Hong Kong vs. Afghanistan - ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers - Match Update
Afghanistan, on the sixth day of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Twenty20 Qualifiers, continued their unbeaten streak and defeated Hong Kong by 9 wickets, with 53 balls to spare, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, on Monday March 19, 2012.
Hong Kong, after choosing to bat first, fell in trouble when three of their top-order batsmen went back to pavilion on the score of 24. However, the right-handed opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqas-Barkat-c96198, then rescued the
innings with a sensible hand.
Both the batsmen kept adding steady runs and took the scorecard to 60 before their stand was broken by the right-arm off-breaker, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Nabi-c77111, who picked the scalp of Barkat (16).
After the fourth dismissal, Hong Kong’s batting line-up cracked and lost considerable ground, especially after half-centurion Ahmed fell in the 17th over, with the team precariously placed at 89 for 5.
The remaining four batters added 14 as Hong Kong ended on a disappointing 103 in 20 overs. Dawlat Zadran, the right-arm pacer, troubled the batting side with his fiery spell and picked 5 crucial scalps.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Shahzad-c77324. The right-handed batsman departed after
contributing 22 off just 9 balls, which included four boundaries.
Shahzad then came to bat alongside Ahmadi, as both the batsmen played aggressively and thrashed the Hong Kong bowlers all around the ground.
Both the batsmen took the scorecard safely to the victory total, remaining unbeaten on 38 and 43 respectively.
Aizaz http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hong-Kong-c2919 bowler, who managed to grab a wicket, while the rest remained highly unsuccessful in stemming out the flow of runs.
Dawlat Zardan, for his outstanding bowling figures was declared Player of the Match. The win keeps http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afghanistan-c745 on top in Group A standings- while their opponents, who suffered their fourth defeat of the tournament, moved further down the pecking order and
occupy the 6th spot.
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