New Delhi. The second ODI between Pakistan and Afghanistan was played in Sri Lanka. The match was very exciting. Afghanistan team gave their 100 percent in this match. But he failed to win the match. Pakistan won this match by 1 wicket. With this win, the Pakistan team has also captured the series. Wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored a brilliant century from Afghanistan in this match. Along with this, he has also broken MS Dhoni’s big record.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz played a brilliant innings of 151 runs off 151 balls against Pakistan. His innings of 151 runs included 14 fours and 3 sixes. After this brilliant inning, he has broken Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s big record. In fact, Rahmanullah Gurbaz has become the highest run-scorer in an innings against Pakistan as a wicket-keeper.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni played a brilliant innings of 148 runs against Pakistan 18 years ago in the year 2005. This was the biggest innings by a wicketkeeper against Pakistan before Gurbaaz. Dhoni came in at number three and scored 148 off 123 balls against Pakistan. His innings consisted of 15 fours and 5 sixes. While his strike rate was around 120. Dhoni was caught out by Shoaib Malik off Mohammad Hafeez.
Became the first batsman to score a century against Pakistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz has achieved a special feat by breaking Dhoni’s record. In fact, he became the first Afghan batsman to score a century against Pakistan. Earlier, no player from Afghanistan had scored a century in ODIs against Pakistan.
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Tags: Afghanistan vs Pakistan, MS Dhoni, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
First published: August 25, 2023, 13:10 IST