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Azmatullah Omarzai, Player of the Match: I am very happy with my performance. The wicket was a bit low, I was trying to bowl the hard length and I got the success. I just looked at the scoreboard and I knew we had many balls left, wanted to rotate strike and focus on playing straight and wait for the poor deliveries and that approach helped while being out with Darwaish. Hope to replicate the same performance in the next game

Muhammad Waseem, UAE Captain: It's a very good game, boys fought well. We were 15 runs short, we gave two or three extra boundary balls and that cost us the game. We lost two early wickets but after that, the way Alishan and Sohaib batted, they played good knocks. Felt we were 10-15 runs short and they got out at the wrong time. We were trying to fight till the last ball. We are hungry for the victory, fielding was excellent and I am happy with the effort. Last game… again, it's a different opposition, we will come with different plans, we will show our talent to the world

Rashid Khan, Afghanistan Captain: Happy to finish up with the win, always important to have a win at the World Cup and let's hope for the best in the rest of the competition. We bowled really well in the last 10 overs, we missed our lines earlier and they played well. First 10 overs we didn't bowl as good as we should have. Need to improve in the first 10 overs and be more consistent. We all know how aggressive he (Gurbaz) is, I feel like that's how he scores runs, to go with an aggressive mindset and dominate in the powerplay. It does work and sometimes (it doesn't). It's always important for players like Gurbaz to remain there longer (because) it helps the team. We have got quite good experience, with Nabi and Omarzai… they have played a lot in these conditions. Mujeeb is very accurate with the line and it's always good to have experienced players around the team. (On the last game) Still have a little bit of hope, we can make it to the next stage and we just need to come up with a positive mindset. Even if we don't make it to the next round, we want to play with the same brand of cricket and (make our nation proud)

From Sampath: Azmatullah Omarzai is only the third player with a 30-plus score and a four-for in a men's T20 World Cup match, after Dwayne Bravo and Shakib Al Hasan.

South Africa have qualified for Super Eight

Alishan Sharafu and Sohaib Khan's heroics careered the UAE to a modest 160-9 that brought the game to life. The game ebbed and flowed and had many twists and turns as both teams engaged in a tight tussle for ascendancy. A big finish was lacking and that cost the UAE towards the end as 20 more runs could have changed the complexion. The star of the show, Azmatullah Omarzai, stepped up with the ball and picked up 4-15 while Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan were miserly as well. Afghanistan lost their flamboyant and reliable opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz for nought but Ibrahim Zadran held his end of the bargain and scored a measured, composed half-century that kept them in the hunt. Gulbadin Naib and Sediqullah Atal got starts but perished early and thereon Darwaish Rasooli ensured they didn't fall far behind the required rate and raced to 33 off 23. But it was that man again who proved to be the difference between the two sides; Omarzai scored 41 off 21 and simply put the game to bed with his terrific performance. Junaid Siddique was excellent while Muhammad Arfan brought the UAE back into the game with his timely strikes in the middle-overs

19.2
4
Junaid Siddique to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR, Seals the deal! It's been Omarzai's day! He gets a short ball with acres of width and calmly stabs it up and over cover for four. Afghanistan made it look easy in the end but they were certainly given a run for their money
19.1
1
Junaid Siddique to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, Over the wicket, short of a length and width on offer, pushed to mid-off and hurries for a single

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | AFG: 157/5 (4 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.26, RRR: 4.00)

  • Azmatullah Omarzai36 (20b)
  • Mohammad Nabi2 (2b)
  • Muhammad Jawadullah4-0-39-1
  • Junaid Siddique3-0-18-2
18.6
4
Muhammad Jawadullah to Azmatullah Omarzai, FOUR, Finishes with a four! Back of a length and cramping him for room, got in a bit of a tangle, leg-sidish line and he gets enough connection, thick inside-edge skittles away to rope at fine leg, 13 off the over and onl four required off six
18.5
6
Muhammad Jawadullah to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX, Hits with panache over extra cover for six! Almost in the blockhole at fourth stump line, he manages to get underneath and smears it into the stands! Sensational shot under pressure
18.4
0
Muhammad Jawadullah to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, Crikey! Short of a length and attacking line outside off, thick edge and dies in front of the keeper, brilliant delivery, fabulous spell
18.3
0
Muhammad Jawadullah to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, Pace-on! Back of a length, ghosts past the outside edge, that's a beautiful line with a hint of shape away

Jenish: "The most effective way to popularize cricket globally is by including T20 cricket in the Olympics and major world championship events. Olympic recognition motivates nations to invest seriously in the sport, as the opportunity to compete for a medal creates national pride and government support."

