Rahmat Shah Scores Century on Test Captaincy Debut Against Bangladesh
Rahmat Shah became the first Afghan cricketer to score a century on his Test captaincy debut, making an unbeaten 105 off 216 balls against Bangladesh in the one-off Test at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Despite his effort, Afghanistan were bowled out for 240, trailing Bangladesh's first innings total of 346 by 106 runs. Bangladesh's Hasan Mahmud took a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul, becoming the first Bangladeshi fast bowler to achieve a Test hat-trick and the fastest to reach 50 Test wickets. Other contributors included Abdul Malik (62) and Ikram Alikhil (32) for Afghanistan.
First-hand measurement across 4 sources
We measured how 4 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (52/100). Lens Score 30/100.
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AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–55/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
zeenews broke this story on 11 Oct, 09:07 am. Other outlets followed.