Zimbabwe and Afghanistan created history in Sharjah | courtesy – Afghanistan Cricket Board
\n\nThe first Test of a two-match Test series between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, which was played from November 6 to 10, saw history being created as the match saw multiple unprecedented feats in the 149-year history of the longest format of the game, which has seen 2462 matches being played so far.
\n\nThe game ended in a high-scoring draw after Zimbabwe posted 504 on the board, with centuries from Brendon Taylor and skipper Brendon Bennett. Meanwhile, Afghanistan took a 10-run lead in the first innings after making 514 runs with centuries from Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, and Rahmanullah Zadran. In the third innings, the African nation posted 523/5 before stumps on Day with Craig Ervine scoring a double century while Wessly Madhvere scored a century.
\n\nThe series opener between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan is the first Test match in the history of the sport where the 500-run mark has been crossed thrice. Previously, there were 55 Test matches since the first game in 1877 in which the 500-run mark was crossed twice. In fact, this is just the third instance that there have been three innings of over 500…
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