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5th ODI (D/N), Sharjah, January 06, 2016, Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates

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Zimbabwe

248

Afghanistan

(49.4/50 ov, T:249) 254/8

Afghanistan won by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Gulbadin Naib

, AFG

82* (68)

Player Of The Series

Mohammad Shahzad

, AFG

237 runs

The Afghanistan players soak in the celebrations after securing the series•Jan 06, 2016•Chris Whiteoak

Gulbadin Naib played the innings of his life, Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Sharjah, January 6, 2016

Gulbadin Naib played the innings of his life•Jan 06, 2016•Chris Whiteoak

Hashmatullah Shahidi walks back for 32, Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Sharjah, January 6, 2016

Hashmatullah Shahidi walks back for 32•Jan 06, 2016•Chris Whiteoak

Mohammad Nabi turns the ball down the leg side, Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Sharjah, January 6, 2016

Mohammad Nabi turns the ball down the leg side•Jan 06, 2016•Chris Whiteoak

Luke Jongwe celebrates his early strikes with his team-mates, Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Sharjah, January 6, 2016

Luke Jongwe celebrates his early strikes with his team-mates•Jan 06, 2016•Chris Whiteoak

Mirwais Ashraf dismissed Peter Moor for 42, Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Sharjah, January 6, 2016

Mirwais Ashraf dismissed Peter Moor for 42•Jan 06, 2016•Chris Whiteoak

Hamilton Masakadza celebrates after reaching his century, Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Sharjah, January 6, 2016

Hamilton Masakadza celebrates after reaching his century•Jan 06, 2016•Chris Whiteoak

Peter Moor glances the ball fine on the off side, Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Sharjah, January 6, 2016

Peter Moor glances the ball fine on the off side•Jan 06, 2016•Chris Whiteoak

Hamilton Masakadza plays the ball through the leg side, Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Sharjah, January 6, 2016

Hamilton Masakadza plays the ball through the leg side•Jan 06, 2016•Chris Whiteoak

Gulbadin Naib and Dawlat Zadran celebrate Afghanistan's historic win, Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Sharjah, January 6, 2016

Gulbadin Naib and Dawlat Zadran celebrate Afghanistan's historic win•Jan 06, 2016•Chris Whiteoak

A jubilant Graeme Cremer is greeted with a high five, Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Sharjah, January 6, 2016

A jubilant Graeme Cremer is greeted with a high five•Jan 06, 2016•Chris Whiteoak

Hashmatullah Shahidi whacks the ball through the leg side, Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Sharjah, January 6, 2016

Hashmatullah Shahidi whacks the ball through the leg side•Jan 06, 2016•Chris Whiteoak

Luke Jongwe is elated after taking a wicket, Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Sharjah, January 6, 2016

Luke Jongwe is elated after taking a wicket•Jan 06, 2016•Chris Whiteoak

Mohammad Shahzad's stumps were rattled by Luke Jongwe, Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Sharjah, January 6, 2016

Mohammad Shahzad's stumps were rattled by Luke Jongwe•Jan 06, 2016•Chris Whiteoak

Hamilton Masakadza scored his fourth ODI century, Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Sharjah, January 6, 2016

Hamilton Masakadza scored his fourth ODI century•Jan 06, 2016•Chris Whiteoak

Mohammad Nabi celebrates a wicket with his team-mates, Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Sharjah, January 6, 2016

Mohammad Nabi celebrates a wicket with his team-mates•Jan 06, 2016•Chris Whiteoak

Amir Hamza celebrates the wicket of Chamu Chibhabha with Mohammad Shahzad, Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Sharjah, January 6, 2016

Amir Hamza celebrates the wicket of Chamu Chibhabha with Mohammad Shahzad•Jan 06, 2016•Chris Whiteoak

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Afghanistan complete stunning turnaround

Naib heroics lift Afghanistan to thrilling series win

Gulbadin Naib produced a sensational knock to lift Afghanistan to a 3-2 series win against Zimbabwe after a two-wicket win

Momentum with Zimbabwe in series decider

While the bowlers have been central to Zimbabwe's plans, Afghanistan have relied heavily on Mohammad Shahzad so far. Having come back from a 2-0 deficit, Zimbabwe start off as marginal favourites

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Afghanistan Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Mohammad Shahzad	bowled	25	22
Noor Ali Zadran	caught	30	42
Nawroz Mangal	caught	2	7
Hashmatullah Shahidi	bowled	32	55
Mohammad Nabi	lbw	26	33
Asghar Afghan	caught	8	28
Gulbadin Naib	not out	82	68
Rashid Khan	caught	31	41
Mirwais Ashraf	bowled	0	1
Dawlat Zadran	not out	1	1
Extras	(b 8, lb 1, w 8)
Total	254(8 wkts; 49.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
N Madziva	8.4	1	61	2	7.03
TS Chisoro	10	0	51	0	5.1
LM Jongwe	8	0	50	3	6.25
CJ Chibhabha	2	0	9	0	4.5
H Masakadza	1	0	6	0	6
Sikandar Raza	10	0	37	2	3.7
AG Cremer	10	2	31	1	3.1

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	49	Noor Ali Zadran	Mohammad Shahzad
2nd	10	Nawroz Mangal	Noor Ali Zadran
3rd	7	Noor Ali Zadran	Hashmatullah Shahidi
4th	55	Mohammad Nabi	Hashmatullah Shahidi
5th	0	Asghar Afghan	Hashmatullah Shahidi
6th	25	Asghar Afghan	Gulbadin Naib
7th	85	Gulbadin Naib	Rashid Khan
8th	1	Gulbadin Naib	Mirwais Ashraf
9th	22	Gulbadin Naib	Dawlat Zadran

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