Afghanistan created history by playing only 10 test matches, broke Pakistan’s record
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Afghanistan Cricket Team: A two-Test series is taking place between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe, the first Test match of which has been drawn. Both World Championships are not part of the 2023-25 ​​cycle. In this match, the batsmen performed brilliantly for Afghanistan and three players scored centuries, out of which Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi scored double centuries.
Afghan team scored 699 runs
Afghanistan played only one innings in the match and scored 699 runs in it. Rahmat Shah (234 runs), Hashmatullah Shahidi (246 runs) and Afsar Zazai (113 runs) played excellent innings for the team. It is because of these players that the Afghan team was successful in making a big score. Afghanistan has played only 10 Test matches so far and despite playing so few matches, the team has scored 600 plus for the first time.
Pakistani team’s record broken
Afghanistan has destroyed Pakistan’s record. The Afghan team has become the team to score 600 plus runs for the first time after playing the least number of test matches. Have played only 10 tests with him. The previous record was in the name of Pakistan. Pakistani team had scored 657 runs for 8 wickets against West Indies in 1958. Which was Pakistan’s 19th match in Test cricket.
Teams that scored their first 600 plus score after playing the least number of Test matches:
- Afghanistan- 10 Tests
- Pakistan- 19 tests
- West Indies- 27 Tests
- Sri Lanka- 75 Tests
- Bangladesh- 76 Tests
Allah Ghazanfar took three wickets
In the Test match, Zimbabwe captain Craig Irvine won the toss and decided to bat first. After this the team made a big score of 586 runs. Craig Irwin, Sean Williams and Brian Bennett scored centuries for the team. Whereas Ben Curran scored a half-century. Allah Ghazanfar took the maximum three wickets for Afghanistan.
Afghanistan made a score like Hilalaya
After this, the Afghan batsmen presented an excellent example of batting and made a Himalayan score of 699 runs. Brian Bennett definitely took five wickets for Zimbabwe, but the rest of the bowlers proved to be a flop. Then Zimbabwe team scored 146 runs at the loss of four wickets in the second innings. After this, five days were completed and the match ended in a draw.
