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Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 1st Test: Afghanistan 73%

Afghanistan 73%. Zimbabwe 19%. Draw 8%.

Afghanistan v Zimbabwe Test series 2026, 1st Test

Thursday 5 November 2026, 6:00am GMT (10:00am local)Sharjah Cricket Stadium, SharjahDraw 8%

Prediction locked on Friday 6 November, 2:16am GMTWhen we've said 70–80%, the favourite won 25 of 35

Afghanistan, last 5

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  • 9 Oct 2026 Drawn v Bangladesh
  • 6 Jun 2026 India won by 300 runs v India
  • 20 Oct 2025 Zimbabwe won by 73 runs v Zimbabwe
  • 2 Jan 2025 Afghanistan won by 72 runs v Zimbabwe
  • 26 Dec 2024 Drawn v Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe, last 5

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  • 28 Jun 2026 Zimbabwe won by an innings and 85 runs v Bangladesh
  • 20 Oct 2025 Zimbabwe won by 73 runs v Afghanistan
  • 7 Aug 2025 New Zealand won by an innings and 359 runs v New Zealand
  • 30 Jul 2025 New Zealand won by 9 wickets v New Zealand
  • 6 Jul 2025 South Africa won by an innings and 236 runs v South Africa

Head to head

2Afghanistan wins since 2021
2Zimbabwe wins since 2021
  • 20 Oct 2025 Zimbabwe won by 73 runs at Harare Sports Club
  • 2 Jan 2025 Afghanistan won by 72 runs at Queens Sports Club
  • 26 Dec 2024 Drawn at Queens Sports Club
  • 10 Mar 2021 Afghanistan won by 6 wickets at Sheikh Zayed Stadium

Afghanistan predicted XI

Batting positionPlayer and last 10Exp. runsBatBowl
1Abdul MalikAbdul Malik183 runs in 7 matches58+11.2−5.3
2Sediqullah AtalSediqullah Atal190 runs in 3 matches44−13.4−0.8
3Rahmat ShahRahmat Shah (c)905 runs, 1 wkt68+8.9−0.9
4Hashmatullah ShahidiHashmatullah Shahidi694 runs, 1 wkt60+1.0−12.0
5Shahidullah KamalShahidullah Kamal102 runs in 4 matches62+14.2–
6Afsar ZazaiAfsar Zazai †378 runs48−3.9–
7Ikram AlikhilIkram Alikhil94 runs in 3 matches47−1.2–
8Zia Ur Rahman AkbarZia Ur Rahman Akbar42 runs, 13 wkts in 5 matches17−12.7+4.0
9Qais AhmadQais Ahmad94 runs, 5 wkts in 3 matches24+1.2−10.1
10Yamin AhmadzaiYamin Ahmadzai96 runs, 21 wkts in 9 matches18−4.5+30.0
11Mohammad Saleem SafiMohammad Saleem Safi2 runs, 12 wkts in 3 matches11−1.8−3.8

Team record and squad

Zimbabwe predicted XI

Batting positionPlayer and last 10Exp. runsBatBowl
1Brian BennettBrian Bennett (c)440 runs, 1 wkt52+6.2−5.3
2Ben CurranBen Curran537 runs in 9 matches46−2.1–
3Innocent KaiaInnocent Kaia312 runs in 3 matches71+11.1–
4Brendan TaylorBrendan Taylor796 runs55−1.4–
5Craig ErvineCraig Ervine521 runs55+0.1–
6Wessly MadhevereWessly Madhevere321 runs, 7 wkts in 9 matches42−4.8−5.9
7TTTafadzwa Tsiga †207 runs30−11.4–
8Wellington MasakadzaWellington Masakadza159 runs, 19 wkts in 7 matches24−9.8−19.6
9Newman NyamhuriNewman Nyamhuri55 runs, 12 wkts in 5 matches16−6.5−13.3
10VMVincent Masekesa38 runs, 10 wkts in 4 matches14−7.1−29.7
11Blessing MuzarabaniBlessing Muzarabani159 runs, 40 wkts14−1.9+10.4

Team record and squad

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