Player of the Match
Player of the Match
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    1.5 Knocked him over, Omarzai the King! Such a beauty to bowl early in the spell. Bowls it on a length with a wobble seam, King is unsure of coming forward or staying back. The ball goes straight on, King's half-stride works against him. He is still on the move as the ball ricochets off the inside edge to peg back middle. Afghanistan on the board early and Omarzai has his arms stretches as he runs in celebration 22/1
    7.6 Naveen strikes and Charles' charmed life ends. Another slower one around off, Charles is yet again early into the shot. Chips it towards cover, where Naib takes a good, low catch diving forward 102/2
    19.4 A rocket throw Omarzai ends Pooran's blitz! What a throw that, flat and on the full at the striker's end. Pooran belts the slower full ball to deep cover and wants two, but it was the shorter side and Omarzai has rocket arms. Pooran stretches and dives and lies on the ground for a bit, for he knew his fate much before the big screen confirmed it. Walks back to a deserving standing ovation 215/5
    12.1 Najibullah takes a screamer and Naib strikes with his first ball. Najib made good ground to his right from deep midwicket while running in a bit, dives full length then to grab this slog sweep to end Hope's stay. Naib begins with a legcutter outside off at 100.9kph, which Hope looks to hit with the wind. But it was the longer side and he pays the price. The signature biceps pose from Naib 135/3
    18.3 Skied high, taken safely! Naib's legcutter does the trick. Powell looks to tonk it long but gets a top edge. The substitute Kharoti is settled under it at backward point and makes no mistake 199/4
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    Extras
    15 (lb 4, nb 2, w 9)
    TOTAL
    218/5 (20 Overs, RR: 10.9)
    Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Brandon King, 1.5 ov), 2-102 (Johnson Charles, 7.6 ov), 3-135 (Shai Hope, 12.1 ov), 4-199 (Rovman Powell, 18.3 ov), 5-215 (Nicholas Pooran, 19.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Fazalhaq Farooqi3038012.6645111
    Azmatullah Omarzai2041120.5054311
    Rashid Khan4045011.2553310
    Naveen-ul-Haq4041110.25104220
    Noor Ahmad402005.0060000
    Mohammad Nabi1015015.0020200
    Gulbadin Naib201427.0040100
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    0.3 scuffs it straight to mid-on! Hosein bowls a fullish ball and Gurbaz comes down the track. But the ball drifts in, dips late, and Gurbaz's aggressive shot only finds the bat's toe-end. Easy catch for Russell at mid-on 0/1
    7.4 full ball just outside leg stump. Ibrahim flicks it off his feel, but perhaps too languidly. Easy catch for the man lurking at deep backward square leg. 59/3
    6.2 goes full on off stump, and Naib gets forward to defend, but the ball snakes past the inside-line of defense, and crashes into his pad. LBW appeal given out but Afghanistan review. The fans have already given their verdict with their fingers raised in the stands, but what does the TV umpire say? No edge, hits the back peg, and clipping the top of leg stump. Umpire's call on nicking the bail, and that's enough for Naib to continue walking back. 45/2
    12.3 easy catch at cover as Omarzai is out in a soft manner. Full ball on middle, and sliding into leg. Omarzai closes his bat's face to work it towards the leg side, however, that brings about his demise for the night as the ball pops up high in the air in the opposite direction. 89/6
    7.6 Johnson Charles, hello there! Makes acres of space by running in at rapid pace from deep point and smartly dives forward to take a sliding catch. Najibullah chases at this short and wide ball, and goes for the cut. But he can't keep it down. Duck for him and McCoy has two in his first over 59/4
    9.2 McCoy making a strong case to be a permanent member of this World Cup XI! Fullish ball on off and middle. Ball jags in this time, instead of angling across the right-hander. Nabi is in no position to play any shot, and his late attempt at a cut is totally futile, chopping the ball onto his own stumps. 63/5
    12.5 unforced error! Full ball around off. Rashid gently taps it towards backward point and Janat is off the blocks quickly in search of a single. Rashid takes a step but turns Janat down because the single is unlikely. However, Janat has over-committed and he is too slow to turn around and return. King carefully lobs it to Hosein, and the bails are quickly dislodged at the bowler's end 89/7
    16.2 game, set, match. West Indies win by 104 runs. Full ball around off, and Rashid tried to helicopter a six down the ground. But he ends up slicing it, and Powell at long off takes a tricky catch. West Indies finish as Group C toppers, while Afghanistan finish second. Not that it matters for the Super Eight, but definitely does for bragging rights and team morale. 114/10
    14.1 holes out at long on. Full ball around leg and Noor backs away slightly before trying to launch a big shot down the V. He doesn't have the timing to find the distance and Rutherford runs square from wide long on to complete the formalities. 98/8
    15.4 the bouncer does the trick! Joseph digs it in short, and Naveen tries to duck, but doesn't really. He tries to get his glove and bat in front of his face, and the ball kisses the glove before going towards Pooran. Pooran has to put in an acrobatic jump to ensure the grab is secure. 107/9
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    7 (b 4, w 3)
    TOTAL
    114 all out (16.2 Overs, RR: 6.97)
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 0.3 ov), 2-45 (Gulbadin Naib, 6.2 ov), 3-59 (Ibrahim Zadran, 7.4 ov), 4-59 (Najibullah Zadran, 7.6 ov), 5-63 (Mohammad Nabi, 9.2 ov), 6-89 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 12.3 ov), 7-89 (Karim Janat, 12.5 ov), 8-98 (Noor Ahmad, 14.1 ov), 9-107 (Naveen-ul-Haq, 15.4 ov), 10-114 (Rashid Khan, 16.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    AJ Hosein412125.25143010
    AD Russell2.201717.2861100
    AS Joseph3030110.0074110
    G Motie402827.00121200
    OC McCoy301434.6691000

Match Notes

Afghanistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0Ibrahim ZadranRahmanullah Gurbaz
2nd45Gulbadin NaibIbrahim Zadran
3rd14Azmatullah OmarzaiIbrahim Zadran
4th0Najibullah ZadranAzmatullah Omarzai
5th4Mohammad NabiAzmatullah Omarzai
6th26Karim JanatAzmatullah Omarzai
7th0Rashid KhanKarim Janat
8th9Rashid KhanNoor Ahmad
9th9Naveen-ul-HaqRashid Khan
10th7Rashid KhanFazalhaq Farooqi

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Super Eights, Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND33062.017
AFG3214-0.305
AUS3122-0.331
BAN3030-1.709
Super Eights, Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA33060.599
ENG32141.992
WI31220.963
USA3030-3.906
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND43071.137
USA42150.127
PAK42240.294
CAN4123-0.493
IRE4031-1.293
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
AUS44082.791
ENG42153.611
SCOT42151.255
NAM4132-2.585
OMA4040-3.062
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI44083.257
AFG43161.835
NZ42240.415
UGA4132-4.51
PNG4040-1.268
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA44080.47
BAN43160.616
SL41230.863
NED4132-1.358
NEP4031-0.542