Afghanistan eventually defeated the “Men in Green” in their eighth attempt, defeating Pakistan in a pivotal ODI World Cup match on Monday, October 23 in Chennai by eight wickets after pushing Pakistan to the limit in some of their earlier encounters.
According to head coach Jonathan Trott, this inspiring victory would encourage Afghanistan to start playing cricket. The former England batter also praised his team’s players’ level of physical preparedness for the game against Pakistan.
“I believe that it merely demonstrates the depth of skill in the team for the nation, like when we were fortunate enough to defeat England. It motivates a new generation of cricket players to take up a bat and a ball, practice fielding, and improve their physical fitness. At his post-game news conference, Trott noted that the players were in excellent physical condition. “We see that the guys are really fit today, and then Ibrahim [Zadran] batting for 35, almost 40 overs is a wonderful, great tribute to him.
At least tonight, we were able to provide them some joy: Naveen-ul-Haq
following experiencing some difficult times recently, according to Naveen-ul-Haq, the Afghanistan people would be able to celebrate following their historic victory over Pakistan in the World Cup.
“It truly means a lot to the citizens of our nation at home. You are aware of the circumstance at home…A few days ago, the earthquake also occurred [in Herat]. As a result, without cricket, life in the nation is not very happy. Therefore, at least tonight, we’ve brought them some moments of joy,” Naveen remarked at the mixed-zone media session.
The ‘Blue Tigers’ limited Pakistan to 282/7 in 50 overs earlier in the day. With a three-for, Noor Ahmad, who took over for Fazalhaq Farooqi, stood out. In response, the legendary opening pair of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran put up a 130-run partnership before Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah ended the game with one over remaining.
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