Zimbabwe and their veteran batter Sean Williams created Test records on Friday against Afghanistan, who trailed by 491 runs after the second day of the first Test in Bulawayo.

Allah Ghazanfar, 18, bowled his quota of overs unchanged to torment Zimbabwe and picked his second ODI five-wicket haul in just 11 matches.

Zimbabwe v Afghanistan 3rd ODI Highlights: Teenage spinner Allah Ghazanfar took five for 33 as Afghanistan overwhelmed Zimbabwe by eight wickets on Saturday.

However, the biggest turning point of the game came in the 19th over as Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan registered a direct-hit to send Sean Williams back to the hut.

A fired-up Zimbabwe plan to cause "as much damage" as possible in the Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 after making the grade for the first time, led by a coach who knows what success tastes like.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Tuesday won the ICC Player of the Month award for his superlative show in the limited overs series against England in March.

India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was among the cricketers nominated for the ICC 'Player of the Month' award for March following his standout performances in the limited overs matches against England.

Zimbabwe skipper Sean Williams scored a fighting hundred and all-rounder Donald Tiripano hit his maiden half-century to delay Afghanistan's victory on the fourth day of the second Test in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

AFG v ZIM: Fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani took four wickets while skipper Sean Williams hit an unbeaten half-century to help Zimbabwe take lead on the opening day of the first Test against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

Sean Williams hit the fastest Test century by a Zimbabwean, but his knock was not enough to prevent New Zealand from clinching an innings victory