The weather is expected to improve ahead of the India-New Zealand warm-up match at 1:30 p.m.
First Published Oct 19, 2022, 12:19 PM IST
Brisbane: Afghanistan-Pakistan warm-up match in Twenty20 World Cup abandoned due to rain. The rain came as Pakistan scored 19 runs without losing a wicket against Afghanistan’s 154 runs at the Gaba. Then the game could not be restarted. The weather is expected to improve before the India-New Zealand warm-up match at the same venue at 1.30.
Chasing a target of 155 runs, Pakistan reached a safe 19-0 in 2.2 overs when the rain started. Captain Babar Azam was 6 in 6 balls and Mohammad Rizwan was not opening his account in 8 balls. Azmatullah Omarzai bowled one and Fazlhaq Farooqui bowled 1.2 overs.
Earlier, Afghanistan, who batted first, scored 154 runs for six wickets in 20 overs during the pace attack. Shaheen Shah Afridi gave Afghanistan a heavy blow at the start by dismissing the openers in three overs. Hazratullah Sasai, who fell in front of Shaheen, returned with 9 runs off 11 balls and wicketkeeper-batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz returned with a golden duck. Ibrahim Sadran, who scored 35 runs off 34 balls, captain Muhammad Nabi, who scored 51 runs off 37 balls and Usman Ghani, who scored 32 runs off 20 balls, saved Afghanistan.
Darwish Rasool was out for three in 7 balls, Najeebullah Sadran for six in 8 balls and Azmatullah Omarzai for zero in 2 balls. Shaheen Shah Afridi took 29 wickets in 4 overs and Haris Rauf 34 wickets each. Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz took a wicket each. With the abandonment of the game, the warm-up matches of Afghanistan and Pakistan in the World Cup ended. Afghanistan will face England on Saturday and Pakistan will face India on Sunday in the Super-12.
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