World Cup 2019: Top 3 batting performances during the warm-up games

#3 Hashmatullah Shahidi’s patient innings

Shahidi stood like a wall between Pakistan and a win

Hashmatullah Shahidi produced a terrific innings against Pakistan as Afghanistan, the new giant-killers of cricketing world, won by 3 wickets in a thrilling finish to the game. The Afghans managed to reach the finish line with 3 balls to spare, and the star of the show was Shahidi with a brilliantly paced 74 runs off 102 deliveries that included 7 fours.

It was a determined performance by Shahidi and the Afghans overall, who could easily get on a roll against the other top World Cup contenders as well.

Aside from these three, there were also notable performances by Shai Hope and Tom Blundell. Hope scored a brilliant century (101 runs off 86 deliveries) against New Zealand, which led West Indies to a mammoth 421 all out in the first innings. New Zealand could manage only 330 all out in this high scoring match, with Blundell scoring a wonderful 106 runs off 89 deliveries.