Betting Tips

The first game of the ODI series between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe ended with no results. Rain interrupted play in the tenth over, and the game was never resumed. These two teams will once again collide in the second game of the ODI series at the same venue as Harare Sports Club in Harre, Zimbabwe. Let's closely examine this encounter's pitch report, match preview, betting tips, and match prediction.

Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Head-to-Head Record

The Afghanistan and Zimbabwe teams have played against each other 28 times in the one-day international format. The Afghans have won 18 of these games, while Zimbabwe succeeded in winning ten.

Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Live-streaming and Broadcast

This 2nd game of the series will not be aired on Indian TV. However, Indian sports and cricket enthusiasts can watch this contest using live streaming on the FanCode site and app.

ZIM vs AFG Team Previews

Zimbabwe

In the brief session of play in the first game of the series, the Zimbabwe team was in total disarray, with five wickets down in 9.2 overs and less than 30 runs on the board. The rain interruption spared the Zimbabwe team a lot of blushes.

The left-hander Craig Ervine is one of the leading batters for Zimbabwe in the ODI format. He has scored 158 runs in his last seven games. Joylord Gumbie has also scored 156 runs for Zim in his previous six games. The skipper and all-rounder Sikandar Raza has also contributed 121 runs from his last seven innings.

The left-arm fast-medium bowler Richard Ngarava has picked up ten wickets from his last six games with an average of 18.10. The Zim skipper Sikandar Raza is also featured on the list of top bowlers in the past year. He can bowl both off-break and leg-break. He has picked up seven wickets from his last seven games.

Another fast-medium bowler doing a reasonable job for Zimbabwe is Blessing Muzarabani. Like the captain, he has picked up seven wickets in his previous seven games. Zimbabwe will look at these players to get them runs and wickets.

Zimbabwe Expected Playing 11

Afghanistan

Right-handed wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been Afghanistan's top batter over the last year. He has scored a massive 531 runs from just 11 games, with an average of 48.27.

Amatullah Omarzai has been a potent all-rounder for Afghanistan. He features second on last year's top run-getters for Afghans. He has scored 412 runs in his previous 11 innings with an average of 58.85. Another all-rounder doing well in Afghanistan is Mohammad Nabi. In his preceding ten games, he has scored 392 runs with an average of 43.55.

Azmatullah Omarzai had broken the back of the Zimbabwe team in the first match of the series by picking up four wickets. Before the rain interruption, he reduced the Zim innings to tatters. He has picked up 15 wickets from his last eleven innings with an average of 20.93.

The off-break bowler AM Ghazanfar has also picked up 13 wickets from his nine innings with an average of 18.69. The pick of the Afghan bowling attack is undoubtedly the mercurial leggie Rashid Khan. He has picked up 12 wickets from his last five games with an average of 12.41.

Afghanistan Expected Playing 11

ZIM vs AFG Toss Prediction

The Harare track has been good for batters over the years. Chasing a target on a wearing track with an opposition filled with spinners is usually not a problem. The skipper winning the coin flip might opt to bowl first on this track, looking at the head-to-head, which suggests an advantage to the teams chasing a target.

Pitch and Conditions

The average 1st innings total attained at this venue is nearly 230 runs. However, the hosts scored 408 runs on this track, although it was against the minnows in the USA. The surface is likely to remain favorable to the batters for the most part, but Afghan spinners can take advantage of the wearing track if they have to defend a score here.

We are expecting bright and sunny conditions for this match.

There is no possibility of getting a rain interruption for this contest.

ZIM vs AFG Betting Tips

From the brief evidence of the first game, it looks as if the Zimbabwe batters will struggle in this series to get wickets and score runs. The Afghanistan spin bowling attack will be difficult to dislodge in this contest. Although the Zimbabwe team is playing at home, defeating the Afghanistan team here will take a monumental effort.

Bet on Afghanistan to win.