
TOSS
AFG WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST.
1ST INNINGS:
AFG CHOOSED TO BAT BUT THAT DECISION DOESN’T SEEM TO BE GOOD WHEN AFTER A HIGH CONTEST B/W ARCHER AND BATSMAN R GURBAZ BOWLED BY ARCHER BY A LITTLE EDGE YOUNGER BATSMAN SEDIQ ATAL CAN’T DOO TOO MUCH AND ARCHER STRIKES ONE MORE. RAHMAT SHAH AND I ZADRAN TRIED FOR A PARTNERSHIP BUT TRAP SHAH . HE CAUGHT BY ADIL RASHID.HASHMAT SHAHIDI MADED GOOD PARTNERSHIP WITH ZADRAN. HE BOWLED OUT FOR 40.ALL BATSMANS WAS GIVING THEIR BEST BUT IBRAHIM ZADRAN WAS ON ANOTHER MOOD AND GAVE A SOUND TRASHING OF 177 TO ENGLAND AND MADE HIM TEAM TO SCORE A BIG TARGET. THE TARGET OF 326 WAS SETTED ON THE BOARD.
2ND INNING:
THE TARGET WAS ALREADY LOOKING LIKE A MOUNTAIN AND IT MADE WHEN PHIL SALT FLOPPED AGAIN JAMIE ALSO CAN’T DO ANYTHING ROOT AND B DUCKETT TRIED TO DO GOOD BUT DUCKETT TRAPPED BY RASHID ON 38. AS THE TRAIN TRAVEL FURTHER ROOT COMPLETE HIS 50. BUTTLER AND ROOT MADED A MATCH WINNING PARTNERSHIP BUT BUTTLER TRAPPED ON 38 . ROOT PLAYED A SMASHING KNOCK OF 120.ON ONE POINT ENGLAND NEEDED 23 OF 17 WITH 3 WICKETS REMAINING. BUT DUE TO AZMAT INTELLEGENCE AFG GOT 3 WICKETS IN NO TIME AND SNATCHED WIN FROM ENGLAND. NOW ENGLAND IS NOW TOO KNOCKED OUT FROM THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY.