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Afghanistan’s young opening batsman Ibrahim Zadran has made a big achievement in ODI cricket. Zadran completed the figure of 2000 ODI runs by scoring a brilliant century in the fourth ODI against Ireland in Belfast. With this feat, he has become the joint third fastest batsman to complete 2000 runs in ODI cricket.

24-year-old Ibrahim Zadran played a brilliant inning of 107 runs facing 118 balls in this match. His innings included 11 fours and one six. This was the seventh century of his ODI career. During this century, Zadran also completed 2000 ODI runs in his career. He achieved this feat in the 45th innings of his 45th match.

His performance is also special for Afghanistan cricket, because Zadran has consistently emerged as an important part of the team’s batting. The consistency with which he has scored runs at a young age has placed him among the leading ODI batsmen in the world.

Reached joint third position among the fastest batsmen to score 2000 ODI runs.

By completing 2000 runs in 45 innings, Ibrahim Zadran has equaled Pakistan’s great batsman Zaheer Abbas, England’s Kevin Pietersen and Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam. South Africa’s Rassie van der Dussen had also achieved this milestone in the same number of innings. India’s Shubhman Gill leads this list, who completed 2000 ODI runs in only 38 innings.

In second place is Hashim Amla of South Africa, who achieved this feat in 40 innings. After this, five batsmen including Zadran are jointly at third position with 45 innings.

Fastest batsman to complete 2000 runs in ODI cricket

• • Shubman Gill, India – 38 innings

• • Hashim Amla, South Africa – 40 innings

• • Zaheer Abbas, Pakistan – 45 innings

• • Kevin Pietersen, England – 45 innings

• • Babar Azam, Pakistan – 45 innings

• • Rassie van der Dussen, South Africa – 45 innings

• • Ibrahim Zadran, Afghanistan – 45 innings

Zadran’s name has now been included in the list of players who have scored runs at an extraordinary rate right at the start of their ODI career. His statistics indicate that he has become one of the main pillars of Afghanistan’s batting.

Great partnership of 231 runs between Zadran and Sediqullah Atal.

In the fourth ODI, Afghanistan batted first and scored a huge score of 343 runs in 50 overs. Apart from Ibrahim Zadran’s century, Sediqullah Atal also made a brilliant contribution in this big innings of the team. Atal played a explosive inning of 143 runs in 120 balls. He hit 17 fours and four sixes in his innings. Zadran and Atal put Afghanistan in a strong position by making a big partnership of 231 runs for the second wicket.

Atal was chosen Player of the Match for his excellent performance. The partnership between the two batsmen kept the Irish bowlers under pressure for long periods and played a vital role in helping Afghanistan reach a score of over 300.

Ireland’s challenge and Afghanistan’s victory

Chasing the target of 344 runs, Ireland gave a struggling performance, but the team could not reach the target. The entire Ireland team was all out for 301 runs in 48 overs and Afghanistan won the match by 42 runs. For Ireland, Andrew Balbirnie played a fighting century of 109 runs in 119 balls. Curtis Campher also tried to make the match exciting by scoring 84 runs in 46 balls, but both his innings could not help the team win.