Under 19 Afghan cricket team The team whose participation in the World Cup was doubtful will play in the semi finals today
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Reaching the semi finals the Afghan team's participation in the international event seemed uncertain
And there were fears that young Afghan cricketers would not be able to reach the West Indies
The reason for this uncertainty was the visa problems faced by the Afghan team
Delays in obtaining visas forced Afghanistan to cancel warm up matches against England and the United Arab Emirates
And then the schedule of Group C matches in the Under 19 World Cup had to be changed due to quarantine rules in the tournament
These young Afghan cricketers were not happy when they arrived in the West Indies on visas and finally landed on the field
Afghanistan was in Group C with Pakistan Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea in the Under 19 World Cup
They beat Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea by a clear margin but suffered a 24 run defeat against Pakistan making it to the quarter-finals against Sri Lanka
But this quarter final was really a war of nerves in which Afghanistan won by just four runs
This victory is memorable and significant because he successfully defended this meager score despite scoring only 134 runs and turned the game in his favor by scoring four runs with his excellent fielding
His bowler Naveed Zadran also played an important role in this victory
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