Shoaib Akhtar on Afghanistan Victory: The Afghanistan team made a big upset in the tournament by defeating England by 8 runs. The England team is now out of the race for the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.
Shoaib Akhtar’s Strong Message to Afghanistan
after Afghanistan’s victory, former Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar reacted. Akhtar congratulated the Afghanistan team and also said that now the Afghanistan team has to go beyond the semi-finals and play the final and think about winning the title. Akhtar praised the Afghanistan team on his YouTube channel and congratulated them.
Rawalpindi Express Akhtar (Shoaib Akhtar on Afghanistan Victory) also told the Afghanistan team that now they have to defeat the Australian team. Akhtar said, “Many congratulations to Afghanistan, I am very happy, I am happy from the heart, and I was also telling Gulbadan that please we have to defeat England…he says Bhaisahab, don’t worry.
We will not leave them”. Akhtar further said, “I told him that we should not leave England. And now we should not leave Australia either. I was in Dubai, today I am very happy for Afghanistan. What a trick he has played… such a great team… I enjoyed it.” (Shoaib Akhtar on the Australia Team). The former Pakistani legend said, “Now you should not forget that you have to go beyond the semi-finals. You have to play to win the title now.
Your next match is very difficult. But remember, nothing is more difficult than your courage and strength, you are a brave heart and go and win. I have full faith in you and hope you will play well… wow, it was fun.”
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Afghanistan’s Road to the Next Round
Talking about the match, with the help of Ibrahim Zadran’s 177 runs and fast bowler Azmatullah Umarzai’s five wickets, Afghanistan defeated England by eight runs in a thrilling match on Wednesday and knocked them out of the Champions Trophy.
The England team has lost two matches and now it has to play against South Africa in the last league match of Group B, which has three points equal to Australia.
Afghanistan now has two points and will have to beat Australia in the last group match to reach the next round. In response to the target of 326 runs to win, England did not have a good start and lost two wickets for 30 runs. Umarzai took five important wickets for 58 runs and the entire England team was out for 317 runs with one ball remaining.
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