The Afghanistan cricket team toured Zimbabwe in June 2022 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[2][3] In April 2022, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[4] The following month, the tour itinerary was changed slightly, bringing the matches forward by one week and reducing the number of T20Is from five to three.[5]
| Afghan cricket team Zimbabwe in 2022 | |||
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| Zimbabwe | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 4 – 14 June 2022 | ||
| Captains | Craig Ervine | Hashmatullah Shahidi (ODIs) Mohammad Nabi (T20Is) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Sikandar Raza (145) | Rahmat Shah (198) | |
| Most wickets | Blessing Muzarabani (7) | Mohammad Nabi (8) | |
| Player of the series | Rahmat Shah (Afg) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Sikandar Raza (86) | Najibullah Zadran (103) | |
| Most wickets | Ryan Burl (6) | Noor Ahmad (4) Rashid Khan (4) Nijat Masood (4) | |
| Player of the series | Najibullah Zadran (Afg) | ||
Afghanistan won the opening ODI match by 60 runs.[6] Afghanistan also won the second ODI, with an unbeaten century from Ibrahim Zadran,[7] to take an unassailable lead in the three-match series.[8] Afghanistan won the third and final ODI by four wickets to win the series 3–0.[9] In the T20I series, Afghanistan won the first match by six wickets,[10] and the second T20I match by 21 runs to win the series with a match to spare.[11] Afghanistan won the final match of the tour by 35 runs to win the T20I series 3–0.[12]
Background
Afghanistan were originally scheduled to tour Zimbabwe in July and August 2020 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches,[13][14] subject to lockdown restrictions being lifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] The tour was not part of the Future Tours Programme.[16] In June 2020, the Zimbabwe cricket team resumed their training, after passing COVID-19 tests.[17] On 20 July 2020, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) requested clearance from the government for the tour to go ahead,[18] with a spokesperson from ZC stating that Afghanistan were still committed to touring.[19] However, on 8 August 2020, the tour was called off, following an increase of COVID-19 cases in Zimbabwe.[20][21]
A revised tour was scheduled to take place in February 2022.[22][23] However, in January 2022, both cricket boards agreed to postpone the tour after Zimbabwe Cricket could not secure all the broadcasting services including the Decision Review System.[24][25] Despite the second postponement, both cricket boards were working to reschedule the matches as soon as possible.[26] In April 2022, the rescheduled dates for the tour were confirmed.[27]
Squads
| ODIs | T20Is | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Zimbabwe[28] |  Afghanistan[29] | Zimbabwe[30] | Afghanistan[31] |
Afghanistan also named Noor Ahmad and Nijat Masood as reserves in their ODI squad, and Zahir Khan and Sayed Shirzad as reserves in their T20I squad.[32]
Warm-up match
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Tanaka Chivanga and Innocent Kaia (Zim) both made their ODI debuts.
- World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Zimbabwe 0.
2nd ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Ibrahim Zadran (Afg) scored his first century in ODIs.[33]
- World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Zimbabwe 0.
3rd ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Zimbabwe 0.
T20I series
1st T20I
2nd T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Clive Madande (Zim), Noor Ahmad and Ihsanullah (Afg) all made their T20I debuts.