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The 8th match of Super-8 in T-20 World Cup was very exciting. Both teams bowled brilliantly. However, poor fielding was also seen from Australia. The team lost 5 catches and 2 runout chances.
Playing first, Afghanistan gave a target of 149 runs to the Kangaroos. In reply, Australia could score only 127 runs in 19.2 overs against Gulbadin Naib and Naveen Ul Haq.
Match Moments…
1.Adam Zampa dropped the catch of Zadran
Pat Cummins bowled the 6th over of Afghanistan’s innings. Ibrahim Zadran hit a four on his third ball. After this he threw the fourth ball forward. Zadran played a shot towards cover.
Zampa was standing on the boundary but he was far away from the ball. He dived to catch the ball. However, he could not catch it and Zadran got another four. This mistake proved costly for Australia. After this Zadran played an inning of 51 runs.
Adam Zampa dropped the catch of Zadran on 15 runs.
2. Stoinis’ send-off celebration after Gurbaz’s wicket.
The 16th over was bowled by Marcus Stoinis. No wicket had fallen for Afghanistan yet. Stoinis bowled the fifth ball of the over, a length ball. Rahmanullah Gurbaz hits a shot towards deep square leg. But David Warner went ahead and took the catch. Stoinis did a send-off celebration after taking the wicket.
Marcus Stoinis dismissed Gurbaz for 60 runs.
3. Travis Head dropped the catch of Rashid
The 18th over of the innings was given to Pat Cummins. Cummins was bowling his third over. He bowled the ball outside the off stump. Rashid hits a shot in the deep. Travis Head was standing just a short distance from the ball. He moved forward and dived but the ball missed his hands. However, Rashid was out after scoring 2 runs on the last ball of the same over.
Travis Head dropped the catch of Rashid on 2 runs.
4. Aston Agar dropped an easy catch
The 19th over was bowled by Jos Hazlewood. Karim Janat got life on the second ball of the over. Hazlewood bowled the ball outside the off stump. Janat played a shot towards cover. Fielder Ashton Agar turned around to take the catch and dropped an easy catch. Karim Janat played an inning of 13 runs.
Ashton Agar dropped the catch of Karim Janat on 4 runs.
5. Noor caught Maxwell on 51 runs
The 15th over of Australia’s innings was given to Gulbadin Naib. He bowled the fourth ball of the over outside the off stump. Maxwell, playing on 51 runs, shot towards backward point. Fielder Noor Ahmed dived and took the catch. He rolled on the ground several times after that. But did not drop the catch. This proved to be a turning point in the match for Afghanistan. After this the Australian team did not get a chance to recover.
Australia’s Glenn Maxwell was out after scoring 51 runs.
6. Gulbadin Naib clean bowled Cummins
Gulbadin Naib bowled the 17th over. He was bowling the last over of his spell. He bowled a slow ball to Pat Cummins after bowling two dot balls. Cummins went to play the ball across the line but was beaten. The ball passed between the bat and the leg and entered the wicket. Gulbadin dismissed Pat Cummins for 3 runs.
Gulbadin Naib bowled Pat Cummins for 3 runs.
