Ibrahim Zadran makes history with world cup century for Afghanistan
The right-handed batsman achieved this feat against Australia at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Hyderabad: Afghanistan’s opener Ibrahim Zadran made history by becoming the first-ever Afghanistan batsman to score a century in World Cup history.
The right-handed batsman achieved this feat against Australia at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.
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He took 131 balls to reach the century mark and remained not out by the end of Afghanistan’s innings, scoring 129* runs off 143 balls, which included 8 fours and 3 sixes.
Zadran secured his place in the record books with his sensible play, taking singles and hitting boundaries at regular intervals.
His elegant knock helped the Afghanistan team register a total of 291 runs on the scoreboard.
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