Published: Mar 23, 2016, 03:15 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 23, 2016, 03:13 PM (IST)
England take on Afghanistan in the Super 10 Group 2, Match 24 of the ongoing ICC World T20 2016 at Feroz Shah Kotla on Wednesday, as the live cricket streaming of the match can be enjoyed on starsports.com, while the live telecast of the match is available on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports HD1, along with hindi commentary on Star Sports 3 and Star Sports HD3. It is the third fixture of both the sides, England and Afghanistan. While England have a win and a loss, Afghanistan have lost both their matches and with that their World T20 campaign has more or less ended. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: England vs Afghanistan, Match 24, ICC World T20 2016 at Delhi
Despite losing both the fixtures, Afghanistan have impressed the cricket fraternity for showing some competitive cricket against the higher-ranked sides like Sri Lanka and South Africa. Afghanistan almost won the match against the Lankans before Tillakaratne Dilshan took charge and led his side to a six-wicket victory with seven balls remaining while chasing down Afghanistan’s 154. LIVE CRICKET UPDATES: England vs Afghanistan, Match 24, ICC World T20 2016 at Delhi
The way Mohammad Shahzad went after the South African pace attack was mind-blowing. Although South Africa posted a huge total of 209, in reply the Afghans showed no pressure which was highly impressive. Afghanistan touched the first 50-run mark in no time and out of those runs, 44 belonged to the opener Shahzad.
A proud skipper, Stanikzai said he was proud that their efforts have been noticed and hoped it would act as a stepping stone for consistency. “A proud moment for us that we are getting praise from legends like Tendulka. Definitely we need support from the ICC. We are playing good cricket. If you see our recent performance we have beaten Zimbabwe in their own backyard and in the UAE,”he said.
