{"id":88631,"date":"2024-12-28T22:26:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T22:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/rahmats-record-propels-afghanistans-strong-reply-to-zimbabwes-586-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-12-28T22:26:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T22:26:26","slug":"rahmats-record-propels-afghanistans-strong-reply-to-zimbabwes-586-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/rahmats-record-propels-afghanistans-strong-reply-to-zimbabwes-586-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahmat\u2019s record propels Afghanistan\u2019s strong reply to Zimbabwe\u2019s 586 | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rahmat Shah set a new Afghanistan Test record with an unbeaten 231, guiding his team to a commanding 425-2 at the close of day three of the first Test against Zimbabwe on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Shah partnered with captain Hashmatullah Shahidi in a monumental 361-run stand, as Shahidi finished the day on 141, his second Test century.<\/p>\n

Starting the day at 95-2, Afghanistan quickly surged to 425-2, with Zimbabwe\u2019s six-man attack unable to make any breakthroughs.<\/p>\n

This marked just the 26th instance of a wicketless day in Test cricket history, with the most recent occurrence being in the 2019 England vs. West Indies match.<\/p>\n

Shah\u2019s innings, spanning 416 balls, included three sixes and 23 fours, surpassing the previous best Afghan individual score of 200* set by Shahidi against Zimbabwe in 2020. His previous highest score was 102 against Bangladesh in 2019, the first-ever Test century for Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Shahidi, who was a solid partner, faced 276 balls and struck 16 fours, reaching his century with a pull shot to fine leg. Zimbabwe, having posted a record 586 in their first innings, hold a 161-run lead as Afghanistan heads into day four.<\/p>\n

The Zimbabwe attack, which lacked consistency, saw medium pacer Trevor Gwandu take one wicket but concede 86 runs.<\/p>\n

Afghanistan won both the T20 and ODI series ahead of this Test series, which starts on January 2.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe highest-ever Total in Tests<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Friday, Zimbabwe set a new Test record with their highest-ever total, amassing 586 runs in 135.2 overs during their first innings.<\/p>\n

Sean Williams led the charge with a brilliant 154 off 174 balls, including 10 fours and three sixes. He was well-supported by Craig Ervine, who scored 104 from 176 balls, and Brian Bennett, who remained unbeaten on 110 from 124 deliveries.<\/p>\n

Ben Curran, on his Test debut, also contributed with a solid 68 off 74 balls while opening the batting.<\/p>\n

This remarkable effort surpassed Zimbabwe\u2019s previous highest total of 563\/9, which was achieved in 2001 against the West Indies in Harare.<\/p>\n

Brief Scores:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zimbabwe:<\/strong> 586 in 135.2 overs (Sean Williams 154, Brian Bennett 110*, Craig Ervine 104, Ben Curran 68; Allah Ghazanfar 3-127)<\/p>\n

Afghanistan:<\/strong> 425-2 in 125 overs (Rahmat Shah 231*, Hashmatullah Shahidi 141*)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rahmat Shah set a new Afghanistan Test record with an unbeaten 231, guiding his team to a commanding 425-2 at the close of day three of the first Test against Zimbabwe on Saturday. Shah partnered with captain Hashmatullah Shahidi in a monumental 361-run stand, as Shahidi finished the day on 141, his second Test century. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/media\/images\/rahmat-shah1735415752-0\/rahmat-shah1735415752-0.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t