Blessing Muzarabani misses the 1st T20I against Afghanistan with an injury

InjuredMisses 1st T20I

Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Match report

Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20I in the UAE, 2026. JSK's new pace bowler signing Blessing Muzarabani is out of the first T20I with an injury. At the toss, Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza said, "Unfortunately, we have some injuries. Blessing Muzarabani misses out, and we want him to be fit for the remaining games." Ben Curran is fit and will play. It is not the first time he has had fitness trouble, as he was also ruled out of Zimbabwe's T20I tri-series with a back injury in November 2025. He comes into this after bowling 6 overs for 23 in the Tri-Nation Series final, and JSK's SA20 Season 5 starts on 17 January 2027.

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Sun, 8 Nov, 2026

Blessing MuzarabaniJSKMatch
Muzarabani ends with 1/93 in 35 overs as Afghanistan are all out for 514
1/9335 ovAFG 514Lead by 10
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 1st Test, day 4, Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE, 2026. JSK's Blessing Muzarabani finally got a wicket on day 4, finishing the innings with 1 wicket for 93 runs in 35 overs, after he had gone 0/73 in 26 overs on day 3. Afghanistan were bowled out for 514, taking a lead of 10 runs over Zimbabwe's 504.

Sat, 7 Nov, 2026

Blessing MuzarabaniJSKMatch
Muzarabani goes wicketless, 0/73 in 26 overs, as Afghanistan trail by 102
0/7326 ovAFG 402/7Trail by 102
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 1st Test, day 3, Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE, 2026. It was a tiring day for JSK's Blessing Muzarabani, who went wicketless with the ball, finishing with 73 runs in 26 overs by the end of the day. Zimbabwe had been bowled out for 504, and Afghanistan ended day 3 on 402/7 in 125 overs, still trailing by 102 runs. It follows his 4 with the bat and 0/29 in 9 overs on day 2.

Fri, 6 Nov, 2026

Blessing MuzarabaniJSKMatch
Muzarabani makes 4 and goes 0/29 in 9 overs on day 2 of the 1st Test
40/299 ov
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 1st Test, day 2, Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE, 2026. JSK's Blessing Muzarabani got a chance to bat first for Zimbabwe on day 2 and made 4 runs. With the ball, he then bowled 9 overs for 29 runs, but could not take a wicket. His last outing was the 3rd T20I, where he took 1/31 as Zimbabwe were swept 3-0.

Sun, 1 Nov, 2026

Blessing MuzarabaniJSKMatch
Muzarabani returns with 1/31 as Zimbabwe are swept 3-0 by Afghanistan
1/313 ov1 (5)
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 3rd T20I, Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE, 2026. JSK's Blessing Muzarabani was back in the Zimbabwe side after the injury that kept him out of the 1st T20I, which is good news for JSK ahead of the SA20 Season 5. With the bat, he made just 1 run off 5 balls, as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 79 in 14.3 overs. With the ball, he bowled 3 overs for 31 runs and took 1 wicket, but it was not enough, as Afghanistan chased it down in 8.1 overs, finishing on 81/3 to win by 7 wickets and sweep the series 3-0. Meanwhile, Noor Ahmad took 5/13 for Afghanistan.

Fri, 23 Oct, 2026

Blessing MuzarabaniJSKMatch
Muzarabani is unbeaten on 17 off 39 and bowls 6 overs for 23, but Zimbabwe lose the ODI Tri-Nation Series final to Afghanistan
17* (39)6 ov23 runsLost the final
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, Final, ODI Tri-Nation Series in UAE, 2026. JSK's Blessing Muzarabani remained not out on 17 off 39 balls, with 1 four and 1 six, as Zimbabwe finished their innings on 169 in 43.3 overs, setting Afghanistan a target of 170. With the ball he then bowled 6 overs and gave away only 23 runs, but it was not enough, and Zimbabwe lost the final to Afghanistan. In the previous match against the same team, he took 2/68 in 9 overs.