NEW DELHI: Afghanistan pacer Azmatullah Omarzai got here up with two gorgeous back-to-back deliveries to rattle Australia‘s chase throughout an ODI World Cup match on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Azmatullah removed opener David Warner (18 of 29 balls) and wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis (0) to offer denting blows to Australia who have been chasing the 292-run goal set by Afghanistan in a vital encounter.The incident occurred within the ninth over of the innings when Azmatullah first cleaned up Warner together with his inswinging supply that sneaked via between bat and pad to uproot the off stump. He did not cease there as he got here up with one other effective ball and this time an ideal outswinger for a right-handed Inglis, who performed it away from the physique and located a thick edge which went straight to Ibrahim Zadran at first slip.
Azmatullah removed opener David Warner (18 of 29 balls) and wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis (0) to offer denting blows to Australia who have been chasing the 292-run goal set by Afghanistan in a vital encounter.The incident occurred within the ninth over of the innings when Azmatullah first cleaned up Warner together with his inswinging supply that sneaked via between bat and pad to uproot the off stump. He did not cease there as he got here up with one other effective ball and this time an ideal outswinger for a right-handed Inglis, who performed it away from the physique and located a thick edge which went straight to Ibrahim Zadran at first slip.
Aussies, who have been struggling at 49/2 after eight overs, decreased to 49/four very quickly.
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Earlier, centurion Zadran performed via the complete innings with an unbeaten 129 from 143 balls guiding Afghanistan to their highest-ever World Cup rating of 291 for 5.
The 21-year-old Zadran reached his century in 131 balls, hitting seven fours, marking his fifth one-day worldwide century in 27 video games. Zadran additionally grew to become the primary Afghan participant to attain a century within the historical past of the World Cup.