18.3
1w
Muhammad Jawadullah to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 wide, Drops short and wide of off, close to the tramline on off, wide signaled, touch and go

Jenish: "The most effective way to popularize cricket globally is by including T20 cricket in the Olympics and major world championship events. Olympic recognition motivates nations to invest seriously in the sport, as the opportunity to compete for a medal creates national pride and government support."

18.2
1
Muhammad Jawadullah to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, Bit short and curling across off, nearly chopped on as the ball rolls over to third man region, quick single

Musty Laghmani : "before the fall of wicket Azmat can be heard on the stump mic telling Rasoli the boundary has come in the over, so play it safe."

18.1
1
Muhammad Jawadullah to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, Over the wicket, length and wide of off, crouches and chops it behind point

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | AFG: 144/5 (17 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.00, RRR: 8.50)

  • Azmatullah Omarzai25 (15b)
  • Mohammad Nabi1 (1b)
  • Junaid Siddique3-0-18-2
  • Muhammad Arfan4-0-30-2
17.6
1
Junaid Siddique to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, Yes. he can. Flips it on slightly shortish length and offers some room but not much pace, hammers it straight to deep point
17.5
2
Junaid Siddique to Azmatullah Omarzai, 2 runs, Pitched up outside off, leans out and gently strokes it aerially towards extra cover for a couple, been a great over, can he finish it quietly?
17.4
1
Junaid Siddique to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, Gets off the mark. Flips it on a shortish length in the channel, chops it nicely towards point

Swapnil: "Should have gone to Junaid Siddique, these are the tactics which associate nation miss, now its advantage afghans."

17.3
W
Junaid Siddique to Darwish Rasooli, OUT, Knocked him over! Middle-stump sent packing as the stump gets uprooted! Beautiful sight if you love fast bowling! On a length and jags back viciously beating his ambitious heave into the leg-side, didn't account for the tail back, excellent delivery!

Darwish Rasooli b Junaid Siddique 33 (37m 23b 3x4 1x6) SR: 143.47

17.2
1
Junaid Siddique to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, Shorter and slants it back at a tight off-stump line, belted to long-off for a single
17.1
6
Junaid Siddique to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX, Slackens the pace and lands it on back of a length towards wide of off from over the wicket, he smokes it with aplomb and clears long-off.

END OF OVER:
17 | 14 Runs | AFG: 133/4 (28 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.82, RRR: 9.33)

  • Azmatullah Omarzai15 (11b)
  • Darwish Rasooli33 (22b)
  • Muhammad Arfan4-0-30-2
  • Simranjeet Singh4-0-37-0
16.6
1
Muhammad Arfan to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run, Right into the blockhole, brilliant execution of a wider yorker, squirted out behind point

The Switch Hitt: "You missed the key point. They don't suggest that splitting Ind Pak in different group. They meant to keep another hard team in the same group. Like Afg SA NZ are in one group. Ban Eng WI. Currently Ind and Pak are in a group which does not have any other strong team. Place Ban or Afg along with Ind Pak. Then show the drama." Exactly need another strong team

16.5
1
Muhammad Arfan to Darwish Rasooli, 1 run, Rams the yorker outside off, digs it out into the covers for a single, pinpoint accurate stuff from Arfan
16.4
2
Muhammad Arfan to Darwish Rasooli, 2 runs, Pace-off and near length outside off, goes deep and thumps it away to deep midwicket for a useful couple of runs
16.3
4
Muhammad Arfan to Darwish Rasooli, FOUR, That'll help Afghanistan. Bisects the two fielders at midwicket to manufacture a vital boundary, touch too straight and he gets hammered
16.2
0
Muhammad Arfan to Darwish Rasooli, no run, Low full-toss almost a yorker, jams his bat down to keep it out

Afghanistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0Ibrahim ZadranRahmanullah Gurbaz
2nd40Gulbadin NaibIbrahim Zadran
3rd30Ibrahim ZadranSediqullah Atal
4th27Darwish RasooliIbrahim Zadran
5th43Azmatullah OmarzaiDarwish Rasooli
6th22Mohammad NabiAzmatullah Omarzai

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Super Eights, Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA33062.259
IND32140.106
WI31220.993
ZIM3030-3.415
Super Eights, Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG33061.096
NZ31131.39
PAK3113-0.123
SL3030-1.95
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND44082.5
PAK43160.976
USA42240.788
NED4132-1.217
NAM4040-3.108
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM43071.506
SL43161.741
AUS42241.523
IRE41230.15
OMA4040-4.845
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI44081.874
ENG43160.201
SCOT41320.184
ITA4132-1.02
NEP4132-1.349
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA44081.943
NZ43161.227
AFG42240.889
UAE4132-1.364
CAN4040-2.426