Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi combined for seven consecutive sixes as Afghanistan cruised to a 28-run T20I tri-series victory over Zimbabwe.
A day after losing to Bangladesh in a close opening match of the tournament, Zimbabwe's defeat this time always looked likely as they had no answer to some big Afghanistan hitting in Dhaka.
After Afghanistan posted 197-5, Zimbabwe only managed 169-7 and never looked like reaching the target.
Zadran fired a career-best 69 not out from 30 balls in an innings that included six maximums, while Nabi hit 38 from 18 as part of a 107-run fifth-wicket partnership that proved decisive.
The standout period of that double act, which saw Afghanistan surge from 90-4 to their final total, came in the 17th and 18th overs.
Nabi smashed four consecutive maximums off the bowling of Tendai Chatara (2-53), before Zadran started the next over with three sixes in a row against a hapless Neville Madziva, whose wicket-less three overs went for 34.
After a wide, Zadran thought he had an eighth straight six only for a video review to reveal his shot over point had dropped just inside the rope.
AFGHANISTAN HAVE JUST HIT SEVEN SIXES IN SEVEN BALLS!
— ICC (@ICC) September 14, 2019
Najibullah has gone to fifty in rapid style and Mohammad Nabi is smashing it too #AFGvZIM pic.twitter.com/qBoQZswdGk
Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz's 43 had earlier set the foundations, his effort ending when the impressive Sean Williams (2-16) trapped him lbw.
Zimbabwe's chase was doomed as soon as they lost two wickets in three balls to conclude the fourth over, Fareed Ahmad (2-35) ending the innings of Brendan Taylor (27) before removing Williams for a duck.
With captain Hamilton Masakadza (3) having already been run out, Zimbabwe were 30-3 and forced to consolidate, with Regis Chakabva's flamboyant 42 not out coming too late in the day as Rashid Khan claimed 2-29.
Hosts Bangladesh take on Afghanistan in the third match of the tri-series on Sunday, looking to avenge a Test defeat this week.
A comfortable 28-run victory for Afghanistan!
— ICC (@ICC) September 14, 2019
A tidy performance from the bowlers but the star of the show was Najibullah Zadran with his unbeaten 69, a knock that featured six sixes. #AFGvZIM SCORECARD https://t.co/cB9DTPraND pic.twitter.com/qwW6d0Yo0k