Currently, Australia are on three points alongside South Africa, but lagging behind on net run-rate (2.140 to 0.475) with Afghanistan on two points with a minus-0.990 nrr. “It means a lot to me… as much as you work hard, I had trusted in myself. I wanted to bat longer and longer. That 177 is a special moment for me,” said Zadran, who batted all 50 overs for his record-breaking score. But he’s even more enthused about the prospect of what’s to come. “We’ll try and play better cricket in the next game. We’re going to play against Australia and we’ll try not to do too many mistakes. We’ll have a plan.” Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi added: “I know the whole nation will be happy. Hopefully, we take this momentum with us for the next game against Australia.”