In the first phase of the Asia Cup 2023, a new controversy arose after Afghanistan’s defeat in the crucial Group B match.
Jonathan Trott has blasted the calculation given to Afghanistan to qualify for the Super Four stage.
Afghanistan cricket team head coach Jonathan Trott said in a press conference after the match at Gaddafi Stadium that we were not told any other calculation than 37.1 overs.
He said that he did not know that he could complete the game in 38 overs by hitting a six.
“We could have performed better in the tournament,” Jonathan Trott said. Disappointed to be eliminated from the tournament.
The head coach of Afghanistan cricket team said that we have to overcome our mistakes.
It should be noted that in the sixth match of the third and first stage of the Asia Cup Group B, Sri Lanka qualified for the Super Four stage by defeating Afghanistan by 2 runs after a sensational match.
Sri Lanka’s target of 292 runs was to be achieved on the first ball of the 38th over for Afghanistan to qualify for the next round.
When 3 runs were needed off the first ball of the 38th over, Mujeebur Rahman was caught out trying to play a high shot.
Not only this, but Afghanistan had another chance to qualify for the Super Four when they had to hit a six or four after leveling the score in 37.4 overs, when Sri Lankan bowler Dhananjaya de Silva used his experience. The last Afghan batsman, Fazlul Haq Farooqui, was dismissed.
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