Afghanistan v Malaysia – Asian Cricket Council Trophy Elite 2012 (3rd Place Play-off) – Match Update
A fluent unbeaten half-century from wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Shahzad-c77324 saw Afghanistan securing 3rd place in the Asian Cricket Council Trophy Elite 2012, after claiming an 8-wicket win over Malaysia in their 3rd place play-off, at
the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Global Cricket Academy in Dubai today on October 12.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Javed-Ahmadi-c66518 (10-0-44-2) ensuring that Malaysia were kept down to a final total of 198, all out.
Openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hasan-c61990 by Ahmadi and Zazmie by Naib – leaving the team at 36 for 2 in by 12th
over.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Shafiq-Sharif-c77311 (69) joined forces for a 40-run stand which stabilised the innings somewhat. Arudin was eventually removed
by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aminuddin-Ramly-c43989 (8) who was sent packing by Karim Sadiq.
A 65-run stand between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Malaysia-c2949. The remainder of the batting order remained unremarkable, with Khizar Hayat contributing 3, while Faruq Hakimin and Anwar Rahman were both dismissed on
duck. By the final over, Malaysia were all out at 198.
The chase posed no difficulties for Afghanistan, courtesy the performance of Player of the Match Shahzad, who scored an unbeaten 92* and got the team up to 199 at the expense of just 2 wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nawroz-Mangal-c2084 (76) teamed up with Shahzad for a 154-run stand for the second wicket.
Mangal was sent packing by Norwira Zazmie in the 24th over, but by this point the team had reached 192, and Shahzad, aided by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Nabi-c77111 (1*) got the team safely over the finish line, enabling them to reach 199 by the 24th over,
with 8 wickets still in hand, and 157 deliveries remaining.
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