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In the 40th match of the T20 World Cup, along with explosive batting, accurate bowling and excellent fielding were also seen. In the last match of the group stage, West Indies defeated Afghanistan by 104 runs.
Nicholas Pooran missed out on scoring a century due to a direct throw from Azmatullah Omarzai. At the same time, due to the brilliant bowling of Obed McCoy, the Afghan team was all out on 114. He clean bowled Mohammad Nabi.
Match Moments…
1. Puran run out on 98 runs
Naveen Ul Haq bowled the last over of West Indies’ innings. Nicholas Puran was playing on the score of 85. Naveen first bowled the ball wide. After this Puran hit two sixes and reached 98 runs. Naveen bowled a low full toss on the fourth ball of the over. Puran played the shot towards covers.
After completing the first run, he wanted to keep the strike to himself. So he ran for the second run. But Azmatullah Omarzai, standing at deep cover, made a direct throw. Puran dived but could not cross the crease as the ball hit the stump and he was run out.
Nicholas Puran scored the most runs (98) in the match.
2. Najibullah Zadran took a diving catch.
West Indies batsman Shai Hope was out after scoring 25 runs. In the 13th over, Hope played a big shot towards deep midwicket on the ball of Gulbadin Naib. Najibullah Zadran, who was fielding on the spot, ran a distance of 10 meters and took a diving catch.
Thanks to the catch of Najibullah Zadran, Shai Hope was out after scoring 25 runs.
3. McCoy clean bowled Nabi
After taking 2 wickets in the 8th over of Afghanistan’s innings, Obed McCoy again came with the 10th over. McCoy bowled the second ball of the over full length between the middle and off stump. Nabi could not read the ball and played a late shot. The ball entered the wicket after passing between the bat and pad and Nabi was clean bowled.
Mohammad Nabi was out after scoring 1 run.
4. Karim was run out in confusion
Akil Hosein bowled the 13th over for Afghanistan’s innings. The fifth ball of the over was bowled by Hosein of full length off stump. Rashid played it towards backward point. Rashid took a step to run. Meanwhile, Janat, who was batting at the other end, reached half the pitch.
Rashid sent Janat back. He stumbled while returning. In this itself, Hausen had run him out. Karim Janat was out on 14 runs.
Akil Houssen ran out Karim Janat at the bowler’s end.
5.Puran took a brilliant catch
Alzarri Joseph bowled the 16th over. The fourth ball was bounced by Joseph to Naveen Ul Haq. Naveen tried to escape by bending down. But, the ball touched his glove and went to keeper Nicholas Pooran. The ball was much higher than Puran. But Puran made a brilliant jump and took the catch while faltering. Naveen Ul Haq was out on 4 runs.
Nicholas Pooran took the catch of Naveen Ul Haq from a distance of about 30 yards.
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