Rahmat, Shahidi ensure wicketless day for Afghanistan on Day 3

Afghanistan's Batting Effort on Day 3

Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi put on a record partnership to lead Afghanistan's solid reply to Zimbabwe's total of 586.

Key Statistics

• Rahmat Shah: 231* (23 fours, 3 sixes)
• Hashmatullah Shahidi: 141* (16 fours)
• Partnership: 361 runs for the third wicket
• Afghanistan's total: 425 for 2
• Zimbabwe's lead: 161 runs

Day 3 Highlights

• Rahmat and Shahidi put on a watchful start, dealing in singles and twos to negate any early threat.
• The first boundary came 68 balls into the day, with the frequency increasing once that happened.
• Rahmat brought up his second Test hundred, with the third wicket pair's century stand helping Afghanistan to 191 for 2 at Lunch.
• The Afghanistan batters were more aggressive at the start of the second session, with boundaries coming regularly.
• Rahmat got a lucky break as a back-pedalling Newman Nyamhuri failed to hold on to a catch at deep mid-on.
• Zimbabwe's catching woes continued, with Rahmat being put down twice in the 93rd over.
• Shahidi hit two fours off Nyamhuri just before the Tea break to enter the 90s.
• Rahmat got going again immediately after Tea, striking a boundary off Trevor Gwandu to power Afghanistan past 300.
• Rahmat got to double century in style, slamming a four off Brian Bennett to become only the second Afghanistan player to register a double ton.