Afghanistan cricket team has actually chalked out prepare for the entire Australian side and is not simply concentrated on Glenn Maxwell, captain Hashmatullah Shahidi stated ahead of their must-win Champions Trophy match scheduled to be held on Friday.Having knocked England out of the competition with a sensational eight-run win in Lahore on Wednesday, Afghanistan are now looking for to overcome Australia at the same place on Friday and book a semifinal berth.&& You believe we will come only to have fun with Maxwell? Do you think it will resemble that? We have prepared for entire Australian team, and I understand that he (Maxwell) played truly well in the 2023 World Cup, but that&& 's part of the& history, & Shahidi stated at the pre-match interview on Thursday.Chasing 292, Australia were gazing at a certain defeat after losing 7 wickets with less than 100 on the board, however then, Maxwell played among the best knocks in history of one-day cricket to steer his side into an unbelievable win, and days later on, the Aussies won a record-extending sixth World Cup.However, the Afghans exacted vengeance for that uncomfortable defeat with success versus Australia in the T20 World Cup a year later after Maxwell again threatened to take the game far from them.&& After that, we beat them in T20 World Cup, and we think about all opposition group.
We are not pertaining to the ground to plan on specific gamers.
We will attempt our best to come with the preparation, and we are not playing only Maxwell &-- we are playing Australia,& & Shahidi said.Wednesday & 's win was their 2nd in ODIs versus England after their stunning triumph in the 2023 World Cup in India.The triumph versus England stimulated wild celebrations in the Afghan capital of Kabul where fireworks were lit and streets were filled with joyous fans.Should Afghanistan surpass Australia, it will pave the way for their second succeeding entry into the semifinals of an ICC occasion in less than a year, following their motivating run in the T20 World Cup in the Americas in 2024.
Shahidi, however, is not reading much into the potential customers of semifinal appearance.&& I believe it will be a great game for cricket, and our focus will be to keep things easy and put on&& 't worry much about playing semifinal.
We will try to do our fundamentals well, and we will attempt to come to the ground with excellent preparation,& & Shahidi stated.
& Afghan individuals constantly cheer for us, as you saw (against England) in the ground.
There were a lot of our Afghan individuals.
Their support is always with us, and any place we go, they support us.
They are coming to the stadiums.&& And whenever we play video games like this, all Afghanistan, back home seeing from TV.
When we awaken, we will evaluate the opposition team and we will include good preparation.&& Cricket fans across the nation can see all Champions Trophy matches live on Ariana Television.For updates, fixtures and schedules make sure to follow Ariana Television and Ariana News& & digital platforms.
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