Afghanistan's Rahmat Shah gets to his fifth Test hundred: Stats
What's the story
Afghanistan skipper Rahmat Shah has raced to his fifth hundred in Test cricket. The star middle-order reached the milestone on Day 4 morning of the ongoing first Test match against Zimbabwe. Resuming the day unbeaten on 94, Rahmat did not take long in getting his hundred. His brilliance powered the Afghan side past 420 in response to Zimbabwe's massive first-innings score of 504/10. Here are further details.
Knock
A captain's hand from Rahmat
Centuries from debutant Rahmanullah (113) and Sediqullah Atal (105) meant Afghanistan were well placed at 220/2 when Rahmat arrived to bat.
However, the fall of a few quick wickets reduced the team to 275/5.
Rahmat then powered his team with half-century stands alongside Ikram Alikhil (40) and Qais Ahmad (27).
These partnerships helped Afghanistan cross the 400-run mark as Rahmat brought up another fine hundred.
Stats
A look at Rahmat's stats
Playing his 14th Test match, he has raced past 1,300 runs at a brilliant average of around 50.
His tally now includes five tons and seven fifties.
No other Afghan batter even has 900 runs in Test cricket.
As per Cricinfo, Rahmat now has three tons and a fifty across eight innings against Zimbabwe.
Information
3,000 runs in FC cricket
With his 60th run in the game, Rahmat went past 3,000 runs in First-Class cricket. He reached the milestone in 43 games and 69 innings as his average is an impressive 46-plus. The tally now includes 10 tons and 15 fifties.