Mah-E-Par Stars captain Darwish Rasooli scored two hundreds in the same first-class match against the Pamir Legends in an Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day match.
Rasooli’s incredible run in first-class cricket continued against Pamir Legends. On the first day, he had made 134 in 184 balls (18 fours) to take the Mah-E-Par to 337 as Fareed Ahmad returned 3-86 and Qais Ahmad 4-62. Rasooli was the only one to reach fifty in the innings.
Despite Rahmanullah’s 74, the Pamir Legends were then bowled out for 221 against Sharafuddin Ashraf (4-44) and Khalil Gurbaz (4-47).
With an eye on the declaration, Mah-E-Par batted at a brisk pace on the third day. Rasooli came to the forefront again, this time with a 122-ball 116 – his second hundred of the match – with 16 fours and a six despite having retired hurt on 83. Rasooli eventually declared on 402-8 as Nageyalia Kharote returned 5-77. Chasing 519, Pamir were 122-2 in 24 overs at stumps on the third day.
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Darwish Rasooli's first-class average inches closer to 65
Coming into the match, Rasooli already had the ninth-best average (61.79) among batters with 2,000 first-class runs. That number now stands at 64.88. He went past Shantanu Sugwekar (63.10) to reach eighth place.
Rasooli also became the third Afghan batter to hit a hundred in three consecutive innings in first-class cricket, after Asghar Stanikzai (later Asghar Afghan) and Bahir Shah.
Three consecutive first-class hundreds by an Afghan batter
| Batter | Score | Team | Opposition | Venue | Season |
| Asghar Afghan | 145 | Afghanistan | Ireland | Greater NOIDA | 2016/17 |
| 125 | Afghanistan | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2017/18 | |
| 114 | Afghanistan | UAE | Abu Dhabi | 2017/18 | |
| Bahir Shah | 111 | Speen Ghar Region | Boost Region | Kabul | 2017/18 |
| 116 | |||||
| 303* | Speen Ghar Region | Boost Region | Khost | ||
| Darwish Rasooli | 122 | Mah-E-Par Stars | Maiwand Champions | Nangarhar | 2025 |
| 134 | Mah-E-Par Stars | Pamir Legends | Nangarhar | ||
| 116 |
- Bahir’s 303 not out was the first first-class triple hundred on Afghan soil. It remained the only one until Usman Noori hit 339 in the ongoing Ahmad Shah Abdali tournament. Usman’s 339, in turn, is the highest maiden first-class hundred by any batter.
