ODI World Cup 2023: Flop XI of second week
Let’s have a look at the non-performing XI of the marquee tournament’s second week.
4. Hashmatullah Shahidi
Hashmatullah Shahidi, the Afghanistan skipper, will have to perform efficiently to help his team leave an impact in this tournament. Batting in the middle order, he has failed to reinforce his side consistently. Against India, he played a fine 80-run knock of 88 deliveries but following that innings, he didn’t score big runs in the important games against England and New Zealand.
The Afghan side won its first World Cup game in eight years, beating England by 69 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Rahmanullah Gurbaz looked spectacular in this game, playing a rapid 80-run knock off 57 balls. On the other hand, Shahidi failed to be responsible with his bat, scoring only 14 off 36.
Against New Zealand, Afghanistan didn’t get success in chasing 289 runs in Chennai. The early fall of the openers Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran happened in the match and with their departure, eyes were set on Shahidi but the captain also joined his junior colleagues at the dugout after scoring only eight runs in 29 deliveries.
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