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Saturday’s Matches: Lionel Messi plays in 1,000th career match
Argentina’s star player, Lionel Messi, played in his 1,000th game in his professional career and led his team to a 2-1 victory over Australia in their round of 16 match at the Fifa World Cup 2022 in Qatar on Saturday.
The legendary No 10 scored and starred in Argentina’s eventually tense 2-1 win to set up a quarterfinal clash against Netherlands, who defeated USA 3-1 on the same day.
Messi commanded the stage again on Saturday night and scored Argentina’s opening goal. It was Messi's ninth World Cup goal and his first in the knockout stages of the tournament.
While Argentina progressed to a quarter-final clash against the Netherlands, football commentators have said the team was far from convincing and Australia nearly snatched an equalizer in the closing seconds.
Critics have also pointed out that Argentina is still far too reliant on their aging superstar to dig them out of trouble.
For the Netherlands, Memphis Depay’s early goal got the Europeans off to an ideal start before Daley Blind’s strike on the stroke of half-time left the Americans with a huge task. Haji Wright halved the deficit on 76 minutes to tee up a tense finish, but Denzel Dumfries confirmed the win soon after.
The USA's tournament is now over, having only scored three goals in four matches, and they will hope that the sport will continue to develop in their country in time for 2026, when they will host the tournament alongside Canada and Mexico.
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Darwish Rasooli slammed a century as Afghanistan A defeated Oman by 44 runs in their second match of the tri-nation series in Oman on Monday.
Sent to bat first by Oman who won the toss, Afghanistan A posted 211-3, with captain Darwish Rasooli making 109 off 57 balls, including 9 sixes and 5 fours. Karim Janat followed with 60 off 29 balls.
Chasing the 212-run target, Oman made 167.
This is Afghanistan A's second consecutive victory in the tri-nation series. They defeated Hong Kong by 7 wickets in their first match on Sunday.
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Afghanistan A beat Hong Kong by 7 wickets in tri-series
Karim Janat made 47 runs off 27 balls. Earlier, he had taken three wickets.
Karim Janat shined with the bat and ball as Afghanistan's A cricket team defeated Hong Kong by seven wickets in their first match of a tri-nation series in Oman on Sunday.
Sent to bat by Afghans who won the toss, Hong Kong posted 111-3 as they played all the mandated 20 overs.
Afghanistan A chased down the target in 13.5 overs.
Karim Janat made 47 runs off 27 balls. Earlier, he had taken three wickets.
Zubaid Akbari contributed with 37 off 28 balls.
Afghanistan will play Oman in their next match of the series on Monday.
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Cricket – Oman beat Afghanistan A in warm-up match
Oman chased down the target in the 18.3 overs. Shoaib Khan made 64 while Jatinder Singh contributed 30.
Oman defeated Afghanistan A by seven wickets in the first warm-up game on Wednesday ahead of a tri-nation series and the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024.
Batting first after winning the toss in the 20-over match, Afghanistan A made 143 before they were all out in the 19.4 overs, with Sharafuddin Ashraf blasting 53 off 35 (not out).
Oman chased down the target in the 18.3 overs. Shoaib Khan made 64 while Jatinder Singh contributed 30.
Rafiullah of Oman A picked up four wickets.
The second and last warm-up match between the sides will be held on Thursday, and on Sunday, Afghanistan A will play their first match of the tri-nation series against Hong Kong.
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