Ibrahim Zadran on Man of The Match vs PAK: The Afghanistan team, which created a sensation after the explosive win against Pakistan by 8 wickets, has made the second major upset in this World Cup. Afghanistan, which created a sensation by defeating the defending champion England, while continuing its brilliant performance, has shown that now the picture The rest is left, my friend. This is Afghanistan’s first win against Pakistan in One Day International cricket. With this he has four points in five matches. Pakistan also has the same number of points but its third consecutive defeat has dealt a blow to its chances of reaching the semi-finals.
Man of the Match Ibrahim Zadran
Zadran said after the match, “I am feeling very happy for myself and for my country. I want to dedicate this Man of the Match award to those who are sent back from Pakistan to Afghanistan. I am positive minded. And wanted to go there with intention and that’s what I did. We (Gurbaz) and I have played a lot of cricket with each other. We have good communication while running between the wickets because we have been together since Under-16 days. Playing. The way Gurbaz supported me in the opening partnership helped me and we turned the match in our favor. I am feeling very good for myself and my country.
I dedicate this MoM award to Afghan Refugees who were forced to leave Pakistan – Ibrahim Zadran#PAKvsAFG #AFGvsPAK #WorldCup2023 pic.twitter.com/FshePTWgWn
— Ravi Kaushik (@RaviKaushik99) October 23, 2023
Afghanistan had a target of 283 runs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65 runs on 53 balls) and Ibrahim Zadran (87 runs on 113 balls) gave a great start to Afghanistan by adding 130 runs for the first wicket.
After this, Rahmat Shah (77 not out on 84 balls) and captain Hasmatullah Shahidi (48 not out on 45 balls) made an unbroken partnership of 96 runs for the third wicket, due to which Afghanistan won by scoring 286 runs for 2 wickets in 49 overs.