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Thu Feb 16 (50 ovs) 09:30 local (07:30 GMT)
1st ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan
Harare Sports Club

Sun Feb 19 (50 ovs) 09:30 local (07:30 GMT)
2nd ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan
Harare Sports Club

Tue Feb 21 (50 ovs) 09:30 local (07:30 GMT)
3rd ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan
Harare Sports Club

Fri Feb 24 (50 ovs) 09:30 local (07:30 GMT)
4th ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan
Harare Sports Club

Sun Feb 26 (50 ovs) 09:30 local (07:30 GMT)
5th ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan
Harare Sports Club

Graeme Cremer (capt), Peter Moor (wk), Ryan Burl, Tarisai Musakanda, Sikandar Raza, Malcolm Waller, Elton Chigumbura, Wellington Masakadza, Donald Tiripano, Tendai Chatara, Christopher Mpofu, Nathan Waller, Craig Ervine, Solomon Mire.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v- ... 81706.html

Afghanistan's lower order batting has given them something to think about before the next ODI.

The Afghans win the first ODI on D/L....

Wondering why Sean WIlliams is not part of the squad.

Zimbabwe's place as a full member is surely untenable these days.

Pretty commanding win. Does it suggest how far Afghanistan have come or how far Zimbabwe have regressed (or a bit of both)?

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Pretty commanding win. Does it suggest how far Afghanistan have come or how far Zimbabwe have regressed (or a bit of both)?

Zimbabwe have been awful for quite a while so i'd say this shows how much Afghanistan have improved.

I really like Afghanistan as a side. They've made huge progress as a team solely off their own back with no help from leaching off an established Test nation. If there is any side the ICC should be getting behind to make a Test nation it's the Afghans, not another side we could mention.

That said, Zimbabwe need to be relegated to an associate side, they're abysmal, have made no progress in the last decade and have nothing to show for the investment they get as a full member. It's a disgrace nothing has been done about them.

Naib and Rashid take seven wickets between them to dismiss Zimbabwe for 129....

Sean Williams out for five.

Great morning for Afghanistan. Feel sorry for Zimbabwe though. How much of a kicking can they take until they give up?

mikesiva wrote:Naib and Rashid take seven wickets between them to dismiss Zimbabwe for 129....

Sean Williams out for five.

But he was not listed on squad page few days back

Five wickets for five runs and Zimbabwe win by three runs. Englandesque from Afghanistan.

Shambolic from both sides....real poor stuff....Yeah Zimbabwe won, but they are getting worse and worse...they would feel that they should be winning this series, but the harsh reality is, they simply don't play enough cricket, and the quality just isn't there...how much longer can they cling on to playing part time ODI cricket, and getting nowhere..

Brendan Taylor was a big blow for them.