Player of the Match : Mohammad Shahzad (Afghanistan)
5th Match ICC World T20 2014 : Fifth match of ICC world t20 2014 was played between Afghanistan and Hong Kong at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong. Afghanistan made superb win over Hong Kong by 7 wickets when 12 balls spares to bowl. Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan was hero of the match as he smashed 68 important runs for Afghanistan to win the match.
Earlier, Hong Kong skipper won the toss and decided to bat first. Hong Kong lost Irfan Ahmed on very first ball of the match. Other middle order batsmen carry on Hong Kong inning well and in 20 overs they managed to put good score of 153 runs on board to achived for Afghanistan.
Afghanistan also lost Najeeb Tarakai (7) very early. But another opener Mohammad Shahzad played superb inning of 68 runs and put Afghanistan in winning position. In later part Shafiqullah did the rest and played fast inning of 51 runs of just 24 balls. Afghanistan registered win in 18 overs when 12 balls spares to bowl.
Finally, Afghanistan succedded to gain 2 points in points table tally of ICC World T20 2014. Mohammad Shahzad (Afghanistan) declared man of the match for his 68 runs. |