Rashid Khan, an Afghanistan wrist spinner, disclosed that he battled a hamstring strain to achieve his match-winning performance in the second ODI against South Africa.
In Friday, September 20, Afghanistan’s wrist spinner Rashid Khan talked about how he overcame a hamstring injury to bowl a match-winning stint in the second ODI against South Africa. Afghanistan achieved their historic inaugural series over the Proteas, notably defeating South Africa by 177 runs.
After Afghanistan’s enormous score of 311/4, Rashid Khan shone for his team with an incredible spell, scalping 5/19 to send South Africa packing for just 134. Rashid set a record for the best bowling stats by a player on his birthday in ODIs, thereby making his 26th birthday really memorable.
“I had a hamstring [injury], which I had a month earlier, which was unfortunate, but I did my best to stay on the field until the end and do everything I could for the squad. major opportunity for us as a team, you know, to win the series against a major team, and that’s what I had in mind: my contribution will be critical, so I have to go and remain till the finish,” Rashid stated in the post-game presentation.
Rashid went on to say that his love for the game drove him to play and praised the team physio for assisting him in preparation.”We had a tremendous opportunity to win a series against South Africa, and I think the love for this game simply pushes you to play, no matter how [hard] it is, and I thought I’m able to play, bowl, and stay in the field till the end, so why not go for it? The physio also did an excellent job in preparing me to perform for the team,” he added.Afghanistan reached a big score of 311/4 in their allotted 50 overs thanks to a brilliant hit of 105 (110) by Rahmanullah Gurbaz earlier in the day. With five fours and six sixes to his 86* (50) score, Azmatullah Omarzai provided him with strong support.
Gurbaz achieved a record-breaking seven tons in the format of ODIs after breaking Mohammad Shahzad’s record for the most hundreds for his nation. Afghanistan won their largest ODI by 177 runs because to his effort. Also scoring 4/26 in 6.2 overs was Nangeyalia Kharote. As they play South Africa in the third One-Day International (ODI) on Sunday, September 22, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, Afghanistan will be looking to complete a 3-0 rout of the hosts.
