Nabi had also struck 40 in the opening match which saw Afghanistan win by five wickets on Monday. Zimbabwe were always behind the rate once 16-year-old spinner Mujeeb Zadran -- who played a starring role in Afghanistan's run to the Under-19 World Cup semi-finals -- took two early wickets to finish with 2-21 in just his second T20 international. Leg-spinner Khan, 19, was signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad for $1.41 million in last month's Indian Premier League auction and finished with 2-23.Afghanistan do it again! They have won the T20I series 2-0, after their 17 run win over Zimbabwe in Sharjah. #AFGvZIM ?? ??
— ICC (@ICC) February 6, 2018
Scorecard ➡️ https://t.co/qlQLLDIBcO pic.twitter.com/CFeaKkuBgk
Afghan captain Asghar Stanikzai held his trump card up his sleeve on Tuesday, not introducing Rashid until the 13th over, and the youngster claimed the crucial wicket of Sikandar Raza for a 26-ball 40 as the Zimbabwe all-rounder was trapped lbw by a googly. The Africans' last hope was Ryan Burl, but he holed out for 30 off Khan.Afghanistan win 2-0 to keep their unbeaten run against Zimbabwe intact. And they topple Sri Lanka to break into the Top 8 in T20I rankingshttps://t.co/yubvfdOq3o #AFGvZIM pic.twitter.com/VoiJUI7Xfv
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) February 6, 2018
The two teams will play a five-match one-day international series starting on February 9, with Afghanistan set to take on India in their maiden Test match at Bangalore in June.BRIEF SCORE:Afghanistan 158-9 in 20 overs (Mohammad Nabi 45; Tendai Chatara 3-20) beat Zimbabwe 141-5 in 20 overs (Sikandar Raza 40; Mujeeb Zadran 2-21, Rashid Khan 2-23) by 17 runsThe Spin King and the all-round ? take Afghanistan forward.#OrangeArmy#LiveOrange https://t.co/ywQ3VcZtlN
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) February 6, 2018
Afghanistan completed a 2-0 series win in Sharjah after beating Zimbabwe for the second time in two nights https://t.co/mPTrjwzUhq #AFGvZIM
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) February 7, 2018