181/3 (31.3)
CR : 5.75
179/10 (46.3)
CR : 3.85
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Mohammad Nabi
3/28
Mohammad Nabi (Player of the Match): "Yeah. Just focussing on my line and length and focusing on bowling dot balls. Sometimes the batters rush because the ball is too easy but I focus on my line and length and my variations.
I always stick to my plans. I try to use my angles which is easy for me. Variations are also valuable for me on some pitches. Sometimes I get wickets due to it. I always focus on dot balls. So the economy rate is low.
I always focus on my fitness. Trying to be fit and focus on rehab and diet. I love to play for Afghanistan. Thank You."
I always stick to my plans. I try to use my angles which is easy for me. Variations are also valuable for me on some pitches. Sometimes I get wickets due to it. I always focus on dot balls. So the economy rate is low.
I always focus on my fitness. Trying to be fit and focus on rehab and diet. I love to play for Afghanistan. Thank You."
Scott Edwards (Netherlands Captain): "Yeah, Ahhh... Definitely not ideal. 4 run-outs of your top 6-7 batters, and then it is always hard to comeback. They have a quality spin attack, and we didn't have the middle-order batters in the crease to tackle them.
The theory we went in with was we could not really play it according to dew. We can't think about dew and come to the ground. We have done well batting first, a 280 sort of score would have been good even with dew around.
We need to get back to the drawing room and re-think our strategies, re-grouping before we meet England in our next game."
The theory we went in with was we could not really play it according to dew. We can't think about dew and come to the ground. We have done well batting first, a 280 sort of score would have been good even with dew around.
We need to get back to the drawing room and re-think our strategies, re-grouping before we meet England in our next game."
Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan Captain): "Thanks to Allah. I think both. We bowled well and third time consecutively that we achieved the chase. Proud of that. In this World Cup, we are looking at the board and playing according to the game situation and playing accordingly.
Nabi is a special player. Whenever team needs him as he delivers always. I think it's the team unity that we have built in this World Cup. All of them are playing as a unit and let's see how it goes.
Of course, we are all looking forward to that. The semis is crucial for us and we aim for that.
I lost my mother three months ago. So, to get to the semis will be great for the team and for my family.
We have been looking at refugee camps and how people are being displaced at the camps. Our thoughts are with them. I dedicate this victory to our people back home."
Nabi is a special player. Whenever team needs him as he delivers always. I think it's the team unity that we have built in this World Cup. All of them are playing as a unit and let's see how it goes.
Of course, we are all looking forward to that. The semis is crucial for us and we aim for that.
I lost my mother three months ago. So, to get to the semis will be great for the team and for my family.
We have been looking at refugee camps and how people are being displaced at the camps. Our thoughts are with them. I dedicate this victory to our people back home."
Most 50+ scores for Afghanistan in a single edition of a World Cup:
3 - Rahmat Shah (2023)
3 - Hashmatullah Shahidi (2023)
2 - Samiullah Shinwari (2015)
2 - Hashmatullah Shahidi (2019)
2 - Azmatullah Omarzai (2023)
2 - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (2023)
Most 50+ scores for Afghanistan in World Cups:
5 - Hashmatullah Shahidi
4 - Rahmat Shah
This is how the points table looks like 👇👇
So, that's it from Match 34 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. We will be back tomorrow for a double header in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. It's New Zealand vs Pakistan in the morning and that will be followed by England vs Australia in the afternoon. Bengaluru and Ahmedabad will be the venues for these two games. Make sure you join us tomorrow for all the action from the World Cup and keep in touch with us for all other cricketing actions across the globe and formats.
For now, this is Ayan Chatterjee signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Akshay Bhide and AkshayaKrishna Polya alongside scorers/analysts Zeeshan Naiyer and Raju Khariya. Stay safe, happy, and cool. Goodnight and CHEERS!
For now, this is Ayan Chatterjee signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Akshay Bhide and AkshayaKrishna Polya alongside scorers/analysts Zeeshan Naiyer and Raju Khariya. Stay safe, happy, and cool. Goodnight and CHEERS!