Squads:
Zimbabwe Squad: Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Tarisai Musakanda, Sean Williams(c), Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Richmond Mutumbami(w), Wesley Madhevere, Donald Tiripano, Brandon Mavuta, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Prince Masvaure, Milton Shumba, Regis Chakabva, Wellington Masakadza, Kevin Kasuza, Victor Nyauchi, Faraz Akram
Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Karim Janat, Asghar Afghan(c), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Najibullah Zadran, Usman Ghani, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Amir Hamza, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fareed Malik, Afsar Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Match Date: Mar 19, 2021
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Toss: Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afghanistan), Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Match Result: Afghanistan won by 45 runs
Man of the Match: Mohammad Nabi
| Afghanistan innings | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK) | c Mutumbami b Ngarava | 9 | 8 | 2 | – |
| Usman Ghani | c Muzarabani b Tiripano | 49 | 34 | 5 | 2 |
| Karim Janat | b Burl | 53 | 38 | 3 | 4 |
| Najibullah Zadaran | c Burl b Muzarabani | 12 | 15 | 1 | – |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Musakanda b Muzarabani | 40 | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| Asghar Stanikzai (C) | not out | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan | not out | 9 | 5 | 1 | – |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | did not bat | ||||
| Hamza Hotak | did not bat | ||||
| Naveen-ul-Haq | did not bat | ||||
| Fareed Ahmad | did not bat | ||||
| Extras | 7 (2 nb, 5 w) | ||||
| Total | 193/5 (20 overs) | ||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||
| 1-9 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1.2 ov), 2-111 (Usman Ghani, 11.6 ov), 3-119 (Karim Janat, 14.1 ov), 4-154 (Najibullah Zadaran, 16.6 ov), 5-171 (Mohammad Nabi, 18.3 ov) | |||||
| Zimbabwe bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls |
| Sikandar Raza | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | – | – |
| Ngarava | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | – | 1 |
| Muzarabani | 4 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mavuta | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Tiripano | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Williams | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | – | – |
| Burl | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | – |
| Zimbabwe innings | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | |
| Tinashe Kamunhukamwe | lbw b Naveen-ul-Haq | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Tarisai Musakanda | c Najibullah Zadaran b Hamza Hotak | 22 | 15 | 3 | – |
| Sean Williams (C) | b Mohammad Nabi | 9 | 4 | 2 | – |
| Wesley Madhevere | c Usman Ghani b Naveen-ul-Haq | 7 | 4 | 1 | – |
| Sikandar Raza | c Hamza Hotak b Fareed Ahmad | 15 | 13 | 2 | – |
| Richmond Mutumbami (WK) | lbw b Mohammad Nabi | 21 | 21 | 1 | – |
| Ryan Burl | c Usman Ghani b Rashid Khan | 40 | 29 | 1 | 3 |
| Donald Tiripano | b Rashid Khan | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| Brandon Mavuta | c Naveen-ul-Haq b Rashid Khan | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Blessing Muzarabani | b Karim Janat | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Richard Ngarava | not out | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Extras | 10 (4 b, 1 lb, 5 w) | ||||
| Total | 148 all out (17.1 overs) | ||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||
| 1-0 (Kamunhukamwe, 0.1 ov), 2-11 (Williams, 1.2 ov), 3-27 (Madhevere, 2.4 ov), 4-44 (Musakanda, 5.1 ov), 5-56 (Sikandar Raza, 6.3 ov), 6-118 (Mutumbami, 13.3 ov), 7-141 (Burl, 16.1 ov), 8-142 (Mavuta, 16.3 ov), 9-148 (Tiripano, 16.6 ov), 10-148 (Muzarabani, 17.1 ov) | |||||
| Afghanistan bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Mohammad Nabi | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | – | – |
| Hamza Hotak | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | – | – |
| Fareed Ahmad | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Karim Janat | 3.1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 3 | – |
| Rashid Khan | 3 | 0 | 30 | 3 | – | – |