Hong Kong vs Afghanistan, 5th Match, First Round Group A at Chattogram, Mar 18 2014 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

5th Match, First Round Group A (D/N), Chattogram, March 18, 2014, World T20

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Hong Kong

153/8

Afghanistan

(18/20 ov, T:154) 154/3

Afghanistan won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Mohammad Shahzad

, AFG

68 (53)

Shafiqullah smashed 51 off just 24 balls•Mar 18, 2014•AFP

Mohammad Shahzad tries to swat one away, Afghanistan v Hong Kong, World T20, Group A, Chittagong, March 18, 2014

Mohammad Shahzad tries to swat one away•Mar 18, 2014•AFP

Gulbadin Naib gets under the ball in the outfield, Afghanistan v Hong Kong, World T20, Group A, Chittagong, March 18, 2014

Gulbadin Naib gets under the ball in the outfield•Mar 18, 2014•ICC

Mark Chapman top scored for Hong Kong with 38, Afghanistan v Hong Kong, World T20, Group A, Chittagong, March 18, 2014

Mark Chapman top scored for Hong Kong with 38•Mar 18, 2014•ICC

Mark Chapman gets hit on the grill of his helmet, Afghanistan v Hong Kong, World T20, Group A, Chittagong, March 18, 2014

Mark Chapman gets hit on the grill of his helmet•Mar 18, 2014•AFP

Jamie Atkinson muscles the ball through the off side, Afghanistan v Hong Kong, World T20, Group A, Chittagong, March 18, 2014

Jamie Atkinson muscles the ball through the off side•Mar 18, 2014•AFP

Aizaz Khan drops a sitter, Afghanistan v Hong Kong, World T20, Group A, Chittagong, March 18, 2014

Aizaz Khan drops a sitter•Mar 18, 2014•ICC

Mohammad Shahzad goes for the slog•Mar 18, 2014•AFP

Mark Chapman loses his leg stump to Dawlat Zadran, Afghanistan v Hong Kong, World T20, Group A, Chittagong, March 18, 2014

Mark Chapman loses his leg stump to Dawlat Zadran•Mar 18, 2014•AFP

Mohammad Nabi celebrates a wicket with his team-mates, Afghanistan v Hong Kong, World T20, Group A, Chittagong, March 18, 2014

Mohammad Nabi celebrates a wicket with his team-mates•Mar 18, 2014•AFP

Shapoor Zadran celebrates with team-mates after dismissing Irfan Ahmed, Afghanistan v Hong Kong, World T20, Group A, Chittagong, March 18, 2014

Shapoor Zadran celebrates with team-mates after dismissing Irfan Ahmed•Mar 18, 2014•AFP

Irfan Ahmed was out for a second duck in as many games, Afghanistan v Hong Kong, World T20, Group A, Chittagong, March 18, 2014

Irfan Ahmed was out for a second duck in as many games•Mar 18, 2014•AFP

Match Coverage

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'Dropped catches cost us' - Burke

Hong Kong dropped three catches, and their coach Charlie Burke said those misses proved crucial to Afghanistan beating them by seven wickets

Chapman's no-fear cricket

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Shahzad, Shafiqullah power Afghanistan to seven-wicket win

Mohammad Shahzad, Afghanistan's most prolific Twenty20 batsman, came back to form when it mattered to power his team to a seven-wicket win over Hong Kong

Afghanistan focused on keeping slim chances alive

It is a mark of how intently Afghanistan have focused on beating sides above them in the global pecking order that their captain, Mohammad Nabi, was unaware that his team would notch a first World T20 win if they overcome Hong Kong on Tuesday

Reputations at stake for Afghanistan, Hong Kong

After illusion-shattering defeats in their opening games, Afghanistan and Hong Kong must get back to the more prosaic business of preserving reputations and dignity

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Afghanistan Innings

Player Name		R	B
Najeeb Tarakai	caught	7	6
Mohammad Shahzad	caught	68	53
Asghar Afghan	caught	13	21
Shafiqullah	not out	51	24
Mohammad Nabi	not out	6	5
Extras	(lb 1, nb 1, w 7)
Total	154(3 wkts; 18 ovs)

Player Name	O	R	W	Econ
Tanwir Afzal	3	19	1	6.33
Haseeb Amjad	4	35	1	8.75
Nadeem Ahmed	3	22	0	7.33
Irfan Ahmed	3	15	0	5
Nizakat Khan	2	23	0	11.5
Aizaz Khan	3	39	1	13 (1 nb)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	14	Mohammad Shahzad	Najeeb Tarakai
2nd	55	Asghar Afghan	Mohammad Shahzad
3rd	47	Shafiqullah	Mohammad Shahzad
4th	38	Mohammad Nabi	Shafiqullah

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World T20

First Round Group A

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
BAN	3	2	1	4	1.466
NEP	3	2	1	4	0.933
AFG	3	1	2	2	-0.981
HKG	3	1	2	2	-1.455

First Round Group B

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NED	3	2	1	4	1.109
ZIM	3	2	1	4	0.957
IRE	3	2	1	4	-0.701
UAE	3	0	3	0	-1.541

Group 1

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	4	3	1	6	2.233
SA	4	3	1	6	0.075
NZ	4	2	2	4	-0.678
ENG	4	1	3	2	-0.776
NED	4	1	3	2	-0.866

Group 2

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
IND	4	4	0	8	1.280
WI	4	3	1	6	1.971
PAK	4	2	2	4	-0.384
AUS	4	1	3	2	-0.857
BAN	4	0	4	0	-2.072

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