KABUL (Pajhwok) Afghanistan took a shaky start to their innings in the first Test match against Zimbabwe on Tuesday, losing five top-order batsmen cheaply.
The hosts elected to bat first in the match, first of the two-Test series, which is being played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
As they launched their innings, Afghanistan lost Abdul Malik for duck, Ibrahim Zadran for 31, Rahmat Shah for 6, Munir Ahmad for 12, Hashmatullah Shahidi for 5, Afsar Zazai for 19 and Afsar Afghan for 8.
Victor Nvauchi, the pick of Zimbabwean bowlers, captured three wickets, followed by . . .
