Zimbabwe 243 & 205/8 want 73 runs to beat Afghanistan 157 & 363

(Target 278 for victory)

BULAWAYO- Three wickets within the final hour of play for Rashid Khan put Afghanistan on the cusp of victory within the second check in opposition to Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, with the house staff nonetheless 73 runs shy of their goal on the shut of day 4.

Zimbabwe have been 205 for eight at stumps on Sunday, chasing 278 to win the sequence after the primary check resulted in a excessive scoring draw.

Captain Craig Ervine (53 not out) and Richard Ngarava (3 not out) will resume on Monday after Afghanistan hauled themselves again into the competition when veteran Khan’s leg-break bowling put the brakes on the house staff’s march.

He has 6-66 in Zimbabwe’s second innings and 10 wickets within the match after figures of 4-94 within the dwelling aspect’s first flip at bat.

Afghanistan have been dismissed earlier than lunch for 363 after being 291-7 in a single day.

Ismat Alam (101) accomplished his century as Blessing Muzarabani took 6-95.

ZIMBABWE: Joylord Gumbie (wk), Ben Curran, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Sean Williams, Dion Myers, Craig Ervine (capt), Brian Bennett, Sikandar Raza, Newman Nyamhuri, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava

AFGHANISTAN: Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Afsar Zazai (wk), Rashid Khan, Shahidullah Kamal, Zia-ur-Rehman, Fareed Ahmad, Yamin Ahmadzai, Riaz Hassan, Ismat Alam