Ireland vs Afghanistan: ICC Intercontinental Cup

[yaseer]

What a match going on. Afghanistan is nearing to victory against Ireland in a 4 day match.

Live Score: http://www.cricinfo.com/icccont2010/...ch/438891.html

[yaseer]

Require 32 more runs in 8 overs, 7 wickets remaining.

[yaseer]

Afghanistan has beaten Ireland. They won by 7 wickets. That is a very good and encouraging performance.

http://www.cricinfo.com/icccont2010/...ch/438891.html

[revolver]

mashallah

[magic boy]

congrats to afgans!

[zainab]

I dont believe this.

BCB should invite Ireland and Afghanistan over for a TRI Series.

[ialbd]

congrats to Afghanistan.... this is a great achievement....

[AsifTheManRahman]

How long before Afghanistan beats us?

[Tigers_eye]

unbelievable.

[ialbd]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
How long before Afghanistan beats us?

will be lying if I say that didnt cross my mind. Some of these associates are improving so fast and we are in the 'dui pa agaile 3 pa pichhai' mode.... this indeed sth to worry about...

[zainab]

Many of the Associates are improving rapidly, but because they have to fight it out to secure a place in the big ICC events, they have to improve and play well, whereas BD gets automatic selection because they are a full member. I believe that if BD had to fight to secure a place in these competitions, they will be a much better side. They should play a tournament with Afganistan, Ireland, Zimbabwe, Netherlands and Scotland.

[Naimul_Hd]

i wonder how many of them are really afgan ?

[Tigers_eye]

They have done it again. But this time it is in T20. Didn't we lose against Ireland badly in the T20 game and ODIs in the WCs?

[Tigers_eye]

http://www.cricinfo.com/2010iccwt20/...ry/447592.html

Scorecard:
http://www.cricinfo.com/2010iccwt20/...ch/439495.html

[Rabz]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
How long before Afghanistan beats us?

As long as the 'fool is in the team, the Afghans can fancy their chances.

[al Furqaan]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
How long before Afghanistan beats us?

today, if we played a 20 over match.

i have no doubt afghanistan would beat us at least 5 times out of 10 in 20-20s...

but i don't think they'd pose much of a threat in the longer version games, 50 overs or 4 dayers.

[zainab]

Ireland may not get a place in the 20/20 WC. i will be happy if Afghanistan can secure a place. They deserve it. I feel that Afghanistan and Netherlands may secure the 2 places.

[sufism]

UNBELIEVABLE................not talking about their T20 victory. Have a look at their recent First Class record.

http://www.cricinfo.com/2010iccwt20/...ch/438891.html

I am thoroughly impressed. Remember Ireland is a very good team. They could very well give us a run for our money even in the longer format of the game. Afghans are improving FAST. They looked better than Ireland in that game. And what is more amazing is all of the players were born in Afghanistan. However, I am assuming some of them may have played some cricket in Pakistan.

[Eshen]

Originally Posted by asddsa
i wonder how many of them are really afgan ?

How about all of them!

[Tigers_eye]

And today they took out Scotland.
What a performance by the Afgans. I am starting to worry. Without any infra structure how can they play in such a high level even for a sustained period of time? Wasn't it this captain who said they fancy their chances against BD about two years back?

Kudos to the Afgans. Big heart they have.

[al Furqaan]

Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
And today they took out Scotland.
What a performance by the Afgans. I am starting to worry. Without any infra structure how can they play in such a high level even for a sustained period of time? Wasn't it this captain who said they fancy their chances against BD about two years back?

Kudos to the Afgans. Big heart they have.

afghans are a different breed - i should know, i'm an 8th generation pashtun (descended from Chand Khan of Chandpur, Comilla) - here in nashville the best basketball players in our Islamic center aren't the african americans, but afghans. they're tall, extremely athletic, many of them can dunk, and they're quite strong. oh and of course they're cocky, arrogant, fearless, and proud. and not just the pashtuns, but the tajiks and the farsi-speaking chinamen too.

not very religious, most of them.

the rapper Immortal Technique also claims that Afghans are the toughest people, who he thinks would survive a nuclear holocaust, if that were to happen.

[Purbasha T]

So it's Afghanistan vs USA in the semis. Niiice.

[Equinox]

Ireland got pwned. Maybe they should stop chasing Bangladesh's Test status and concentrate on winning matches.

[Equinox]

Ireland vs. USA:
http://www.cricinfo.com/2010iccwt20/...ch/439503.html

Steady start from the Americans chasing target of 136

[zainab]

Afghans won the match, also UAE won their match. It looks like these 2 two teams might get the two slots. I still think that Ireland is in the reckoning.