First GO to Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2024-25 will take place at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on Tuesday 17 December.

The T20I tour series is over with Afghanistan winning 2-1, including their previous 3-wicket win. Now the focus shifts to the 50-over format, with Zimbabwe leading the charge Craig Ervine and Afghanistan captained by Hashmatullah Shahidi.

Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2024-25, 1st ODI

• Date and time: 17 Dec: 7:30am GMT / 9:30am Local Time / 1:00pm IST
• Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare

Harare Sports Club Field Report:

The pitch at the Harare Sports Club in Zimbabwe offers a balanced competition between batsmen and bowlers. On sunny days, the wicket dries up quickly, providing ideal conditions for batsmen to score freely in the early stages. However, as the match progresses, the surface starts to favor the spinners, increasing their influence. In cloudy conditions, seam bowlers gain an advantage, as the extra moisture in the air and on the pitch improves the movement of the ball, which poses significant challenges for the batsmen.

ZIM vs AFG Dream11 Prediction:

• Wicketkeeper: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
• Batters: Craig Ervine, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Brian Bennett
• All-rounders: Sean Williams, Mohammed NabiSikandar Raza
• Bowlers: Rashid Khan, Blessing Muzarabani, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Captain and Vice-Captain ZIM vs AFG Dream11 Predictions:

Choice 1: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Craig Ervine (vc)
Choice 2: Rashid Khan (c), Mujib Ur Rahman (vc)

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ZIM vs AFG Dream11 Prediction Backups:

Azmatullah Omarzai, Richard Ngarava, Fazalhak Farooki, Ben Curran

ZIM vs AFG Dream11 Team for today's match (December 17, 7:30 GMT):

Specify:

Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (Sunday), Dion Myers, Craig Erwin (c), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Tashinga Musekiwa, Tinodende Maposa, Richard Ngarawa, Blessing Muzarabani, Victor Nyauchi, Wellington Masakadza, Trevor Gwandu, Joylord, Newman Nyamwuri

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (vk), Rahmat Shah, ​​Sedikullah Atal, Darvish Rasooli, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhak Ghali Farooki, AM Ahma Ghali Farooki, AM , Ikram Alikhil, Abdul Malik, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadar

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