DTVHINDIT20 World Cup 2024: “They performed well because of IPL…”- Afghanistan head coach made a big statement
A lot of our players play in the IPL, whenever they come back after playing franchise cricket, I see a little bit of a difference or change every time – Jonathan Trott Afghanistan Cricket Team (Photo Source: X/Twitter) T20 World Cup 2024: Under the captaincy of Rashid Khan, the Afghanistan cricket team is playing brilliantly in the tournament. The team is at the top of the Group-B points table with three wins in three matches and 6 points. The team has already reached the Super-8. The team would like to maintain its brilliant performance in this round as well and win the title of the tournament. Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s head coach Jonathan Trott has made a big statement, giving all the credit for the team’s excellent performance to the IPL. Trott believes that participating in the IPL and other franchise tournaments has helped Afghanistan cricket a lot in the last few years. There is a change in players after IPL- Jonathan Trott Head coach Jonathan Trott says that whenever the players return after playing in domestic leagues around the world, changes are seen in them. Speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of the last match of the group stage round against West Indies on June 18, Trott said, I think the more exposure the players have got in IPL and different franchises, where there is pressure all the time in this format of the game, it has been good for us and it will help us going forward as well. A lot of our players play in IPL, whenever they come back after playing franchise cricket, I see a little difference or change every time. Which is both good and bad. Jonathan Trott added, It’s just about you know holding on to those good people and you know making sure you pay attention to the things that need attention. So, the guys are ready, we had a really good training session where the guys worked really hard. I know the boys take a lot of pride in representing their country. We will give our 100 per cent tomorrow as well.
T20 World Cup 2024: Match-40, WI vs AFG Match Prediction: Who will win the match between West Indies vs Afghanistan?
The last match of the group stage round in T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between West Indies and Afghanistan WI vs AFG (Photo Source: X/Twitter) WI vs AFG Match Preview: 40th match of T20 World Cup 2024 West Indies And Afghanistan The match between Afghanistan and West Indies will be played on 18 June at Darren Sammy Cricket Ground. Both the teams have reached Super-8. In the Group-B points table, Afghanistan is at the first position with 3 points from 3 matches and 6 points from 3 matches while West Indies is at the second position with 3 points from 3 matches and 6 points. Afghanistan had won the last match against Papua New Guinea by 7 wickets. Whereas West Indies had defeated New Zealand by 13 runs. WI vs AFG Match Details (Match Information): Head to Head Records: Pitch Report: The pitch of Darren Sammy Cricket Ground is favorable for batting. Due to which a high scoring match can be seen here. However, as the match progresses, the pitch will also become favorable for spinners. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 158 runs. Probable Playing XIs: West Indies: Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wicketkeeper), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell (captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Akeel Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Andre Russell, Alzari Joseph, Gudakesh Moti Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (captain), Noor Ahmad, Naveen Ul Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi Probable Best Batter of the Match (Probable Best Batter)- Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 11 runs in 7 balls in the last match. But he can be seen batting well against West Indies. Probable Best Bowler of the Match- Fazalhaq Farooqi took three wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs against Papua New Guinea in the last match. Farooqi can bowl brilliantly against West Indies as well. WI vs AFG Today’s Match Prediction: Whichever team wins the toss can win the match Scenario 1 West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl Powerplay score- 40-50 First innings score- 150-160 West Indies won Scenario 2 Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl Powerplay score- 35-45 First innings score- 135-145 Afghanistan registered a win
Ajay Jadeja did not take a single penny as Afghanistan’s mentor in ODI World Cup 2023
If you play well, all I want is money and reward – Ajay Jadeja Ajay Jadeja (Photo Source: Getty Images) The Afghanistan cricket team is playing brilliantly in the T20 World Cup 2024. The team has reached the Super-8 by securing the first position in the Group-C points table with three wins in three matches and 6 points. The Afghan team is currently seen flying its flag in white ball cricket. The team’s performance was also excellent in the ODI World Cup 2023 played in India last year. The team finished the tournament in sixth place with wins in 4 out of 9 matches. The team also defeated teams like England and Pakistan, mentor Ajay Jadeja was also the reason for this special performance of the team. Let us tell you that in the ODI World Cup 2023, the Afghanistan Cricket Board appointed former Indian player Ajay Jadeja as a mentor. Meanwhile, such a news related to Ajay Jadeja is coming out, which will make you feel proud. Actually, Jadeja did not take a single penny from the board as a mentor. Know why Ajay Jadeja did not take a single penny as a mentor? Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO Naseeb Khan recently revealed that Ajay Jadeja did not take a single rupee to join the team. The board told him several times but Jadeja had taken a firm decision of not taking any fees. Ajay Jadeja said that if the team plays well then this is his reward. Talking in an interview given to Ariana News, Naseeb Khan said, ‘We requested many times but Jadeja refused to take any money from the Afghanistan Cricket Board for his services during the 2023 ODI World Cup. His response was, ‘If you play well, that’s all I want is money and reward.’
