http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Intercontinental Cup 2011-2013 – United Arab Emirates v Afghanistan – UAE post 221 runs – Match Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE) posted 221 runs while batting against Afghanistan in the eighth one-day match of the ongoing International Cricket Council (ICC) Intercontinental Cup 2011-2013 at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium today, October 12, 2011.
After winning the toss, UAE chose to bat first against a decent Afghan bowling line-up in a bid to post enough runs on the board to grab a victory.
Afghanistan, who are rated as a better side than UAE failed to dominate their opponents as the batting side managed to post 47 runs on the board before losing their first wicket in the 11th over when opener Faizan Asif after scoring 24 runs off
38 deliveries was caught and bowled by right-arm spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Nabi-c77111.
On the last delivery of the next over, UAE lost the services of their second opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Karim-Sadiq-c70298. At the time of this wicket, UAE
had managed to post 55 runs on the board for the loss of two wickets.
UAE middle-order exhibited tremendous strength as they forged a defiant resistance against their opponents, reducing the Afghan bowling to rubble.
While everyone in the UAE squad batted with zeal, it was the prolific knock of 43 runs off 49 deliveries by skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khurram-Khan-c71386 that really left the opposition awestruck as the batsman crafted a superb innings.
The 40-year-old left-hand batsman helped his side dominate http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afghanistan-c745 in the later stage of the game. At the time when he was on the crease, the Afghan bowlers were desperately seeking another wicket to restrict the batting side from posting a tough target
on the board.
Khurram lost his wicket in the 44th over when he was stumped by wicketkeeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Shahzad-c77324 as he came out of the crease while trying to clobber left-arm spinner Hamza Hotak out of the park.
Meanwhile, from Afghanistan Hotak was the most successful bowler with three wickets to his name followed by two wickets from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Samiullah-Shenwari-c2430.
Afghanistan need to bat sensibility once they come out to chase this total if they want to grab a victory in this match.
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