Tag: Afghanistan vs Pakistan

‘Hoping our plan against Babar Azam works well’ Umar Gul

DUBAI: Afghanistan bowling coach Umar Gul revealed that the management has made a strategy against Pakistan captain Babar Azam while also expressing that the plan goes well in their favour.

Bowling coach Umar talked to the pre-match press conference ahead of Afghanistan’s upcoming Asia Cup Super Four fixture against Pakistan and expressed his hopes regarding the strategy against top-ranked T20I batter Babar to go as per plan.

“Babar and Rizwan are world-class players. Definitely, we have planned against them as professionals as we do for the other teams. So obviously, we are hoping that our players can execute those plannings against them,” said Umar Gul.

On a question regarding Pakistan speedster Naseem Shah, who impressed the cricketing world with his brilliant performance in the ongoing Asia Cup, Umar praised Naseem’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) performance and termed it a turning point in his success.

“I have worked with Naseem for two years during my coaching tenure for Quetta Gladiators and the way he performed in the last PSL was quite superb and you may call it a turning point for his international career as he made his debut in the white-ball cricket as well,” Umar stated.

“So in my view, he has improved quite well so far physically and also his cricketing skills. Definitely, he is a good bowler and an asset for Pakistan so I wish him good luck in the future. He is improving day by day and the responsibility is also mounting on him,” he added.

The former Pakistan pacer then expressed his desire to witness a good game of cricket between the two sides while also hoping the crowd to come out in numbers to watch the important match.

READ: ‘No doubt on his abilities, he’ll come back stronger’ Saqlain backs Fakhar

‘No doubt on his abilities, he’ll come back stronger’ Saqlain backs Fakhar

DUBAI: Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq came out in support of top-order batter Fakhar Zaman and expressed confidence regarding a stronger comeback of the latter in the side’s upcoming matches.

Saqlain, while talking to the media ahead of Pakistan’s scheduled Asia Cup Super Four clash against Afghanistan, opined regarding the struggling left-handed batter Fakhar and termed him a ‘fighter’.

“Fakhar Zaman is a fighter, we have no doubt about his abilities, he is a match winner and he will make a comeback in upcoming matches,” said Saqlain.

The head coach further commented on the recent slump in Babar Azam’s performance in the ongoing Asia Cup and stated that the latter is a world-class batter while also asserting that a dip in his performance sparked a new life in the batting line-up.

“Babar is a world-class batter. His failures in two-three innings have sparked a new life in the rest of our batting line-up since they had to adopt the responsibility and they did it efficiently,” said Saqlain.

Saqlain then went on to heap praises on wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan and coined him a ‘Super Human’.

“Rizwan is a superhuman. Fitness issues keep going. May Allah saves him from the evil eye, if it was not necessary away from Pakistan, another wicket-keeper would have been called but it was not needed,” Saqlain stated.

“Mohammad Rizwan is such a player who has to do a lot, but the medical staff has thankfully given him the green signal,” he continued.

The head coach then also commented on Pakistan’s thrilling victory over India in their first Super Four clash and acknowledged that the green shirts counter India’s attack with a positive mindset.

“India attacked strongly in the beginning, we knew their strategy and our bowlers did well to mark an astonishing comeback and our captain Babar also adopted the attacking strategy,” revealed Saqlain.

“Our batters attacked on Bhaneshwar Kumar and did well to work on the strategy. It is true that we also attacked India’s plan of attack which was brilliant,” he maintained.

Talking about Pakistan’s upcoming Super Four clash against Afghanistan, Saqlain insisted that no team is a weak opponent in the shortest format while also giving reference to Afghanistan’s performance in the initial stage of the ongoing Asia Cup.

“No team is easy in the shortest format. Afghanistan played good cricket in the group stages,” he concluded.

READ: Sri Lanka win thriller to diminish India’s chances for Asia Cup final berth 

Rizwan available for Afghanistan match in Asia Cup Super Four

LAHORE: Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan will be available for selection in the national team’s next Asia Cup Super Four clash against Afghanistan, scheduled on Wednesday.

According to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Rizwan, who seemed to have sustained an injury during the anticipated clash between the arch-rivals Pakistan and India, will be fit for the side’s tomorrow’s fixture against Afghanistan.

Rizwan, however, will enjoy a rest day today and will not participate in the team’s scheduled practice session, in order to be completely fit for the Afghanistan match.

Earlier, the details suggested that the right-handed batter was suspecting a strain in his right leg. Rizwan had an improper landing on his right leg as he jumped to gather the bouncer off Mohammad Hasnain’s bowling and laid on the ground in gruelling pain.

The wicketkeeper batter, however, carried on to keep wickets for the rest of the innings and also displayed great determination in a tense run chase. He top-scored for the side with an anchoring knock of 71 runs and batted for almost 17 overs.

