Azmatullah Omarzai rewrites history books with sensational century after early collapse

Afghanistan found themselves in deep trouble at 5/4 against Zimbabwe before <b>Azmatullah Omarzai</b> played the innings of a lifetime to rewrite the record books. He smashed an unbeaten <b>116 runs from 50 balls</b>, setting a brand new world record for the highest score by a T20I lower-order batter.<br><br>While top-order specialists often choke under pressure, Omarzai proved that true grit beats reputation any day. Teaming up with <b>Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai</b> for a massive 142-run sixth-wicket stand, he single-handedly dragged a sinking ship into a formidable total of 221/7.<br><br>Even a matching century from Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza couldn't spoil the Afghan rescue act as the chase eventually fell flat.