Afghanistan defeats Ireland in T20 World Cup warm-up

Dawlat Ahmadzai

When the Afghan cricket team’s coach (Kabir Khan) was asked by a reporter recently about his team’s upcoming match with India in the ICC World Twenty20 on May 1st, he said: “We are excited about facing India. We have been working hard and we want to give them a big fight. We will make it hard for them and hope to make an upset. We are not just going there just to participate.”

The team gave the world a little taste of that hunger for making an upset by defeating Ireland today in the T20 World Cup warm-up game. Afghanistan 134 for 5 (Stanikzai 39) beat Ireland 133 for 9 (D Ahmadzai 4-15) by five wickets. Three players from the team deserve a special “shout out” for their outstanding performance today. The first “shout out” goes to Dawlat Ahmadzai, who claimed 4 for 15, and then to Ashghar Stanikzai and Mohammad Nabi, who added 66 runs for the fifth wicket in six overs to seal the win and give Ireland the loss.

April 28, 2010 · admin · 2 Comments
Posted in: Afghan Sports News

2 Responses

  1. Srikanth Pidugu - April 30, 2010

    All the best Afghanistan!

  2. Afghanistan Cricket - May 1, 2010

    Well tried Afghans against us today too. I like your spirit and have been admiring your team for quite sometime now. Our best wishes are with you and hope you make a mark in world cricket soon. I wont be surprised if you guys get test status pretty soon if you continue growing at the present pace. Congrats and best of luck.

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