Record-breaking Zazai helps Afghans register highest T20 total


  • Cricket
  • Sunday, 24 Feb 2019

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Hazratullah Zazai gave his hopes of a trip to the World Cup this year a huge boost with a sensational display of power-hitting against Ireland on Saturday to help Afghanistan to a record Twenty20 international total.

The strongly-built opening batsman smashed an unbeaten 162 off 62 deliveries to power Afghanistan to 278-3 in the Indian city of Dehradun, surpassing the previous record of 263-3 set by Australia against Sri Lanka in Pallekele in 2016.

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