Azmatullah Omarzai Smashes T20I Record After Walking In at 5/4
Azmatullah Omarzai smashed an unbeaten 116 from 50 balls after Afghanistan slumped to 5/4 against Zimbabwe, setting a T20I world record for lower-order batters.
Azmatullah Omarzai etched his name into the history books with a magnificent T20I century after walking to the crease with Afghanistan reeling at 5 for 4 against Zimbabwe.
Rescuing his side from a disastrous top-order collapse, Omarzai unleashed a breathtaking counter-attack to score 116 runs from just 50 deliveries.
The dazzling knock established a brand-new T20I world record for runs scored by a lower-order batter.
Omarzai found an invaluable partner in Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, stitching together a mammoth 142-run partnership for the sixth wicket.
This crucial rescue effort propelled Afghanistan's total to a formidable 221 for 7 in their allotted overs.
Despite a matching century from Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza during the reply, the imposing target proved out of reach as the chase ultimately fell short.