Afghanistan v Hong Kong, World T20, Group A, Chittagong: Shahzad, Shafiqullah power Afghanistan to seven-wicket win

Shahzad, Shafiqullah power Afghanistan to seven-wicket win
Shahzad, Shafiqullah power Afghanistan to seven-wicket win
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Mohammad Shahzad is Afghanistan’s most prolific Twenty20 batsman by a long way. His recent form had been quite poor, as scores of 7, 22, 0, 22 and 0 in his last five innings would indicate. He broke this peculiar streak by hammering 68 off 53 balls as Afghanistan rushed to a seven-wicket win over Hong Kong.The garnish on the win was provided by Shafiqullah, touted the T20 specialist by captain Mohammad Nabi. He blasted 24 runs off the 17th over, bowled by Aizaz Khan, and later helped himself to 11 off Haseeb Amjad in the following over to ensure Afghanistan won with two overs to spare. Hong Kong, who chose to bat after winning the toss, had set Afghanistan a target of 154… More to follow….. ESPN

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