England beat Afghanistan by five wickets
England beat Afghanistan by five wickets
The arc the ball took before hitting one of Perth Stadium's 60,000 plastic seats on Saturday shouldn't be compared to the path the rocket took to create its horrifying trail. At best, the language of war is not a sports arena. Especially if Afghans are playing.
But when Rahmanullah Gurbaz fell to one knee in scandalous indifference and flicked Chris Woakes over his shoulder for six seconds, a freshly fired rocket came to mind. What was the ninth shipment of matches cut through the spring night air, cut through Cordit's trail, and flew into the stand with a ferocity. , the target seat was empty.
The stroke was heartily cheered by the crowd, mostly Afghan supporters. Two women leaped for joy across the national flag, their long dark hair and broad smiles exposed unhindered in the glow of the floodlights. Their faces reflected the freedom Gurbaz extended to take daring shots.
The electronic scoreboards, each 340 square meters, didn't want to believe what had happened. They were still stuck at zero, claiming the ball had not been bowled until the game he was two overs. And the deliveries were really fast, sometimes reaching ninety miles per hour (90 miles) at Mark Wood.
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Afghan never flinched in his first T20I in Australia where he played three of his ODIs. Maybe I lacked the art of throwing my hands, clubs, and hearts at the ball without thinking safety first, or maybe I just didn't really think about the consequences of going wrong. Anyway, it was exciting to see a calm batted ball.
Without a team as strong as England, it's superficial to wonder if real-world life in Afghanistan has mere cricket in sight, but it certainly raises concerns. , how close the match would have been. Knowing that the batsman would chase whatever he served, England's offense was short and wide enough to take advantage of catches waiting to be taken in the cavernous boundary areas of the course. The effort continued.Sam Curran made more deliveries with the Yorkers to reach 5/10, 3 of them in 4 deliveries. At this level he became the first Englishman to score a five-wicket draw in this format.
When asked if he found the extra pace, Curran said with a smile. It's my first time playing here and I really enjoy the bounce and pace. You can use ground dimensions to fly down a few meters from the leg side and stick to another leg. When Alex Hales dived at the back point and Fareed Ahmad dropped on Woks, it looked more like a clumsy error than a fine piece of catch. "When Libby made the catch that set the standard, we knew we were here to cancel all runs on the field," Curran said.
The crucial difference between the teams was first revealed in England's reaction in the fifth over when Hales Fazalhaq Farooqi struck a back point. Kais he Ahmad had no chance. The England fielder probably would have kept it, given what had happened the night before. lost. After three overs, Mohamad Nabi roared over the limit from long range, but Mujib missed another chance for Rahman to sack Hales. Nabi bounced back with a short cover when he saved Dawid Maran's smash drive in front of Mujib on the 14th, with his normal serve resuming two balls later, with Livingston snoozing Rashid through his Khan. His 4 cover drove his fair.
Afghanistan's innings ended in a five-wicket frenzy and three runs saw him collapse over twelve deliveries. "I need to be able to play the full 40 overs," said coach Jonathan Trott. "Sometimes after playing well in 32-33 overs, the opponent takes the game away or puts yourself in a position where you really need to keep up with the game." 4 and 112 was their best total in that regard, but was never enough to keep an ambitious England going. Got my first tournament win.
If there is anything to criticize about England's performance, it is that they took too long to give up small goals. "We knew it was going to be a tricky chase and we knew we had to respect the Afghan bowlers, but we won, that's the most important thing," Curran said.
England have two games at the MCG. We play Ireland on Wednesday and Australia on Friday. New Zealand dominated his SCG on Saturday with 89 runs. "(Ireland) is a dangerous team with winners," Curran said. “We will focus on them but we can't hide the fact that Friday is going to be an epic game. Hopefully after we win on Wednesday we will be there. It will be great for us and Australia. can put you in a predicament” poses a difficult position. ”
Saturday's performance of England, especially on the field and ball, was fitting of Australia's newest international cricket venue, an elegant venue of ruthlessly clean design, with tasteful art dotted around, Not dirty with pylons (the lights that surround the inner edge of the stadium roof). - And it's so close to the Swan River that you'd think six would come back drenched. At least it was possible if the surrounding bleachers weren't so high or steep.
Crossing the river in the dark, a huge crouching tower stretches into the sky like his six middle fingers. WACA still lurks and is no longer used at this level, but is loved by those who remember how the bowlers ruled there. Even back then, people were talking about rockets. However, the target was the thug's body and head.
Times change. Change venue. But while a blow like the one in Afghanistan on Saturday is always worth watching, it's not the fact that it doesn't win the game. And so is that cool ability England is showing.
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