Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul scored respective half centuries as India registered their first win by defeating Afghanistan by 66 runs in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Continue reading “India vs Afghanistan Group 1 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup November 3 Abu Dhabi Match Report 2021”
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Afghanistan vs Pakistan Group 2 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup October 29 Dubai Match Report 2021
Asif Ali scored a quickfire unbeaten 25 off 7 balls as Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by 5 wickets at Dubai International stadium on Friday. Continue reading “Afghanistan vs Pakistan Group 2 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup October 29 Dubai Match Report 2021”
Afghanistan vs Scotland Group 2 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup October 25 Sharjah Match Report 2021
Mujeeb Ur Rahman claimed figures of 5/20 as Afghanistan mauled Scotland by 130 runs in Sharjah on Monday.
Afghanistan Squad T20 World Cup 2021 | 15 Man Afghanistan Roster T20 WC 2020 UAE
Afghanistan have announced the revised 15 member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in Oman and UAE from October 18 to November 14.
The team will be captained by Mohammad Nabi.The likes of Sharafuddin Ashraf Dawlat Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari and 21 year old Fazalhaq Farooqi have been named in reserved.
Shapoor Zadran and Qais Ahmed have been omitted from the squad. The team will be coached by Lance Klusener and former Zimbabwe left hander Andy Flower will be the consultant.
Afghanistan are placed in Group 2 alongside Pakistan, India, New Zealand and a qualifier from round one.
Afghanistan updated World Cup squad
Mohammad Nabi (capt), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Hamid Hassan, Fareed Ahmad and Naveen Ul Haq
Reserve players: Sharafuddin Ashraf, Samiullah Shinwari, Dawlat Zadran, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Five Talking Points from England vs Afghanistan & Australia vs Sri Lanka- World Cup Warm-ups 2019
After a disappointing rain-hit day yesterday, fans thankfully had a full set of warm-up games to watch today- the fourth and the penultimate set of these fixtures. We witnessed hosts England taking on Afghanistan at the Oval in London and five time World Champions Australia squaring off against Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl. Co-incidentally, both matches were fairly one sided with England and Australia helping themselves to comfortable victories, and the hosts and the defending champions both appear to be hitting their straps at the right time going into this quadrennial show piece. Here are our five talking points from today’s action.
Afghanistan’s pace attack needs to step up.
Three days ago, Afghanistan stunned Pakistan. Today, they were were blown away by a dominant England side. Put in to bat first, the Afghanistan batsmen never quite got going. Jofra Archer and Joe Root picked up three each as Afghanistan failed to stitch a partnership of any real significance and lost wickets at regular intervals. A couple of terrible run-outs didn’t help matters either as the visitors failed to bat out their full quota of overs, and they were eventually dismissed for just 160.
More telling was the fact that the 9th and 10th wicket stands were the highest of the innings for Afghanistan.
Phil Simmons’ men required quick wickets at the top to give themselves a chance. However, England’s openers put up a 77 run stand in just 7.2 overs to end any slim hopes Afghanistan may have entertained of making this a contest. Their pacers cumulatively went for over 10 an over, and England finished off the chase in a little over 100 deliveries. While they may have world-class spinners in Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi, cricket is a team sport, and Afghanistan’s pacers must step up if they are to go far in this tournament. Continue reading “Five Talking Points from England vs Afghanistan & Australia vs Sri Lanka- World Cup Warm-ups 2019”
Five Talking Points from South Africa vs Sri Lanka & Pakistan vs Afghanistan- World Cup Warm-ups
The first set of warm-up fixtures for the Cricket World Cup kicked off earlier today with South Africa squaring off against Sri Lanka in Cardiff and Asian neighbours Pakistan and Afghanistan locking horns in Bristol. Interestingly enough, the side winning the toss ended up losing in both fixtures. Here are our talking points from the two games.
A much needed half century for Hashim Amla
Given his sketchy performances over the last year and the burden of personal circumstances (his father hasn’t been keeping well), there were some doubts over whether Hashim Amla should’ve been aboard the plane to England. The veteran however remains a classy player, and his 65 (61) would’ve boosted his confidence ahead of the main tournament.
Faf du Plessis and Andile Phehlukwayo again instrumental in South Africa victory
Both Du Plessis and Phehlukwayo have established themselves as mainstays of the Proteas ODI team over the last couple of years. While not quite in the same league as AB de Villiers, Du Plessis has taken his game to a new level in the last 18 months, and is South Africa’s best batsman in their current XI. He again top scored for his side with a fantastic 88 (69)
Young Phehlukwayo has established himself as South Africa’s premier all-rounder, and punctured Sri Lanka’s chase with 4/36 in his 7 overs, including the key wicket of the in-form Kusal Mendis.
The weaknesses remain weaknesses for South Africa
Chris Morris’ inconsistency with the ball and David Miller’s struggles against sub-continental opposition are well documented, and both again failed to deliver against the Lankans. Miller was the only player not to get into double figures, while Morris, while impressive with the bat, was again wayward with the ball.
Pakistan’s power-hitting is very dependent on Asif Ali
Pakistan perhaps have three players in this side who can hit from the ball go- Fakhar Zaman, Asif Ali and Imad Wasim. With Ali unavailable and Zaman falling cheaply, Pakistan didn’t quite have the firepower to cross 300. They were 203/4 in the 38th over, and only managed 262 in the end. It’s a major area of concern for Micky Arthur. Babar Azam was magnificent, but cricket is a team game, and Pakistan’s batting, it appears, hasn’t exactly kept pace with the times. Losses to Australia and England were fine, but this defeat to Afghanistan, albeit in a warm-up, will definitely hurt.
Wahab Riaz provides a timely reminder of why he was selected
Wahab Riaz nearly snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for Pakistan with his fantastic 48th over. Displaying both pace and reverse swing, he knocked over both Afghan skipper Gulbadin Naib and Najibullah Zadran, and nearly had Rashid Khan as well. Wahab’s abilities with the ball are sometimes Wasim-esque, and with his spell here, he might have just walked into the Pakistan XI ahead of their tournament opener against the West Indies.