THE MATCH WAS HELD AT LAHORE AT 2:30 PM.
TOSS
AGFHANISTAN WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST.
1ST INNING
GURBAZ FLOPPED AGAIN SEDIQ ATAL AND I ZADRAN MAKES A GOOD COLLABORATION BUT ZADRAN CAN’T SURVIVE TOO MUCH AND TRAPPED BY ZAMPA. YOUNG CONTESTANT SEDIQ ATAL GAVE STABILITY TO HIS TEAM AS HE SCORED 85. NABI THROWS HIS WICKET AS GOT RUN OUT BY JOHNSON. EVERY BATSMAN WAS TREMBLING ON PITCH BUT AZMAT OMARZAI STOOD STAND AND SCORED AN UNBEATABLE INNINGS OF 67 RUNS AT LOWER BATTING TAKING HIS TEAM TO A DEFENDING TOTAL OF 273.
2ND INNING
THE TARGET WAS LOOKING TOUGH FOR AUSTRALIA BECAUSE OF AFGHANI BOWLING LINE-UP. TRAVIS WAS ALSO DROPPED ON 6 RUNS.BUT SHORT GOES ON 20 RUNS. THE MISSED CHANCE OF TRAVIS WAS COSTING AFGHANISTAN AS TRAVIS AND SMITH MAKES THE TARGET MUCH EASY. AS THE AUSTRALIANS WAS GOING TO CHASE THE TARGET IN 30-35 OVERS RAIN RUINED EVERYTHING AND FAILED A VERY INTERSTING CHASE. AUSTRALIA QUALIFIED FOR SEMI-FINAL DUE TO DLS METHOD.
