Afghanistan's "A" national cricket team made it to the semi-finals of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): According to the Afghanistan Cricket Board, this match was held this morning (Wednesday, October 04, 2023) between the "A" cricket teams of Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in the city of Hangzhou, China, and the Afghan team defeated its strong opponent by 8 runs and made it to the semi-finals of the Asian Games.
 
In this match, Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl, and the Afghan team set a target of 117 runs for the opponent in 18.3 overs and losing all their wickets.
 
The victory of this match, which seemed very difficult, but with the good bowling of Qais Ahmad and Golbedin Naib, Afghanistan took control of the match and Sri Lanka lost all their wickets in 19.1 overs and the Afghan team won by 8 runs.
 
Afghanistan will hold the semi-final match against the strong Pakistan team on Friday the 14th, and if they win, they will qualify for the final.
 
Meanwhile, the cricket teams of Bangladesh and Malaysia will compete against each other on Wednesday, the winner of which will be the opponent of India in the semi-finals.