A composed knock from Shahidi Shahidi has made chasing a habit in this ODI World Cup as he came to the crease when Afghanistan were 55/2 in the 11th over.
He added 74 runs along with Rahmat Shah, who also slammed a fifty in the run chase.
Later, he added 52* runs with Azmatullah Omarzai to steer the Afghanistan home.
Shahidi batted with ease and kept rotating the strike.
A look at Shahidi’s ODI numbers
Playing his 71st ODI match, Shahidi has amassed 2,057 runs at an average of 34.86.
He has slammed 19 ODI fifties but is yet to touch the triple-figure mark in this format.
Shahidi is the sixth-highest run-scorer for Afghanistan in ODI cricket.
In 2023, he is Afghanistan’s third-highest run-getter with 536 runs at 41.23. He has slammed five ODI fifties this year.
Most runs for Afghanistan in a single ODI World Cup
Shahidi is Afghanistan’s highest run-getter in the 2023 ODI World Cup with 273 runs in seven matches at an impressive average of 68.25.
He has recorded the most runs for Afghanistan in a single World Cup edition. Rahmat is a close second with 264 runs in this World Cup.
Samiullah Shinwari with 254 runs from the 2015 ODI World Cup is in third position.
Most 50-plus scores for Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup
Shahidi has recorded five fifty-plus scores in the ODI World Cup, the most by any Afghan batter. Overall, he is the second-highest run-getter in the competition with 479 runs in 15 ODI World Cup matches at 39.91. Rahmat with 518 runs is ahead of him.