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Ibrahim Zadran smashed a record-breaking century in a Champions Trophy match on Wednesday to assist arrange an exciting win for Afghanistan towards England.
Ibrahim Zadran has a median of 51.06 after 35 ODIs. (AP Photograph)
England pacer Jofra Archer had left Afghanistan wobbling by touchdown three blows contained in the Powerplay. Afghanistan, after opting to bat first of their second match of the Champions Trophy, had been on the backfoot on Wednesday. 23-year-old Ibrahim Zadran took it upon himself to arrest the slide and information his staff not simply out of bother but in addition put them in a dominant spot from the place they started their push for an exciting eight-run win.
Meet Zadran, Afghanistan’s rising star who’s going via a revival of kinds after spending simply over two years on the sidelines following his ODI debut in 2019.
On Wednesday, he broke the Champions Trophy document for the very best ever particular person whole by a batter set a number of days in the past by England’s Ben Duckett.
Zadran scored an imposing 177 off 146, an innings that featured 12 fours and 6 sixes and fell within the remaining over earlier than Afghanistan completed with 325/7 from their 50 overs.
Born on December 12, 2001, in Kabul, Zadran grew up taking part in cricket alongside his Afghanistan teammate Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman. In an interview to Cricbuzz, the top-order batter stated as a child, he performed cricket in backyard along with his relations. After watching Afghanistan make their ICC event debut on the 2010 T20 World Cup, he started significantly pursuing cricket, becoming a member of an academy.
Zadran watched loads of worldwide cricket to hone his abilities studying from the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara and present stars like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Zadran was a part of Afghanistan’s two U19 World Cup campaigns and he began making waves quickly sufficient.
After an unremarkable ODI debut towards West Indies in Lucknow in November 2019, his subsequent look within the format got here in February 2022. Throughout the time away from the nationwide facet, he labored on his bodily and psychological health.
As soon as again into the nationwide setup, he made a roaring comeback, peeling off 4 a whole bunch between June 2022 and July 2023. And he hasn’t regarded again since.
He was named ICC Rising Cricketer Of The 12 months in 2022.
Zadran is thought for his technical abilities and skill to soak up stress and he gave an instance of it on Wednesday changing into the primary ever Afghan batter to attain a century in Champions Trophy.