ZIM vs AFG: This Afghanistan bowler created history in his debut match, became Asia’s number-1, narrowly avoided breaking a 37-year-old record

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Afghanistan’s fast bowler performed brilliantly against Zimbabwe. (Photo-Screenshot/X)

Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, Only Test Match: Zimbabwe has strengthened its hold against Afghanistan in the only test match being played in Harare. Afghanistan’s first innings was reduced to only 127 runs. In response, the host team scored 359 runs in the first innings. On the second day of this match, Afghanistan’s fast bowler created history in his debut match itself. He has become the number one bowler in Asia to take 7 wickets in the first innings. However, he could not break the 37 year old record.

Ziaur Rehman made this record

Afghanistan’s right-arm fast bowler Ziaur Rahman Sharifi zimbabwe Took 7 wickets in the first innings of the only test match against. With this, he has become the first fast bowler in Asia to take 7 wickets in the first innings of the debut match. The 27-year-old fast bowler made his Test debut against Zimbabwe in Harare and took 7 wickets for 97 runs in 32 overs in the first innings for the team led by Hashmatullah Shahidi. However, he could not break Narendra Hirwani’s record during this period.

Ziaur could not break Hirwani’s record

Indian spinner holds the world record for best bowling in the first innings of the first test match. Narendra Hirwani Is the name of. He made his debut in Test cricket on 11 January 1988 against West Indies in Chennai and took 8 wickets for 61 runs in the first innings. He had also sent 8 players to the pavilion in the second innings of that match. Australia’s Bob Massey also took 8-8 wickets in both the innings of his first Test match.

In the first innings, he took 8 wickets for 84 runs in 32.5 overs against England at Lord’s in June 1972 and in the second innings he took 8 wickets for 53 runs. With taking 7 wickets for 97 runs in Harare, Ziaur Rahman has become the second Afghan bowler after Rashid Khan to take 7 wickets in an innings of a Test match.

equaled Rashid Khan’s record

During the only test match against Zimbabwe, Ziaur Rahman equaled a record of Rashid Khan. Ziaur is the second player from Afghanistan to take 7 wickets in Tests, before him Rashid Khan had achieved this feat. Earlier this year, Rashid Khan had dismissed 7 Zimbabwe batsmen in the second innings of the match played from 2 to 6 January in Bulawayo.

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