“Awarding On Basis Of Rankings…”: Afghanistan Pacer On India Winning Asian Games Gold After Washout | Asian Games News
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Left-arm pacer Fareed Malik, one of the travelling reserves in the Afghanistan contingent for the World Cup, still can't get over the outcome of the Asian Games final against India in Hangzhou. Put in to bat, Afghanistan were 112 for five before rain arrived at Zheijang University of Technology Cricket Field on Saturday. No play was possible after that and India were awarded the gold medal on the basis of their superior world ranking.The no result meant that Afghanistan had to settle for silver for their third consecutive Asian Games after 2010 and 2014. Cricket was not played in the 2018 edition at Jakarta.Malik, who is 15 ODIs and 28 T20s old in his Afghanistan career, had played a major role in the win over Pakistan in the low-scoring semifinal with figures of three for 15 in t...