T20 World Cup 2024: After winning the match, Rashid Khan did such a thing that even Fazalhaq Farooqui could not stop laughing, here is the video
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets against Papua New Guinea. Fazalhaq Farooqi and Rashid Khan (Pic Source-X) Afghanistan’s performance in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 has been very good so far. They have won all three of their matches in the group stage so far and have qualified for the Super 8. Recently the team defeated Papua New Guinea. Afghanistan won by 7 wickets against Papua New Guinea. In this match, experienced fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi from Afghanistan took 3 wickets for 16 runs in four overs. He was the Player of the Match. As soon as Fazalhaq Farooqi went to receive the Player of the Match award, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan sat in the middle of the cameramen. He was hiding behind the camera. As soon as Fazalhaq started talking about his performance, Rashid Khan started imitating him. Seeing this, the Afghanistan fast bowler could not stop laughing. Fazalhaq Farooqi said in the presentation after the match, ‘I would like to thank the people of Afghanistan that we have qualified for the Super 8. I think we played very good cricket. I was also in the IPL but I did not get to play a match and that is why I came to this important tournament and bowled to my strength. I had two plans while bowling. If the ball is swinging then it is important to take wickets and if there is no movement then I have to bowl in the right areas. We just have to give our 100 percent and perform the same in Super 8 as well. Here is the video: Rashid Khan crashes Fazalhaq Farooqi’s post-match interview.😂 Cr: @ICC / Instagram#AFGvsPNG #T20I #super8 #cricket #fantasyplayer #T20IWorldCup2024 #Afghanistan #fantasyplayer #crickettwitter pic.twitter.com/WQymJa4CnV — Fantasy Khiladi (@_fantasykhiladi) June 14, 2024 So far, India has qualified from Group A in the Super 8 of ICC T20 World Cup 2024 while Australia has also confirmed its place from Group D. Afghanistan and West Indies have qualified from Group C and South Africa has confirmed its place in the Super 8 in Group D. Still three more teams have to qualify. Today, on 14th June, an important match of this important tournament will be played between America and Ireland. If America wins this match, then they will also secure their place in the Super 8. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
T20 World Cup 2024: Match-29, AFG vs PNG Match Prediction: Who will win the match between Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea?
The 29th match of the T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea. AFG vs PNG (Photo Source: X/Getty Images) AFG vs PNG Match Preview: t20 world cup 2024 29th match of Afghanistan And Papua New Guinea The match will be played between India and Pakistan in Trinidad on 14 June. In the Group-C points table, Afghanistan is second with two wins and 4 points from two matches and Papua New Guinea is fourth with two losses from two matches. Afghanistan had won against New Zealand by 84 runs in the last match. Whereas Papua New Guinea had to face defeat against Uganda by 3 wickets. AFG vs PNG Match Details (Match Information): Head to Head Records: Pitch Report: The Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad is one of the best batting pitches in the Caribbean region. The average first innings score in the seven T20 matches played here so far has been 161. With this being the first match of the tournament on this ground, it is expected to be a new pitch and the new ball might move a bit. Probable Playing XIs: Afghanistan Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Umarzai, Rashid Khan (captain), Karim Janat, Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi Papua New Guinea Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Assad Vala (c), Lega Sayaka, Hiri Hiri, Charles Amini, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Eli Nao, Chad Soper, Kabua Morea, John Kariko Probable Best Batter of the Match (Probable Best Batter)- Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 80 runs in 56 balls with the help of 5 fours and 5 sixes in the last match. He can also bat brilliantly against Papua New Guinea. Probable Best Bowler of the Match- Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan took 4 wickets for 17 runs in 4 overs in the last match. He can bowl brilliantly against Papua New Guinea. AFG vs PNG Today’s Match Prediction: Afghanistan will win this match Scenario 1 Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat Powerplay score- 45-55 First innings score- 150-160 Afghanistan registered a win Scenario 2 Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat Powerplay score- 30-40 First innings score- 110-120 Afghanistan registered a win
‘Our fielding was weak’: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson after the humiliating defeat against Afghanistan
Afghanistan beat New Zealand by 84 runs. New Zealand vs Afghanistan (Image Credit- Twitter X) NZ vs AFG: A big upset has been seen in the 14th match of the T20 World Cup 2024 being played under the hosting of West Indies and USA. Let us tell you that in this match, the Afghan team has won a big victory against New Zealand by 84 runs. This victory of the Afghan team is being discussed a lot in the cricket world. Talking about the match, the Afghan team batted first and set a target of 160 runs for the Kiwi team to win. But when New Zealand came out to chase this target, it could score only 75 runs in 15.2 overs and had to face a shameful defeat by 84 runs in the match. On the other hand, team captain and veteran batsman Kane Williamson has given a big statement on New Zealand’s crushing defeat against Afghanistan. Williamson says that our fielding was very weak. Kane Williamson gave a big statement Let us tell you that after the match between New Zealand and Afghanistan ended, Kane Williamson said during the post-match – First of all congratulations to Afghanistan, they left us behind in every department in the match. They saved their wickets on such a pitch and made a good total. We have to forget this defeat quickly, and come back for the next challenge. Williamson further said- The matches in the tournament are very short and end quickly. It was difficult to chase a score of 160 runs, but after that the skill shown by their spin bowlers made this target very difficult. Our fielding was weak, especially in the first 10 overs, we had chances but we did not use them. We did not take advantage of the opportunity and this changed the result of the match to a great extent. We will talk about this and then try to make a good comeback in the next match.
