Zimbabwe’s 504 puts Afghanistan on the back foot in Sharjah Test

Zimbabwe made 504 in the first Test against Afghanistan in Sharjah, a total shown on both the Cricket Australia match centre and Sky Sports’ scores page. Sky Sports reports Afghanistan ended day two of five on 113 for 1, trailing by 391 runs with nine wickets in hand.

How the Test has unfolded

Zimbabwe elected to bat, and the ICC fixtures page records their innings on 326 for 5 at stumps on day one. The Test began on 5 November.

Afghanistan’s run-in

Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah has said the side came into the series after a hard-fought draw against Bangladesh in their previous Test. That match began on 9 October, and Afghanistan made 240 and 346/8 against Bangladesh’s 346 and 372/7.

Before the Test, Afghanistan won all three T20Is of the tour in the UAE: by 37 runs on 27 October, by 19 runs on 29 October and by 7 wickets on 1 November.