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Fans in Afghanistan used gun fire and crackers to celebrate their win over Pakistan in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The Afghan team scripted history as they comfortably chased down the 283-run total and register an eight-wicket win over Pakistan in Chennai's M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. This also was Afghanistan's second win of the World Cup as Hashmatullah Shahidi's men earlier defeated defending champions England in Delhi.
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Hence after this win over Pakistan, the celebrations included gunfire, cheers, and fireworks across Kabul for at least 15 minutes a s per an AFP report. This Afghanistan win also comes amidst tense political and diplomatic relations between the two neighbours.
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The chief architect of this Afghani win was opening batter Ibrahim Zadran, who scored a crucial 87 in 113 balls with ten boundaries and took home the Player of the Match award. Talking about this win, Zadran praised his batting partner Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who scored 65 in 53 balls.
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Speaking in the post-match interview, Zadran said, "I wanted to go out there with a positive mind and positive intent, and I did it. We (Gurbaz and himself) have played a lot of cricket with each other, we have good communication while running between the wickets as we have been playing together since under-16 days. The way Gurbaz supported me (in that opening partnership) - that helped me and we got the momentum in our favour. I am feeling great for myself and my country."
