Zimbabwe showed plenty of fight and character against Afghanistan in the first T20I of the series. Brian Bennett, Richard Ngarava and Tashinga Musekiwa were the architects of Zimbabwe's last-ball win in Harare. This is Zimbabwe's first win over Afghanistan in T20Is since September 20, 2019.
Mohammad Nabi has served Afghanistan cricket as a prolific allrounder. He played a crucial role in helping Afghanistan draw first blood against Bangladesh in the ODI series opener at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday (November 6).
Afghanistan's star leg-spinner tied the knot in a grand ceremony in Kabul. Rashid Khan was last seen in action in Afghanistan's three-match ODI series against South Africa in the United Arab Emirates in Septemeber.
Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has been rewarded with the top spot in the ICC rankings for all-rounders in T20Is amid a superb showing with both bat and ball in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Stoinis is the only batter with more than 150 runs and strike rate in excess of 190 in the tournament.
Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has struggled to impress in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 with a bat but has been in great form with a ball with five wickets in two matches so far. Hardik jumped to eighth place in the points table in the latest ICC T20I all-rounder rankings on Wednesday.
Mohammad Nabi was awarded the Player of the Match (POTM) honour for his stupendous all-round effort. The 39-year-old veteran scored 48 runs and bagged a five-for to ensure Afgahnistan's series win over the Irish.
Shakib Al Hasan is the most prolific allrounder for Bangladesh across the three formats. The 36-year-old has been serving Bangladesh cricket for the last 17 years.
Pakistan and Afghanistan are engaged in an intriguing contest at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai at the moment. Pakistan have already lost two games on the trot and if they suffer another loss then it can have a detrimental effect on their ongoing World Cup campaign.
In the message, Nabi also mentioned the difference in his views and the selection committee led to an imbalance in the team.
On a night when SRH bowlers were taken to the cleaners by Ishan Kishan (84 runs of 32 balls) and Suryakumar Yadav (82 off 40), the Afghan all-rounder took five crucial catches while MI piled up 235/9.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have confirmed that both players will be available for the UAE leg of the Indian Premier League from September.
Subject to approval by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), Nabi will remain with Northamptonshire for the entirety of the 2021 Blast group stages, as well for the quarter-final.
BBL 10 will start with the tournament opener between Adelaide Strikers and Renegades on December 3 at the Adelaide Oval.
Both teams will be looking to open their account in IPL 2020 having lost their opener. While SRH lost to RCB at the same venue earlier this week, KKR were thrashed comprehensively by defending champions Mumbai Indians.
Afghanistan duo Rashid and Mohammad Nabi joined the team in Dubai after their stint in the Caribbean Premier League in the West Indies.
Mohammad Nabi took five wickets, while conceding only 15 runs as St Lucia Zouks defeated St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by six wickets.
Nabi is currently playing for St Lucia Zouks while Rashid is playing for Barbados Tridents in the CPL.
The 35-year-old is among four new members who have replaced the outgoing members of Afghanistan Cricket Board's nine-member panel.
Nabi also selected his Sunrisers Hyderabad teammate Kane Williamson as his favourite teammate from the franchise.
Top Afghanistan cricketers like Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi have returned to training on Sunday.
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