Cricket-Acrobatic England outclass Afghanistan in five-wicket victory
PERTH : England kicked off their Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a five-wicket win over Afghanistan thanks to seamer Sam Curran's haul of 5-10 and a sublime effort in the field.
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Afridi sends signal with toe-crusher before rain plays spoilsport
MELBOURNE: Heavy rain in Brisbane poured cold water on the final batches of warm-up matches ahead of the T20 World Cup but a fit-again Shaheen Afridi's trademark arms-aloft celebration lifted spirits in the Pakistan camp on Wednesday (Oct 19).
Cricket-Afridi sends signal with toe-crusher before rain plays spoilsport
MELBOURNE : Heavy rain in Brisbane poured cold water on the final batches of warm-up matches ahead of the T20 World Cup but a fit-again Shaheen Afridi's trademark arms-aloft celebration lifted spirits in the Pakistan camp on Wednesday.
Watch: Shaheen Afridi sends signal with toe-crushing yorker before rain plays spoilsport
The afternoon India v New Zealand and South Africa v Bangladesh matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled but 2009 champions Pakistan would be happy even if rain halted their victory charge against Afghanistan earlier in the day. Afridi, returning from a knee injury, sent an ominous signal to the batters who have converged in Australia bowling four overs at full tilt to claim two wickets for 29 runs.
Watch: Shaheen Afridi's Vicious Yorker Sends Afghanistan Batter To Hospital In T20 World Cup Warm-Up Match
Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi made his much-awaited return from a knee injury during a T20 World Cup warm-up game against England last week. Afridi bowled just two overs and also failed to take a wicket. However, in the second warm-up game against Afghanistan, Shaheen struck twice in as many overs to give Pakistan a flying start. He dismissed Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Hazratullah Zazai. Shaheen bowled a toe-crushing yorker to Gurbaz, who was in immense pain after being struck on the left foot.
Combative Afghanistan Must Defy Odds At T20 World Cup
Afghanistan are looking to their wily spinners and aggressive batsmen to rise to a stiff challenge in the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia. Mohammad Nabi's team are placed in a tough group alongside hosts and title-holders Australia, former champions England, New Zealand and two qualifiers. Only two of those six will make it into the semi-finals. If that was not enough, off the field Afghanistan's cricket board is facing a financial crisis because funds from the International Cricket Council are not reaching the country due to sanctions on the Taliban government.
Afghanistan pick uncapped fast bowler Safi for T20 World Cup
Uncapped fast bowler Salim Safi and middle-order batter Darwish Rasooli have been picked in Afghanistan's 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia, the country's cricket board said on Thursday.
Afghanistan Announces Squad For T20 World Cup, Mohammad Nabi To Lead
Afghanistan on Thursday named their 15-member squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022, which begins in Australia on October 16. Mohammad Nabi, who led Afghanistan in the recently concluded Asia Cup 2022, takes up the captaincy reins again. Afghanistan will square off against England in their opening campaign at Perth on October 22. Of the 17 players who were part of the Afghanistan Squad for the recently held Asia Cup 2022, Samiullah Shinwari, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afsar Zazai, Karim Janat and Noor Ahmad have missed out, whereas the middle-order batter Darwish Rasooli, the leg-spinning all-rounder Qais Ahmad and the right-arm quick Salim Safi have made it to the 15-member cut.