Afghanistan v Scotland at Sharjah: Matchday Thread; Mon 25/10

[Aritro]

It will be pretty interesting to see how the Afghans fare in light of everything having gone **** up in their country. Having said that, the Scots won my admiration during the group matches and I'd love to see them get a couple of wins and put themselves in the frame for a shock semi-final.

**** knows what happened to the Windies in that first match. Hopefully it doesn't happen again. The Saffers somehow finishing bottom of this group would be very amusing indeed. On that note, are they actually any good at T20s?

 

[cnerd123]

Hell of a thread title this

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Oxford comma please

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

It would be better if there was a single thread for a single match.

 

[Dendarii]

The Saffers somehow finishing bottom of this group would be very amusing indeed. On that note, are they actually any good at T20s?

South Africa beat the West Indies 3-2 in the recent series between the two sides and chased down 186 in their warm up against Pakistan. So they're not completely useless.

 

[Aritro]

It would be better if there was a single thread for a single match.

Don't hesitate to start Wednesday's threads then :P

As long as they're not all being discussed in one or two giant superthreads, I'm happy.

In fact, why not, let's try your idea. I'll do it myself.

 

[Aritro]

Oxford comma please

Lol, I looked this up. I never use one. Further research suggests they're optional in Australian English and typically only used when a list would be confusing without one.

I can't be held responsible for the (superfluous) conventions of other, less illustrious Englishes.

 

[Aritro]

Update: It appears Kiwi English has the same convention.



Interestingly:


It appears it's only the Yanks who use it as a rule. I suppose you'll be telling me to spell "colour" without the "u" and "cheque" as "check" next. How distressing.

 

[Aritro]

Fantastic start by Sharif here. Sharp haircut too.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The English language is not a 'perfect' language, as depicted in the movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

All those Afghanistan flags

 

[Aritro]

These are the two fattest cricketers I've ever seen batting at the same time at any level of the game.

 

[Aritro]

These are the two fattest cricketers I've ever seen batting at the same time at any level of the game.

But my God can they play!

Zazai is a great timer of the ball.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Interesting to see the footwork of Zazai against the leggie.

 

[Arachnodouche]

lmao@Afghans and Shahzad in particular doing the champion dance after beating the Windies in 2016.

 

[Aritro]

The Scots need to make it a priority not to concede a boundary every single over

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Afghanistan are batting like the West Indies (not the 55 all out)

 

[Aritro]

Mark Watt thinks 190 is a par score at this ground ?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Mark Watt thinks 190 is a par score at this ground ?

I don't blame him...it's Sharjah and there is Munsey.

 

[anil1405]

Get these Afghan players tested for steroids and get their bats checked for any illegal substance used, Zazai especially. How da **** can they smack it with such ease.

All 5 longest sixes hit in this tournament belong to them now.