The biggest record in 149 years of Test history, Zimbabwe did what even India and Australia could not do.

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ZIM vs AFG Test: In the last 149 years of the history of Test cricket, the Zimbabwean team has achieved a feat which even the great teams like Australia, India, England or West Indies could not do. Zimbabwe cricket team has become the first team in the world to score more than 500 runs in both innings in Test cricket history. Zimbabwe's batsmen have made this record in the first thrilling Test match played against Afghanistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. This match was entirely in the name of the batsmen and ultimately ended in a draw.

Zimbabwe crossed the historic mark of 500 runs in both innings

Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bat first on the flat pitch of Sharjah. The team played brilliantly in the first innings and scored a huge score of 504 runs. In response, Afghanistan also made a strong counterattack and scored 514 runs in their first innings. In the last days of the match, even when it seemed that the match was heading towards a draw, Zimbabwe's batsmen did not reduce their hunger to score runs. The team made a mountain-like score of 523 runs after losing 5 wickets in its second innings. Never before in the history of Test cricket had any team crossed the 500+ mark in both the innings of the same match.

Record 7 centuries scored in the match, giants created a stir

This test match has been completely recorded in the record books, because during this entire match, a total of 7 centuries were seen from both the teams. For Zimbabwe, Brandon Taylor (131 runs) and captain Brian Bennett (128 runs) played brilliant century innings in the first innings. In the second innings, 41-year-old experienced batsman Craig Erwin scored a historic unbeaten double century (206*) and Wesley Madhevere (100*) also completed his first Test century.

In response to this, the Afghanistan team also launched a strong counterattack. For the Afghan team, three batsmen scored centuries in the first innings, which included big innings of Sediqullah Atal (105 runs), Rahmanullah Zadran (113 runs) and captain Rahmat Shah (173 runs).

The bowling match was a nightmare

There was no help for the bowlers on this Sharjah pitch which proved to be a paradise for the batsmen. Throughout the match, the bowlers of both the teams had to struggle hard to take wickets. In the second innings for Zimbabwe, there was a record unbeaten partnership of 208 runs for the sixth wicket between Erwin and Madhevere, which ended Afghanistan's last remaining hopes and both the teams agreed to end the match on a draw. After this historic match, now the second test match between the two teams will start on the same ground from 13th November. It will be interesting to see who wins the series.

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