Rahmanullah Gurbaz Breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s Record To Become 2nd Youngest Batter To… – News18

Last Updated:November 12, 2024, 06:52 IST

Gurbaz scored 101 runs from 120 deliveries for Afghanistan on Monday against Bangladesh in the third ODI of the bilateral series played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz was in action for Afghanistan on Monday (November 11) during the third and final ODI of the three-match series. In the match played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, the right-handed batter opened the innings for the Hashmatullah Shahidi-led side and scored 101 runs from 120 balls to help Afghanistan chase down the target of 245 runs in 48.2 overs for the loss of just five wickets. During his stay at the crease, Gurbaz, who was not retained by KKR ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, hammered five fours and seven sixes. He added 100 runs for the fourth wicket with Azmatullah Omarzai, who remained unbeaten on 70 runs from 77 balls.

By scoring his eighth ODI century in the 46th match for Afghanistan, Gurbaz equalled legendary Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar’s world record of most ODI centuries before turning 23. Tendulkar, who finished his 463 matches long ODI career with 49 centuries, crossed the triple figure mark eight times in ODIs before turning 23. Apart from Gurbaz and Tendulkar, the only other batter to score eight centuries before turning 23 is Quinton de Kock.

Most ODI centuries before turning 23

• Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 8
• Quinton de Kock (South Africa) – 8
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan) – 8
• Virat Kohli (India) – 7
• Upul Tharanga (Sri Lanka) – 6
• Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 6

The South African stumper is in fact the youngest batter in the world to score eight centuries in ODIs. He was 22 years and 312 days old when he scored his eighth ODI century for the Proteas. Gurbaz scored his 8th ODI century at the age of 22 years and 349 days, whereas Tendulkar was 22 years and 357 days old at the time of scoring his eighth ODI century.

Youngest batters to score 8 ODI centuries

• Quinton de Kock (South Africa): 22 years, 312 days
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan): 22 years, 349 days
• Sachin Tendulkar (India): 22 years, 357 days
• Virat Kohli (India): 23 years, 27 days
• Babar Azam (Pakistan): 23 years, 280 days

Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli, who holds the record for scoring most ODI centuries, smashed his 8th century at the age of 23 years and 27 days, whereas Pakistan’s Babar Azam is in the fifth position after he smashed his 8th century at 23 years and 280 days.

Afghanistan won by 5 wickets

Thanks to Gurbaz’s super show with the bat in Sharjah, Afghanistan bounced back from top-order collapse and chased down the target to win the bilateral series with a scoreline of 2-1. For Bangladesh, Mahmudullah top-scored by making 98 runs from as many balls, and stand-in captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz contributed 66 runs from 119 deliveries. Mehidy was leading the Bangladeshi team in the series decider after Najmul Hossain Shanto was ruled out due to a groin injury.