Karim Janat of Afghanistan has scored 282 runs at an average of 47 in 9 T20I innings played in Abu Dhabi. During this, his strike rate has been 154.09.
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Cricket may be a team game. But, for some players, there are some grounds where they alone are heavy. Afghanistan Abu Dhabi’s ground is something similar for K Karim Janat. And as a result, when it came to decide the T20 series against UAE, Karim Janat single-handedly became the reason for Afghanistan’s victory with the bat.
Before telling the condition of the match, know about the affair of 24-year-old Karim Janat’s runs from Abu Dhabi ground. Karim has so far played 29 innings on the international pitch of T20. Out of these 29 innings, he played 9 innings in Abu Dhabi while the remaining 20 innings on other grounds.
Karim Janat’s run affair from Abu Dhabi
Karim Janat has scored 282 runs at an average of 47 in 9 T20I innings played in Abu Dhabi. During this, his strike rate has been 154.09. Now if we look at his 20 T20I innings played on other grounds, then there he has scored only 196 runs at a modest average of 10.88 and his strike rate has been 92.45.
Made the biggest score in T20I, won Afghanistan
Karim Janat also scored his biggest score in T20I while helping Afghanistan win the series against UAE in Abu Dhabi itself. He hit an unbeaten 56 in just 22 balls against UAE and brought the match to a conclusion. During this, he hit 5 sixes and 4 fours. Meaning, he scored 46 runs from boundaries in just 9 balls.
Afghanistan captured the series in 5 balls already
This explosive style of Karim Janat was seen while chasing the target of 164 runs in a do or die match for Afghanistan. He did this blast by landing at number six. Earlier, batting first, UAE had scored 163 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs, which Afghanistan chased by losing 4 wickets in 19.1 overs. With this victory, the Afghanistan team won the T20 series against UAE by 2-1.