Following their defeat in the second Test against Afghanistan in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's captain Craig Ervine acknowledged the superior play of the visitors. Rahmat Shah and Ismat Alam led the charge for Afghanistan,

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe - Afghanistan took only 15 balls to wrap up victory on the last day of the second test against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club on Monday, winning by 72 runs to take the two-match series.

Afghanistan 157 (Rashid 25, Raza 3-30, Nyamhuri 3-42) and 363 (Rahmat 139, Alam 101, Muzarabani 6-95) beat Zimbabwe 243 (Ervine 75, Raza 61, Rashid 4-94) and 205 (Ervine 53, Rashid 7-66, Zia 2-44) by 72 runs

Experienced spinner Rashid Khan celebrated his return to red-ball cricket after a gap of three years by claiming a career-best figures of 7/66 and helped Afghanistan fight back from a first-innings deficit to overcome Zimbabwe by 72 runs in the second Test to claim the series 1-0 at the Queens Sports Club,

Zimbabwean skipper, Craig Ervine, was the last man to depart. He ended up as the highest run-scorer for his side in both innings - scoring 75 and 53, respectively. Ervine fought hard in both the innings but fell short of partners at the end. In both instances, he fell to Rashid, who ended up with 11 wickets in the game.

OUT! lbw b Rashid Khan. Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Live Score: Zimbabwe Blessing Muzarabani 0 (3) Craig Ervine 53 (100) Afghanistan Yamin Ahmadzai 0/24 (12) Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Live Score: OUT! run out (Shahidullah Kamal / Afsar Zazai).