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There are 218 names on the board. There was briefly a
bit ropey, but it recovered well. Looking forward to the Iftikhar chacha memes
and “Shadab Khan is a batter” think pieces after 91 runs in the last
10 innings. Afghanistan is winning 7-0. Seven defeats, but seventy distinct
methods of snatching triumph from the jaws of defeat. Yes, they defeated
England, but every World Cup features one or two surprises. never three. It
adds some colour and some rays of hope.
Anyway, Shaheen Afridi is here and he is the best
person to handle this. Mr. Mojo is on the rise, back in the wickets and in
form. From the previous games, the pace has gotten faster. Finally, he’s likely
to take a few early wickets, and Afghanistan’s batting depends entirely on
those early dismissals. Once you get beyond them, the game is over.
that first over, bowl. searching for That First Over
once more. starts out too straight, as he has been doing for some time. Fine
leg four down. lengths are corrected momentarily. but resumes in full, this
time with the outer off. Another four. Loosener. All is well.
Hasan Ali bowls a trio of tight balls. reliable
disciplines. Next two balls have too much width; two fours. Disciplines that
aren’t very good. All is well, though. quite early.
The eleventh is now finished. No wickets, but Chennai
is there. It’s spin to win. When Afghanistan deployed their quartet of spinners
earlier, it was spinning. Usama Mir is starting. I know it’s impossible, but
try to forget that Bangalore drop instead of your name. He had some good
bowling against Australia. The ball was spun, sometimes producing more degrees
of turn in a single ball than Shadab and Mohammad Nawaz had produced
collectively the month prior. He is a fantastic fit for this pitch.
Drink now. Afghanistan 105, no defeat. Five bowlers
have been employed by Pakistan. But are you aware of what that means? Boys and
girls, Ifti Chacha is in the home. His day has come. He has occasionally bowled
brief spells and hasn’t performed horribly. In 367 innings played against
Australia, he went 8-0-37-0. Along with not sweating in Chennai, it ranks
highly.
130 to 0 for Afghanistan. utilised all bowlers. Not an
unrecoverable condition in life, but a little scary, like your five-year-old
repeating a swear word they overheard you use. Dear, I said “shucks.”
After a half-inning, Pakistan are, in any case, far more proficient with the
ball. Against Sri Lanka, it was yanked back. considerably more forcefully
against Australia. This is the starting point.
Here we go now that Shaheen is back. A first-ball
wicket. A steepler Usama has held at third man is an even greater indication.
It turns around here. Pakistan’s march continues despite an imminent shoddy,
ineffective victory. Congratulations, Afghanistan.
Was that what you saw when Hasan turned around? You
did see, right? I’m not having a dream. Ball took action. moulded into. A clue.
Reverse? One more wicket. 90 or so more to obtain. So this is how things will
proceed, I see. It’s taken some time to get here, but now you’re there. We’ll
disguise the collapse as Haal and reverse to take them home. only four runs in
two overs, one maiden. Even Athers is urging it towards reality by discussing
it on the air. Pakistan is going to surprise everyone.
Since that six, there have been eight lightning-quick
bowling changes in ten overs, and now Afghanistan has taken 19 from two overs
with just one boundary. The score has gone from 54 off 48 to 35 off 36 to 19
off 24. Who’s got this under control?
This is in Afghanistan’s hands. They’ve got this since
the first ball.