St. Vincent: In the Super 8 stage of the ICCT20 World Cup, Afghanistan have given Australia a target of 149 runs to win.
In the match played in St. Vincent, Australia won the toss and invited Afghanistan to bat first. Afghanistan scored 148 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Afghanistan’s openers built a century partnership but a partnership of 118 runs in 15.5 overs deprived the team of a big score.
Rehmanullah Garbaz scored 60 and Ibrahim Zardan scored 51 runs, Karim Jannat scored 13 runs.
On behalf of the Kangaroos, Pete Cummins dismissed 3 players while Adam Zampa took 2 wickets and Marcus Stoins took 1 wicket.
Squad:
Afghanistan: Rehmatullah Garbaz, Ibrahim Zardan, Gulbuddin Naib, Azmatullah Umarzai, Muhammad Nabi, Karim Jannat, Nangyalia Kharote, Rashid Khan (capt), Noor Ahmed, Naveen Haq, Fazl Haq Farooqui.
Australia: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh (captain), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoins, Tim David, Matthew Wade, Pete Cummins, Ashton Agar, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
