Afghanistan equal Australia's massive Test record

Afghanistan added another major milestone in their scintillating journey in international cricket with their 224-run win over Bangladesh in a one-off Test match at Chattogram on Monday.

With this victory, Afghanistan has equalled Australia's long standing record of recording 2 Test victories in the least number of matches, reports https://www.hindustantimes.com.

Afghanistan, who had lost to India in their maiden Test, had earlier defeated Ireland to record their first Test win. With this victory, they have now won 2 out of their 3 matches.

Only Australia has achieved this feat in 3 matches. England took 4 matches to record 2 Test wins, while Pakistan took 9 matches. India took an astonishing 30 matches and New Zealand took 55 matches. But Bangladesh are the worst of the lot, recording their second Test win in their 60th match.

Meanwhile, Rashid Khan became the first player in history to claim a 10-wicket match haul and also hit an individual fifty on his captaincy debut in a Test match.