ZIM vs AFG 1st Test Match Prediction 2024: Preview, Player Stats & Fantasy Tips

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ZIM vs AFG 1st Test Match Prediction: The 1st test match of the test series will be played at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, on December 26, 2024, starting at 1:30 PM onwards.

Team Preview of ZIM vs AFG 1st Test Match Prediction 2024

It is going to be a great opportunity for both the teams as Zimbabwe and Afghanistan don’t play many Test matches, but this 2 test match series will be great learning for every player on the team.

Seven uncapped test players, including Ben Curran, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Nyasha Mayavo, Trevor Gwandu, Takudzwa Chataira, Newman Nyamhuri, and Johnathan Campbell, will be part of the Zimbabwe side.

The good news for the Afghanistan side is that after three years, their ace spinner Rashid Khan will play at least the first test match against Zimbabwe. Surprisingly, the last test match he played was against the same opponent.

Afghanistan also gave a chance to 7 uncapped players in their test squad, including Ismat Alam, Bashir Ahmad Afghan, Zahir Shehzad, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fareed Ahmad, Riaz Hassan, and Sediqullah Atal.

Both teams played two test matches and won one each, but right now, Afghanistan is looking in the driving seat as they defeated Zimbabwe in the ODI with ease.

Check out all the player stats, pitch reports, and head-to-head stats for the match between Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan. You can build your fantasy team by reading and analyzing all the stats.

When and Where To Watch ZIM vs AFG 1st Test Match Prediction 2024

Match	Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 1st Test Match Prediction 2024
Date & Time	December 26, 2024, 1: 30 PM IST
Venue	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Where to Watch	Fancode

Player Injury Report For ZIM vs AFG 1st Test Match Prediction

No new injury news.

ZIM vs AFG Head-to-Head TEST Record

Match Played	2
Afghanistan Won	1
Zimbabwe Won	1
Tie/NR	0/0

Weather Conditions For ZIM vs AFG 1st Test Match Prediction

There is no chance of rain here, but some clouds will hover over the sky, which might be good for Pace Bowlers.

Pitch Report of Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, ZIM vs AFG 1st Test Match Prediction

Match Played	25 Matches
Batting first won	4 Matches won
Batting second won	12 Matches won
Average 1st innings scores	307 Runs
Average 2nd innings scores	395
Average 3rd innings scores	213
Average 4th innings scores	175
Highest Team innings total	713/3 by SL vs ZIM
Lowest Team innings total	104/10 by ZIM vs WI

Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo pitch has been a great scoring ground, but after the third day, the spinners get a lot of assistance, which is why most of the wickets here are taken by spinners only, but the first three days are batter paradise, who enjoy the surface.

Important players for the Zimbabwe Team in the match against the Afghanistan Team

1. Blessing Muzarabani has taken 24 wickets in the last 6 test matches with a strike rate of 46.52.

2. Sikandar Raza has an average of 44.43 in the last 4 test matches and took 11 wickets.

3. Sean Williams has the best average against Afghanistan. He scored 264 runs in 3 innings, including two centuries, and took 2 wickets.

Important players for the Afghanistan Team in the match against Zimbabwe

1. Rashid Khan took 11 wickets in the last match against Zimbabwe, and overall, he took 34 wickets in 9 innings.

2. Azmatullah Omarzai will once again be crucial, and hopefully, he will get his first test match under his name. His first-class average is 49.66 in 6 innings, and he took 16 wickets in 7 matches with the ball.

3. Hashmatullah Shahidi has one of the best records against Zimbabwe. The last time he played against them, he scored 200. He averages 107 in four innings.

ZIM vs AFG 1st Test Match Prediction 2024

Afghanistan will come back in this match.

ZIM vs AFG 1st Test Match Fantasy Team Prediction

Wicketkeeper	Joylord Gumbie
Batters	Hashmatullah Shahidi, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah
All-rounders	Sikandar Raza, Azmatullah Omarzai, Sean Williams
Bowlers	Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Rashid Khan, Yamin Ahmadzai
Captain	Azmatullah Omarzai, Sean Williams
Vice-captain	Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmat Shah

Zimbabwe Test Full Squad vs Afghanistan

Craig Ervine (captain), 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 Test Full Squad vs Zimbabwe

Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Rahmat Shah (vice-capt), Ikram Alikhail (wk), Afsar Zazai (wk), Riaz Hassan, Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Bahir Shah, Ismat Alam, Azmatullah Omarzai, Zahir Khan, Zia Ur Rehman, Zahir Shehzad, Rashid Khan, Yamin Ahmadzai, Bashir Ahmad, Naveed Zadran, Fareed Ahmad

ZIM vs AFG 1st Test Match Prediction 2024: Probable Playing 11 of Zimbabwe

Tadiwanashe Marumani, Ben Curran, Craig Ervine(c), Sean Williams, Joylord Gumbie(w), Sikandar Raza, Wellington Masakadza, Newman Nyamhuri, Victor Nyauchi, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani

ZIM vs AFG 1st Test Match Prediction 2024: Probable Playing 11 of Afghanistan

Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Zia-ur-Rehman, Ismat Alam,, Rashid Khan, Yamin Ahmadzai, Naveed Zadran