Uncle-nephew duo has a blast in international cricket
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Test: Currently, 3 test matches are being played simultaneously in international cricket. Team India is playing a Test series against England at home. On the other hand, Test series is also going on between New Zealand and South Africa. At the same time, Afghanistan team is playing the only test match against Sri Lanka. The uncle-nephew duo has performed amazingly in this match.
Uncle-nephew duo created a stir
Many pairs of brothers have played in international cricket, but uncle-nephew pairs are rarely seen. Four players made their debut for Afghanistan in the only Test match against Sri Lanka. The name of 35 year old Nool Ali Zadran is also included in this. At the same time, Ibrahim Zadran present in the team is the nephew of Noor Ali. The special thing is that before the start of this match, Ibrahim Zadran had handed over the Test debut cap to his uncle Nool Ali Zadran.
Class of Sri Lankan bowlers
The one-off Test match is being played between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. Nool Ali Zadran and Ibrahim Zadran got a chance to play as openers in this match. The uncle-nephew pair could not do anything special in the first innings of the match. But in the second innings there was a partnership of 106 runs between the two. Ibrahim Zadran returned unbeaten after scoring 101 runs till stumps on the third day of the match. Whereas, Noor Ali was out after scoring 47.
Afghanistan team returned to the match
Afghanistan team batted first in this match. But it collapsed for 198 runs in the first innings. In response, Sri Lanka put a big score on the board. Sri Lanka scored 439 runs in its first innings. However, Afghanistan made a brilliant comeback in the second innings and scored 199 runs at the loss of 1 wicket. But it is still 42 runs behind Sri Lanka.
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