Noor Ahmad starred for Afghanistan as he ran through the Zimbabwe line-up to pick up a five-wicket haul at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. His spell of 5-13 led to Zimbabwe being skittled for 79 in the 15th over of the innings.

Only two Zimbabwe batters, Ryan Burl (30) and Wessly Madhevere (10), could reach double figures. They couldn't recover after being reduced to 13-3 in 3.2 overs. The 43-run partnership between Burl and Madhevere was the only positive, with the rest of the batters failing to get going. They lost their last seven wickets for just 23 runs in 29 deliveries to be bundled out with 33 balls left in the innings.

The run chase was a breeze for Afghanistan, who got over the line in the ninth over with seven wickets in hand. Skipper Ibrahim Zadran remained unbeaten on 25, while Azmatullah Omarzai also scored 18* runs off 12 balls.

ICC men’s T20I team rankings: Updated table after Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe 3-0

Afghanistan and Zimbabwe retained their 10th and 12th positions, respectively, in the latest . While Afghanistan gained two rating points after winning three consecutive matches, Zimbabwe lost as many following the 0-3 series loss.

1		41	11021	269
2		76	20268	267
3		38	9868	260
4		55	13638	248
5		53	12881	243
6		62	14883	240
7		60	14155	236
8		55	12220	222
9		52	11489	221
10		44	9679	220
11		29	5942	205
12		62	12417	200
13		20	3650	183
14		44	7968	181
15		24	4311	180
16		41	7358	179
17		23	4116	179
18		57	9961	175
19		44	6698	152
20		26	3864	149

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