Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 1st Test, Insights

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi    

Pitch Behavior: Batting friendly
Avg. 1st innings score: 316 (last 5 Tests)
Win-rate batting first: 70% (last 10 Tests)
Pace/Spin: The pitch is best suited for Spinners
 

Players to watch out

Sean Williams is a must-have as he has scored 362 runs (which incldues a century and 2 fifties) and taken 10 wickets in his last 5 Test matches

Rashid Khan in his 4 career Tests has taken 23 wickets at an impressive average of 21; plus can be handy with the bat as he already has a Test fifty

Sikandar Raza is also an in-form player with 275 runs and 19 wickets in his last 5 Tests

Rahmat Shah has the highest batting average (37.25) among all Afghanistan players in Test matches and he is the only Afghan player with a century in Tests

Asghar Afghan has scored 249 runs at an average of 36 in his 4 career Tests which includes 3 fifties

Brandon Mavuta has taken 4, 2, 6 & 3 wickets respectively in his last 4 First Class matches; he can also be handy with the bat 

Amir Hamza has a good career First Class record (80 wkts in just 14 matches at an average of 21.06)

Abdul Wasi has scored 329 runs and taken 12 wickets in his last 3 First Class matches; he is yet to make a Test debut

Blessing Muzarabani has taken 14 wickets in his last 4 First Class matches