
The youthful opener hit an incredible 80 off just 56 balls while batting with great intent. He hit five boundaries and as many sixes in his knock.
This was his second consecutive score of 75 or higher.
A significant thump from Gurbaz
Gurbaz and his initial accomplice Ibrahim Zadran (44) got Afghanistan off to one more fine beginning as they added 103 runs.
The previous was the attacker in the organization as he pounded runs all around the recreation area.
In the mean time, Afghanistan continued to lose wickets after Ibrahim’s ouster.
Notwithstanding, Gurbaz remained steadfast and in the end left in the last finished. His endeavors assisted Afghanistan with completing at 159/6.
1,500 T20I runs for Gurbaz
With this thump, Gurbaz turned into the fourth Afghanistan hitter to achieve 1,500 T20I runs.
He has joined Mohammad Nabi (2,123), Mohammad Shahzad (2,048), and Najibullah Zadran (1,811).
Gurbaz has now hustled to 1,532 stumbles into 57 T20Is at 26.87 (SR: 139.52).
The count incorporates eight fifties and a ton. He has counted 309 stumbles into 10 T20 WC games at 30.9 (50s: 2).
Most elevated T20 WC score for Afghanistan player
Gurbaz’s 80 is currently the most noteworthy individual score by an Afghanistan player in T20 WCs.
He went past the 76 he scored in his former trip against Uganda.
Najibullah Zadran (73 versus New Zealand, 2021) and Ibrahim Zadran (70 versus Uganda, 2024) are the main other Afghanistan hitters with 70 or more scores in the affair rivalry.
First opening pair to achieve this accomplishment
Gurbaz and Ibrahim, who added 154 runs in the Uganda game, turned into the principal opening pair to record progressive century remains in T20 WCs.
India’s Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are different players with continuous 100 or more stands in the opposition.
They achieved the accomplishment in the 2014 release (for the subsequent wicket).
Gurbaz, Ibrahim additionally cultivated these association accomplishments
Gurbaz and Ibrahim turned into the fourth opening pair to record numerous century remains in the competition’s set of experiences.
According to Cricbuzz, their organization run pace of 7.10 is the most minimal for a 100 or more substitute T20 WC.
Generally speaking in T20Is, Gurbaz and Ibrahim have added 504 runs as a couple in eight games at 63 (100s: 2, 50s: 2).