Top 10 Afghanistan Players’ Partnership Record By Runs In ODI

Cricket is a team game, mainly close to batting because the batters need to construct a strong partnership that can push the whole team to the edge to win the game. Enthusiastic teamwork can entirely change the momentum of the game. Both batsmen should be balanced and focused on each other's movement to avoid more wickets. This sort of partnership also lowers the morale of the competition group and increases the triumphing percentage of the batting team.  Here is the list of the Top 10 Afghanistan Players' Partnership in ODI-

1. Karim Sadiq – Mohammad Shahzad (218 runs)

Afghanistan toured Scotland on August 16, 2010, at Ayr. Scotland won the toss, elected to bat first and scored a remarkable score of 224 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. In the 2nd innings, after the primary wicket in the first over, Shahzad and Karim formed their partnership. The duo smashed 218 runs in 180 balls and led their team to win the match by nine wickets (with 114 balls remaining), and the team's total score was 225 runs.

2. Noor Ali Zadran – Mohammad Shahzad (205 runs)

Afghanistan played against Canada on the tour of UAE on February 16, 2010, at Sharjah stadium. Canada won the toss and elected to field first. At the loss of the first wicket in the 6th over, Noor Ali Zadran and Mohammad formed a partnership and put on 205 runs. While chasing, the Canadians almost had the match but lost by only one run as the team's final score was (288/8).

3. Rahmat Shah – Hashmatullah Shahidi (184 runs)

Afghanistan played an ODI match against Ireland on January 24, 2021, at Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Batting first, the Ireland team smashed 259 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. The Afghanistan team's duo Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi put on a partnership of 184 runs. Rahmat Shah played a knock of 103 runs, and Shahidi scored 82 as the Afghanistan team won by one run. Also, Rahmat Shah was named the player of the match for the unbeaten century.

4. Asghar Afghan – Samiullah Shinwari (164 runs)

Asghar Afghan and Samiullah Shinwari stitched together 164 runs against Bangladesh on March 1, 2014, at Fatullah. Asghar contributed 90 runs in 103 balls, and Samiullah scored 81 runs in 69 balls and led the team to the final score of (254/6) and a victory by 32 runs. The player of the match was named Samiullah Shinwari.

5. Rahmat Shah – Najibullah Zadran (158 runs)

Afghanistan clashed with Zimbabwe on a tour of the United Arab Emirates on February 9, 2018, at Sharjah Stadium. They both contributed 158 runs together for the 5th wicket against Zimbabwe. Rahmat scored 114 runs, and Najibullah scored 81 to help their team win the ODI match by 154 runs. The final score of the Afghanistan team was 333 at the loss of five wickets. The player of the game was named Rahmat Shah.

6. Mohammad Shahazad – Rahmat Shah (150 runs)

Mohammad Shahzad and Rahmat Shah came together to make 150 runs for the second wicket against Ireland on May 21, 2019, at Belfast Stadium. Ireland won the toss and chose to field, whereas Mohammad Shahzad opened the innings for Afghanistan and scored a remarkable 101 runs, and Rahmat Shah scored 62 to help Afghanistan win by 126 runs.

7. Mohammad Nabi – Najibullah Zadran (149 runs)

Afghanistan played against Scotland on March 4, 2018, at Bulawayo. Scotland won the toss and was elected to field first. Mohammad Nabi and Najibullah Zadran joined hands to put an impressive score of 149 runs for the 5th wicket. Mohammad Nabi scored 92 runs, and his partner-in-crime Najibullah Zadran scored 67 runs but could not help the team by winning the match as Scotland won by seven wickets (with 16 balls remaining).

8. Nawroz Mangal – Samiullah Shinwari (144 runs)

The known duo of Nawroz Mangal and Samiullah Shinwari put together a partnership of 144 runs for the 4th wicket against Scotland on March 6, 2013, at Sharjah Stadium of Abu-Dhabi. Scotland cricket team won the toss and chose to bat first. They set an easy target of 199 at the loss of 8 wickets for Afghanistan. Nawroz Mangal opened for Afghanistan and scored an unbeaten 112 runs, while Samiullah entered the field to bat after the third wicket and scored 55 runs to help their team win by seven wickets.

9. Rahmat Shah – Hashmatullah Shahidi (144 runs)

Rahmat and Shahidi built a partnership of 144 runs against Bangladesh after the opening wickets on September 25, 2016, at Mirpur. The duo performed incredibly well, with Rahmat Shah making 71 and his batting partner Hashmatullah Shahidi making 72 runs. But their support was not enough to help the Afghanistan team win as the Bangladesh team won by seven runs.

10. Karim Sadiq – Javed Ahmadi (141 runs)

Karim Sadiq and Javed Ahmadi stitched together 141 against the Netherlands on March 31, 2012, at Sharjah Stadium. Karim opened the second innings and made super 100 runs observed through his establishing companion Javed Ahmadi who made 43 runs to help Afghanistan win through five wickets (with 22 balls remaining).