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Afghanistan vs Scotland Highlights, T20 World Cup 2021: Mujeeb, Rashid star as Afghanistan crush Scotland by 130 runs

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 25, 2021, 23:07:04 IST

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Afghanistan vs Scotland Highlights, T20 World Cup 2021: Mujeeb, Rashid star as Afghanistan crush Scotland by 130 runs

Defending 190, Mujeeb Ur Rahman (5/20) and Rashid Khan (4/9) bundled out Scotland for just 60 in 10.2 overs to register a commanding 130-run victory in Sharjah. Opting to bat first, Afghanistan batters fired in unison to power Afghanistan to their highest total in T20 World Cups, posting 190 for 4. Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live cricket score updates of 2021 T20 World Cup match between Afghanistan and Scotland.

19:25 (IST) Oct 25

Time for national anthems: First up Scotland's anthem, followed by Afghanistan's.

19:11 (IST) Oct 25

Scotland Playing XI

George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer (c), Matthew Cross (w), Richie Berrington, Calum MacLeod, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Josh Davey, Safyaan Sharif, Bradley Wheal

19:10 (IST) Oct 25

Afghanistan Playing XI

Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (w), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Asghar Afghan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

19:10 (IST) Oct 25

Very happy with that, we were gonna bowl first. Even in the IPL we saw chasing teams having that advantage so really happy. The boys got a chance to enjoy themselves, but in our mind we believe that we can make it through that group stage and be really privileged to be here. We haven't made any changes. The team has been performing well and at the moment we are comfortable sticking to the same team (that did well in the group stages).

Scotland skipper Kyle Coetzer

19:08 (IST) Oct 25

We will bat first. The wicket is dry so we will try to put runs on the board and defend it. The pitch looks good for batting and we will try to restrict them.

Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi after winning the toss

19:03 (IST) Oct 25

TOSS | Afghanistan opt to bat

Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi wins the toss, opts to bat against Scotland in Group 2 match.

18:58 (IST) Oct 25

Pitch Report

"A high scoring game yesterday. The surface today has a few patches of brown, and the other aspect on this pitch is dimensions so you expect the batsmen to target the shorter side. It's not just about the pitch, but it's also about match-ups." -- Anjum Chopra and Bazid Khan

18:51 (IST) Oct 25

Toss coming up in 10 minutes!

18:44 (IST) Oct 25

In the first round of the tournament, only Sri Lanka (11) picked more wickets than Scotland in the powerplay. No other side had a better economy rate than Scotland in powerplay (5.39). Also, their 12 wickets at the death was the most by any side.

18:33 (IST) Oct 25

Since the last ICC T20 World Cup in 2016, Afghanistan have the best success rate among Full Member sides, winning 29 of the 36 matches, including series wins against West Indies and Bangladesh.

18:23 (IST) Oct 25

Head to Head: Afghanistan 6 - Scotland 0

It's been more than five years since the two teams last played against each other.

18:16 (IST) Oct 25

It'll be a challenge against all their spinners. I think everyone understands the attack that Afghanistan have got with three world-class spinners in there. Like all the top-class teams that you play against, if you let the bowlers just bowl at you, their skills will be too good for you over a period, so I think you have to find a method of putting the pressure back on them. I think the good thing of having the first round is that we've come in with confidence. It'll be Afghanistan's first game in the tournament, and we can also go in there and put some pressure on them.

Scotland batsman Calum MacLeod

18:08 (IST) Oct 25

Experienced Scotland batsman Calum MacLeod said his side were wary of the Afghan bowling. MacLeod said that having had to play three qualifying games in the last week in Oman could work to Scotland's advantage.

18:01 (IST) Oct 25

Afghanistan and Scotland are in Group 2 with India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Namibia.

17:56 (IST) Oct 25

I think it's for those cricketers playing cricket all over the world, especially five, six, seven players are playing different franchise cricket from last six months. We are playing a lot of cricket in UAE and we know the conditions. Everyone back home is thinking that Afghanistan have the best team in these conditions. And our team is confident, we already targeted most of the teams in our group.

Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi

17:45 (IST) Oct 25

Afghanistan's success in T20 is built on their big-hitting batting and the spin bowling of their 'Big Three', Khan, Nabi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman. In all, eight of their 15-man World Cup squad have experience of playing professional T20 cricket in other countries.

17:35 (IST) Oct 25

Afghanistan are only a second-tier 'associate nation' but their strength in T20 allowed them to qualify direcly for the main group stage while full Test nations Bangladesh and Sri Lanka had to battle through the first round. Skipper Nabi said Afghanistan hope to be promoted to elite.

17:27 (IST) Oct 25

I think we are going to make a few upsets. I don't see why not. We've done it before. We've beaten the best ODI team (England) in the world, we've beaten Bangladesh just there. I think we're on a really good run of form. Teams won't take us lightly. Yeah, they should be worried about Scotland. We're in a great run of form and we've got a lot of momentum going forward, so yeah.

Scotland spinner Mark Watt

17:19 (IST) Oct 25

The new ball duo of Bradley Wheal and Josh Davey has been impressive for Scotland while left-arm spinner Mark Watt has been effective in the middle overs. Watt made it amply clear post the win against Oman that Scotland are going into Super 12s with an aim to create a few upsets.

17:09 (IST) Oct 25

Scotland are high on confidence

Afghanistan opponents, Scotland, are high on confidence after winning all their matches in the first round, including a famous win over Bangladesh. Scotland showed their character against the sixth-ranked Bangladesh as they came from an almost hopeless situation to stun their seasoned opponents.

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Afghanistan vs Scotland Highlights, T20 World Cup 2021: Mujeeb, Rashid star as Afghanistan crush Scotland by 130 runs

Scotland skipper Kyle Coetzer

Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi after winning the toss

Scotland batsman Calum MacLeod

Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi

Scotland spinner Mark Watt

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Venue

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

AFG PLAYING XI

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