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Mon 12 Aug 2013
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| 2013-08-12
Afghanistan dominate limited overs series
Helge Schutz
AFGHANISTAN beat Namibia by five wickets in their 50-over World Cricket League Championship match yesterday to complete a comfortable 2-0 victory in the series.
As in their first match on Friday, Afghanistan dominated all departments of the game and eased to victory with 18 overs remaining.
Namibia won the toss and got off to a good start as Xander Pitchers and Raymond van Schor put on 51 for the first wicket, before Van Schoor was out for 23.
Pitchers (57 off 66 balls) and Craig Williams (1), were out in quick succession, but Stephen Baard and Sarel Burger put on 70 runs for the fourth wicket as Namibia reached 170 for three and looked set for a big total.
Afghanistan pace bowler Hamid Hassan however dismissed Baard for 67 and then ripped through Namibia’s middle order as they lost their last seven wickets for only 19 runs, to be all out for 193.
Hassan was Afghanistan’s best bowler and finished with four wickets for 32 runs off nine overs.
The target was never going to trouble Afghanistan and they got off to a good start as Mohammad Shahzad and Nawroz Mangal put on a century stand for the first wicket.
LP van der Westhuizen got the breakthrough, dismissing Shahzad for 62 off 64 balls, and when Nawroz Mangal (41) and Gulbadin Naib (1) were dismissed in quick succession, Namibia were still in with a chance with Afghanistan’s total at 110 for three wickets.
Karim Sadiq was out for 19 and Ashgar Stanikzai for 11 to give Namibia brief hope, but Afghanistan’s captain Mohammad Nabi took them to victory with a great knock. He scored 46 not out off 23 balls, and secured the victory with a massive six off Van der Westhuizen, as Afghanistan reached 199 fopr five wickets off only 31,4 overs.
LP van der Westhuizen was Namibia’s best bowler, taking two wickets for 45 runs, while Christi Viljoen, Bernard Scholtz and Sarel Burger each took one wicket.
Namibia lose by 190 runs
On Friday, Afghanistan thrashed Namibia by 190 runs in their first 50-over World Cricket League Championship match.
After scoring 289 for four wickets in their 50 overs, Afghanistan dismissed Namibia for a paltry 99 runs to seal an emphatic victory.
Namibia won the toss and sent Afghanistan in to bat, and although they got the early wicket of Mangal, dismissed for six of Jason Davidson’s bowling, the visitors soon took charge.
Namibia paid dearly for some poor fielding as Mohammad Shahzad, who was dropped on four off JJ Smit’s bowling, took centre stage.
He was joined by Karim Sadiq and the two put on 110 runs for the second wicket before Sadiq was bowled by Christi Viljoen for 50.
Shahzad kept the scoreboard moving with some quick singles and regular boundaries and went on to reach his century off 120 balls.
Mohammad Nabi joined him in a century partnership for the fourth wicket before Shahzad was bowled by LP van der Westhuizen for 113.
Nabi continued the onslaught, hitting four fours and five sixes as he reached 81 not out off only 45 balls, while Afganistan reached 289 for four wickets off their 50 overs.
Namibia’s batsmen could never maintain the run rate as they lost wickets at regular intervals. Xander Pitchers was dismissed for 11 and Raymond van Schoor for 17, while Stephen Baard top scored with 30.
The rest of the batting order collapsed to Afghanistan’s spin bowling, and particularly that of captain Nabi, who took five wickets for 12 runs off 8,1 overs, as the whole Namibian team was dismissed for 99 runs.
The two victories have put Afghanistan in a strong position to qualify directly for the 2015 World Cup as they are now level with the Netherlands and Scotland on 15 points. Ireland has already qualified but the second spot is still up for grabs and Afghanistan, the Netherlands and Scotland, and the UAE on 14 points will be fighting it out for the final qualifying spot.
Namibia are second last on the log on four points and out of contention for a direct spot, although they can still qualify at the final qualifying tournament in New Zealand in January next year.
As in their first match on Friday, Afghanistan dominated all departments of the game and eased to victory with 18 overs remaining.
Namibia won the toss and got off to a good start as Xander Pitchers and Raymond van Schor put on 51 for the first wicket, before Van Schoor was out for 23.
Pitchers (57 off 66 balls) and Craig Williams (1), were out in quick succession, but Stephen Baard and Sarel Burger put on 70 runs for the fourth wicket as Namibia reached 170 for three and looked set for a big total.
Afghanistan pace bowler Hamid Hassan however dismissed Baard for 67 and then ripped through Namibia’s middle order as they lost their last seven wickets for only 19 runs, to be all out for 193.
Hassan was Afghanistan’s best bowler and finished with four wickets for 32 runs off nine overs.
The target was never going to trouble Afghanistan and they got off to a good start as Mohammad Shahzad and Nawroz Mangal put on a century stand for the first wicket.
LP van der Westhuizen got the breakthrough, dismissing Shahzad for 62 off 64 balls, and when Nawroz Mangal (41) and Gulbadin Naib (1) were dismissed in quick succession, Namibia were still in with a chance with Afghanistan’s total at 110 for three wickets.
Karim Sadiq was out for 19 and Ashgar Stanikzai for 11 to give Namibia brief hope, but Afghanistan’s captain Mohammad Nabi took them to victory with a great knock. He scored 46 not out off 23 balls, and secured the victory with a massive six off Van der Westhuizen, as Afghanistan reached 199 fopr five wickets off only 31,4 overs.
LP van der Westhuizen was Namibia’s best bowler, taking two wickets for 45 runs, while Christi Viljoen, Bernard Scholtz and Sarel Burger each took one wicket.
Namibia lose by 190 runs
On Friday, Afghanistan thrashed Namibia by 190 runs in their first 50-over World Cricket League Championship match.
After scoring 289 for four wickets in their 50 overs, Afghanistan dismissed Namibia for a paltry 99 runs to seal an emphatic victory.
Namibia won the toss and sent Afghanistan in to bat, and although they got the early wicket of Mangal, dismissed for six of Jason Davidson’s bowling, the visitors soon took charge.
Namibia paid dearly for some poor fielding as Mohammad Shahzad, who was dropped on four off JJ Smit’s bowling, took centre stage.
He was joined by Karim Sadiq and the two put on 110 runs for the second wicket before Sadiq was bowled by Christi Viljoen for 50.
Shahzad kept the scoreboard moving with some quick singles and regular boundaries and went on to reach his century off 120 balls.
Mohammad Nabi joined him in a century partnership for the fourth wicket before Shahzad was bowled by LP van der Westhuizen for 113.
Nabi continued the onslaught, hitting four fours and five sixes as he reached 81 not out off only 45 balls, while Afganistan reached 289 for four wickets off their 50 overs.
Namibia’s batsmen could never maintain the run rate as they lost wickets at regular intervals. Xander Pitchers was dismissed for 11 and Raymond van Schoor for 17, while Stephen Baard top scored with 30.
The rest of the batting order collapsed to Afghanistan’s spin bowling, and particularly that of captain Nabi, who took five wickets for 12 runs off 8,1 overs, as the whole Namibian team was dismissed for 99 runs.
The two victories have put Afghanistan in a strong position to qualify directly for the 2015 World Cup as they are now level with the Netherlands and Scotland on 15 points. Ireland has already qualified but the second spot is still up for grabs and Afghanistan, the Netherlands and Scotland, and the UAE on 14 points will be fighting it out for the final qualifying spot.
Namibia are second last on the log on four points and out of contention for a direct spot, although they can still qualify at the final qualifying tournament in New Zealand in January next year.
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