AFG VS CAN: Afghanistan smash 201 against Canada in 39th T20 World Cup clash

COLOMBO: In the 39th clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Afghanistan posted a huge 201 against Canada thanks to Ibrahim Zadran’s unbeaten 95 off 56 balls.

Canada now have a mountain to climb, chasing 202 runs as Rashid Khan’s team dominated with the bat tonight.

Earlier, Canada won the toss and chose to field, hoping to keep Afghanistan under control, but things went totally out of hand for them.

Afghanistan innings

Opening with Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran, Afghanistan started aggressively. Rahmanullah made 30 off 20 balls with 5 boundaries, while Ibrahim completely stole the show, smashing 95 runs with 7 boundaries and 5 sixes.

After Rahmanullah got out, Gulbadin Naib couldn’t do much and was cleaned up by Jaskaran Singh. Sediqullah Atal came in and scored 44 off 32 balls with 2 sixes and 2 boundaries, Azmatullah Omarzai added 13 off 7 balls with a six and Darwish Abdul Rasooli chipped in 4 runs off 4 balls. With their combined effort and 13 extras conceded by Canada, Afghanistan finished at 201.

Canada’s chase

Canada are now at the crease, 45 for 4 in 8 overs. Not the best start but anything can happen in T20s. They’ll need calm heads and smart batting to even think about chasing this massive total in this AFG VS CAN clash.