Afghanistan batting not good enough on placid Kotla pitch
Updated On: 12 October, 2023 07:50 AM IST | New Delhi | Santosh Suri
If at all, Afghanistan were able to post a respectable score, they had to thank their skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi, who top-scored with a well-compiled 80 and Azmatullah Omarzai, who made an impressive 62 from just 69 balls with four sixes and two fours
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Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi after being dismissed for 80. His fighting knock helped the Afghans put up a respectable total. Pic/PTI
At a venue where the South Africans had run up a record World Cup total (428-5 v Sri Lanka) just a few days ago, much was expected from the Afghanistan batters when they opted to bat against India at the Kotla. On the face of it, a total of 272-8 was never going to be adequate, considering the flat pitch and the quality of the Indian batting.
If at all, Afghanistan were able to post a respectable score, they had to thank their skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi, who top-scored with a well-compiled 80 and Azmatullah Omarzai, who made an impressive 62 from just 69 balls with four sixes and two fours.
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