Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Live Updates, 1st Test, Day 5: T20 Scorecard and Match Highlights for Bulawayo

Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Live Score, 1st Test, Day 5: Afghanistan were still 71 runs behind Zimbabwe on the fourth and rain-shortened day of the Burwa Test at BUL on Sunday as Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi remained not out on 179.

Shahidi and Rahmat Shah made a partnership of 364 for the third wicket, underlining their extraordinary come back century. Rahmat scored his career best of 234 when he was out at the Queens Sports Club.

Before that Zimbabwe had won the toss and they made a mammoth first innings score of 586. In response, Afghanistan scored 515 for 3 before the rain interrupted the game. Even though the audience had to be patient for almost four hours awaiting for starters, the umpires brought the day’s play to an end, which means that the chances of a draw arose in a match favoured by batters in the southern city.

With further rain expected when the final day of the Test is played on Monday, both teams appear to have problems when it comes to the dawning endeavor of winning a Test match Test since they fought each other to the stick, three years ago, in a series held in Abu Dhabi.

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