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‘Still, way to go for us in the event’ Babar Azam

DUBAI: Pakistan’s skipper Babar Azam was satisfied with his team’s performance so far but believes that there is a long way for them to go in T20 World Cup 2021. 

Speaking after the third consecutive victory in the event, Babar said his team executed the plans well but they are still left with so much to do in the event.

“A very good start of the tournament for us. We won three consecutive matches that gave us a lot of confidence,” he said.

“But, we still have to play two matches and then knock out stage. So, our focus is strong on next games,” he added.

Babar thanked Pakistani fans for showing all-out support to the team. “I want to thank each and every fan for supporting us. Meanwhile, I would like to request them to stand with players in bad times. Your support gives us confidence and we try our best to win games,” he said.

READ: Asif snatches victory from the jaws of Afghanistan

‘Remember the Name’ Asif Ali wins heart of cricket world

DUBAI: Asif Ali once again proved himself as a solid match-winner after leading Pakistan to third consecutive victory in T20 World Cup 2021. 

Asif struck four sixes in the 19th over to hand Pakistan a convincing five-wicket victory against Afghanistan.

Followed by his match-winning knock against New Zealand in the previous match, this inning also managed to make him a hero in the cricket world right now.

Pakistan have made their position stronger to qualify for the semis in the mega event after winning all their three matches so far. Now, the Green Shirts will play against qualifying teams Namibia and Scotland in their last two group stage contests.

READ: Asif snatches victory from the jaws of Afghanistan

Asif snatches victory from the jaws of Afghanistan

Pakistan won their third consecutive match in T20 World Cup 

PAK 148/5 (19 overs)

Asif struck four sixes to win the match for Pakistan

Janat to bowl his last over

PAK 124/5 (18 overs)

Naveen comes to bowl

PAK 122-4 (17 overs)

Rashid bowls his last over

PAK 110-3 (16 overs)

Janat comes again

PAK 101-3 (15 overs)

Rashid continues

PAK 97/2 (14 overs)

Nabi bowls his last over

PAK 89/2 (13 overs)

Rashid Continues

PAK 81-2 (12 overs)

Nabi comes again

PAK 75-1 (11 overs)

Rashid comes to bowl

PAK 72-1 (10 overs)

Janat continues

PAK 62-1 (9 overs)

Naveen comes back

PAK 49-1 (8 overs)

Karim Janat joins the attack

PAK 44/1 (7 overs)

Mujeeb to complete his four overs

PAK 38-1 (6 overs)

Naveen-ul-Haq comes to bowl

PAK 31-1 (5 overs)

Mujeeb bowls his third

PAK 29-1 (4 overs)

Nabi continues

PAK 15-1 (3 overs)

Mujeeb continues

PAK 11-0 (2 overs)

M Nabi comes to bowl

PAK 3-0 (1 over)

Mujeeb-ur-Rehman to start off for Afghanistan with the bowl. Babar Azam, M Rizwan come out to bat

Pakistan vs Afghanistan (2nd innings)

Pakistan need 148 runs to win their third consecutive match in T20 World Cup 2021

M Nabi (35*)

Gulbadin Naib (35*)

AFG 147-6 (20 overs)

Afridi bowls last over for Pakistan

AFG 140-6 (19 overs)

Haris bowls his last over

AFG 125-6 (18 overs)

Hasan to bowl his last

AFG 104-6 (17 overs)

Haris to bowl

AFG 101-6 (16 overs)

Afridi to bowl his last spell

AFG 93-6 (15 overs)

Hasan comes back

AFG 86-6 (14 overs)

Haris comes in

AFG 76-6 (13 overs)

Shadab bowls back

AFG 67-5 (12 overs)

MAIDEN OVER

Hasan comes back

AFG 67-5 (11 overs)

Shadab continues

AFG 65-5 (10 overs)

Imad to bowl his last over

AFG 64-4 (9 overs)

Shadab continues

AFG 55-4 (8 overs)

Imad continues with controlled bowling

AFG 51-4 (7 overs)

Shadab Khan to bowl his first over

AFG 49-4 (6 overs)

Hasan Ali comes to bowl

AFG 39-3 (5 overs)

Haris Rauf joins the attack

AFG 30-1 (4 overs)

Imad comes back

AFG 13-2 (3 overs)

2.4: Shahzad falls early as Afridi strikes. Simple catch for Babar Azam

Afridi continues

AFG 8-1 (2 overs)

1.3: Zazai Miscued, a straight catch by Haris Rauf

Imad Wasim bowls from the other end

AFG 5-0 (1 over)

M Shahzad and Hazratullah Zazai open batting for Afghanistan

Shaheen Shah Afridi to open bowling for Pakistan

Pakistan vs Afghanistan (1st innings)

DUBAI: Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first against Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2021 here at Dubai International Stadium on Friday.

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (capt), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (capt), Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman

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