The games got on the way today in St. Lucia. First up was Afghanistan against India. It's the first appearance for Afghanistan in an international tournament of this stature and they have been well received both on the field of play and by the crowd. Their first match was against India. Batting first they showed courage in the face of the pace attack and did reasonably well to make 115 runs.
The pressure was really on India to make sure that they were not upstaged by the minows of cricket and they did so in fine style with captain Dhoni knocking home the winning runs in fine style.
Like the other associate teams that have been show cased in the past, (Ireland and Kenya in particular) Afghanistan shows promise as a future team to be reckoned with
Saturday, May 1, 2010
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