Match report
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20I in the UAE, 2026. CSK's Noor Ahmad had a quiet day as Afghanistan won by 37 runs. After a bad start of 18/3 and then 66/5, the lower order fought back, with Ijaz Ahmadzai hitting a half-century off 20 balls, Rashid Khan smashing 30 off 10 balls and Shahidullah Kamal adding a steady 46, and together they took Afghanistan to a par score of 178. Noor could add only 6 runs with the bat, and it was not a good day with the ball either, as he went wicketless, giving away 28 runs in 3 overs. The fightback paid off in the end, and Afghanistan won by 37 runs.