zimbabwe Afghanistan will face off against Afghanistan in the only Test of their 2025 Zimbabwe tour. This article provides details about the playing 11 of Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan for the respective match.
Zimbabwe Playing XI vs Afghanistan- One-off Test, Zimbabwe tour of Afghanistan 2025:
Openers: Brian Bennett, Ben Curran
Zimbabwe, a team that has played a good number of Test matches this year, will add another name to that list when they take on Afghanistan in the one-off Test in Harare, which will be followed by the T20I series.
The Craig Ervin-led side would like to grab this opportunity with both hands and apply the learnings learned from the Test matches against South Africa and New Zealand.
The home side have retained their original positions, with Brian Bennett and Ben Curran expected to open the innings,
Along with giving a good start to the team, this pair would also like to score big individually.,
Apart from scoring runs and setting a platform for the incoming batsmen, both Bennett and Curran will hope to exploit this from the middle order to help the team reach a better total.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Craig Erwin (captain), Brendan Taylor (wicketkeeper), Sikandar Raza, Nick Welch, Tanunurwa Makoni, Brad Evans,
After the opening pair will come the middle order, which has a good mix of youth and experience, with the presence of all the batsmen the game can be taken away from Afghanistan.
Players like Craig Ervin, Brendan Taylor and Sikandar Raza will look to strengthen the middle order, batting at numbers three, four and five respectively.
The trio will also want good support from the other batsmen to increase their chances of scoring 340-350, which will keep them ahead of the game and give the bowlers a fair chance to bowl with freedom.,
As in the oldest format of the game i.e. Test cricket, most of the runs will have to be scored by the top five batsmen.
Bowlers: Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarwa
As far as the bowling attack is concerned, it looks strong with the presence of the experienced fast bowling duo of Blessing Muzarabani and Richard Ngarawa.
Muzarabani and Ngarwa will be entrusted with the responsibility of taking early wickets with the new ball by making full use of the conditions and putting pressure on the Afghan batsmen.
Blessing Muzarabani and Ngarawa will be supported by fast bowling all-rounder Brad Evans, who has also been included in the team, who will provide length with the bat as well as variety in the bowling.,
Zimbabwe’s spin bowling arsenal includes Wellington Masakadza, who will be assisted by experienced campaigner Sikandar Raza, who will play the role of spin bowling all-rounder.
The home team will rely on their bowlers to perform well with the ball and restrict Afghanistan to low scores, which will make the job of the batsmen a little easier.,
