Source :- PERTH NOW NEWS
After Azmatullah Omarzai’s all-round talent led to a five-wicket win over the United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan has kept its hopes of making it to the Super Eight of the Twenty20 World Cup.
The results resulted in Group D officials South Africa, who now have six points from three matches, joining defending champions India and two-time champion West Indies in the Super Eight.
New Zealand appear poised to advance to the next Super Eight spot from Group D despite Afghanistan’s efforts on Tuesday when they play bottom-placed Canada in their last group game.
After being given a solid 9-160 on Monday, Sohaib Khan ( 68 ) led a strong recovery to lead the UAE.
With four balls to give, Omarzai, who claimed 4-15 with the game, returned to nail 40 not out of 21 balls to give Afghanistan’s 2024 semi-finalists its first victory at the event.
” It’s always important to win the World Cup, and this hope for the best in the rest of the rivals,” said Afghanistan’s captain Rashid Khan.
” We also have a small sense of hope that we can advance to the next level.”
After several replays to assess a fresh catch behind, Television umpire Paul Reiffel found himself in the thick of it right away, reprieving UAE opening Aryansh Sharma for a bird three balls afterwards.
Muhammad Waseem lbw and Alishan Sharafu combined for 84 runs in an 84-run have to start the wickets after off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman caught UAE commander Muhammad Waseem lbw.
Omarzai put an end to Sohaib’s excellent blow, which included four touchdowns and six legs.
Afghanistan lost their top-ranked opener Gurbaz in the opening over, but first Ibrahim Zadran ( 53 ) and then Darwish Rasooli ( 33 ), who kept them in the hunt.
Omarzai’s four-point victory over Junaid Siddique eventually seals Afghanistan’s victory.
