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How Did Afghanistan Beat Zimbabwe in Cricket? 🏏

Afghanistan won the three‑match series by beating Zimbabwe by 19 runs.

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Key Points

4 points

Afghanistan secured a 2‑0 lead in the series.

Rashid Khan set a new record with 200 wickets.

Omarzai’s 116 runs set a record partnership for the sixth wicket.

Zimbabwe’s chase ended 19 runs short.

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Rashid Khan became the first bowler ever to claim 200 wickets in Twenty‑20 International cricket.

Azmatullah Omarzai hit 116 runs, his first century, and helped the team recover from an early slump.

Zimbabwe fought back but fell short, losing the match.

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8 words

slump

a period when a team scores very few runs

chase

the attempt by the second team to reach the target score

bowler

player who delivers the ball to try to get batters out

wicket

a way of getting a batter out; also a set of three sticks

Twenty‑20 International

a short form of cricket played between countries, each team gets 20 chances to bat

century

scoring 100 runs in a single game

partnership

two players batting together and adding runs

record

the best performance ever recorded

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