At the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad, on Friday, Afghanistan won the toss and chose to put Papua New Guinea into bat. They then knocked them out for a meager 95 runs in 19.5 overs.
PNG made a disastrous start to their innings, losing 17-4 in the fourth over, severely hurting their chances of amassing a substantial score.
Fazalhaq Farooqi, an Afghan bowler, distinguished himself for his team with impressive stats of 3-16 in four overs.
With 27 runs in 32 balls, Kiplin Doriga, the wicketkeeper-batter, recorded the best score for PNG.
Afghanistan will advance to the tournament’s Super 8 stage if they win tonight.
