Day 2 – Afghanistan trail by 40 runs.
Current RR: 3.06
• Last 10 ov (RR): 33/2 (3.30)
Zimbabwe took a 86-run first-innings lead and left Afghanistan three down at stumps
Craig Ervine drives in full flow • AP
Afghanistan 157 and 46 for 3 (Rahmat 18*, Muzarabani 2-17) trail Zimbabwe 243 (Ervine 75, Raza 61, Williams 49, Rashid 4-94) by 40 runs
Zimbabwe and Afghanistan wrestled for the advantage on a fast-paced day of Test cricket in Bulawayo, with the hosts only slightly ahead.
Two hundred and eighty three runs were scored and 13 wickets fell on the second day where the momentum see-sawed between the two teams, leaving the Test delicately poised.
Resuming from 6 for 0 after bowling Afghanistan out for 157 on a rain-hit first day, Zimbabwe were in early trouble thanks to a top-order collapse. But half-centuries from Craig Ervine and Sikandar Raza and a knock of equal value from an injured Sean Williams saw Zimbabwe take an 86-run lead – one that was significant given the difficult nature of the pitch.
Zimbabwe then removed three Afghanistan batters – with Blessing Muzarabani accounting for two – to end the day 40 runs ahead, while Afghanistan have just seven wickets in hand to try and set up a challenging target.
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Abhimanyu Bose is a sub-editor with ESPNcricinfo
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