Watch the highlights of Afghanistan vs PNG 29th Match ICC T20 World Cup 2024 - ICC World Twenty20 International tournament of the 29th T20I match played between Papua New Guinea and Afghanistan at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad in 13th June 2024.
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| Fazalhaq Farooqi celebrates a wicket with his team-mates © ICC via Getty Images |
Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naveen-ul-Haq's combined 5-wickets before A superb unbeaten 49 by Gulbadin Naib steers to Afghanistan convincing seven-wicket victory over PNG and storm into the Super Eights in a low-scoring game of the 29th match of a T20 World Cup.
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* Afghanistan into Super Eights, on the other hand New Zealand have been knocked out in the tournament.
PNG bundled out for 95 in 19.5 overs with top scorer by Kiplin Doriga cracked a 27 off 32-balls including two boundaries.
Alei Nao hit 13 off 19-balls including 2-fours and Tony Ura scored 11 off 18-balls included a boundary.
Afghanistan best bowler by Fazalhaq Farooqi picked up 3-wickets, Naveen-ul-Haq captured two-wickets for 4-runs in 2.5-overs and Noor Ahmad took one-wicket.
Afghanistan chased 101-3 in 15.1 overs with top scorer by Gulbadin Naib blasted a unbeaten 49 off 36-balls including 4-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 136.11.
Mohammad Nabi hit a unbeaten 16 off 23-balls including a boundary, Azmatullah Omarzai scored 13 off 18-balls included a boundary and Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit 11 off 7-balls contained one-six & a six with strike rate of 157.14.
Fazalhaq Farooqi named Player of the match for his brilliant bowling performance to picked up 3-wickets for 16-runs in 4-overs with economy rate of 4.
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