The Zimbabwe cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in March 2021 to play two Test and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against Afghanistan.

[8] The series was initially in doubt due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[9] however in late January 2021, Zimbabwe's Sports and Recreation Commission gave its approval for the tour to go ahead.

[11] Zimbabwe won the first Test inside two days by ten wickets, with captain Sean Williams scoring a century in their first innings.

[16] Afghanistan won the third and final match by 47 runs, with Asghar Afghan becoming the most successful captain in men's T20I cricket.

[23] The Afghanistan Cricket Board also confirmed that Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Hamid Hassan, Gulbadin Naib, Waqar Salamkheil, Azmatullah Omarzai could join the T20I squad once their visa issues had been resolved.