Najibullah Zadran News

A young Afghan side with an average age of just 25 have vowed to give audiences back home rare cause for jubilation at the T20 World Cup after a breakthrough performance at the 50-over showpiece.

Ind vs Afg match today: Team India will be taking on Afghanistan in the first T20I of the three-match series on Thursday in Mohali.

Middle-order batter Najibullah Zadran returned to Afghanistan's 17-man squad on Sunday ahead of the Asia Cup after recovering from a knee injury.

In the 11th over of Afghanistan's chase, Zadran was hit on his chin by Ihsanullah's nasty bouncer.

In the 15th over, Shanaka played a lofted shot on Mujeeb Ur Rehman's delivery and it was looking like an obvious boundary. But to surprise, it was Najibullah's superb effort at the boundary line, which converted a sure-shot six into a wicket.

Asia Cup 2022: Soon after Najibullah Zadran hit the winning six against Bangladesh, the entire Afghanistan dressing room erupted in joy.

Bangladesh stifled Afghanistan in the run chase before Najibullah Zadran's belligerent 43 not out off 17 balls, comprising six sixes, got his team over the line in 18.3 overs.

Afghanistan produced a dominating display of power-hitting before Mujeeb Ur Rahman ripped apart the rival batting line-up with his five-wicket haul as the strife-torn Asian nation routed Scotland by 130 runs in a Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup.

Andy Balbirnie hit eight sixes and eight fours to set up the morale-boosting win that levelled the five match one-day series 1-1.

All-rounder Mohammad Nabi was adjudged the player of the match for his all-round performance.