Ismat Alam, Azmatullah Omarzai, Zahir Khan, Zia Ur Rehman Akbar, Zahir Shehzad, Rashid Khan, Yamin Ahmadzai, Bashir Ahmad Afghan, Naveed Zadran, and Fareed Ahmad Malik.