Afghanistan’s resounding victory (Photo-PTI)
Afghanistan vs Nepal: Afghanistan team performed brilliantly in its first match of Hong Kong Sixes and defeated Nepal by 17 runs. Batting first, the Afghan team scored 112 runs in 6 overs and in reply the Nepal team could score only 95 runs. The hero of Afghanistan’s victory was Famanullah Safi, who apart from scoring 30 runs in 9 overs, also took one wicket for 19 runs in 2 overs. However, an important contribution in the victory of this team was also made by the player who recently lost his sister.
Kareem Janat’s stormy batting
We are talking about Karim Janat who is an all-rounder from Afghanistan and also plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL. Karim Janat came to open the match and this player gave a great start to the team by scoring 35 runs in 10 balls. Janat hit 4 sixes and 2 fours in 6 balls. Apart from him, captain Gulbadin Naib played an inning of 22 runs in 10 balls. Let us tell you that Karim Janat’s sister had passed away only last month. But now this player has come on the field again and he has led the team to victory.
Nepal’s Rashid Khan hits a hat-trick
In Hong Kong Sixes, where batsmen have fun, Nepal’s fast bowler Rashid Khan did wonders. Rashid Khan took a hat-trick in the match against Afghanistan. Rashid hit a hat-trick by dismissing Sadiqullah Pacha, Sharafuddin Ashraf and Ijaz Ahmed Ahmedzai in the fifth over. This player took 4 wickets for 27 runs in 2 overs.
Sandeep Jora played a stormy innings
However, captain Sandeep Jora also batted brilliantly for Nepal. This player scored 53 runs in 14 balls. 8 sixes and one four came from his bat. But this player retired hurt after scoring a half-century and in the end Nepal had to face defeat. However, apart from him, no batsman from Nepal played. Lokesh Bam scored only 10 runs in 10 balls.