Outstanding bowling by Rashid Khan
He took 3 wickets for 4 runs and took 3 wickets for 19 runs.
Zimbabwe batting first scored 120 runs for 9 wickets at the end of the 20 overs. In reply, Afghans reached the winning pitch losing 5 wickets for 32 balls. The team went ahead in the two-match series 1-0.
Zimbabwe were bowled by Afghan bowlers before they lost the toss. Opener Salman Maire top scored with 34 runs. He scored 5 fours and two sixes in 21 balls. Malcolm Waller remained unbeaten on 27 runs. The second and the last T-20 will be held in the same venue tomorrow.