AFG beat NAM Highlights: Afghanistan have consolidated the second spot in Super 12 Group 2 with an easy 62 runs win over Namibia here in Abu Dhabi. Opener M Shahzad and a collective effort from bowlers helped M Nabi’s side bounce back in style after their loss against Pakistan in the previous game. Afghanistan now sits second in the Super 12 Group 2 with 4 points from three games. Follow T20 WC live updates on InsideSport.in
AFG beat NAM Highlights: M Shahzad & bowlers shine as Afghanistan registers an easy 62 runs win over Namibia, consolidates second spot in Group 2
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Afghanistan get back to winning ways in style 🙌#T20WorldCup | #AFGvNAM | https://t.co/NCkj6HI7lt pic.twitter.com/iuTYwh9I4k
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) October 31, 2021
Opting to bat, Afghanistan posted a good total of 160/5 on the back of handy knocks from M Shahzad, Hazratullah Zazai, M Nabi & former skipper Asghar Afghan. Asghar Afghan, who played his last international match, scored 31 off 23 deliveries in his final innings.
Earlier, H Zazai and M Shahzad provided a solid start to Afghanistan, adding 50 runs in the powerplay.
The perfect start for Afghanistan 👊
They have gone unblemished in the Powerplay, with the score at 50/0.#T20WorldCup | #AFGvNAM | https://t.co/NCkj6HI7lt pic.twitter.com/1cdob3WnXW
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) October 31, 2021
J Smit provided the first breakthrough to Namibia by dismissing Zazai for 33 in the seventh over. But, M Shahzad went on to score 45 off 33 and returned as the top scorer for the side. R Trumpelmann, however, got rid of M Shahzad to bring Namibia back in the game.
Shahzad's entertaining knock of 45 comes to an end.
Trumpelmann outfoxes the Afghan opener who is caught at fly slip. #T20WorldCup | #AFGvNAM | https://t.co/NCkj6HI7lt pic.twitter.com/RJ0hJrnfQ1
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) October 31, 2021
Afghanistan Former skipper Asghar Afghan then played a crucial knock off 31 off 23 and set the stage for M Nabi to help Afghanistan get past 150 runs mark. M Nabi returned unbeaten on 32 off 17 balls and helped his side post a competitive total of 160/5.
Afghanistan post a score of 160/5.
Can Nambia chase this down? 🤔#T20WorldCup | #AFGvNAM | https://t.co/NCkj6HI7lt pic.twitter.com/dSEX4BL5OS
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) October 31, 2021
Guard of honor for Asghar Afghan: Asghar Afghan also received a guard of honor from his teammates for featuring in his last international game.
Former skipper and national player @MAsgharAfghan played his last match today against Namibia, made important 31 runs and bade farewell to all formats of cricket with heavy heart. He received the guard of honor from his teammates.
📷: @GettyImages pic.twitter.com/jZK5amNQT7— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) October 31, 2021
AFG beat NAM Highlights: M Shahzad & bowlers shine as Afghanistan registers an easy 62 runs win over Namibia, consolidates second spot in Group 2
In reply, Namibia’s run chase never really got off as they faced a big blow in the first over after Naveen Ul Haq removed Craig Williams cheaply for just 1 run.
First breakthrough for Afghanistan 👊
Craig Williams goes for a big one against Naveen but fails to get any sort of connection.
He is gone for 1.#T20WorldCup | #AFGvNAM | https://t.co/NCkj6HI7lt
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) October 31, 2021
Soon, Namibia was reduced to 29/3 inside the powerplay. Barring David Wiese’s 26 off 30, none of the Namibia batters managed to get past the score of 12 runs. Namibia, eventually fell short by 62 runs, finishing off at 98/9 in the allotted overs. For Afghanistan, Hamid Hassan and Naveen Ul Haq picked up three wickets each while Gulbadin Naib returned with 2 scalps.
What a return to international cricket for Hamid Hassan 💪#T20WorldCup | #AFGvNAM | https://t.co/NCkj6HI7lt pic.twitter.com/nRdI19bvZ3
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) October 31, 2021
Afghanistan Innings:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazratullah Zazai | 33 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 122.22 | |
| Mohammad Shahzad (WK) | 45 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 136.36 | |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Asghar Afghan | 31 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 134.78 | |
| Najibullah Zadran | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 | |
| Mohammad Nabi (C) | 32 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 188.24 | |
| Gulbadin Naib | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extra | 7 (b 0, w 6, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 160/5 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, H Hassan | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 |
| Jonathan Smit | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 |
| David Wiese | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 |
| Jan Frylinck | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 11.33 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Hazratullah Zazai | 1-53 | 6.4 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 2-68 | 9.5 |
| Mohammad Shahzad | 3-89 | 12.4 |
| Najibullah Zadran | 4-113 | 15.4 |
| Asghar Afghan | 5-148 | 18.6 |
Namibia Innings:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Williams | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Michael van Lingen | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 137.50 | |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 87.50 | |
| Gerhard Erasmus (C) | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 | |
| Zane Green (WK) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 | |
| David Wiese | 26 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 86.67 | |
| Jonathan Smit | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Jan Frylinck | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Pikky Ya France | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| Bernard Scholtz | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54.55 | |
| Extra | 6 (b 0, w 4, nb 0, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 98/9 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.50 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Hamid Hassan | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2.25 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 4 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 |
| Karim Janat | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Williams | 1-2 | 0.4 |
| M van Lingen | 2-16 | 2.4 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 3-29 | 5.2 |
| Zane Green | 4-36 | 7.1 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 5-56 | 10.3 |
| Jonathan Smit | 6-56 | 10.6 |
| Jan Frylinck | 7-69 | 14.5 |
| Pikky Ya France | 8-77 | 15.6 |
| D Wiese | 9-80 | 16.5 |
Milestone Alert:
Another landmark for @MShahzad077 who completes 2000 runs in T20 international for Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/qBANyJOdpN
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) October 31, 2021
Namibia (Playing XI): Craig Williams, Michael van Lingen, Zane Green(w), Gerhard Erasmus(c), David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Pikky Ya France, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad(w), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Najibullah Zadran, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi(c), Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Hamid Hassan, Naveen-ul-Haq
Changes: Namibia is unchanged
Changes: One change for Afghanistan – Mujeeb Ur Rahman is unfit & misses out
Toss Update: Afghanistan have won the toss and have opted to bat first against Namibia
Toss news from Abu Dhabi 📰
Afghanistan have won the toss and will bat first 🏏 #T20WorldCup | #AFGvNAM | https://t.co/NCkj6HI7lt pic.twitter.com/MHbpsr6JMm
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) October 31, 2021
@14:36: ICYMI – Asghar Afghan will be playing his last game today
Afghanistan’s ex captain Asghar Afghan who holds the highest winning streak as a captain in T20 internationals surpassing Indian legend Ms Dhoni by one extra win, decides to bid farewell with all formats of cricket in Afghanistan’s third match against Namibia at @T20WorldCup.
1/1 pic.twitter.com/4nxfeoctjj— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) October 30, 2021
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