Twitter Reactions: Afghanistan register historic series win over Zimbabwe

Twitter Reactions: Afghanistan register historic series win over Zimbabwe: They had started the series at a low, losing the 1^st ODI by a huge margin and thus giving the impression that hosts Zimbabwe might dominate the second series in a row after they had already beaten Ireland a week ago. But the fashion in which they made a comeback gave the Afghanistan team a confidence that they can beat Zimbabwe.

The 3^rd match went against them but we witnessed another bounce back and a considerable one in the 4^th ODI which saw the Afghan team level the series 2-2. Now it was all about one game, the 5^th ODI at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo was going to decide the fate of the series and whether or not Afghanistan can win their 1^st bilateral series.

Batting first Asghar Stanikzai’s men put up 245 runs on the board with opener Noor Ali Zadran and senior pro, Mohammad Nabi making best contributions with half-centuries, they scored 54 and 53 respectively. Coming in, to bat Zimbabwe must have hoped for their batsmen to fire, but like they have done so very often in the series, the Afghan bowlers cramped the home team and killed all their hopes bowling them out for 172 in 44.1 overs to win their first ever bilateral series.

Here is how twitter reacted to Afghanistan’s historic win:

#ZIMvAFG Afghanistan finish on 245/9 in their 50 overs. 246 runs required to win the series. Asking rate will start at 4.9rpo #ZimTurnUp

— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv) October 24, 2015

OUT! Mutumbami by Dawlat Zadran.
Zimbabwe 15/3 (3.5 ov)#ZIMvAFG pic.twitter.com/7Bvz9ReXB2

— Afghan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) October 24, 2015

Meanwhile Afghanistan is set to create history in Zimbabwe
ZIM 56/5
Target 246
What a start for Inzamam ul Haq as a coach #ZIMvAFG

— Jasveer Singh Kharra (@imjsk27) October 24, 2015

Zimbabwe 62/5 (17.1 ov)
Zimbabwe require another 184 runs with 5 wickets and 32.5 overs remaining#ZIMvAFG pic.twitter.com/A7bzC2rUVo

— Afghan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) October 24, 2015

https://twitter.com/SAMPATH_B24/status/657929196853858304

Finally long wait of 10 years comes to an end
Maiden Odis 100 for Sean Williams ( ZIM) against Afg
23 50s & 1 100s #ZIMvAFG

— Jasveer Singh Kharra (@imjsk27) October 24, 2015

Congratulations to @sean14williams on his maiden international century, good stuff mate #ZIMvAFG

— Tuskers Cricket (@tuskerscricketZ) October 24, 2015

https://twitter.com/SAMPATH_B24/status/657931847834275841

History! Afghanistan clinch a memorable series win 3-2, beating Zimbabwe by 73 runs in the 5th ODI #ZimvAfg pic.twitter.com/eXRId42wZW

— ICC (@ICC) October 24, 2015

Well done Afghanistan – heck of a series win over Zimbabwe… #zimvafg

— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) October 24, 2015

Finally history made by Afghanistan !!! Well done guys!!!"#ZIMvAFG

— Afghan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) October 24, 2015

And here's the celebration.#ThumbsUp#ZIMvAFG pic.twitter.com/oLakqj5Dvh

— Afghan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) October 24, 2015

Afghanistan are joyous in their celebration. This is another significant step on their journey as a cricketing nation.#ZIMvAFG

— Afghan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) October 24, 2015

https://twitter.com/TheRamizRaja/status/657935570862276608

.@sean14williams & @ZadranDawlat share the MoM award after their fantastic performances in the 5th #ZimvAfg ODI pic.twitter.com/Rak7PosigC

— ICC (@ICC) October 24, 2015

Congratulations Afghanistan for the series win. pic.twitter.com/w67aTN2mby

— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) October 24, 2015