T20 World Cup 2024: According to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, these four teams will reach the semi-finals
Gurbaz is the opening batsman of the Afghan team in the T20 World Cup Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Image Source: Twitter) The 9th season of the T20 World Cup is being played under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. Let us tell you that this time a total of 20 teams are participating in the multi-nation tournament. A total of 55 matches will be played between all the teams for the title. All the teams will be seen trying their best to win the title. At the same time, the Afghanistan cricket team has also geared up well for this tournament. On the other hand, during the ongoing tournament, the team’s opening batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz has made a big statement. Gurbaz has told which teams are going to make it to the semi-finals of the tournament this time? Rahmanullah Gurbaz gave a big statement Let us tell you that during the ongoing T20 World Cup, Kolkata Knight Riders has shared a video of Rahmanullah Gurbaz on their official X account. In this video, Gurbaz said – The first team will be 100 percent Afghanistan, because it is a belief. India at number two, Australia at number three, because they are a big team. In my opinion, New Zealand should be at number four. Watch this video of Rehmanullah Gurbaz Are your top 4 teams for the #T20WorldCup the same as Gurbaz? pic.twitter.com/utyW7hyXkZ — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) June 5, 2024 It is worth noting that before playing for Afghanistan in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, Gurbaz was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders team in IPL 2024, which also won the title. If we give you information about Gurbaz’s performance in the recently concluded season of IPL, then he did not get many opportunities due to Phil Salt, but he scored a total of 62 runs in 2 matches played in the playoffs. Afghanistan Cricket Squad for T20 World Cup 2024: Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Umarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmed Malik. reserve: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Salim Safi.
T20 World Cup 2024: Rashid Khan is optimistic about winning the T20 World Cup, said this big thing
Afghanistan will play its first match against Uganda in the T20 World Cup Rashid Khan (Image Credit- Twitter X) Afghanistan cricket team captain Rashid Khan has made a big statement amid the ongoing T20 World Cup. Rashid Khan seems very optimistic about the team winning the T20 World Cup. However, he has said that improvement in batting is important for this. It is worth noting that Afghanistan will start its winning campaign in the T20 World Cup with a match against Uganda on June 3. So the Afghan team would like to make a great start to the tournament by winning this match. Rashid Khan made a big statement amid the ongoing T20 World Cup Let us tell you that during the ongoing T20 World Cup, Rashid Khan was quoted as saying by ESPN Cricinfo – For some time now, we have been struggling a bit in batting, earlier our bowlers used to help the team win the match. Then we got young batsmen, especially from Under-19 cricket, and then they made it to the national team. They have worked hard and got the chance to play for Afghanistan at a very young age. The young players played in leagues around the world and then kept improving. Rashid further said- I think we have such a batting line-up in the ongoing T20 World Cup that we can say that if there are 200 runs on the board, it will be chased. There is a lot of skill and talent in the team, which we can show on the ground. T20 cricket is completely based on mentality. Afghanistan Cricket Team for T20 World Cup 2024 Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Umarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmed Malik. reserve: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Salim Safi
T20 World Cup 2024: Match-5, AFG vs UGA Match Prediction: Know which team has the upper hand and who can win today’s match
The fifth match of the T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between Afghanistan and Uganda. AFG vs UGA (Photo Source: Getty Images) Match Preview: t20 world cup 2024 fifth match of Afghanistan And Uganda among Providence Stadium, Guyana The match will be played on 4 June. Rashid Khan will be seen captaining Afghanistan in the tournament. Brian Masaba will lead Uganda. Before the start of the T20 World Cup, Afghanistan played a three-match T20 series against Ireland, in which the team won 2-1. The team’s first warm-up match against Oman was cancelled due to rain. But then in the second match, the team won against Scotland by 55 runs. The Ugandan team is participating in the T20 World Cup 2024 by winning the qualifier tournament. Uganda had to face defeat by 5 wickets against Namibia in the first warm-up match. At the same time, the warm-up match against