Afghanistan will take on Hong Kong in the sixth match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup 2016 at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur on Thursday.
Watch the live stream and videos here, here, here and live scores here, here. The twenty over match starts at 7:30 p.m. local time (2 p.m. GMT/9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT) on March 10.
Zimbabwe thrashed Hong Kong by 14 runs in the opening match of the global Twenty20 tournament on Tuesday. Batting first, the Hamilton Masakadza-led side made 158 for eight in 20 overs. Hong Kong, in reply, managed to score 144 in 20 overs, falling short by 14 runs.
Afghanistan beat Scotland by 14 runs in the second World T20 match on Tuesday night. Brilliant knocks by Mohammad Shahzad (61) and Asghar Stanikzai (55) guided Afghanistan to post a challenging total of 170. Scotland, in reply, managed to score 156 for five in 20 overs, falling short by 14 runs.
Afghan skipper Asghar Stanikzai said that the first World T20 win is very important for his side and will boost morale of players. "The opening partnership started well and our total was good as it was a slow wicket. The first win is very important for us. We need good line and length bowling in the first 10 overs," Stanikzai said.
The Probable Squads
Afghanistan: Asghar Stanikzai, Mohammad Shahzad, Noor Ali Zadran, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Sadiq, Shafiqullah, Rashid Khan, Amir Hamza, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Samiullah Shenwari, Najibullah Zadran, Hamid Hassan
Hong Kong: Tanwir Afzal, Mark Chapman, Haseeb Amjad, Nadeem Ahmed, James Atkinson, Tanwir Ahmed, Ryan Campbell, Waqas Barkat, Babar Hayat, Christopher Carter, Aizaz Khan, Nizakat Khan, Anshuman Rath, Waqas Khan, Kinchit Shah
India is hosting the sixth edition of World T20, which begins on March 8. Eight top ranking teams - India, Australia, South Africa, England, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, New Zealand and West Indies - have already booked their places in Super10, while, eight other teams - Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Oman, Zimbabwe, Hong Kong, Scotland, Netherlands and Ireland - will play each other in a qualifying round from March 8 to 13. Two teams out of eight will land a place in the Super10.
