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Noor Ahmad's five wickets help Afghanistan seal Zimbabwe series sweep

A debut breakthrough and Omarzai's finishing six also feature in the Afghanistan Cricket Board's fast-starting Sharjah highlights.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 45,064 views a day, 17 times a normal first day on this channel (2,658).

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0:18Afghanistan choose to field after winning the toss at Sharjah.
2:27Debutant Abdullah Tarakhail takes his first international wicket, with Sikandar Raza caught by Ibrahim Zadran.
5:03Noor Ahmad has Wessly Madhevere stumped as Zimbabwe's wickets begin falling quickly.
14:48Ernest Masuku takes two wickets in an over during Afghanistan's chase.
17:11The decisive finish arrives, followed by the match result and closing scorecard.

Abdullah Tarakhail's first international wicket is Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza, caught by Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran. It is a memorable introduction, but another bowler goes on to take charge of the innings.

Noor Ahmad claims five wickets as Zimbabwe are dismissed for 79 in the third T20 international at Sharjah. The Afghanistan Cricket Board's full-match highlights follow his spell from Wessly Madhevere's stumping through to the delivery that bowls Ernest Masuku and completes the haul.

The reel has drawn about 37,000 views in its first sixteen hours, already far beyond the channel's usual full-day audience of a few thousand for regular videos. This is a particularly strong start for the match highlights, rather than a channel-wide surge: daily views across the board's channel are below their usual level.

Afghanistan's chase has a brief interruption when Masuku takes two wickets in an over. Azmatullah Omarzai supplies the finish, launching a six to secure a seven-wicket victory and complete a clean sweep of the series.

The board has also posted a conversation between Noor and Omarzai, pairing the Player of the Match with the Player of the Series. Alongside the trophy celebrations and a separate winning-moments clip, it gives supporters a chance to hear from the two players whose bowling and finishing shape this highlights reel.

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