Ibrahim, who walked in to open the innings, returned unbeaten on 129(143), making him the first Afghanistan cricketer to slam a century in the ODI World Cup. He credited Sachin Tendulkar for the inspiration behind his stellar show. Apart from Ibrahim, Rashid Khan chipped in with an 18-ball 35*.
Ibrahim Zadran led the Afghanistan fight and helped them pile a stiff 291/5 on the board batting first against Australia at the Wankhede Stadium.
Ibrahim, who walked in to open the innings, returned unbeaten on 129(143), making him the first Afghanistan cricketer to slam a century in the ODI World Cup. He credited Sachin Tendulkar for the inspiration behind his stellar show. Apart from Ibrahim, Rashid Khan chipped in with an 18-ball 35*.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim gave Afghanistan a decent start after they won the toss and opted to bat. The duo added 38 for the opening stand before Josh Hazlewood got rid of Gurbaz for 21(25).
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