ZIM vs AFG: Teenager AM Ghazanfar sets huge ODI record with 5-wicket haul vs Zimbabwe

ZIM vs AFG: Afghanistan spinner AM Ghazanfar set a massive ODI record after he finished with figures of 10-0-33-5 in the third and final ODI against Zimbabwe on Saturday in Harare.

In Short

• AM Ghazanfar finished with figures of 10-0-33-5
• Ghazanfar also took a 5-wicket haul against Bangladesh in November
• Ghazanfar has taken 21 wickets from 11 ODIs

Afghanistan’s AM Ghazanfar set a massive record after becoming the first bowler to take multiple five-wicket hauls in ODIs as a teenager. The 18-year-old achieved the feat in the third and final ODI of the three-match series against Zimbabwe on Saturday, December 21 at the Harare Sports Club.

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Earlier in November, Ghazanfar became the fifth-youngest to take a five-wicket haul at the age of 18 years and 231 days. Back then, he finished with figures of 6.3-1-26-6 against Najmul Hossain Shanto’s Bangladesh at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, helping the Afghans win by 92 runs.

The others to have taken ODI five-wicket hauls as a teenager are Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Waqar Younis, Rashid Khan, Gulshan Jha, Wasim Akram, Aftab Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Aaqib Javed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Sandeep Lamichhane, Mustafizur Rahman, Abdul Razzaq, Shariz Ahmed and Saqlain Mushtaq.

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