The British must have found the 113’s target fairly easy to defend. Again, Afghanistan they have a top class spinner and can stun any top cricket country. But today in the game on Saturday [October 22]they were unable to defend their small goals and England They won their opening game by five wickets at Optus Stadium in Perth.
British captain Jos Buttler, who won the toss, chose to go bowling first. Sam Curran’s prowess in a five-door transport limited Afghans to just 112. Curran also made history by becoming the first Brit to get five wicket scalpers in T20Is.
During England’s chase, openers Buttler and Alex Hales got off to a quick start to their strokes until Fazalhaq sacked Farooqi Buttler and made the first breakthrough. Farooqi caught the captain in a deep square leg, who mistimed a flick. Mujeeb Ur Rahman rushed towards the border rope to catch him. Buttler left after scoring 18 points with 18 balls (three fours).
Hales backed off after a slow hit in 19 laps with 20 balls (sixes). Fareed Ahmad was the bowler who dismissed him. In the ninth round, Hales hit a high draw, but Farooqi rushed and caught the catch.
Ben Stokes got a bad score in this match. Mohammad Nabi played four balls to score two points before kicking him out. Rahman then dispatched the dangerous Dawid Malan, who played a rather slow shot of 18 runs from 30 balls without making big hits. Afghanistan seemed to pick up the momentum.
In 14th place, Rahman took a short hit, Malan hit hard but the ball was flat. Afghan captain Nabi completely submerged and took his prey safely in his hands. Afghanistan knew the value of this little door and could not stop celebrating.
After Harry Brook’s door, Afghanistan sent half the British back to the locker room. Brook was only able to contribute seven runs before spin magician Rashid Khan trapped him in the 16th round.
Just Liam Livingstone He made 29 undefeated laps over 21 balls in three fours at a stroke rate of 138.09. He and Moeen Ali then led England to a five-door victory.
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