Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran made historical past with a surprising 177-run knock towards England within the Champions Trophy 2025 on February 26 on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
His good efficiency marked a novel achievement in ODI cricket.
Afghanistan was in hassle early within the match, dropping three wickets inside the first 9 overs.
However Ibrhaim Zadran stood sturdy at one finish, with assist from Hashmatullah Shahidi, Azmatullah Omarzai, and Mohammad Nabi.
Ibrahim Zadran reached his century within the thirty seventh over, going through 106 balls. Within the subsequent 39 deliveries, the 23-year-old hit 77 extra runs, taking England’s bowlers to process.
His efforts helped Afghanistan submit a robust whole of 325/7 of their 50 overs.
Zadran’s innings shouldn’t be solely the very best rating in Champions Trophy historical past but in addition the highest-ever rating by an Afghanistan batter in ODIs.
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He surpassed his personal report of 162 towards Sri Lanka.
At simply 23 years and 76 days outdated, Zadran grew to become the one participant in ODI historical past to attain two 150-plus knocks earlier than the age of 24, showcasing his capability to show stable begins into large scores.
The primary participant to attain 150-plus earlier than 24 was England’s Charlotte Edwards in 1997, and West Indies legend Chris Gayle adopted swimsuit in 2001. The best rating by anybody beneath 24 is 232, set by Amelia Kerr for New Zealand in 2018.
Earlier, England misplaced their opening sport to Australia by 5 wickets on Saturday after setting the 50-overs world champions a goal of 352.
England’s performances have dipped since then Buttler took cost as captain, nevertheless, with the aspect failing to defend their T20 and 50-overs World Cup titles.
Additionally they face an early exit from the Champions Trophy except they rapidly flip issues round, beginning with their sport towards Afghanistan at the moment.