Zimbabwe had reduced Afghanistan to 45 for 5 at the halfway mark before letting the opposition recover to post a daunting 221 for 7. Sikandar Raza noted that several players wrongly assumed their opponents would be restricted to a modest total of 130 to 140 runs. Raza fought back with an unbeaten century during the chase, but Zimbabwe still fell 19 runs short after requiring 46 runs from the final two overs. The skipper confirmed he plans to directly address the group's attitude inside the dressing room.
Key points
Afghanistan secured an unassailable 2-0 lead to win the three-match series with one game…: Afghanistan secured an unassailable 2-0 lead to win the three-match series with one game remaining.
Premature assumptions about the match outcome caused Zimbabwe to lose discipline after do…: Premature assumptions about the match outcome caused Zimbabwe to lose discipline after dominating the early overs.
Sikandar Raza intends to confront his teammates directly inside the dressing room over th…: Sikandar Raza intends to confront his teammates directly inside the dressing room over their poor competitive mindset.
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Zimbabwe captain
Sikandar Raza was left disappointed with what he called "complacency" among some of his teammates after his side suffered a 19-run defeat to Afghanistan in the second T20I in Sharjah on Thursday. The loss also handed Afghanistan an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Raza said his biggest concern was the attitude of some players after Zimbabwe had reduced Afghanistan to 5 for 4 in the fourth over. He felt the team had taken the opposition lightly at that stage, assuming Afghanistan would struggle to post a big total.
"For me, before I go too much in detail [about the match] - and I will address that in the changing room - the toughest part to swallow was the complacency that I saw from some of the boys," Raza said after the match.
The Zimbabwe captain was particularly unhappy that some players appeared to believe Afghanistan would manage only 130 or 140 runs after losing four wickets early. He said the team needed to stay focused and remember that a match is not over until the final…
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