MATCH REPORT: Clinical Afghanistan rout Scotland by 130 runs
It's important to win at the start of the tournament. Both the openers started well, we finished the powerplay on a good note. The running between the wickets was good and Najib played well to help post that total. We have some good spinners in the form of Rashid and Mujeeb, they play everywhere in the world. We have a very good team combination. When we play the local tournaments, I, Mujeeb and Rashid are the most expensive bowlers. Mujeeb is playing his first T20 World Cup match and he got the Player of the Match award, that's good to see, it's fantastic.
Clearly wasn't one of our better days. We have been playing some really good cricket but sometimes things don't go according to plan. This is a very good Afghanistan team with very good bowlers and this was a slightly tricky pitch and they bowled fantastically, so need to give credit to them. But Watt bowled well for us today, he was brilliant. We fought hard in the field, it's just a level check where the standards are. We got a bunch of players and we'll try to reflect that and get ready for the next game. The belief in the players is the key. The last thing we want is the guys to go back to the hotel and slip away into their rooms. I don't think they'll do that, as a group we'll sit together, take it in our stride, have a chat and try to bounce back.
* Nine batters dismissed bowled or LBW in the Scotland innings - most ever in a T20I.
* Biggest wins for Afghanistan in T20Is (by runs): 130 vs Sco in Sharjah 2021 | 106 vs Ken in Sharjah 2013 | 84 vs Ire in Dehradun 2019
Very happy that we won our first match. This is my first World Cup game and I won the Man of the Match. The fans bring in a lot of energy and that's why we played positive cricket tonight.
OUTCLASSED! Afghanistan (190/4) thrash Scotland (60) by 130 runs. (Mujeeb 5/20, Rashid 4/9)
It's all over! OUT! Rashid cleans up Wheal (0) | Scotland 60 all out in 10.2 overs, lose by 130 runs
OUT! Third wicket for Rashid, Davey gone for 4 | SCO 60/9 in 10.1 overs
SCO 60/8 after 10 overs | Need 131 more in 60 balls
OUT! Rashid strikes again, dismisses Greaves (12) | SCO 53/8 in 8.5 overs
SCO 46/7 after 8 overs
OUT! Fifer for Mujeeb, cleans up Watt for 1 | SCO 45/7 in 7.5 overs
SCO 40/6 after 7 overs | Target - 191
OUT! Rashid strikes to dismiss Leask (0) | SCO 38/6 in 6.3 overs
End of Powerplay! Scotland 37/5 after 6 overs | Target - 191
OUT! Mujeeb strikes again, removes Munsey (25) | AFG 36/5 in 5.3 overs
OUT! Naveen strikes to dismiss Cross (0) | SCO 30/4 in 4.3 overs
OUT! Third in the over for Mujeeb, dismisses Berrington (0) | SCO 28/3 in 4 overs
OUT! Two in two for Mujeeb, dismisses MacLeod (0) | SCO 28/2 in 3.3 overs
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