Stats: Afghan batsmen creates history in Test matches
Former Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan was at his sublime best during the opening day of the 2 nd Test match against Zimbabwe played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan won the toss and decided to bat first. They lost an early wicket of Javed Ahmadi cheaply. Rahmat Shah and Ibrahim Zadran put on 50 runs before Shah was run out. It was a good partnership by Zadran, and Hashmatullah Shahidi as Afghanistan went into the lunch break at 83 for 2. After the lunch break, Zadran completed his fifty off 93 balls while Shahidi kept him good company. Ryan Burl dismissed Zadran ending 65 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Asghar Afghan came to the crease and showed his class with positive intent along with Shahidi. At the end of the tea session, Afghanistan scored 187 for 3. Asghar Afghan kept the momentum going and reached his fifty off 64 balls while Shahidi was solid with defensive technique to complete a half-century off 154 b...