He has overtaken former England captain Eoin Morgan and Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera for the most number of sixes in the death overs while chasing runs in T20 Internationals.
First Published Aug 31, 2022, 11:08 AM IST
Sharjah: The Afghanistan cricket team is leaping from Asia’s baby to giants. After Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup, Afghanistan has reached the Super Four after defeating Bangladesh. Najeebullah Sadran finished with a 17-ball 43* with six sixes to give Afghanistan their second consecutive win in the tournament. With this, Najeebullah has two world records in international T20.
Mujeebullah Zadran was hitting sixes in the death overs to beat even the legends. In the 17th over, Bangladesh’s experienced death-over specialist Mustafizur Rahman was bowled for two by Najeebullah, who hit Mohammad Saifuddin for two consecutive sixes in the next over. Left-handed Najeebullah Zadran hit one boundary and six massive sixes in the 17 balls he faced.
He has overtaken former England captain Eoin Morgan and Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera for the most number of sixes in the death overs while chasing runs in T20 Internationals. Najeebulla took his tally to 18, surpassing Morgan and Perera who hit 17 sixes each. Najeebullah also became the first player to hit 50 sixes in the death overs in T20 Internationals. Najeebullah Zadran took his tally to 53 sixes, surpassing South African finisher David Miller who had hit 47 sixes. See Najeebullah’s six sixes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqkaalZQNxs
After beating Bangladesh by seven wickets in the Asia Cup, Afghanistan marched into the Super Four with their second straight win. Afghanistan surpassed Bangladesh’s target of 128 runs with nine balls and seven wickets to spare. Afghanistan’s top scorer is Najeebullah Sadran who remained unbeaten with 43 runs off 17 balls. Ibrahim Sadran remained unbeaten on 42 runs off 41 balls. Opener Hazratullah Sasai, who scored 23 runs, also shone for Afghanistan. In the first match, Afghanistan defeated Sri Lanka by eight wickets.
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Last Updated Aug 31, 2022, 11:12 AM IST
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