Aaj TV English News - Sports https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:12:01 +0500 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:12:01 +0500 60 Zadran dedicates award to Afghan refugees expelled from Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30338070/zadran-dedicates-award-to-afghan-refugees-expelled-from-pakistan <p><strong>Afghan batter Ibrahim Zadran dedicated his Player of the Match award to the <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30335761/pakistan-sets-nov-1-deadline-for-illegal-immigrants-to-leave-country">Afghan refugees who were being expelled from Pakistan</a>.</strong></p> <p>“I want to dedicate this man of the match to that people who are sent from Pakistan to back home Afghanistan,” he said after receiving his POTM award on Monday after defeating Pakistan in their World Cup game.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30337968/world-cup-2023-history-created-as-afghanistan-beat-pakistan-for-first-time">Afghan side made history by defeating Pakistan</a> for the first time in the ODI cricket in Monday’s World Cup match in Chennai.</p> <p>Batting first, Pakistan set a target of 283 over the loss of seven wickets. Skipper Babar Azam made 74 off 92 balls while opening batter Abdullah Shafique also hit a fifty. He scored 58 off 75 balls.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/3 w-full media--right media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" onload="setInterval(()=>{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:400px;position:relative" src="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/card/30337926" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"></iframe></div> </figure></p> <p>The Afghan side chased the target with the loss of two wickets as their top three hit fifties. Opening batters Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran set up the chase by giving a solid start of 130 to the Afghan side.</p> <p>Zadran made 87 off 113 balls and was adjudged Play of the Match for his performance.</p> Afghan batter Ibrahim Zadran dedicated his Player of the Match award to the Afghan refugees who were being expelled from Pakistan.

“I want to dedicate this man of the match to that people who are sent from Pakistan to back home Afghanistan,” he said after receiving his POTM award on Monday after defeating Pakistan in their World Cup game.

The Afghan side made history by defeating Pakistan for the first time in the ODI cricket in Monday’s World Cup match in Chennai.

Batting first, Pakistan set a target of 283 over the loss of seven wickets. Skipper Babar Azam made 74 off 92 balls while opening batter Abdullah Shafique also hit a fifty. He scored 58 off 75 balls.

The Afghan side chased the target with the loss of two wickets as their top three hit fifties. Opening batters Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran set up the chase by giving a solid start of 130 to the Afghan side.

Zadran made 87 off 113 balls and was adjudged Play of the Match for his performance.

]]> Sports https://english.aaj.tv/news/30338070 Mon, 23 Oct 2023 22:39:42 +0500 none@none.com (Web Desk) Afghan batter Ibrahim Zadran - via social media