Nagpur, Mar 12:
Afghanistan romped into the main round of the ICC World T20 after crushing Zimbabwe by a whopping 59 runs in their final Group B qualifying contest, here today.
In a do-or-die match, the Afghans outplayed Zimbabwe in all departments by first scoring a challenging 186/6 in 20 overs and then bowling out opposition for 127 in 19.4 overs.
Afghanistan won all their three qualifying round matches having won their first two games against Scotland and Hong Kong respectively. Afghanistan have been clubbed with England, Sri Lanka, West Indies and South Africa for the Super 10 and they will open their campaign against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens on March 17.
The Afghans turned the match on its head during the last 10 overs of their innings with Mohammed Nabi (52 off 32 balls) and Samiullah Shenwari (43 off 37 balls) adding 98 runs for the fifth wicket. Nabi’s innings had four boundaries and two sixes while Shenwari hit a six and a four.
In the back-10, Afghanistan scored a massive 113 runs after the first 10 overs produced 73 for the loss of four wickets. (PTI)
Today’s Fixture
Ireland vs Netherlands Dharamsala 3:00 PM
Bangladesh vs Oman Dharamsala 7:30 PM
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