Shah scored 105 in a largely lone battle for Afghanistan in their first innings in reply to Bangladesh’s 346. In his first assignment as Test captain, he achieved a historic milestone, striking 10 fours and two sixes in a 105-run knock off 216 balls. He became the first Afghanistan player to score a century on his Test captaincy debut. Shah took over as Afghanistan’s Test and ODI captain from Hashmatullah Shahidi in July this year.
Rahmat Shah began his Test captaincy tenure with a record century in the one-off Test against Bangladesh at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Sunday.
opener Abdul Malik contributed 62 off 120 deliveries While Shah made 105. Wicketkeeper-batter Ikram Alikhil also showed resistance with 32 from 103 balls as Afghanistan were bowled out for 240. Before him, leg-spinner Alok Kapali (vs Pakistan in 2003) and off-spinner Sohag Gazi (vs New Zealand in 2013) had taken hat-tricks in Test cricket.
It was a stellar bowling display from Bangladesh fast bowler Hasan Mahmud, who claimed a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul, while fellow pacer Ebadot Hossain picked up four wickets. Mahmud became the first Bangladesh fast bowler to take a Test hat-trick and only the third Bangladesh bowler overall to achieve the feat.
Mahmud completed his five-wicket haul by dismissing Yamin Ahmadzai for an 11-ball duck. He also reached 50 Test wickets and became the fastest Bangladesh pacer to the milestone as Afghanistan were dismissed for 240, handing Bangladesh a first-innings lead of 106 runs. Bangladesh had posted 346 in their first innings, with Tanzid Hasan Tamim (83), Shadman Islam (67) and Litton Das (53) scoring half-centuries. Mohammad Saleem Safi (4-82), Yamin Ahmadzai (3-79), Ismat Alam (2-20) and Qais Ahmad (1-60) shared the wickets for Afghanistan. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
