Hashmatullah Shahidi becomes first Afghanistan batsman to score a double century in Test cricket

Hashmatullah Shahidi, on Thursday, became the first Afghanistan batsman to hit 200 in an innings of a Test match. The 26-year-old cricketer achieved the feat in the ongoing second Test against Zimbabwe at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.

He was followed by captain Asghar Afghan as the 33-year-old also crossed the 150-run mark in the post-lunch session. The duo added 307 runs for the fourth wicket as Zimbabwe bowlers looked lost for ideas.

Meanwhile, Afghan also become the leading run-scorer for his side in the longest format of the game, having played most Tests among his teammates.

In their first innings, Afghanistan posted 545/4 on the board with the help of Shahidi’s gutsy double century, Asghar’s ton and Ibrahim Zadran, Nasir Jamal’s fifties.

Afghanistan lost the first Test within two days, but their batsman made a strong comeback in the second game.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

First Afghanistan player to score a Test double ton!

Take a bow, @Hashmat_50 🔥#AFGvZIM pic.twitter.com/rJeKIYmmXS

— ICC (@ICC) March 11, 2021

Congrats hash on well deserved double hundred,hope to see you do this again and again @Hashmat_50 #AFGvZIM 👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/0bw68Gibgf

— Mohammad Nabi (@MohammadNabi007) March 11, 2021

HISTORY ALERT! @Hashmat_50 becomes the first Afghan Double-Centurion in Test Cricket! Congratulations to the Brilliant left-hander on an historic achievement! #AFGvZIM #AbuDhabiSunshineSeries pic.twitter.com/N1TskyAaeP

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) March 11, 2021

Hasmatullah Shahidi is the first player from 🇦🇫 Afghanistan to hit a Test match double hundred
Congrats bro more success to you👏👍@Hashmat_50 @rashidkhan_19 @MohammadNabi007 pic.twitter.com/CqwCVLtJTo

— Mohibullah khan (@mohibkhan7111) March 11, 2021

Well done @Hashmat_50 💯💯 👏 pic.twitter.com/cR7BjXlZJW

— Rahmanullah Gurbaz (@RGurbaz_21) March 11, 2021

What a players! Superstars @MAsgharAfghan & @Hashmat_50 ⭐️ #abudhabisunshineseries pic.twitter.com/8dHqzrTwPL

— Ezat Rahmani (@EzatRahmani2) March 11, 2021

Congratulations to Afghanistan 🇦🇫 @ACBofficials and @Hashmat_50 for a historic first double ton for an Afghan player in test cricket. #AfghanCricket https://t.co/AnVVlpD1rK

— Khushal Wakily (@kwakily) March 11, 2021

Congrates double century to Hashmatullah.👏
Welldone @Hashmat_50 👏 pic.twitter.com/OJomSRORvC

— Yasin Saadat (@YasinSaadat) March 11, 2021

Hashmatullah double hundred-Congratulations! First #Afghan to achieve this milestone 💯💯 👏👏@Hashmat_50 pic.twitter.com/NdzQH0Afkw

— Fazel Qadir Fazly (@qadirfazly) March 11, 2021

First Afghanistan player to score a Test double ton!

Take a bow, @Hashmat_50 🔥#AFGvZIM pic.twitter.com/Y5ZY8a1FxF

— Naraz Pashtoon R (@PashtonNaraz) March 11, 2021

Congratulations 👏 to @Hashmat_50 Hashmatullah Shahidi.
He became the first Afghan to score 200 runs in a 🏏Test match. @ACBofficials pic.twitter.com/68Geb2JhaD

— Jamroz (@ImJamroz) March 11, 2021