Ibrahim Zadran breaks huge ODI World Cup record of Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar with Century against Australia
Ibrahim Zadran becomes the first Afghan batsman to hit an ODI World Cup century.
New Delhi: Young batsman Ibrahim Zadran became the first Afghan batsman to smash an ODI World Cup Century during the crucial match against Australia at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, November 7. During his century, Zadran also surpassed Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar to become the fourth youngest batsman. to achieve an ODI world century.
This was his fifth ODI ton and it came at the right opportunity for his team. Zadran smashed his first World Cup ton at the age of 21 years and 330 days, beating Virat Kohli (22 years and 106 days) and Sachin Tendulkar (22 years and 300 days). Irishman Paul Stirling tops the list of the youngest batters to register an ODI World Cup ton when he smashed his maiden World Cup century during the 2011 edition of the mega tournament against the Netherlands, when he was just 20 years old and 196 years old. was old.
Zadran also became the fourth youngest batsman to score an ODI ton against five-time world champions Australia. He overtook South African opener Quinton de Kock in this list. Zadran’s unbeaten 129 runs, knock and quickfire 35 off just 17 balls, helped Afghanistan post 291/5 against Australia. This is also the highest ever World Cup total for Afghanistan.
The 21-year-old completed his century off 131 deliveries and hit seven boundaries. The previous highest score for Afghanistan at the World Cup was 96, scored by Samiullah Shinwari, who achieved the feat against Scotland in Dunedin, Scotland, in the 2015 edition.
On Tuesday, Zadran shared three half-century partnerships as he anchored Afghanistan’s innings, adding 83 runs for the second with Rahmat Shah (30), 52 for the third wicket with skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi (26), and a partnership of 58 runs with Rashid. Khan ultimately to help his team achieve a good fighting total.
Earlier, in this tournament, Zadran also scored an 87-run knock in the winning match against their Asian rivals Pakistan.