NEW DELHI: Rahmat Shah‘s exceptional innings of 231 not out and his record-breaking partnership of 361 runs with Hashmatullah Shahidi highlighted the third day’s play within the first Take a look at between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.
The duo’s resilience and dedication have been on full show as they batted via the whole day, leaving the Zimbabwean bowlers toiling with out success.
Shah’s innings was a testomony to his ability and focus, as he confronted 416 deliveries, hitting three sixes and 23 fours in his record-breaking knock.
His earlier highest rating of 102 towards Bangladesh in 2019 was eclipsed, and he surpassed Shahidi’s earlier Afghan document of 200 not out, set three years in the past towards the identical opposition.
Shahidi, the Afghan captain, complemented Shah’s efforts with an equally spectacular innings of 141 not out, his second Take a look at century. The pair’s unbroken partnership of 361 runs showcased their means to grind down the opposition and seize management of the match.
Zimbabwe, who had posted a formidable complete of 586 after profitable the toss and batting first, discovered themselves on the again foot as their six-man bowling assault struggled to make inroads.
Regardless of the introduction of two Take a look at debutants, the hosts have been responsible of wayward bowling and sloppy fielding, permitting the Afghan batsmen to capitalize on their errors.
Because the day drew to an in depth, Afghanistan had amassed 425 for the lack of two wickets, trailing Zimbabwe’s first-innings complete by 161 runs.
With two days remaining within the Take a look at, the match is delicately poised, and each groups might be vying for the higher hand in what guarantees to be an enthralling conclusion to this historic encounter.
