Taylor has registered a Test century for Zimbabwe at the age of 40 Years and 272 Days. In the ongoing match against the Afghanistan National Cricket Team, the experienced middle-order batter claimed another hundred, bringing him to an international record.
Former Pakistan batter Misbah-ul-Haq holds the record for scoring a century in Test cricket since 2,000. Taylor has claimed the second spot on the record tally, surpassing another Zimbabwean cricket star Craig Ervine. Ervine's Test century at the age of 39 years and 129 days in Bulawayo was also against Zimbabwe.
42 Years 47 Days - Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) vs England, Lord's, 201640 Years 272 Days - Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) vs Afghanistan, Sharjah, 292639 years 129 Days – Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe) vs Afghanistan, Bulawayo, 2024
Zimbabwe in control against Afghanistan
On the first ball of the 69th over of the first innings, Afghanistan dismissed him through Hashmatullah Shahidi. Ziaur Rahman ran to his left to grab the ball in the long-off region. By the time Taylor lost his scalp, Zimbabwe was on 262 runs, with seven more wickets in hand.
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Taylor possesses impressive batting stats against Afghanistan. He has claimed an average of 81.50, scoring 163 runs in two matches and as many innings.
He was also the captain of the team during his prime days. But the allegations of match-fixing and then the ban by the ICC dented his professional cricket career.
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