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During the third and final ODI of India vs Afghanistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, in the first innings, Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi scored his first ODI century in 14 years after making his debut in 2012. It is a historic moment for the Afghan captain, who played a fighting innings for his team.
The Afghan captain scored a fighting century as he battled cramps in the match due to the hot and humid conditions in Chennai. He was successful in scoring his first century and this innings would be special because at one time the team score was 36/4 and he along with Azmatullah Omarzai made a partnership of 105 runs between them.
Hashmatullah Shahidi scored his first ODI century
Hashmatullah Shahidi scored his century off 126 balls, becoming the second slowest century scored by an Afghan batsman in 131 balls, tied with Ibrahim Zadran during the ODI World Cup 2023. At one point, the Afghan captain held on to one end despite the fall of wickets, and a century seemed difficult, but he stood firm and scored a century.
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After his century, he also entered a unique list of batsmen to score the first 100 runs on most days on ODI debut. He made his debut in 2012, and after 14 years, i.e. 4644 days, he scored his century, joining hands with Sunil Gavaskar and Arjun Ranatunga, who had done so in 4858 and 4674 days respectively.
Shahidi shines for Afghanistan
Before this match, Hashmatullah Shahidi’s highest score was 97 runs. However, soon after scoring his century, he was dismissed by Prasidh Krishna after scoring 102 runs off 131 balls, which included 13 fours and a six, who bowled brilliantly to score his maiden half-century in ODI cricket.
Talking about the match, Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and decided to bat first. The famous Krishna took four wickets in his four overs on a hot Chennai afternoon. Three batsmen had Rohit Sharma caught out in the slips.
famous krishna hero for india
After this, Umarzai and Hashmatullah Shahidi made a partnership of 105 runs. The former player scored 50 runs in 56 balls with the help of 5 fours and two sixes. After the fall of Umarzai’s wicket, Afghanistan lost 5 wickets in the span of 77 runs.
Afghanistan was out on the score of 218 runs. India will start with five runs on the scoreboard, with five penalty runs added due to Shahidi’s infringement on the pitch.
After the first innings, Krishna said, “(You still have the ball in your hand?) Yes, I have just got it in my pocket, but yes, coming on a hot day, bowling so well, helping the team, really happy, very happy now. (Has there been any conscious effort to bowl fuller) Yes, this has been in the works for a long time.”
