Afghanistan turned a 5/4 nightmare into a 221/7 triumph as Azmatullah Omarzai hammered 116 off 50, sealing a 42‑run victory over Zimbabwe in Sharjah.
Omarzai’s 12 sixes and 5 fours at a 232 strike rate broke the record for a No.6+ batter in a full‑member T20I, eclipsing Nabi’s 89 from 2017.
The 142‑run, 59‑ball sixth‑wicket partnership with Ijaz Ahmad, who blasted 52 off 27, pushed the score to 180 before Ijaz fell.
Rashid Khan capped the chase, blasting an unbeaten 25 off 6, four sixes, and celebrated his 200th T20I wicket, the first bowler to reach that mark.
Zimbabwe, led by Sikandar Raza’s 100, could not recover from the early collapse; the hosts fell 42 runs short.
With this win Afghanistan extend their streak to eight consecutive T20I series victories over Zimbabwe, and they now eye the next leg of the tournament.