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Naseer Khan's debut wickets interrupt Zimbabwe's Sharjah charge

Kaia falls just short of a century as the Afghanistan Cricket Board's second-Test highlights draw an unusually large audience.

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Afghanistan Cricket Board Story of November 15, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 55,565 views a day, 20 times a normal first day on this channel (2,726).

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1:21Innocent Kaia and Ben Curran begin Zimbabwe's innings, finding boundaries against Afghanistan's seam attack.
7:24Kaia reaches his half-century before Zimbabwe goes to lunch without losing a wicket.
9:10Maroofkhil traps Curran lbw immediately after lunch to claim his maiden Test wicket.
13:10Brendan Taylor completes a half-century after taking an aggressive approach alongside Kaia.
15:24Kaia's innings ends just short of a century, with further Afghanistan breakthroughs following in the final session.

Zimbabwe reaches lunch without losing a wicket. Immediately after the break, Afghanistan debutant Naseer Khan Maroofkhil gives Ben Curran no further room to settle, trapping him lbw for his first Test wicket.

That change in fortunes helps shape the Afghanistan Cricket Board's opening-day highlights from the second Test in Sharjah. The upload has passed 50,000 views in 19 hours, far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience of a few thousand for regular videos.

Early on, Innocent Kaia makes the debutant work for his moment. He sends Maroofkhil for six, while Curran helps build an opening partnership that carries Zimbabwe safely through the morning. "There's a definite game plan to the debutant. Don't let him settle," a commentator observes.

Curran's dismissal brings Brendan Taylor to the crease, not an immediate slowdown. Taylor attacks alongside Kaia and completes a half-century; the small comment section singles out his fearless batting.

But Maroofkhil keeps returning to the center of the action. He removes Kaia lbw for 96, then has Brian Bennett caught behind by Afsar Zazai without scoring. The highlights turn from an assured Zimbabwe opening into a debut bowler's growing collection of breakthroughs.

For viewers wanting that bowling spell on its own, the board has also posted a separate Maroofkhil highlights package, covering his seven-wicket innings haul.

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