The Afghanistan national cricket team continued to take giant strides in international cricket, when on Friday, they beat Ireland by 10 wickets in the final of inaugural Desert T20 tournament in Dubai last night. The 8-team tournament, which saw associate nations compete for the title in the matches being played in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, finally got its maiden winner in Afghanistan, who remained unbeaten throughout the competition and were aptly crowned as the champions. Mohammad Nabi (4 for 10) and Mohammad Shahzad were the chief contributors in the win. Shahzad became the first batsman to score fifties in two separate T20ls. Amir Hamza, Karim Janat, and Fareed Ahmad too played their part by chipping in with 2 wickets each. With both bat and ball, Nabi has been one of Afghanistan’s most consistent performers over the course of the eight-team tournament, and he proved again why he is the lynchpin in the Afghanistan team with a stunning spell.
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