Inspired by Sachin Tendulkar’s encouragement on the eve of the match, 21-year-old Ibrahim Zadran on Tuesday became the first batsman for Afghanistan to score a century in the World Cup here, helping the team reach a strong score of 291 runs for five wickets against Australia. Scored.
Opener Zadran played an unbeaten inning of 129 runs in 143 balls with eight fours and three sixes. Afghanistan team was successful in adding 64 runs in the last five overs. Rashid Khan batted brilliantly in the death overs and scored unbeaten 35 runs in 18 balls.
