OTD | Afghanistan registered their third Test win during the tour of Zimbabwe

Afghanistan’s remarkable 6-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the second Test match at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Sunday tied the series 1-1, with Rashid Khan’s career-best 7-wicket haul surpassing Sean Williams’ valiant 151-run effort. Winning toss Afghanistan selected to bat first. Afghanistan got off to a good start as Irbahim Zadran scored 72 runs.

Later Asghar Afghan and Hashmatullah Shahidi stood up and had a partnership which helped Afghanistan to score 545 runs. Hashmatullah Shahidi scored 200 runs and was unbeaten in his knock. While Asghar Afghan scored 164 runs before getting Sikandar Raza. Shahidi and captain Asghar Afghan (164) put up 307 runs for the fourth wicket to put them in the lead. In reply Zimbabwe got off to a good start as opener Prince Masvaure scored 65 runs. 

Zimbabwe found themselves in a struggle until Sikandar Raza scored 85 which helped Zimbabwe to reach 287 runs. Rashid Khan picked four wickets. However Zimbabwe failed to avoid follow-on and when again came to bat Donald Tiripano made his first half-century and Zimbabwe captain Sean Williams scored a valiant century to give his country a 107-run advantage in second winnings.  While Rashid Khan took two of the final four wickets to bowl out Zimbabwe for 365, Sean Williams remained not out on runs 151.  

It was regrettable that Tripano missed his century by five runs. In reply to the target set by Zimbabwe Rahmat Shah scored 58 runs which helped Afghanistan to win the test match by six wickets. However winning the test marked Afghanistan leveled the two  match Test series. Sean Williams’ performance helped him to win the Man of the Match award in the second test match. Rashid Khan bowled 99.2 overs against Zimbabwe in the second Test, taking 11 wickets, including a seven-wicket haul.  Smacking Shahidi the first Afghan batsman to reach 200 in a Test.

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