Noor's Five-For Seals Afghanistan's 3-0 T20 Sweep of Zimbabwe

Noor Ahmad's maiden T20I five-wicket haul bowled Zimbabwe out for 79 as Afghanistan completed a 3-0 series sweep with a seven-wicket win in Sharjah.

Noor's Five-For Seals Afghanistan's 3-0 T20 Sweep of Zimbabwe

Afghanistan completed a dominant 3-0 T20I series sweep over Zimbabwe with a crushing seven-wicket win in the third and final match in Sharjah on Sunday. The star of the show was left-arm wrist-spinner Noor Ahmad, who claimed a maiden five-wicket haul in T20 internationals, finishing with remarkable figures of 5 for 13 in 3.3 overs. Zimbabwe, put in to bat after Afghanistan won the toss, collapsed to just 79 all out in 14.3 overs, with Ryan Burl's 30 the only meaningful resistance. Debutant Abdullah Tarakhail chipped in with two wickets as Zimbabwe lost their last seven wickets in only 29 deliveries. Afghanistan's chase was little more than a formality. Captain Ibrahim Zadran finished unbeaten on 25 and Azmatullah Omarzai struck 18 not out as Afghanistan reached 81 for 3 in only 8.1 overs, winning with 71 balls to spare. It was Afghanistan's 22nd T20I win in 24 matches.