Afghanistan created history in Test cricket, did a big feat after 2019; This happened for the first time in Zimbabwe
sports desk: It is raining runs in the Boxing Day Test match being played between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan. Batting first in this test, Zimbabwe set a mountain-like target of 586 runs. Whereas Afghanistan's batsmen did not allow any wicket to fall in the third day's play and scored 425 runs at the loss of 2 wickets.
Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi did not allow a single wicket to fall on the third day of the first Test cricket match against Zimbabwe here on Saturday. Rahmat Shah is playing after scoring 231 runs. This is the highest score by any batsman in Test cricket for Afghanistan. Shahidi, who previously held this record, is playing on 141 runs and is moving towards his second double century.
ππ§π ππ¨π« ππ‘π ππππ¨π«π ππ¨π¨π€π¬! π@RahmatShah_08 and @Hashmat_50's 361* runs partnership is the highest stand for any wicket in test cricket for Afghanistan. ππ€#AfghanAtalan | #ZIMvAFG | #GloriousNationVictoriousTeam pic.twitter.com/147KCA5xW4
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) December 28, 2024
So far, both of them have added 361 runs for the third wicket, which is the biggest partnership for any wicket from Afghanistan. Rahmat is only the second batsman from Afghanistan to complete a double century. So far, he has faced 416 balls and hit 23 fours and three sixes. Shahidi's 276-ball innings included 16 fours. Afghanistan is now 161 runs behind Zimbabwe who had scored 586 runs in their first innings.
This is the 26th occasion in Test cricket when not a single wicket fell throughout the day in a match. The last time this happened was in 2019 in the match played between England and West Indies. This has happened for the first time in Zimbabwe.
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After 23 years, three Zimbabwe batsmen have scored centuries
Three batsmen played century innings in this match. This has happened only for the third time in the history of Zimbabwe cricket. First of all, in 1995, Zimbabwean batsmen Grant Flower, Andy Flower and Guy Whittle scored centuries in the same match against Pakistan. After this, in the year 2001, Zimbabwean batsmen Travis Gripper, Andy Flower and Craig Wishart also scored three centuries against Bangladesh. Now, after 23 years, three Zimbabwean batsmen have scored centuries in the same Test match.
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