The cricket journey between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan has been very interesting and famous among the spectators and their fans. The Zimbabwe National Cricket Team vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Timeline witnesses Afghanistan’s dominance over Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe also excelled in some of the matches in T20Is and ODIs, but was not able to surpass the level of Afghanistan, which was a little disappointment for Zimbabwe’s fans. Let’s have a look at the history of this emerging rivalry.
Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 2024-25 Recent series Match Detail, Date, time and Result
T20I Matches
| 1st T20I, ZIMBABWE vs AFGHANISTAN Date: December 11, Wednesday Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare Time: 3:30 AM / 01:30 PM LOCAL Result: Zimbabwe won by 4 wkts |
| 2nd T20I ZIMBABWE vs AFGHANISTAN Date: December 13, Friday Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare Time: 3:30 AM / 01:30 PM LOCAL Result: Afghanistan won by 50 runs |
| 3rd T20I ZIMBABWE vs AFGHANISTAN Date: December 14, Sunday Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare Time: 3:30 AM / 01:30 PM LOCAL Result: Afghanistan won by 3 wkts |
ODI Matches
| 1st ODI ZIMBABWE vs AFGHANISTAN Date: December 17, Tuesday Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare Time: 07:30 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL Result: No result (due to rain) |
| 2nd ODI ZIMBABWE vs AFGHANISTAN Date: December 19, Thursday Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare Time: 07:30 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL Result: Afghanistan won by 232 runs |
| 3rd ODI ZIMBABWE vs AFGHANISTAN Date: December 21, Saturday Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare Time: 07:30 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL Result: Afghanistan won by 8 wkts |
Test Matches
| 1st Test ZIMBABWE vs AFGHANISTAN Date: December 26, Thursday – December 30, Monday Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Time: 08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL Result: Match drawn |
| 2nd Test ZIMBABWE vs AFGHANISTAN Date: January 02, Thursday – January 06, Monday Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Time: 08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL Result: Afghanistan won by 72 runs |
Zimbabwe National Cricket Team vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Timeline
2014 to 2024: One-Day Internationals
| 31 ODI Match | ||
| Zimbabwe | VS | Afghanistan |
| 10 | WON | 20 |
| 20 | LOST | 10 |
| 1 | NO RESULT | 1 |
| 0 | TIED | 0 |
Between 2014 and 2024, the Zimbabwe National Cricket Team and the Afghanistan National Cricket Team played 31 games together. Afghanistan defeated Chevrons in 20 One Day Internationals (ODIs), demonstrating their superiority in 50-over contests over Zimbabwe.
- 2014-2015 ICC World Cup: On 18 July 2014, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe played their first One-Day International (ODI) match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Zimbabwe won both of their home matches handily, taking six wickets in the first and eight in the second. However, the Afghan Atalans leveled the series 2-2 by winning the remaining two matches. Afghanistan clinched victory by 100 runs in the fourth match of the series. Some key batters of the series were Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Hamilton Masakadza, Javed Ahmadi, and Shafiqullah.
- 2015-2016 Zimbabwe v Afghanistan: The two teams met again after a year on the ground of Zimbabwe (Bulawayo), Afghanistan won the 5-match series 3-2. Afghanistan won the second match by 58 runs, the fourth by 3 wickets, and the fifth by 73 runs, while Zimbabwe won the first match by 8 wickets and won the third match of the series by 6 wickets. Some of the major performers who helped their teams win the game were Justice Chibhabha(58), Wellington Masakadza(4 wickets), Mohammad Nabi(116), Richmond Mutumbami(74*), Dawlat Zadran(3 wickets), Mohammad Shahzad(80), and Dawlat Zadran(4 wickets).
- 2015-2016 Afghanistan v Zimbabwe: Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe in a 2-match series 2-0. The first game was played in Sharjah on 25 December 2015, where Afghanistan won by 49 runs, and second match by 4 wickets.
Amir Hamza was named the man of the match in the first game, and Mohammad Shahzad in the second game.
- 2017-2018 Afghanistan v Zimbabwe: The Afghan Atalans prevailed 4-1 in the five-match series. Zimbabwe proved to Afghanistan that they could defeat them too, following Afghanistan’s 154-run win in the first match. Afghanistan went on to win the remaining games and demonstrate their superiority over Chevrons.
- 2022 Zimbabwe v Afghanistan: The Afghan Atalans clean-swept the Chevrons; they won their first match by 60 runs, which was played in Harare on 4th June, 2022. The second match was won by 8 wickets with 33 balls remaining, and the third match was won by 4 wickets with 74 balls remaining. Batting first, Afghanistan set the target of 276 in the first match, but Zimbabwe couldn’t beat the target and scored 216 runs. In the second innings, Zimbabwe batted first and was bowled out for 228; however, Afghanistan surpassed the target and scored 229 with the loss of 2 wickets. Afghan Atalans posted 137 with the loss of 6 wickets in the third game of the series. The best players were Rahmat Shah, Ibrahim Zadran, and Rashid Khan, who helped Afghanistan win the series 3-0.
