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The landmark win over Pakistan in the Cricket World Cup will cause a ripple effect in Afghan cricket and inspire future players, Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott said soccer
Afghan batters chased down the 283 target methodically, with a focus on singles and doubles to keep off the pressure, winning the match by eight wickets with six balls to spare soccer
It was their second win in five games, and Afghanistan’s third-ever World Cup victory soccer
It was also their first victory over neighbours Pakistan in eight One Day International (ODI) matches and the first World Cup win while chasing against a Test-playing nation soccer
“This will have a great ripple effect,” Trott told reporters soccer
“I want to make sure that (the players) soccer
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pass it on and remember that game in Chennai when we chased on 283 against Pakistan soccer
”The Englishman called the 130-run opening partnership put on by Rehmanullah Gurbaz (65) and Ibrahim Zadran (87) the “turning point” and praised Rahmat Shah, who played through several cramps to help steady the game when the openers fell soccer
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get a bit nervous or panicky soccer
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but shot that he played there to hit a straight six sort of broke the back of the game,” Trott said of Shah, who scored an unbeaten 77, 45 of which came from ones and twos soccer
This win along with the Oct soccer
15 triumph over defending champions England propelled Afghanistan from the bottom of the table to sixth place before facing ninth-place Sri Lanka next Monday soccer
“I will say to the players make sure you enjoy these victories but as soon as we (arrive in) Pune soccer
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take the confidence from the game and start looking forward to Sri Lanka,” Trott said soccer
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Max Verstappen defied Lewis Hamilton to win a cat-and-mouse United States Grand Prix at a sizzling Circuit of the Americas in Austin soccer
Verstappen has been on easy street this season, but the triple world champion was made to fight for the 50th win of his career – becoming only the fifth driver to reach a half-century soccer
Indeed, at one stage, Hamilton dared to dream of ending a losing streak which stands at 686 days and counting soccer
Yet, as so often been the case this year, Verstappen’s speed in his all-conquering Red Bull machine came to the fore soccer
Verstappen joins Hamilton (103 wins), Michael Schumacher (91), Sebastian Vettel (53) and Alain Prost (51) in the half-century club soccer
“To win my 50th career win makes me very proud and we will try to push for me,” said Verstappen soccer
He moved ahead of Lando Norris on lap 28 of 56 to all but seal the win soccer
Hamilton might bemoan a questionable strategy decision which saw him lose 10 seconds to Verstappen in the opening round of pit stops soccer
But in reality, he probably did not have the pace to stop the Dutchman from claiming his 15th win from the 18 rounds so far soccer
He crossed the line an agonising 2 soccer
2 sec behind Verstappen with Norris hanging on to the final spot on the podium soccer
Hamilton could count himself unfortunate to drop from third to fourth at the start soccer
The seven-time world champion enjoyed a decent getaway, but he was blocked by Norris under braking allowing Sainz to sneak through soccer
Norris had seen off pole-sitter Leclerc with a lunge at the first bend to assume top spot soccer
As Norris set about building a lead – already two seconds clear of Leclerc at the end of the second lap – Hamilton set about passing both scarlet cars soccer
First up was Sainz soccer
Hamilton used the tow to latch on to the back of Ferrari on the 210mph drag to Turn 12, and, assisted by DRS, drew alongside Sainz before sliding underneath the Spaniard soccer
On the following lap, Verstappen, who started in sixth after his pole lap in qualifying was chalked off for exceeding track limits, relegated Sainz another place when he made his move at the same corner soccer
Hamilton has won six times across the Pond – with five of those victories here in Austin – and the 38-year-old required only two laps to swat Leclerc aside for second soccer
Deeper on the brakes at Turn 12, Hamilton sailed round the outside of the Monegasque at the left-hander, with Norris now three seconds up the road soccer
Behind, and Verstappen was not finding it as easy to make progress soccer
He was stuck behind Leclerc for an additional five laps before finally making his move on the Monegasque soccer
He trailed Norris by seven seconds, and Hamilton by four soccer
In the Mercedes garage, Prince Harry cut a pensive figure as he gnawed at his fingernails soccer
The Duke of Sussex has been something of lucky charm for Hamilton soccer
He was a guest of Mercedes when Hamilton secured his second title in the 2014 season decider in Abu Dhabi, leading the congratulations to his fellow Briton on the radio soccer
Verstappen was the first in for new rubber at the end of lap 16 with Norris stopping the next time round soccer
But Hamilton stayed out soccer
Were Mercedes attempting a one-stopper? Hamilton did not seem convinced soccer
Asked if he could complete another five laps on his current set of tyres, Hamilton replied: “I am not sure, man soccer
It is pretty tough soccer
”Hamilton then locked up before his race engineer Peter Bonnington was back on the intercom to inform Hamilton that Verstappen – who on new tyres had just lapped three seconds faster than the Briton – was now likely to gazump him when he eventually stopped soccer
“No s***, man,” yelled Hamilton soccer
“I am struggling out here soccer
”You have given me a hell of a gap to closeLewis Hamilton on the team radioOn lap 20, in came Hamilton, and a slow front-right tyre change added to his woes by costing him a needless second soccer
When Hamilton emerged from the pits, he had dropped to third, five seconds adrift of Verstappen soccer
“I came out so far behind,” he said with a hint of dejection soccer
When the opening stops were completed, Norris led Verstappen by 2 soccer
4 sec with Hamilton 7 soccer
5 off the lead soccer
By virtue of taking on another set of mediums, Verstappen had to stop again, but Norris and Hamilton – now both on the hards – could, if their rubber allowed, go all the way to the end soccer
Hamilton, failing to make any inroads and sensing his best chance of ending a 22-month winning streak had faded, expressed his frustrations soccer
“You have given me a hell of a gap to close,” he said soccer
On lap 28, Verstappen dived underneath Norris for the lead at Turn 12 soccer
Norris had a nibble back at the Red Bull heading into the ensuing right hander, but he failed to make it stick soccer
The question now was whether Norris, and indeed Hamilton – now less than five seconds off the lead – could make their tyres last soccer
The answer arrived on lap 34 when Norris dived in for a fresh set of boots soccer
Verstappen followed in on lap 35, and despite, a slow left-rear tyre change, retained his position ahead of Norris soccer
Three laps later and Hamilton was in, changing to the faster medium compound soccer
Hamilton had the bit soccer between his teeth and within 10 laps he was crawling all over the back of Norris’ McLaren soccer
Norris slung his McLaren to the inside on the entry to the first corner in a move to stop Hamilton, but the older Brit gained soccer better traction out of the corner to slingshot by in his Mercedes soccer
Verstappen was five seconds ahead and Hamilton started to reel his old nemesis in only to run out of laps soccer
Sainz took fourth ahead of Sergio Perez with Leclerc sixth and George Russell seventh for Mercedes soccer
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