Scotland was canceled due to rain. AFG vs UGA Pitch Report– The pitch of Providence Cricket Stadium seems to help spinners more. Whatever the format, batsmen used to face challenges in scoring runs here. But the pitch here has been prepared again, which will help the batsmen. Also, good bounce and swing will be seen. The average score of the first innings on this pitch in T20 is 150-170. AFG vs UGA Match Details (Match Information): Head to Head Records: Not a single T20 match has been played between Afghanistan and Uganda so far. Probable Playing XIs: Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Gulbadin Naib, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Umarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (captain), Karim Janat, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq Uganda: Raunak Patel, Simon Sesaji (wicketkeeper), Roger Mukasa, Robinson Obuya, Dinesh Nakrani, Alpesh Ramzani, Riazat Ali Shah, Brian Masaba (captain), Juma Miyagi, Cosmas Qevuta, Bilal Hasan Probable Best Batter of the Match (Probable Best Batter)- Afghanistan’s opening batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been seen batting brilliantly in the last few matches while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. Gurbaz played an innings of 39 runs in the final against Hyderabad. Gurbaz can also show deadly form in the T20 World Cup. So far in T20 International matches, Gurbaz has scored 1376 runs in 55 matches with an average of 25.02 and a strike rate of 138.01. This includes one century and 7 half-centuries. Probable Best Bowler of the Match- Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan can be seen playing brilliantly for the team in the T20 World Cup 2024. So far, Rashid Khan has taken 138 wickets in 85 T20 matches at an economy of 6.07. Recently, his form was also good in the IPL. AFG vs UGA Today’s Match Prediction: Afghanistan will win today’s match Scenario 1 Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat Powerplay score- 45-55 First innings score- 160-170 Afghanistan registered a win Scenario 2 Uganda won the toss and elected to bat Powerplay Score- 25-35 First innings score- 130-140 Afghanistan registered a win
5 big victories in T20 World Cup history that you should know about
T20 World Cup 2024 has started from June 1 SL vs Kenya (Image Credit- Twitter X) The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 has started. Fans have geared up for some exciting matches between all the teams. It is worth noting that this time the T20 World Cup is being played under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. A total of 56 matches will be played at 9 different venues between all the 20 teams involved in the tournament. Also, with the start of the tournament, the series of wins and losses between the teams will also begin. Some teams will be seen winning in terms of wickets and some teams in terms of runs. So today in this article we are going to tell you about the 5 biggest victories recorded in the history of T20 World Cup in terms of runs. Let us give you information about this: 1. Sri Lanka’s 172-run win against Kenya It is worth noting that the first season of the T20 World Cup was played in the year 2007. The 8th match in Group C of this season was played between Sri Lanka and Kenya. In this match, Sri Lanka achieved the biggest victory in terms of runs in the history of T20 World Cup. If we give you information about the match, then batting first, Sri Lanka scored a total of 260 runs for the loss of 6 wickets, thanks to Sanath Jayasuriya’s 88 and Mahela Jayawardene’s 65 runs. When Kenya came out to chase this target, it was all out for just 88 runs. A brilliant performance was seen in bowling from Sri Lanka. 2. Scotland lose to South Africa by 130 runs The second season of the T20 World Cup was played in the year 2009. In this season, South Africa won a big victory against Scotland by 130 runs in match number 5 of Group D. This victory is the second biggest victory in terms of runs in the history of T20 World Cup. Talking about the match, South Africa, batting first, scored 211 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Whereas when Scotland came out to chase this target, they were reduced to just 81 runs in 15.4 overs. 3. Scotland lose to Afghanistan by 130 runs In the T20 World Cup held in 2021, Scotland once again had to face the second biggest defeat. This time, instead of South Africa, this feat was achieved by the Afghanistan cricket team. The Afghan team achieved a big victory against Scotland by 130 runs on the basis of excellent bowling. In this match played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Mujeeb Ur Rahman performed brilliantly in bowling for Afghanistan and took 5 wickets for 20 runs in 4 overs. Apart from Mujeeb, Rashid Khan got 4 wickets. 4. England win by 116 runs against Afghanistan The fourth season of the ICC T20 World Cup was played in Sri Lanka in 2012. This season, England won a big victory against Afghanistan by 116 runs in match number…
