Three wickets in the last hour of play for Rashid Khan have put Afghanistan on the cusp of victory in the second Test against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, with the hosts still 73 runs shy of their target at the close of day four.
Zimbabwe were left at 8-205 at stumps on Sunday, chasing 278 to win the series with just two wickets left standing. It follows the first Test ending in a high-scoring draw.
Captain Craig Ervine (53no) and Richard Ngarava (3no) will resume on Monday after Afghanistan hauled themselves back into the contest when veteran Khan's leg-break bowling put the brakes on the home team's march.
He has 6-66 in Zimbabwe's second innings -- and 10 wickets in the match, after figures of 4-94 in the home side's first innings.
Afghanistan were dismissed before lunch for 363 after being 7-291 overnight, with Ismat Alam (101) completing his century while Blessing Muzarabani took 6-95.
