Afghanistan Beat Zimbabwe in Series Opener
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Afghanistan won a cricket match against Zimbabwe. This was the first game of a series. Three players helped Afghanistan win. Their names are Ahmadzai, Rashid and Farooqi. Afghanistan won the game easily.
The match was a T20I game. A T20I is a short cricket match between two countries. It has twenty overs for each team. The game happened between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.
Rashid and Ahmadzai played very well. They helped Afghanistan get a big score. Farooqi also helped the team win. Afghanistan now leads the series. There will be more games after this one.
Vocabulary5 words
- series
- many games played between two teams
- T20I
- a short cricket game between two countries
- overs
- a group of six balls in cricket
- score
- the number of points a team gets
- comfortable win
- winning easily, without much trouble
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1. Afghanistan 2. T20I 3. Comfortably
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Afghanistan won a cricket match against _____. This was the first game of a _____. Three players helped Afghanistan win. Their names are Ahmadzai, Rashid and _____. Afghanistan won the game _____.
The match was a _____ game. A T20I is a short cricket match between two _____. It has twenty _____ for each team. The game happened between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.
Rashid and Ahmadzai played very well. They helped Afghanistan get a big _____. Farooqi also helped the team win. Afghanistan now leads the _____. There will be more games after this one.
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