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  • Australia once again postpones Afghanistan series

    Australia once again postpones Afghanistan series

    Cricket Australia has once again postponed a series against Afghanistan. The T20I series between the two teams was scheduled for August this year.

    Cricket Australia has said in a statement on their official webstie, “We are postponing the bilateral series against Afghanistan. We have been in contact with their government over the past 12 months regarding the situation in Afghanistan.”

    Cricket Australia said, “We will continue to support the participation of women and girls, will be in touch with the ICC and the Afghanistan Board, and will continue to work for the restoration of the series in the future.”

    The ODI series has been postponed due to the situation in Afghanistan related to the rights of women and girls.

    They had also postponed the previous ODI series which was to be held in 2023.

  • Qudrat ka nizam works again, Maxwell wrestles victory from the jaws of Afghanistan

    Qudrat ka nizam works again, Maxwell wrestles victory from the jaws of Afghanistan

    In the 39th match of the World Cup, Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell snatched victory from Afghanistan with what is bring called one of the best innings in ODI history.

    The Australian batsman scored 201 runs to guide his team to victory after a defeat looked almost guaranteed.

    Afghanistan scored 291 runs for the loss of five wickets in the allotted 50 overs with Ibrahim Zadran remaining unbeaten on 129 runs, becoming the first batsman to score a century for his country in the World Cup. Rahmat Shah scored 30 runs, Hashmatullah scored 26 runs, Azmatullah scored 22 runs, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 21 and Muhammad Nabi scored 12 runs. Rashid Khan was not out on 35 runs.

    For Australia, Josh Hazlewood dismissed two players, Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell took one wicket each.

    Chasing Afghanistan’s target of 292, Australia got off to a disappointing start, with the top-order disintegrating in front of Afghan bowlers. Half of the Kangaroos returned to the pavilion with the score at 69.

    Australia was seven out for 91 runs, the match seemingly over, an Afghan win an almost certainty. But perhaps qudrat ka nizam played a factor when two easy catches were dropped, leaving Maxwell surviving.

    Maxwell and Cummins put on a 202-run partnership for the 8th wicket, a partnership that included only 12 runs from Cummins, with Maxwell scoring the rest. Maxwell’s unbeaten innings of 201 runs off 128 balls helped Australia to qualify for the semi-finals by defeating Afghanistan by three wickets.