Rahmat Shah becomes first Afghan to hit Test hundred on captaincy debut

Afghanistan’s Rahmat Shah made 105 against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, his first match as Test captain.
He is the first Afghan cricketer to score a hundred on his Test captaincy debut, facing 216 balls for the knock.
Afghanistan were still bowled out for 240 in reply to Bangladesh’s 346, conceding a lead of 106 runs.
Opener Abdul Malik made 62 and Tanzid Hasan Tamim had earlier top-scored for Bangladesh with 83.

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