Like Zimbabwe and Afghanistan re-open the horns in the second and final Test of the series, the memory of the rainstorm still fresh in the minds of both teams. The Queens Sports Club he became a paradise for the batsmen of all the teams he faced in the past, even though the match ended there.
The hosts will be hoping to continue the batting they achieved in the first Test. But Afghanistan were disappointed by the results of the previous test due to rain on the final day and a brave resistance from the Zimbabwean players, hoping to win in Zimbabwe and finish the tour with their heads held high.
Queens Sports Club Pitch Report
The Queens Sports Club match is expected to remain as intense as the Boxing Day Test. However, as on the last day of previous Tests, light rain from rainy weeks could change the conditions a bit for this Test. The matches are expected to be held at a later date when the Test matches reach their final days. Therefore, spin bowlers can create problems for the batsmen as the match progresses.
The weather can play a big role in a team's decision to bat or bowl when they win the toss. However, depending on how the game has progressed in previous Tests, the team that wins the toss usually prefers to bat first and puts pressure on the other team.
Trials and Records at Queens Sports Club
- All Matches: 26
- Match won first hit: 4
- Matches that won the first ball: 12
- Average score in 1st innings: 318
- A score in the middle of the 2nd inningsto: 407
- A score in the middle of the 3rd innings: 210
- An average of 4 inningsto: 175
- Highest number recorded: 713/3 (165.3 Overs) by Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
- Lowest recorded score: 104/10 (49 Overs) by Zimbabwe vs West Indies
Also Read: ZIM vs AFG: After Rahmat Shah, captain Hashmatullah Shahidi beat Afghanistan in the first Test in Bulawayo.
ZIM vs AFG: Head-to-head history in Test Cricket
- All matches: 3
- Afghanistan won: 1
- Zimbabwe won: 1
- A drawn match: 1
- Big score for Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe: 699
- Afghanistan's lowest score against Zimbabwe: 131
- Big score for Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan: 586
- Lowest score for Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan: 250
Groups:
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Ikram Alikhail (wk), Afsar Zazai (wk), Riaz Hassan, Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Baheer Shah Mahboob, Ismat Alam, Azmatullah Omarzai, Zahir Khan, Zia Ur Rehman Akbar, Zahir Shehzad, Rashid KhanYamin Ahmadzai, Bashir Ahmad Afghan, Naveed Zadran, and Fareed Ahmad Malik.
Zimbabwe: 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.