Afghanistan have gone from the bottom tier of the cricketing structure to pushing for a World Cup semi-final place in quite the rise to prominence.
'When you think of Afghanistan it's usually bad stories - Taliban, war, earthquakes. But this is another amazing page in the story of the men's cricket team. It has been an amazing rise to prominence and this was the greatest night in their history.
Plus, the batters have fired to some degree in every game bar the opening loss to Bangladesh and 149-run thrashing by New Zealand, when they were rolled for 156 and 139 respectively. The successful run chases against Pakistan and Sri Lanka were ever so serene. Trott adds calmness to Afghanistan's battingAfghanistan reached 283 versus Pakistan only two down with Rahmanullah Gurbaz , Ibrahim Zadran , Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah all contributing.
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