T20 World Cup 2022: "Never felt entirely sure at any point" - Matthew Wade on Rashid Khan's whirlwind knock against Australia Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout

T20 World Cup 2022 Never felt entirely sure at any point - Matthew Wade on Rashid Khan s whirlwind knock against Australia

Rashid Khan set the Adelaide Oval alight with his blistering knock T20I stand-in captain praised exceptional innings that almost got over the line against the defending champions on Friday, November 4. The leg-spinner, who has quite the connection with the Adelaide Oval following his six-year Big Bash League (BBL) stint, scored an unbeaten 48 off 23 deliveries as Afghanistan fell short by four runs. Coming into bat during the 15th over of the innings after the dismissal of skipper Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan got off to a sluggish start. He could only score 10 runs off his first 11 deliveries before changing gears. The equation was incredibly steep for Afghanistan as they required 48 runs to win off the last three overs. Australia hold on to claim victory! What a display from Rashid Khan though. Wow.

The defending champs now need Sri Lanka to beat England tomorrow Australia hold on to claim victory! What a display from Rashid Khan though. Wow.The defending champs now need Sri Lanka to beat England tomorrow The leg-spinner scored three fours and four sixes in his knock, which ended up being his highest T20I score. Earlier in the contest, he bowled a tight spell of 1-29 to restrict the hosts to 168-8. Claiming that he was not certain of a victory as long as Rashid Khan was at the crease, Matthew Wade said during the post-match presentation: "I played him in IPL and I have seen him do it for 3-4 times. But never felt entirely sure at any point." Wade and Rashid Khan shared a dressing room while representing the Gujarat Titans (GT) in their triumphant Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season. It is to be noted that the leg-spinner boasted an imperious strike rate of 206.82 during the tournament.

We will stay here tonight and watch the game tomorrow - Matthew Wade hoping for Sri Lanka to secure a win over England

Australia's narrow margin of victory has led to the fight for the second and final semi-final spot from the group to be a straight shoot-out, without the interference of net run-rate. If England emerges victorious over Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Saturday, November 5, then Australia will be eliminated from the T20 World Cup 2022. Australia’s hopes are still alive
England need win vs Sri Lanka
Net RR situation simplifies

All eyes on as Group 1 goes down to the wire



Australia’s hopes are still alive England need win vs Sri Lanka Net RR situation simplifiesAll eyes on as Group 1 goes down to the wire Hoping for Sri Lanka to come to their aid, Wade said: "We will stay here tonight and watch the game tomorrow, we will be hoping for an upset. We put ourselves in this position from the get-go, we have been slow in this tournament and hopefully it doesn't cost us." Speaking on the absence of skipper Aaron Finch and Tim David from playing XI against Afghanistan, Wade added:"David was very close to selection tonight and we are very hopeful they [David and Finch] will come through if we get there." Will Australia make it to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2022? Let us know what you think. Check here for the of the T20 World Cup final 2022 Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found