Afghanistan beat PNG to advance at T20 World Cup as NZ eliminated
Updated On: 14 June, 2024 05:10 PM IST | Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago | AFP
Gulbadin Naib, dropped on nine by wicketkeeper Kiplin Doriga off medium-pacer Alei Nao, took his team to the target with an unbeaten 49 in an unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 46 with Mohammad Nabi (16 not out)
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Afghanistan`s Gulbadin Naib watches his shot during the ICC men`s Twenty20 World Cup 2024 group C cricket match between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea at Brian Lara Cricket Academy Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago. Pic/AFP
Afghanistan underlined their growing status as the dark horses of the 2024 T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket victory over Papua New Guinea on Thursday to advance to the Super Eight phase of the competition and send New Zealand crashing out. Fazalhaq Farooqi added another three victims to his tournament-leading wicket tally as PNG were bundled out for 95 off 19.5 overs batting first in the Group C match at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad.
Afghanistan stumbled early in reply, losing both openers cheaply for the first time in the tournament but eventually reached the target for the loss of three wickets in the 16th over for a third win in a row. Gulbadin Naib, dropped on nine by wicketkeeper Kiplin Doriga off medium-pacer Alei Nao, took his team to the target with an unbeaten 49 in an unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 46 with Mohammad Nabi (16 not out).
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