Having missed out on their batting innings in the warmup game against Oman, Afghanistan made the most of their encounter against Scotland.
After a good outing with the bat, the Afghanistan bowlers picked regular wickets and handed the side a solid 55-run win.
All-rounder Gulbadin Naib sent in to open with Rahmanullah Gurbaz helped Afghanistan off to a blistering start.
He hit 20 runs off the second over of the innings, hitting two fours and two sixes against Brandon McMullen.
Even as Omarzai added stability to the innings, Naib continued going for his shots and Afghanistan looked set for a big total.
Having missed out on their batting innings in the warmup game against Oman, Afghanistan made the most of their encounter against Scotland. After a good outing with the bat, the Afghanistan bowlers picked regular wickets and handed the side a solid 55-run win.
Afghanistan elected to bat first in good conditions at the Port of Spain in Trinidad.
All-rounder Gulbadin Naib sent in to open with Rahmanullah Gurbaz helped Afghanistan off to a blistering start. He hit 20 runs off the second over of the innings, hitting two fours and two sixes against Brandon McMullen. Gurbaz and later Ibrahim Zadran tried to match Naib’s hitting prowess but fell to attacking shots within the first powerplay.
There was no stopping Naib as he reached his fifty off just 21 balls in the sixth over. Even as Omarzai added stability to the innings, Naib continued going for his shots and Afghanistan looked set for a big total. However, after hitting 11 boundaries inclusive of six sixes, Naib was dismissed in the 10th over when he drove a ball straight into the hands of Scotland skipper Richie Berrington off the bowling of Chris Greaves.
