Delhi:Afghanistan's spinner Zia-ur-Rahman has made such an unwanted record in Test cricket, which no player would want to make in his name. His bowling proved to be very expensive in the first Test match played against Zimbabwe in Sharjah. With this, he accomplished a feat in the 149 year old Test cricket history, which no other bowler had been able to do till date.
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Gave away more than 150 runs in both the innings
28-year-old Zia-ur-Rahman bowled 46 overs in the first innings of the match. During this, he bowled 7 maiden overs, but could take only 2 wickets after spending 170 runs. There was no significant change in his bowling in the second innings also. He gave 173 runs in 50 overs with 4 maidens and took 2 wickets.
In this way Jiya spent a total of 343 runs in both the innings. He has become the first bowler in the history of Test cricket to have given 150 or more runs in both the innings of the same match. This had never happened before in Test cricket which started in 1877.
Third most expensive performance in test history
Zia-ur-Rahman bowled 96 overs in the entire match and took a total of 4 wickets for 343 runs. His performance has become the third most expensive bowling analysis in Test history. Till now in Test cricket, only 7 times has a bowler spent more than 300 runs in a match. The special thing is that among all these bowlers, Zia-ur-Rahman are the only players who could not take even 5 wickets despite giving more than 300 runs.
Chuck Fleetwood-Smith's worst record
The record of giving most runs in an innings is in the name of former Australian bowler Chuck Fleetwood-Smith. He gave 298 runs while bowling 87 overs in the Oval Test against England in 1938. Whereas, former Indian team bowler Rajesh Chauhan is at second place in this list. In the Colombo Test against Sri Lanka in 1997, he gave away 276 runs in 78 overs and took only 1 wicket.
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This performance of Zia-ur-Rahman has now become one of the most expensive bowling records in Test cricket.
FAQs
How many runs did Zia-ur-Rahman give in the test match against Zimbabwe?
Zia-ur-Rahman bowled a total of 96 overs, spent 343 runs and took 4 wickets in the first test match against Zimbabwe.
Which unwanted record did Zia-ur-Rahman make in Test cricket?
Zia-ur-Rahman became the first bowler in the history of Test cricket to concede 150 or more runs in both innings of the same Test match.