Opener, Rahmanullah Gurbaz on debut got Afghanistan off to a flying start with a quickfkire 43 off 24 balls.

In the middle overs, Sean Williams brought Zimbabwe back into the match with a stellar spell of 2/16

Nabi smashed four sixes in four balls against Chatara in the 17th over and started the six-hitting extravaganza.

Najibullad Zadran produced some inexplicable power-hitting today. His innings of 69 off just 30 balls proved to be the difference between the both sides.

This 107-run partnership between Zadran and Nabi was full of fireworks. It involved six-hitting of the highest quality. They were responsible for hitting seven sixes in seven balls.

Fareed Malik provided the important breakthrough for Afghanistan as he dismissed Brendon Taylor who looked threatening for a while

Afghanistan players celebrating victory after defeating Zimbabwe by 28 runs.