Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe in T20 Tri-Series

MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP

Afghanistan have beaten Zimbabwe in their opening T20 Tri-Series match in Dhaka.

After posting 197 for 5, the Afghanis restricted their opposition to 169 for 7 in their allotted 20 overs.

The 28 run win takes them to the top of the points table heading into Sunday's match against hosts Bangladesh.

Play gets underway at 4:30 pm UAE time.

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