Afghanistan, unaware that it nonetheless had three balls to fulfill the Super 4 qualification standards in opposition to Sri Lanka, botched a run chase on the Gaddafi International Stadium in Lahore on Tuesday.
The preliminary communication from the broadcasters talked about that Afghanistan wanted to chase 292 in 37.1 overs to make it to the following stage of the continental showpiece.
However, as Dunith Wellalage had Mujeeb Ur Rahman dismissed off the primary ball of the thirty eighth over, the Afghanistan dugout sunk into despair, seemingly attempting to come back to phrases with the truth that the facet had been proven the exit door.
Shortly after although, it was made identified that the Hashmatullah Shahidi-led facet might nonetheless make the business finish, given it hammers a most off the following three deliveries.
With the scoreboard caught at 289, the No 11 batter Fazalhaq Farooqi went on to dam the following two deliveries to the horror of the commentators and the hundreds of followers who had come to observe its workforce play.
Rashid Khan, stranded on the non-striker’s finish, too appeared blind to the brand new equation. Off the final ball, Farooqi acquired out LBW as Afghanistan acquired bowled out for 289 and misplaced the match by two runs.
After the match, the consultants in broadcast confirmed after speaking to a couple gamers that the workforce wasn’t conscious of the brand new state of affairs.
Sri Lanka certified for the Super Four after the win together with Bangladesh from Group B.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com