Delhi: The match played between Afghanistan and Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore raged, due to which Australia made it to the semi -finals. Australia got one point from this canceled match, which scored a total of four points. Now South Africa will have to defeat England on Saturday to reach the semi -finals. However, even if South Africa loses, he will have to expect that there is not much difference of defeat.
It started raining after the completion of 12.5 overs of Australia’s innings during the match. Although the rain had stopped long ago, the umpires decided to cancel the match due to more water accumulation on the ground. By then, Australia had scored 109 runs losing 1 wicket.
The pair of Travis Head and Steve Smith were chasing the target of 274 runs given by Afghanistan and the team was seen in a strong position. Australia scored at a fast pace, while Afghanistan dripped important catch. Matthew Short was dismissed by Ajmatullah Omrajai.
Earlier, Afghanistan had scored 273 runs in 50 overs thanks to the brilliant half -centuries of Sedikullah Atal and Ajmatullah Omrajai, leading to a target of 274 runs for Australia.
Afghanistan’s semi -final expectations depend on England’s victory!
The path of Afghanistan reaching the semi -finals rests on England’s performance. If England bat first, he will have to defeat South Africa by a huge margin of at least 207 runs. At the same time, if England bats in the second innings, he will have to achieve the target within 11.1 overs (considering the score of 300 runs in the first innings). The important match between South Africa and England will be played in Karachi on 1 March.
Now it has to be seen how England handles this challenge and whether the expectations of Afghanistan’s semi -finals persist!
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