We can compete at the international level, claims the Afghanistan captain – Cricket News Update
Afghanistan’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nawroz-Mangal-c2084, is delighted with his team’s performance in the only One Day International (ODI) against Australia at Sharjah and claims that his side has the potential to compete at the sport’s ultimate level.
The one-off encounter was scheduled ahead of the series between Pakistan and Australia in UAE. Another purpose behind the fixture was to give Afghanistan some exposure of international cricket. The minnows played a match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755
at the same venue earlier in the year.
The Kangaroos, being one of the world’s best teams, outclassed the Afghans in all departments of the game, winning the match by a good margin of 66 runs. The Afghans however, showed encouraging signs in the match and did not go down
without a fight.
Chasing a big total of 273 runs, the inexperienced side lost four quick wickets, before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Nabi-c77111 constructed an 86-run fifth-wicket partnership to show some resistance against Michael Clarke’s men. They failed
to continue with the good work though, consequently falling short of the target.
Mangal is satisfied that his team competed against Australia and thinks that the experience is going to help them a great deal in the coming years. The Afghan captain hopes for more opportunities like this, which can help them enhance
their skills.
"The players played very well. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 is one of the best teams in the world. Our top order didn't click this time. The way the bowlers performed and the way we fielded, it was quite satisfactory and we proved we can compete with
such big sides. We have learned a lot," he said.
On the other side of the coin, the Man of the Match, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Aaron-Starc-c76392, was also impressed by Afghanistan’s progress. The left-arm fast bowler revealed that there was some dew on the ground, which did not make it easy to grip the ball.
Starc expressed, "It was a bit hard to hold the ball, also with the dew. We all bowled quite well, we've been here for a couple of days to get used to the conditions. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afghanistan-c745 put up a good fight today. It's a bit different to
play cricket this late."
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