( Rashid 26.4/2/66/7* (Afghan won by 72 runs

Both the team have 7 un -capped players each

Must be record

seven uncapped Test players in Zimbabwe squad vs Afghanistan

Batters Ben Curran and Johnathan Campbell, wicketkeepers Tadiwanashe Marumani and Nyasha Mayavo, and pace bowlers Trevor Gwandu, Takudzwa Chataira and Newman Nyamhuri

All 7 un - capped player included 🌿🌹

Zimbabwe Test squad: Craig Ervine (captain), Ben Curran, Brian Bennett, Johnathan Campbell, Takudzwa Chataira, Joylord Gumbie, Trevor Gwandu, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brandon Mavuta, Nyasha Mayavo, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams.

Bulawayo will host both the Test matches, with the series running from December 26 to January 6.

Afghanistan Test squad

Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Rahmat Shah (vice-capt), Ikram Alikhail (wk), Afsar Zazai (wk), Riaz Hassan, Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Bahir Shah, Ismat Alam, Azmatullah Omarzai, Zahir Khan, Zia Ur Rehman, Zahir Shehzad, Rashid Khan, Yamin Ahmadzai, Bashir Ahmad, Naveed Zadran, Fareed Ahmad

Below 7 players are un- capped 🌿🌹

Ismat Alam, Bashir Ahmad, and Zahir Shehzad, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fareed Ahmad, Riaz Hassan and Sediqullah Atal

Meanwhile, Nasir Jamal, Zia Ur Rehman, and Mohammad Ibrahim will be part of the group as reserve players.

Must be record 14 player Un capped zim v afg.

Could be 30 un capped in First ever test 147 years ago. Test cricket is oldest Format

Rashid khan not playing 1st test today

• Zimbabwe have lost six out of their last seven Tests with one resulting in a draw.
• The Queen's Sports Club is an inauspicious Test venue for Zimbabwe. They have not won a Test here since April 2001. Since that win, they have played 17 more Tests, losing 13 and drawing four.
• If Ghazanfar makes his debut, he will be the eighth teen debutant in Tests for Afghanistan.
• This will be Zimbabwe's fourth Boxing Day encounter in their Test history and Afghanistan's first.

Toss at 1 pm starts at 1.30 pm

Zimbabwe have won toss & have to bats

Trevor Gwandu, Newman Nyamhuri, and Ben Curran all made their Test debuts for zim💔

Afghanistan XI: Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (cap), Azmatullah Omarzai, Afsar Zazai (wk), Shahidullah, AM Ghazanfar, Zia-ur-Rehman, Naveed Zadran, Zahir Khan

Zimbabwe XI: Joylord Gumbie (wk), Ben Curran, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Sean Williams, Dion Myers, Craig Ervine (cap), Brian Bennett, Brandon Mavuta, Newman Nyamhuri, Trevor Gwandu, Blessing Muzarbani

Ghazanfar 18 year off spinner on debut Cleaned Debutant opener Ben Curran (68) last over before Lunch

Zim 92/2 v Afghanistan lunch

Zim doing far more better vs "Rashid Less" Afghanistan. I wonder why Rashid play vs white ball game every other day than test match. He should back in 2nd test

Old war horse Ervine now 56* whose best score 160 & Williams best 151* on 145 not out

Zim in 86 overs posted 345 for 4 day 1

Originally posted by: Nishnesh

Old war horse Ervine now 56* whose best score 160 & Williams best 151* on 145 not out

Zim in 86 overs posted 345 for 4 day 1

5th wicket so far 143*

M.Goodwin & Andy Flower

Put on 277* for 5th wicket vs pak here in test

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-tour-of-zimbabwe-1997-98-61489/zimbabwe-vs-pakistan-1st-test-63797/full-scorecard

Zimbabwe 586 all out

Ben Curran 68, Williams 154, Ervine 110, Benettee 104, extra 22,

Naveed Zadran-23/1/109/2
Azmatullah Omarzai-19/1/66/1
AM Ghazanfar-30.2/1/130/3
Zahir Khan-28/0/127/2
Zia-ur-Rehman-26/2/101/2

Afghan opener Atal & malik out