Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 2024 T20I series: Harare Sports Club, Harare pitch history and T20I records
Harare Sports Club will play host to a three-match T20I series between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, starting Wednesday, December 11. All three games will be played in Harare, with the next two fixtures scheduled for Friday, December 13, and Saturday, December 14.
Zimbabwe have been brilliant on home turf in 2024. Although they could not qualify for the T20 World Cup, they have registered wins over former world champions Pakistan and reigning world champions India.
Afghanistan will have to bring their 'A' game to the table to defeat Zimbabwe. Before the exciting series begins, here's a look at the Harare pitch history and T20I records.
Harare Sports Club, Harare T20I records
Harare has hosted 46 T20I matches so far. The venue hosted its first T20I on June 12, 2010, while the most recent match on this ground was played on July 14, 2024.
Zimbabwe have a disappointing 10-33 win-loss record in Harare. Here are some other important numbers to know from previous T20Is hosted by this ground.
T20I matches played: 46
Won by teams batting first: 27
Won by teams batting second: 19
No result: 0
Highest individual score: 172 - Aaron Finch (AUS) vs Zimbabwe, 2018
Best bowling figures: 5/20 - Mossadek Hossain (BAN) vs Zimbabwe, 2022
Highest team total: 234/2 - India vs Zimbabwe, 2024
Lowest team total: 99 - Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, 2021
Highest successful run-chase: 194/5 - Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, 2021
Average first innings score: 158
Harare Sports Club, Harare pitch report
The pitch report for all T20Is of the Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan series will be live before the toss. It is tough to predict how the pitch will behave because teams have scored 200-plus and also been bowled out for less than 100 in T20Is on this ground.
The captain winning the toss may prefer batting first because teams batting first have won 58.7% of T20Is in Harare.
Harare Sports Club, Harare last T20I
India defeated Zimbabwe by 42 runs in the last T20I match played in Harare on July 14, 2024. Sanju Samson's half-century powered India to 167/6 in 20 overs. Chasing 168, the home side managed only 125, losing all their wickets in 18.3 overs.
Fourteen sixes were hit in that game between India and Zimbabwe. Here is a summary:
Brief scores: India 167/6 (Sanju Samson 58, Blessing Muzarabani 2/19) beat Zimbabwe 125 (Dion Myers 34, Mukesh Kumar 4/22) by 42 runs.