For the Afghanistan side, the pick of the bowler was Rashid Khan who grabbed seven wickets in his spell of 27.3 overs where he conceded 66 runs. Two wickets were snapped by left-arm spinner Zia-Ur-Rehman in his 15 overs where he gave away 44 runs.

Afghanistan sealed a 72-run victory over Zimbabwe, winning the two-Test series with standout performances from Rashid Khan, who took 11 wickets, and centurions Rahmat Shah and Ismat Alam. Zimbabwe, overnight at 205-8,

Rashid attained this feat as Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe in the 2nd Test by 72 runs. The leg-spinner's 7/66 stopped Zimbabwe from chasing down 278. They folded for 205. The match was held at Bulawayo's Queens Sports Club,

Richard Ngarava was run out for three, then man of the match Khan (7-66) added to his six-wicket haul on Sunday by trapping Ervine leg before. Ervine was the top Zimbabwe scorer with his 103-ball knock including a six and four fours.

With the third season of SA20 set to kick off on January 9, MI Cape Town captain Rashid Khan opined on Afghanistan cricket’s progress and how platforms like contribute to this change. Afghanistan as a team has had immense success in recent times.

Experienced spinner Rashid Khan celebrated his return to red-ball cricket after a gap of three years by claiming a career-best figures of 7/66 and helped Afghanistan fight back from a first-innings deficit to overcome Zimbabwe by 72 runs in the second Test to claim the series 1-0 at the Queens Sports Club,