Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI Preview

Match Details

• Match: Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, 3rd ODI
• Series: Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 2024/25
• Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare
• Date: December 21, 2024
• Time: 07:30 GMT
• Streaming On: FanCode

Teams Match Up

• ODI Ranking: Not specified
• ZIM vs AFG Head to Head: Zimbabwe Won: 10, Played: 30, Afghanistan Won: 19
• Performance in Last 1 Year: Zimbabwe: Played 8, Won 1, Lost 5, Win%: 12.5%, Afghanistan: Played 13, Won 7, Lost 5, Win%: 53.85%

Top Performers in Last 1 Year

• Zimbabwe: Craig Ervine (Batting), Richard Ngarava (Bowling)
• Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Batting), AM Ghazanfar (Bowling)

Squad

• Zimbabwe: Craig Ervine (c), Ben Curran, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Joylord Gumbie (wk), Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Blessing Muzarabani, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava, Tinotenda Maposa, Trevor Gwandu, Victor Nyauchi, Wellington Masakadza
• Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Abdul Malik, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadran, Farid Ahmad Malik

Recent Form

Zimbabwe will look to bounce back after a disappointing 2-1 defeat in the T20I series against Afghanistan. They were also defeated 2-1 in their recent T20I series against Pakistan. Afghanistan, on the other hand, are riding high on confidence after their 2-1 victory in the T20I series against Zimbabwe. They also secured a 2-1 victory in their recent ODI series against Bangladesh and a 2-1 victory in their ODI series against South Africa.

Prediction

Afghanistan are looking strong and confident, and it's hard to see Zimbabwe stopping them. Afghanistan's top-order batting and their bowling attack, led by Rashid Khan, have been in good form. Zimbabwe will need to put in a collective effort to stop Afghanistan's winning streak.

Prediction: Afghanistan to win

Recommended Bet: Afghanistan to win at 1.50 odds