- 2024-2025 Zimbabwe v Afghanistan: This is a 3-match series, 2-0 played in 2024 at Harare. The first match of the series ended without any result due to rain and wet ground. But the rest of the two matches were won by Afghanistan. They won by 232 runs in the second match and by 8 wickets with 139 balls remaining in the third. In the second game of the series, Sediqullah Atal produced 104 runs and was named the man of the match, whereas A M Ghazanfar took 5 wickets and earned the man of the match title in the third game of the series.
2014 to 2024: T20Is
| 18 T20I Match | ||
| Zimbabwe | VS | Afghanistan |
| 2 | WON | 16 |
| 16 | LOST | 2 |
| 0 | NO RESULT | 0 |
| 0 | TIED | 0 |
From 2014 to 2024, 18 T20I (20-over) matches were held between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, where Afghanistan clinched victory in 16 matches and Zimbabwe won only 2 matches. Zimbabwe National Cricket Team vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Timeline reveals that Afghan Atalans had their dominance in T20Is too.
- 2015-2016 Zimbabwe v Afghanistan: Both teams met on the cricket ground to play their first T20 match of the series at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on 26th October 2015. Afghanistan clean-swept Zimbabwe in both games of the series. Afghanistan won the first match of the series by 6 wickets and the second match by 5 wickets. In the first match, Dawlat Zadran from the team Afghanistan won the man of the match as he took 3 wickets. In the second match, Gulbadin Naib was declared the player of the match.
- 2019-2020 Bangladesh Tri Series: Afghanistan and Zimbabwe played the second and fifth matches of the Tri-Series, where Bangladesh were the third team in the series. Afghanistan won the second match by 28 runs, and Zimbabwe won the fifth match by 7 wickets, 3 balls to spare. Najibullah Zadran won the man of the match in the second, and Chris Mpofu earned the man of the match title in the fifth game of the tri-series. Team Bangladesh and Afghanistan reached the finals of the 5-match series, but the game ended to be a no-result due to rain.
- 2020-2021 Afghanistan v Zimbabwe: Afghan Atalans won the 3-match series 3-0. Afghanistan won by 48 runs in the first match, 45 runs in the second, and by 47 runs in the third match of the series. Afghanistan’s best players were Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Asghar Afghan, Karim Janat, and Najibullah Zadran, who helped Afghanistan clinch victory over Zimbabwe. Rahmanullah Gurbaz produced 87 and was chosen man of the match in the first match of the series; Mohammad Nabi was named man of the match in the second; and Najibullah Zadran scored 72* and was named man of the match in the third game of the series.
- 2022 Zimbabwe v Afghanistan: Afghanistan made a notable mark by securing a 3-0 win in the 3-match T20 series victory over Zimbabwe in 2022 at Harare Sports Club. The Afghan team won the first game of the series by six wickets with four balls remaining. The Afghans clinched victory in the second match by 21 runs and won by 35 runs in the third match. Najibullah Zadran won the man of the match in the first game. Fazalhaq Farooqi was declared the player of the match in the second game, and Noor Ahmad was in the third game of the series.
- 2024-2025 Zimbabwe v Afghanistan: Afghanistan won the 3-match series 2-1, which took place in Harare, while Zimbabwe won the first match by 4 wickets with 0 balls remaining, Afghanistan won the second game by 50 runs, and the third by 3 wickets with 3 balls remaining. Brian Bennett, Darwish Rasooli, and Azmatullah Omarzai earned the man of the match in the first, second, and third matches of the series.
2021 to 2025: Test Matches
| 4 Test Match | ||
| Zimbabwe | VS | Afghanistan |
| 1 | WON | 2 |
| 2 | LOST | 1 |
| 1 | Drawn | 1 |
| 0 | TIED | 0 |
The Afghanistan and Zimbabwe Chevrons played only 4 Test Matches during 2021 and 2025, in which Afghanistan won 2 matches, Zimbabwe won only 1 match, and the other match ended draw. Zimbabwe National Cricket Team vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Timeline exhibits Afghanistan’s interesting gameplay.
- 2020-2021 Afghanistan v Zimbabwe: On 2 March 2021, both teams played their first Test match at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Zimbabwe won the first test match of the series by 10 wickets, whereas Afghanistan won the second game played on 10th March, 2021 by 6 wickets. Sean Williams from the Zimbabwe team was the man of the match in the first match. Hashmatullah Shahidi was chosen as the man of the match in the second test. Zimbabwe’s best players were Sean Williams (105*), Regis Chakabva (44), and Sikandar Raza (43). Hashmatullah Shahidi (200*) and Asghar Afghan (164) helped Afghanistan win the second match.
- 2024-2025 Zimbabwe v Afghanistan (Test): Afghanistan won the 2-match test series 1-0 by winning the second game with a margin of 72 runs. The first game of the series resulted draw. Hashmatullah Shahidi was declared the player of the match, and Rashid Khan won the man of the match in the second game of the series.
