Nyamhuri’s maiden five-for keeps first Test level
SHARJAH – Zimbabwe’s 20-year-old left-arm seamer Newman Nyamhuri took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket as Afghanistan were bowled out for 514, a lead of just 10 over Zimbabwe’s 504, on the fourth day of the first Test.
Nyamhuri finished with five for 82 from 30.4 overs. His wickets included three in Afghanistan’s middle and lower order on Day 3, and he bowled Mohammad Saleem to end the innings.
Afghanistan were led by three centurions:
Rahmat Shah: 173 off 347 balls, the captain’s innings that took Afghanistan past Zimbabwe’s total
Rahmanullah: 113 on his Test debut
Sediqullah Atal: 105
Zimbabwe fought back after a wicketless morning session. After lunch, the African side took the last three wickets for 49 runs. Blessing Muzarabani removed Zia-ur-Rehman, who had batted 99 balls for 15 in a 92-run eighth-wicket stand. Graeme Cremer then had Rahmat Shah stumped.
Wicketkeeper Tafadzwa Tsiga finished with six dismissals: five catches and a stumping. Four of the catches came off Nyamhuri.
With only 20 wickets falling across the first three and a half days, the match is evenly balanced heading into Zimbabwe’s second innings.
Nyamhuri, who took five for 62 against Australia in an ODI in Harare in September, has also been Zimbabwe’s most successful bowler in the T20Is on this tour.
