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Mohammad Nabi becomes the first cricketer to achieve this remarkable milestone

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Mohammad Nabi becomes the first cricketer to achieve this remarkable milestone


Afghanistan National Cricket Team all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, 39, has created history with his appearance in the first T20I of the three-match series against the Zimbabwe National Cricket Team on Wednesday, December 11.

The first match of the series between Afghans and Chevrons is currently being played at the Harare Sports Club.

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Mohammad Nabi achieves special feat of triple century

Nabi’s inclusion in Afghanistan’s XI for the match against Zimbabwe was the 300th time he had played in international cricket.

He has completed 300 international matches since making his debut on April 19, 2009 and has become the first Afghan cricketer in history to achieve this feat.

Nabi ensured his 300th international match was a memorable one by delivering a sensational knock with the bat. He scored 44 runs off 27 balls, 5 fours and 1 six, to help his team post a decent total of 144/6 on the board.

During his innings, Mohammad Nabi achieved a major milestone by hitting 150 fours in the history of T20I cricket.

Mohammad Nabi’s international cricket numbers

Nabi made his Test debut in June 2018 against India and played 3 matches, scoring 33 runs at an average of 5.50 and picking 8 wickets at an average of 31.75, an economy of 2.79 and a strike of 68.2.

In ODIs, he made his debut in April 2009 against Scotland and has featured in 167 matches so far. He scored 3600 runs at an average of 27.48 and picked up 172 wickets at an average of 32.47, an economy of 4.27 and a strike rate of 45.5.

Talking about his numbers in T20Is, he has played 130 matches and scored 2209 runs at an average of 22.54 after making his debut in February 2010 against Ireland. With the ball, he has bagged 97 wickets at an average of 28.01, an economy of 7.33 and a strike rate of 22.9.

There are many things to learn and many things to improve – Rashid Khan

Speaking at the toss before the start of the first T20I against Zimbabwe, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan stated that they were looking to learn a lot more things and improve in the game. He stated:

“We would like to bat first. We want to put runs on the board and it is a new wicket, we feel our bowling is our strength. A long tour for us and it will be a long tour for me as I play.” Tests after a year. “There are many things to learn and many things to improve.”

Zimbabwe (playing XI): Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (w), Dion Myers, Wessly Madhevere, Sikandar Raza (ci), Ryan Burl, Wellington Masakadza, Tashinga Musekiwa, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu

Afghanistan (playing



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