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History in Bangladesh! Shah creates record on first outing as Afghan Test captain

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What happened

Rahmat Shah became the first Afghan cricketer to score a century on his Test captaincy debut, making 105 against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi.

However, Afghanistan were bowled out for 240, trailing Bangladesh’s first-innings total of 346 by 106 runs.

Key facts

  • Rahmat Shah became the first Afghan cricketer to score a century on his Test captaincy debut, making 105 against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi.
  • However, Afghanistan were bowled out for 240, trailing Bangladesh’s first-innings total of 346 by 106 runs.
  • Reported by Times of India and published Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:45:03 UTC.

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