Rahmanullah Gurbaz scores a record-breaking century as Afghanistan fights back in the rain-affected first ODI against India at Dharamsala. Batting as wicketkeeper-batter, Gurbaz reaches his hundred in 48 balls, finishing with 102 off 51 deliveries with eight fours and eight sixes. Multiple outlets report it is Afghanistan’s fastest ODI century and the fastest hundred by an Afghanistan batter in ODI history, while also ranking among the fastest centuries against India, second only to Shahid Afridi’s 45-ball hundred in 2005.
Afghanistan starts poorly, losing three early wickets after India’s early breakthroughs, with debutant Gurnoor Brar dismissing Ibrahim Zadran and Arshdeep Singh removing Sediqullah Atal and Rahmat Shah. Harsh Dubey makes an impact in the field. Gurbaz then takes control with an aggressive counterattack, and he receives support from captain Hashmatullah Shahidi, who remains unbeaten on 26. Afghanistan finishes the rain-shortened chase period at 135/3 after 14.4 overs, and Gurbaz is eventually dismissed by Nitish Reddy.
