First EVER T20I BETWEEN PAKISTAN VS AFGHANISTAN TONIGHT AT 9 PM Afghanistan Impact Players: Muhammad Shehzad: Wicket keeper- batsman known for his power hitting …. Has an amazing strike rate of over 125 in T20Is Most career runs in T20I for Afghanistan: 587 runs with 77 being the highest also by any afghanistan player Nawroz Mangal: Nawroz Mangal was not Afghanistans first captain, but he has led the team to notable success since taking over the helm in 2007 and was in charge when the team became the first affiliate nation to gain ODI status at the 2009 World Cup Qualifiers, and when they qualified for the 2010 World Twenty20 tournament. A middle-order batsman, Mangal is not a stroke-maker but lends solidity to the middle order. Most Number of catches : equal on 11 with Muhamamd Nabi in this format Shapoor Zadran: • Afghanitsan premier fast bowler • Tall left arm pacer has played in 2 T20 World cups (2010 and 2012) • Favorite Bowler: Shoaib Akhter (watches him very closely) • Unique Characteristic: Gets angry when bowling Sami Ullah shinwari: • Afghanistan premier leg spinner • Has an economy under 6 in T20I with best 5 for 13 (best bowling figure for Afghanistan in T20 format) • Probably their best allrounder with strike rate of 120 in T20I cricket with 61 being his highest is a watchout Muhammad Nabi : (CAPTAIN AFGHANISTAN) Born in a refugee camp, Mohammad Nabi took up cricket at the age of 10 while living in such a camp in Peshawar. After honing his skills with endless sessions of tennis-ball cricket, he managed to begin training at Arshad Khans academy in Peshawar and on a tour of India caught Mike Gattings eye with a century against a visiting MCC side. That brought him more valuable experience with MCC, for whom he made his first-class debut, and he went on to play a major role in Afghanistans progress to the World Cup Qualifiers in South Africa in 2009. Nabi struck 58 against Scotland on one-day international debut and 102 in his first first-class game for Afghanistan, against a Zimbabwe XI. An offspinning allrounder, Nabi was the leading wicket-taker at the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers in 2010, picking up 13 wickets at 10.53 to play an important role in Afghanistans success in the tournament
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