Chief coach Jonathan Trott admitted that Afghanistan paid the price for “basic mistakes” after their departure in Asia after the defeat six goal in Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. The result was confirmed by Sri Lanka and Bangladesh’s advance to Super Four.
Despite Mohammad Nabi’s Explosive 22-ball 60 With three and six and six six, which was powered by Afghanistan at 169 for eight, his party felt that his party wasted the advantage of bad bowling and field.
Trott, also the former English dough, stressed that the turnover point, where Sri Lanka raced for 53 runs, seized early checks and ultimately sealed the elimination from Afghanistan from the tournament.
“It was a very unsatisfactory loss and difficult to swallow. We felt we were in a good position, especially after Nabi’s heroism helped us to reach 170. The dough really played well, but we let them with our bowling and field,” Trott said at a press conference after the match.
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“We did not start well in the powerplay with the ball and gave them an early advantage. Too many basic mistakes – whether in bats, bowling or fields – describes us.
Trott shares an update to Rashid Khan
Trott also shared the update of Captain Afghanistan Rashid Khan, who landed on his back in the 16th back while trying to escape, but before leaving he managed to complete the charm.
“Given the amount of cricket playing and its history of back surgery, I think he just landed a little on his back.
Afghanistan started strongly and defeated Hong Kong of 94 runs in their opening game. The eight-run defeat in Bangladesh, however, deepened their chances of losing six goals in Sri Lanka sealed her east.
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Published:
Sabyasachi Chowdhury
Published on:
September 19, 2025
