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Craig Ervine has joined an elite class of double centurions after his unbeaten 206 anchored Zimbabwe’s innings against Afghanistan in the first Test that ended in a draw at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Ervine became the fifth Zimbabwean player after Dave Houghton (266 v Sri Lanka, Bulawayo 1994), Andy Flower (232* v India, Nagpur, 2000), Guy Whittall (203* v New Zealand, Bulawayo, 1997) and Grant Flower (201* v Pakistan, Harare 1995).
At 41 years and 82 days, Ervine becomes the third-oldest centurion in Test cricket history in the whole world to hit a double century.
Zimbabwe posted 504 in their first innings before Afghanistan responded with 514.
Ervine’s push has taken Zimbabwe to another mammoth total before they declared their second innings on 523/5.
