Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 2nd Test Match — Ball-by-Ball Commentary
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE 2026 · TEST
Stumps : Day 2 - AFG trail by 180 runs.
Stumps
Afghanistan
Zimbabwe
Ball by Ball Commentary
- 24.50
Vincent Masekesa to Rahmat Shah
No Run.
- 24.40
Vincent Masekesa to Rahmat Shah
No Run. Tossed delivery around middle, defends the ball for dot
- 24.30
Vincent Masekesa to Rahmat Shah
No Run. Floated ball around off, cuts it to covers for nothing
- 24.20
Vincent Masekesa to Rahmat Shah
No Run. Slower delivery around off, cuts it to mid off for dot
- 24.10
Vincent Masekesa to Rahmat Shah
No Run. Floated ball around leg, tucks it slowly to the short on side for none
- 23.64
Graeme Cremer to Hashmatullah Shahidi
Four. Flighted ball around middle, slaps it to the square leg region for a boundary
End of over 24: 13 runs · AFG 91/3
- 23.50
Graeme Cremer to Hashmatullah Shahidi
No Run.
- 23.44
Graeme Cremer to Hashmatullah Shahidi
Four. Tossed touch around off, hits and it races to the long off for a boundary
- 23.31
Graeme Cremer to Rahmat Shah
One Run. Fuller ball around middle, strikes it for single run
- 23.24
Graeme Cremer to Rahmat Shah
Four. Hammered! Fuller length delivery around middle and leg, airs over down the ground for the boundary
- 23.10
Graeme Cremer to Rahmat Shah
No Run.
- 22.60
Vincent Masekesa to Hashmatullah Shahidi
No Run. Flighted delivery around middle, strikes it for nothing
End of over 23: 0 runs · AFG 78/3
- 22.50
Vincent Masekesa to Hashmatullah Shahidi
No Run.
- 22.40
Vincent Masekesa to Hashmatullah Shahidi
No Run. Fuller around middle, strikes it for no runs. Loud appeal rejected
- 22.30
Vincent Masekesa to Hashmatullah Shahidi
No Run.
- 22.20
Vincent Masekesa to Hashmatullah Shahidi
No Run. Fuller ball around middle, blocks the ball nicely
- 22.10
Vincent Masekesa to Hashmatullah Shahidi
No Run.
- 21.60
Graeme Cremer to Rahmat Shah
No Run.
End of over 22: 5 runs · AFG 78/3
- 21.50
Graeme Cremer to Rahmat Shah
No Run. Tossed ball around leg, pushes it to straight for none
- 21.40
Graeme Cremer to Rahmat Shah
No Run. Tossed delivery around off, blocks it to cover fielder for none
- 21.30
Graeme Cremer to Rahmat Shah
No Run.
- 21.2B3
Graeme Cremer to Hashmatullah Shahidi
bye. Three Runs. Slower and lower around leg side, Shahidi went to slog it but misses and keeper also with disappointment to the fine leg for a triple of byes
- 21.12
Graeme Cremer to Hashmatullah Shahidi
Two Runs. Tossed ball around off, slices it to the sweeper cover for couple of runs
- 20.60
Vincent Masekesa to Rahmat Shah
No Run.
End of over 21: 7 runs · AFG 73/3
- New Batter
Rahmat Shah — 14 matches, 1372 runs, avg 54.88, SR 51.62
- Wicket
Rahmanullah 34 (44) — c Brendan Taylor b Vincent Masekesa. 4s: 3, 6s: 1, SR: 77.27
- 20.5W
Vincent Masekesa to Rahmanullah
Wicket! Caught By Brendan Taylor. No Run. 3rd Down in the final session! Great Start for Zimbabwe! Rahamanullah departs! Nice Catch! Tossed ball around middle and off stumps, Rahmanullah went to defend the ball but hard luck hits and the ball misses on the thick outside edge to the first slip and there Taylor stands and completes a good catch for a wicket at 34 runs only
- 20.40
Vincent Masekesa to Rahmanullah
No Run.
- 20.32
Vincent Masekesa to Rahmanullah
Two Runs. Fuller ball around middle, strikes it for couple of runs
- 20.21
Vincent Masekesa to Hashmatullah Shahidi
One Run. Slower ball around middle, hits it for single run
- 20.14
Vincent Masekesa to Hashmatullah Shahidi
Four. Fuller length delivery around middle and off, driven through the covers for a boundary
- Bowler
Vincent Masekesa — 4 matches
- 19.60
Antum Naqvi to Rahmanullah
No Run.
End of over 20: 12 runs · AFG 66/2
- 19.54
Antum Naqvi to Rahmanullah
Four. Back to back boundaries! Good length throw onto middle, hits it to the fences for a boundary
- 19.46
Antum Naqvi to Rahmanullah
Six. Fuller length delivery around middle and leg, lofts over the desired fences for the maximum runs
- 19.31
Antum Naqvi to Hashmatullah Shahidi
One Run. Good length throw around off, bats it for one run
- 19.20
Antum Naqvi to Hashmatullah Shahidi
No Run.
- 19.11
Antum Naqvi to Rahmanullah
One Run. Fuller ball around middle, hits it for single run only
- Update
4:30pm Ist / 3:00pm LT: Final Session on Day 2
- Update
4.10pm Ist / 2.40pm LT: Tea on Day 2. Zimbabwe were bowled out for 338 in their first innings, with Naseer Khan Maroofkhil picking up two more wickets to finish with figures of 7/151 on his Test debut. Brad Evans remained unbeaten on 32 after a 26-run last-wicket partnership with Blessing Muzarabani. Afghanistan's reply got off to a shaky start as Blessing dismissed Sediqullah Atal for 1 before Brad Evans removed Abdul Malik to leave them at 19/2. However, Rahmanullah Zarma Khan (21*) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (28*) built an unbeaten partnership for the third wicket to take Afghanistan to 54/2 after 19 overs, still trailing Zimbabwe by 288 runs.
- 18.60
Graeme Cremer to Hashmatullah Shahidi
No Run. Slower ball onto middle, defends it to the short off side fielder. Tea time now!
End of over 19: 4 runs · AFG 54/2
- 18.51
Graeme Cremer to Rahmanullah
One Run. Slower delivery around middle, airs it to the mid wicket for one run
- 18.43
Graeme Cremer to Hashmatullah Shahidi
Three Runs. Slower delivery around off, driven through the sweeper cover for triple runs. Nice Save by Chevron fielder
- 18.30
Graeme Cremer to Hashmatullah Shahidi
No Run. Flighted ball around middle, blocks it to short off side for zero
- 18.20
Graeme Cremer to Hashmatullah Shahidi
No Run. Floated ball around middle, blocks it onto the pitch for none
- 18.10
Graeme Cremer to Hashmatullah Shahidi
No Run. Tossed delivery around middle, defends the ball nicely
- Bowler
Graeme Cremer — 20 matches
- 17.60
Antum Naqvi to Rahmanullah
No Run. Fuller delivery around off, bats it for nothing. Maiden Over
End of over 18: 0 runs · AFG 50/2
- 17.50
Antum Naqvi to Rahmanullah
No Run.
- 17.40
Antum Naqvi to Rahmanullah
No Run. Good length delivery around middle, plays it for zero runs