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The landmark win over Pakistan in the Cricket World Cup will cause a ripple effect in Afghan cricket and inspire future players, Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott said soccer
Afghan batters chased down the 283 target methodically, with a focus on singles and doubles to keep off the pressure, winning the match by eight wickets with six balls to spare soccer
It was their second win in five games, and Afghanistan’s third-ever World Cup victory soccer
It was also their first victory over neighbours Pakistan in eight One Day International (ODI) matches and the first World Cup win while chasing against a Test-playing nation soccer
“This will have a great ripple effect,” Trott told reporters soccer
“I want to make sure that (the players) soccer
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pass it on and remember that game in Chennai when we chased on 283 against Pakistan soccer
”The Englishman called the 130-run opening partnership put on by Rehmanullah Gurbaz (65) and Ibrahim Zadran (87) the “turning point” and praised Rahmat Shah, who played through several cramps to help steady the game when the openers fell soccer
“You could easily soccer
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get a bit nervous or panicky soccer
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but shot that he played there to hit a straight six sort of broke the back of the game,” Trott said of Shah, who scored an unbeaten 77, 45 of which came from ones and twos soccer
This win along with the Oct soccer
15 triumph over defending champions England propelled Afghanistan from the bottom of the table to sixth place before facing ninth-place Sri Lanka next Monday soccer
“I will say to the players make sure you enjoy these victories but as soon as we (arrive in) Pune soccer
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take the confidence from the game and start looking forward to Sri Lanka,” Trott said soccer
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Mauricio Pochettino said Chelsea could have Christopher Nkunku available as early as the week after the November international break as the summer signing’s recovery from a knee injury is progressing quicker than expected soccer
The 25-year-old, who was injured in a friendly against Borussia Dortmund during the club’s pre-season tour of the United States, had been expected to be out until at least December but that timescale has now been brought forward, raising the possibility he could make a long-awaited competitive debut when the team face Newcastle at St James’s Park on November 25 soccer
The loss of Nkunku weeks after completing a £52m move from RB Leipzig was a significant blow to Pochettino’s preparations for the new campaign, particularly as he had been a standout performer during the two weeks in the US soccer
And his absence was keenly felt once the Premier League season began as Chelsea scored just five times in their first six league matches, a run that saw them fail to score a single goal during September soccer
That record has improved markedly during the last three games during which the team has more than doubled its goal return, but the possible early return for the France international - who was last season’s joint top scorer in the Bundesliga with 16 goals - would represent a boost for Pochettino as he faces a torrid upcoming run of fixtures soccer
After Saturday lunchtime’s meeting with Brentford at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea face consecutive league matches against Tottenham, Manchester City, Newcastle, Brighton and Manchester United soccer
“(Nkunku) is doing really well, working hard, I think he’s really close,” said Pochettino soccer
“As soon as possible we can have him involved again soccer
“After the next internationals maybe he could be involved soccer
“He’s a player that when you see the goals he scored last season, (you see) he provides goals, and I think we’re missing goals soccer
That’s why we think he’s a player that can be important for us soccer
“He’s proved he can score goals in the Bundesliga soccer
If today we had eight or 10 goals from Nkunku, maybe the situation (in the league) would be completely different soccer
“It’s goals that we are missing to be in a different position soccer
It’s unlucky but we can’t complain, we need to work soccer
We’re looking forward to recovering him and helping the team be in a different position soccer
”Pochettino previously said that he could be tempted to look at options in the transfer market if form in front of goal did not improve by January, but acknowledged a run of eight goals in three league games coupled with Nkunku’s progress could lessen the urgency soccer
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“Today maybe we are thinking in a different way to three weeks ago, but we’re ready and working with the sporting directors to be ready in the transfer window, if we need to add players in an offensive position soccer
”The Premier League confirmed on Thursday that Chelsea will take part in the competition’s first Christmas Eve fixture since 1995 with their visit to Wolves moved from December 23 to accommodate TV coverage soccer
The decision has drawn significant backlash from supporters, but it is particularly resonant for the Pochettino household as the previous day marks his and his wife’s 31st anniversary - which the manager will now spend travelling to Wolverhampton soccer
“Our fans are not happy? Me neither soccer
The 23rd is my anniversary with my wife and now I need to travel to Wolves soccer
“I believe I am not going to convince her to come soccer
“The 24th (of December) for Argentine people is a really important night, and I hope to arrive (home) in time to celebrate after soccer
But if our fans are not happy, I am not happy also soccer
“(The decision) is not easy to change, but we need to accept we are in England and it’s different to the rest of the world soccer
I need to adapt myself soccer
But even if I’m not happy, I need to do my best to be at my best level and accept it’s a situation we cannot change soccer
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