T20 : Afghanistan team registers a series win over Zimbabwe

New Delhi : Afghanistan beats Zimbabwe by 17 runs in the second T-20Is. Zimbabwe were always behind the rate once 16-year-old spinner Mujeeb Zadran who played a starring role in Afghanistan's run to the Under-19 World Cup semi-finals, took two early wickets to finish with 2-21 in just his second T20 international.

The 19- years-old Afghanistan Leg-spinner, was signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad for $1.41 million in last month's Indian Premier League auction and finished with impressive figure of 2 wickets for 23 runs. 

Afghan captain Asghar Stanikzai held his trump card up his sleeve on Tuesday, not introducing Rashid until the 13th



over, and the youngster claimed the crucial wicket of Sikandar Raza for a 26-ball 40 as the Zimbabwe all-rounder was trapped lbw by a googly. 

The Africans' last hope was Ryan Burl, but he holed out for 30 off Khan. The two teams will play a five-match one-day international series starting on February 9, with Afghanistan set to take on India in their maiden Test match at Bangalore in June.

Brief scorecard between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe:

Afghanistan 158-9 in 20 overs (Mohammad Nabi 45; Tendai Chatara 3-20) v Zimbabwe 141-5 in 20 overs (Sikandar Raza 40; Mujeeb Zadran 2-21, Rashid Khan 2-23)