TAKASHINGA wicketkeeper-batter Tafadzwa Tsiga took six dismissals in Afghanistan’s first innings of the first Test in Sharjah, in a busy innings behind the stumps for the Chevrons.
Tsiga held five catches and made one stumping as Afghanistan were bowled out for 514 in 169.4 overs on Day 4:
Sediqullah Atal (105): caught off Graeme Cremer, ending a 206-run second-wicket stand
Abdul Malik (2): caught off Newman Nyamhuri
Shahidullah (0): caught off Nyamhuri
Qais Ahmad (27): caught off Nyamhuri
Zia-ur-Rehman (15): caught off Blessing Muzarabani
Rahmat Shah (173): stumped off Cremer, removing Afghanistan’s captain and top scorer
Four of Nyamhuri’s five wickets, in his maiden Test five-wicket haul, came through catches by Tsiga.
Tsiga also contributed with the bat in Zimbabwe’s first innings. He scored 44 off 81 balls, with five fours and a six, and shared a 54-run seventh-wicket partnership with captain Brian Bennett, who scored a century. Zimbabwe made 504.
The Test caps a breakthrough tour of the United Arab Emirates for Tsiga. He was called up for the white-ball series and made his T20I debut in the second match against Afghanistan, scoring 31 not out in an unbroken 120-run stand with Sikandar Raza.
Everyone at Takashinga Cricket Club congratulates Tafadzwa on his performance and wishes him and the Chevrons well for the rest of the match.
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