Afghanistan have collected 244 runs by losing all wicktes In the ICC World Cup match of Friday at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India.
An excellent knock from Azmatullah Omarzai - the 23-year-old - and Afghanistan have a competitive total on the board. Opting to bat, Afghanistan got off to a decent start, scoring 41 runs off the first eight overs. But they lost three wickets in three overs.
The scoring rate dipped significantly, courtesy some tight bowling from South Africa. Afghanistan continued to lose wickets and were in a spot of bother at 116/6. Azmatullah, who had stitched a 49-run stand with Rahmat earlier, was involved in two more 40+ run stands (with Rashid and Noor).
He upped the ante in the death overs and took special liking to Ngidi. Azmatullah may have missed his ton agonizingly by three runs but he's ensured that his team has something to bowl at.
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