{"id":14387,"date":"2025-11-03T08:28:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T06:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/afghanistan-seal-t20-series-whitewash-over-zimbabwe-in-harare\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:27:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:27:00","slug":"afghanistan-seal-t20-series-whitewash-over-zimbabwe-in-harare","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/afghanistan-seal-t20-series-whitewash-over-zimbabwe-in-harare\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan seal T20 series whitewash over Zimbabwe in Harare\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Afghanistan completed a dominant clean sweep over Zimbabwe, winning the third and final T20 by nine runs in Harare.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A blistering 159-run opening partnership between Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran set the tone for the visitors\u2019 commanding victory. Gurbaz top-scored with 92 off just 48 balls, while Zadran contributed a fluent 60. Sediqullah Atal added an unbeaten 35 as Afghanistan piled on an imposing 210 for 3.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe mounted a spirited chase, with Brian Bennett (47) and Sikandar Raza (51) putting together an 85-run stand for the third wicket. However, their efforts fell short as the hosts were bowled out for 201 off the final delivery.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With the nine-run win, Afghanistan secured the series 3\u20130, showcasing a blend of power, precision, and composure that left Zimbabwe with few answers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14388,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[20],"class_list":["post-14387","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Afghanistan completed a dominant clean sweep over Zimbabwe","published_date":"2025-11-03 10:27:12","news_description":"Afghanistan completed a dominant clean sweep over Zimbabwe","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/14387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/14387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19070,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/14387\/revisions\/19070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=14387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}