zimbabwe vs afghanistan
ZIM vs AFG: At present there is a lot of buzz in the cricket world about the Boxing Day Test match. On one hand, the Boxing Day Test is being played between India and Australia in Melbourne, while on the other hand, the fight is going on between South Africa and Pakistan in Centurion. At the same time, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan are facing each other in the third Boxing Day Test. This test match is the first match of the 2-match test series which is being played at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. In this match, Zimbabwe has created a new history by batting first. Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bat first. Three batsmen of the team played brilliantly against the Afghan bowlers and scored brilliant centuries.
For Zimbabwe, Sean Williams played the highest innings of 154 runs. Williams scored 154 runs in 174 balls with the help of 10 fours and 3 sixes. At the same time, young batsman Brian Bennett scored 110 runs which included 5 fours and 4 sixes. Captain Craig Erwin contributed 104 runs. Brian Bennett has become the second youngest batsman to score a century in Tests for Zimbabwe. With this century, Bennett broke the 19-year-old record of former Zimbabwe captain Tatenda Taibu. Tatenda Taibu scored a Test century against Bangladesh in 2005 at the age of 21 years and 245 days.
Zimbabwe’s youngest batsman to score a test century
- Hamilton Masakadza – 17 years 352 days vs West Indies, 2001
- Brian Bennett – 21 years 46 days vs Afghanistan, 2024
- Tatenda Taibu – 21 years 245 days vs Bangladesh, 2005
Zimbabwe team managed to score a mountain of 586 runs in Test cricket on the basis of century innings from Sean Williams, Brian Bennett and Craig Erwin in the first innings of the first Test match against Afghanistan. With this, Zimbabwe made its highest score in Test cricket. Earlier, Zimbabwe’s highest Test score was 544/4 runs, which came against Pakistan in 1995.
