The problem with the IPL style of Knockout rounds in T20
competitions is that it too often goes exactly to form. This is exactly what
has happened here. 1st played second in the first qualifier, 3rd
beat 4th and then 2nd beat 3rd to make the
final a repeat of the first qualifier; namely Boost vs Speen Ghar.
Unfortunately, today’s final qualifier wasn’t even
marginally close. After putting on 140-9, Kabul were all out for 77. This
represents the 3rd largest margin of victory by runs in the tournament.
Najbullah Zadran helped Speen Ghar to turn it round from an uninspiring
powerplay. He eventually top-scored on the day with 67* off 47. This sees him
knock Kabul’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz off the top of the run-scoring table as we approach
Friday’s final.
When you get a team out for fewer than a hundred runs there
will always be a player with very favourable bowling figures; today that was
Faeed Ahmed who got 3-15 – the 13th best figures of the tournament.
Kabul and Kent’s Qais Ahmed got 2-23 earlier in the day which takes him to the
top of the wicket tally – but Yamin Ahmadzai needs just 2 in the final to
overtake him at the last.
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