Masa’ Alkhayr! Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of the fifth and final One-Day International (ODI) series between hosts Afghanistan and visitors Zimbabwe at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium on Tuesday. I am Ayush Gupta, and I will be bringing you all the live updates from this tie. With the series being locked at 2-2, this game undoubtedly turns out to be the all-important decider. Having won the oipening couple of contest, Afghanistan stumbled in the third and fourth tie, or possibly, Zimbabwe made a strong comeback to the comptetion, winning the next couple of ties and drawing level in the series. Thus, both the teams undoubtedly would fight it out till the end to be crowned the champions. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, Live Score, 5th ODI match
Teams:
Afghanistan: Noor Ali Zadran, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Nawroz Mangal, Asghar Stanikzai (c), Gulbadin Naib, Mirwais Ashraf, Dawlat Zadran, Amir Hamza, Rashid Khan.
Zimbabwe: Peter Moor, Chamu Chibhabha, Hamilton Masakadza, Richmond Mutumbami (wk), Sikandar Raza, Malcolm Waller, Elton Chigumbura (c), Luke Jongwe, Graeme Cremer, Tendai Chisoro, Neville Madziva.
TOSS: Zimbabwe (Bat)
Afghanistan will be hoping to replicate their performance from the first two games of the series, whereas Zimbabwe need to stick to the basics and do what they’ve been doing over the past two matches. Afghanistan may make couple of changes to the playing XI. Zimbabwean players have peaked at the right time and will look forward to continue with the flow. It’s unlikely that they will disturb the winning combination and one can expect the same playing XI to put in the hard yards. Both teams will give their best shot in the decider, and a cliffhanger is on the cards when they fight for the series at Sharjah. Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe 2015-16, 5th ODI at Sharjah, Preview
Squads:
Afghanistan: Nawroz Mangal, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Asghar Stanikzai (c), Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Mirwais Ashraf, Rokhan Barakzai, Dawlat Zadran, Karim Sadiq, Rahmat Shah, Sayed Shirzad, Usman Ghani, Nawaz Khan, Amir Hamza, Yamin Ahmadzai, Shafiqullah Shafiq, Rashid Khan, Noor Ali Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi.
Zimbabwe: Richmond Mutumbami (wk), Chamu Chibhabha, Hamilton Masakadza, Craig Ervine, Elton Chigumbura (c), Sikandar Raza, Malcolm Waller, Graeme Cremer, Wellington Masakadza, Tinashe Panyangara, Taurai Muzarabani, Tendai Chisoro, Neville Madziva, Luke Jongwe, Peter Moor.
LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, Live Score, 5th ODI match