5/545. Afghan scored 164 and Shahidi is still going. 200*.
Those 2 shared a 207 run partnership
Shahidi and Nasir Jamal (55*) have already racked up a century stand.
Afghanistan v. Zimbabwe - Tests.
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"Hashmatullah Shahidi has become the first Afghanistan player to post a Test match double hundred while his team smashed batting records on a memorable day two of their second and final match against Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi.
Playing their sixth Test match, the Afghans racked up 4-545, their highest total ever on Thursday, before captain Asghar Afghan declared their first innings."
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/match-r ... 2021-03-12
Playing their sixth Test match, the Afghans racked up 4-545, their highest total ever on Thursday, before captain Asghar Afghan declared their first innings."
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/match-r ... 2021-03-12
Donny.
It's a game. Enjoy it.
It's a game. Enjoy it.
... but after a bit more research, I am certain that the Afghanis are out of the running - the record looks to be victory by an innings and 579 runs.
20th August, 1938
Kennington Oval, London
England won toss and batted. 7/903 (dec) (Hutton 364, Hammond 187 and Hardstaff 169*), Australia 201 and 123. I'm not sure whether it's apt to refer to a team that declares for 903 as suffering a "mini-collapse" in the middle order - but England did lose 3 for 9 after reaching 2 for 546, so I suppose it could have been worse (in a limited and very particular sense of "worse").
I'm thinking the follow on enforcement deficit (702 runs behind after the first innings) is probably also at the top of the list.
And as a second edit - I just finished this hugely enjoyable read, full of colour and anecdote, about that game: https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles ... oval-30264
20th August, 1938
Kennington Oval, London
England won toss and batted. 7/903 (dec) (Hutton 364, Hammond 187 and Hardstaff 169*), Australia 201 and 123. I'm not sure whether it's apt to refer to a team that declares for 903 as suffering a "mini-collapse" in the middle order - but England did lose 3 for 9 after reaching 2 for 546, so I suppose it could have been worse (in a limited and very particular sense of "worse").
I'm thinking the follow on enforcement deficit (702 runs behind after the first innings) is probably also at the top of the list.
And as a second edit - I just finished this hugely enjoyable read, full of colour and anecdote, about that game: https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles ... oval-30264
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