Hashmatullah Shahidi, on Thursday, became the first Afghanistan 💧batsman to hit 200 in an innings of a Test match. The 26-year-old cricketer achieved the feat in the ongoing second Test🥀 against Zimbabwe at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
He was followed by captain Asghar Afghan as the 33-year-ol෴d also crossed the 150-run mark in the post-lunch session. The duo added 307 runs for the fourth wicket๊ as Zimbabwe bowlers looked lost for ideas.
Meanwhile, Afghan also become the leading run-scorer for his side in the longest format of the game, having played most𓄧 Tests among his teammates.
In their first innings, Afghanistan posted 545/4 on the board with the help of Shahidi’s gutsy double century, Asghar’s ton and Ibrahim Zadran, Nasir Jamal’s fifties.
Afghanistan lost the first Test within two days, but their batsman ཧmade a strong comeback in the second game.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
First Afghanistan player to score a Teღst do🐼uble ton!
Take a bow, 🔥
— ICC (@ICC)
Congrats hash on well deserved double hundred,hope to see you do this 🔯again and again🍎 👏🏼
— Mohammad Nabi (@MohammadNabi007)
HISTOR☂Y ALERT! becomes the first Afghan Double-Centurion in Test Cricket! Congratulations to the Brilliant left-hander on an historic achievement! 𝐆
— Afghanistan Cricke💛t Board (@ACBofficials)
Hasmatullah Shahidi is the first player from 🇦🇫 Afghanistan to hit a Test match double hundred
Congrats bro more success to you👏👍— Mohibullah khan (@mohibkhan7111)
Well done 💯💯 👏
— Rahmanullah Gurbaz (@RGurbaz_21)
What a players! Superstars & ⭐️
— Ezat Rahmani (@EzatRahmani2)
Congratulations to Afghanistan �💝�🇫 and for a his♚toric first double ton for an Afghan player in test cricket.
— Khushal Wakily (@kwakily)
Congrates double century to Hashmatullah.👏
Welldone 👏— Yasin Saadat🇦🇫 (@YasinSaadat)
Hashmatullah double hundred-Congratulations! First to achieve this milestone �꧃�💯 👏👏
— Fazel Qadir Fazly (@qadirfazly)
First Afghanistan player to score a Test doub♛le ton🤡!
Take a bow, 🔥
— Naraz Pashtoon R (@PashtonNaraz)
Congratulations 👏 to Hashmatullah Shahidi.
He became ꦓthe first Afghan to score 200 runs in a 🏏T🐎est match.— Jamroz 🌐 (@ImJamroz)