Rahmanullah Gurbaz grew to become the third batter from Afghanistan to surpass the 2000-run mark in T20Is. He attained this milestone on Sunday, November 2 in his Participant of the Match 92 off 48 within the third T20I of the collection towards Zimbabwe.
His attacking knock on the Harare Sports activities Membership comprised eight fours and 5 sixes as Afghanistan posted 210/3 on the board and ultimately went onto clinch the high-scoring contest by 9 runs to whitewash their opponents after getting crushed within the one-off Take a look at performed previous to the 20-over collection.
Afghan batters to attain 2000-plus in T20Is:
Participant
Matches
Innings
Strike Price
Runs
Mohammad Nabi
167
155
136.48
2862
Mohammad Shahzad
95
95
129.15
2605
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
80
80
134.83
2067*
*as of November 2, 2025
The wicketkeeper-batter may have scored a possible second T20I ton. Nonetheless, he was dismissed eight runs quick courtesy of a blinder by the Zimbabwean captain Sikandar Raza whereas working from the 30-yard circle in the direction of the fence. He was additionally the primary wicket to fall for Afghanistan. The rating was 159 within the sixteenth over on the fall of the wicket.
Coming to the match, skipper Ibrahim Zadran registered 60 off 49 whereas Sediqullah Atal remained not-out on 35 off simply 15 balls. Raza was essentially the most economical bowler from the lot, conceding solely 20 runs in his four-over quota whereas Brad Evans was spectacular too, selecting up two wickets for less than 33 runs in his 4 overs.
Raza turned out to be the best run-getter for his facet, amassing 51 off 29. Ryan Burl’s 37-run cameo entailed 5 sixes whereas Brian Bennett registered 47 off 31 on the prime of the order. Nonetheless, Zimbabwe failed to forestall a clear sweep. Fazalhaq Farooqi and Fareed Ahmad picked up a few wickets apiece whereas Abdollah Ahmadzai, taking part in his sixth T20I, ended up with three wickets.
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