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Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 1st T20I Predictions - Zadran to bring high-riding Zim down to earth

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 28 Oct 2025

Simon Lewis 28 Oct 2025

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Ibrahim Zadran top-scored with 95 off 111 balls against Bangladesh.
Brian Bennett has scored 65, 111 & 51 runs in his last five innings.
Can Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe for a third T20I in a row?

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Ibrahim Zadran pulls against Sri Lanka. (credit: Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images)

Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Predictions

Afghanistan have had a horror run of defeats in T20Is, losing five of their last five matches. Zimbabwe have won their last five T20Is, but they were against teams ranked below the Top 10 in world cricket. I’m backing Afghanistan’s superior credentials to ensure they beat Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Predictions
Head-to-Head
Zimbabwe Form
Zimbabwe Team News
Afghanistan Form
Afghanistan Team News

Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran has scored 23, 95, 95 & 42 in his last 5 innings.
Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz has scored 50, 42 & 37 in his last 5 innings.
Zimbabwe’s Brian Bennett scored 111 off 60 balls against Tanzania.
Zimbabwe’s Tadiwanashe Marumani has scored 49, 39 & 74* in his last 3 T20I innings.

Head-to-Head

Afghanistan have won four and lost one of their last five matches against Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe Form

Zimbabwe made it five wins from their last five matches when they beat Namibia in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final by seven wickets.

Richard Ngarava (3/26) bowled superbly as Zimbabwe restricted Namibia to 167/6 off their 20 overs.

Tadiwanashe Marumani (74* off 61) and Dion Myers (44 off 33) guided Zimbabwe to a seven-wicket win with four balls to spare.

Zimbabwe Team News

There are no injury reports from the Zimbabwe squad.

Afghanistan Form

Afghanistan came into this series on the back of a 3-0 series defeat to Bangladesh, losing the 3rd T20I by six wickets.

Darwish Rasooli top-scored with 32 off 29 as Afghanistan collapsed to 82/6. Number 10 batter Mujeeb Ur Rahman added 23* to lift his side to 143/9 off their 20 overs.

Bangladesh secured a six-wicket win with two overs to spare. Mujeeb Ur Rahman (2/26) was the pick of the Afghanistan bowlers.

Afghanistan Team News

Rashid Khan’s presence in the side is likely to be one of the keys to Afghanistan beating Zimbabwe.

Verdict

Zimbabwe v Afghanistan

I am backing Afghanistan to win. I am also backing Ibrahim Zadran to top score for Afghanistan.

Brian Bennett is a good bet to top score for Zimbabwe.

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