Afghanistan would possibly nonetheless be trailing by 161 runs on the finish of the third day’s play. Nonetheless, Day 3 belonged to them in each potential sense.
Rahmat Shah acquired to his half-century within the very first over of the day. The primary boundary of the day got here within the twelfth over. Though the guests had been just a little sluggish to begin, they had been wanting assured nonetheless.
Skipper, Hashmatullah Shahidi, registered his first boundary of the day within the subsequent over. The 2 batters continued to bat out time and tick over the scoreboard. Rahmat introduced up his second Check ton simply earlier than Lunch.
The second session was when the 2 batters established themselves firmly. There was a chance to do away with Rahmat earlier than the availablility of the second new ball. Nonetheless, the fielder at long-on misjudged the prospect, ultimately managing solely a fingertip to the ball.
Not even a brief delay as a consequence of rain may overturn Zimbabwe‘s destiny. Milestones stored on flooding in as Rahmat acquired to his 150. One other alternative likelihood went abegging as Blessing Muzarabani dropped a sitter off his personal bowling. The ultimate couple of deliveries earlier than Tea had been dispatched to the boundary by Shahidi, who was only a strike away from attending to his ton.
The 2 batters got here out even brisker for the ultimate session. The stream of boundaries turned extra constant and ticking over the strike extra common. They even surpassed the best partnership for any wicket by Afghanistan. Rahmat (231*) turned the second Afghan batter to attain a double-hundred in Exams, the primary being Shahidi. The skipper ended the day on 141, because the duo remained unfazed all the day.
Try how X reacted to Day 3 of the primary Check between ZIM and AFG:
Rahmat Shah and Shahidi at the moment #ZIMvsAFG pic.twitter.com/vo7Fm8boam
— Utsav Arora (@UtsavArora45) December 28, 2024
Extraordinary take a look at batting with unimaginable software and self-discipline by the inexperienced Afghan aspect #ZIMvsAFG
(2/2)— Ambika (@apmahapatra) December 28, 2024
In Bulawayo take a look at, Zimbabwe scores 581 n Afghanistan replies with 425/2 that features a 361* unbeaten third wicket partnership between Rahmat Shah and Captain Hashmattulah Shahidi who bat via a complete day to complete at 231* n 141* respectively. #ZIMvsAFG
(1/2)— Ambika (@apmahapatra) December 28, 2024
Rattling!!! What’s going on right here #ZIMvsAFG #TestCricket pic.twitter.com/gY78yDNHKh
— Manoj Jaiswal (@manojjaiswal90) December 28, 2024
Highest Particular person rating by Afghanistan batsman in take a look at cricket
231* – Rahmat Shah vs ZIM, 2024, At the moment
200* – Hashmatullah Shahidi vs ZIM, 2021
164 – Asghar Afghan vs ZIM, 2021#ZIMvsAFG #ZIMvAFG #Cricket #Afghanistan— Vishwesh Gaur (@iumvishwesh) December 28, 2024
Rahmat Shah 231* off 416
Hashmatullah Shahidi: 141* off 276
Partnership: 361* off 618First time since 2019 that there was no wicket misplaced throughout an entire day of a Check match 😮 Love from India ♥️ #RahmatShah #HashmatullahShahidi #INDvsAUS #AFGvsZIM #ZIMvsAFG pic.twitter.com/EIdArrPVJR
— UTTAM KUMAR (@ERUTTAM18) December 28, 2024
Half the 🏏 world is after #AUSvsIND . Zimbabwe put there highest complete in Check of 586 with 3 centurions, the place as Afgan made there highest partnership exceeding 350 runs. #ZIMvsAFG day 3 with 0 wickets. 125 over bowled. #TestCricket #CricketTwitter
— sumesh pradhan (@sumeshpradhan) December 28, 2024
Rahmat Shah is taking part in on 213 runs off 379 balls towards Zimbabwe 🔥🔥🔥
Hashmatullah Shahidi has additionally acquired his century, taking part in on 124 runs.
Data galore. #ZIMvsAFG
— vishal kumar (@vishalsah1986) December 28, 2024
Afghanistan at the moment are 416/2 at Bulawayo. The final time a visiting staff’s third wicket fell at a better rating in a Check innings was greater than a decade again – NZ being 464/3 vs PAK at Sharjah in Nov 2014.
(contemplating UAE at PAK’s residence)#ZIMvsAFG— Rhitankar Bandyopadhyay (@rhitankar8616) December 28, 2024
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