2 star batsmen of Afghanistan created panic together, both scored centuries in IRE vs AFG fourth ODI

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AFG vs IRE: AAfghanistan's two star batsmen Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah Atal have created a stir by scoring centuries in the fourth ODI against Ireland. Ibrahim Zadran played an inning of 107 runs, while Sediqullah Atal played a stormy inning of 143 runs. After the centuries of these two batsmen, the Irish team seems to be on the back foot. Let us tell you that in this series of 5 ODI matches, Afghanistan has already taken the lead by winning 2 matches.

Excellent partnership of 231 runs between Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah

Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran started Afghanistan's innings after losing the toss and coming to bat first in the fourth ODI against Ireland. However, Rahmanullah Gurbaz could not do anything special and was out early after scoring 12 runs in 10 balls, but after this, second opener Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah Atal, who came to bat at number three, batted excellently and formed a big partnership. There was a tremendous partnership of 231 runs for the second wicket between Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah.

Ibrahim Zadran scored 7th century in ODI

However, Ibrahim Zadran was out after playing a brilliant innings. He played an innings of 107 runs in 118 balls, which included 11 fours and 1 six. This is Ibrahim's 7th century in ODI. With this, Ibrahim has now become the second batsman to score the most ODI centuries for Afghanistan. Now only Rahmanullah Gurbaz has more centuries than him, who has scored a total of 9 centuries in ODIs.

Sediqullah Atal played a century innings

Sediqullah Atal also played an excellent century innings. He scored 143 runs in 120 balls, which included 17 fours and 4 sixes. In this way, both of them not only strengthened the team but also pushed the Irish team on the backfoot. Afghanistan team is moving towards a good score.

Afghanistan has qualified for ODI World Cup 2027

A series of 5 ODI matches is being played between Ireland and Afghanistan. This is the fourth match of the series. Out of the 3 matches played earlier, the first match was cancelled, whereas by winning the remaining 2 matches, the Afghanistan team has taken a 2-0 lead in the series. Now Afghanistan team is on the threshold of winning the series by winning the fourth ODI today. Let us tell you that by winning the third match of this series, Afghanistan had confirmed its place for next year's ICC ODI World Cup 2027. West Indies have suffered a big blow due to Afghanistan's qualification. Actually, West Indies' path to directly qualify for the ODI World Cup has been closed. The Afghanistan team has performed brilliantly in the World Cup so far. In such a situation, even in the 2027 ODI World Cup, the Afghanistan team will once again be seen giving competition to the opposing teams.

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