Afghan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi was fined 15% of his match fee for dissenting an umpire's decision during the second ODI against Zimbabwe. He disputed a not-out LBW call against Craig Ervine, receiving a demerit point. Despite this, Afghanistan triumphed by a record 232 runs, propelled by Sediqullah Atal's century and Abdul Malik's 84. The final ODI is scheduled for Saturday.
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