SL vs AFG ODI: 20 year old batsman played biggest innings for Afghanistan, has special connection with Kohli

New Delhi. The third and last match of the 3 ODI series between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka is being played in Pallekele. Batting first in this match, Afghanistan scored 313 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs. This is the third highest score on this ground. Opener Ibrahim Zadran played an important role in helping Afghanistan reach this score. Starting the innings, Zadran played an inning of 162 runs in 138 balls. In his innings, Ibrahim hit 15 fours and 4 sixes. This is his third ODI century in five matches. Right there, the second century of this series. Earlier, he had scored an inning of 106 runs in the first ODI at Pallekele. Ibrahim was dismissed on the last ball of Afghanistan’s innings.

With this, a special record was registered in the name of Ibrahim. He joined the special list of batsmen who have scored two centuries in a bilateral series in Sri Lanka. Earlier, Virat Kohli, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Rohit Sharma and Niroshan Dickwella have done this. Ibrahim’s innings of 162 is the highest score by any Afghanistan batsman in ODIs. He has broken the record of unbeaten innings of 131 runs played by Mohammad Shahzad in 2015. While batting first in this match, at one time Afghanistan had lost 3 wickets for 57 runs.

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It seemed that the Sri Lankan bowlers would be able to stop Afghanistan from scoring big. However, Ibrahim, along with Najibullah Zadran, shared a 154-run partnership in 141 balls for the fourth wicket, taking Afghanistan’s score beyond 200.

Highest score for Afghanistan in ODIs
On the score of 211 runs, Najibullah Zadran was dismissed after playing an innings of 77 runs. But, on the other end, Ibrahim stood firm. In the very next over, Ibrahim completed his third ODI century with a four. This was his third century in the fifth match. After this, Ibrahim changed the gear and started batting quickly and completed 150 runs in the 49th over of Afghanistan’s innings. Ibrahim scored 162 runs in 138 balls before being dismissed on the last ball.

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Ibrahim has scored his third century this year
This is Ibrahim’s third century in 2022. Earlier, he had scored a century against Sri Lanka in the first match of the same series and before that, he had also scored a century against Zimbabwe in June. Ibrahim has connection with Virat Kohli. Actually, he wears jersey number 18 like Kohli. Not only this, like Suryakumar Yadav, he has the ability to hit shots in all four corners of the ground. For this reason, he is also called the SKY of Afghanistan by cricket fans.

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