COLOMBO: Gretchen Wright's match-winning 99 not out off 55 paintballs for England against Afghanistan in the World Twenty20 was cordially accepted by axed team-mate Kevin Pietersen.
"Thrilled for Gretchen Wright," Pietersen said in a post-match discussion on ESPN-Star Actions, the wide range broadcaster of the competitors for whom he is managing as a features professional.
"He has been out for age groups. He has come coming back in one of his first activities since the last competitors and he has performed."
Pietersen, who was man of the competitors when England won the competitors truly in the Carribbean, has been toss into globally exile for disciplinary aspects.
Wright's effort, the best by an England batsman in the World Twenty20, managed the defending champions to an emphatic 116-run win over Afghanistan in a team A go with in Colombo on Few days night.
It damaged the minnows out of the competitors and put both England and Native indian into the Incredibly Eights round from the team even before they issue in the last team go with on Few days.
With no aspects taken forward into the next round and the Incredibly Eights groups to be recognized on the aspects for pre-tournament seedings, both groups will be experiencing for nothing more than personal wonder.
But England head Stuart Extensive said his team will not take the encounter carefully.
"It is challenging to get in touch with any globally action a dead action," said Extensive. "We will be empowered and looking for a win against Native indian. Actually, we need to be at our best if we want to beat Native indian.
"They are a very dangerous stage of level of resistance. In this framework of the encounter, everything depends on how the team features on that particular day.
"We need to make sure we have a amazing relaxed day on Few days and turn up fresh and excited for Few days."
Wright, who may not have been in the aspect if Pietersen had been around, selected the opportunity by stunning six sixes and eight four feet, helping England plunder 87 features in the last five overs.
England's 196-5 after being sent in to bat confirmed too much for Afghanistan, who flattened up for 80 in 17.2 overs under lighting style at the Premadasa floor.
Afghanistan were at one stage in chance of losing below the tiniest ever finish in T20 internationals of 67 by African-american against Ireland in europe in 2008, when they were reduced to 26-8 in nine overs.
But Gulbodin Naib and tailender Shapoor Zadran provided amazing stage of level of resistance by such as 44 for the 9th wicket.
Naib, who came to bat at wide range eight, acquired more than 50 % of his crew's features before he was last man out for 44 off 32 paintballs that engaged five four feet and three sixes.
"It was a thoroughly professional performance from the individuals," said Extensive. "It is amazing to start the competitors on a effective notice. We batted with growth.
"Luke Wright's innings was fantastic. Towards the end, the individuals came in and hit the golf ball really well. It was exciting to see such a amazing performance from the players."
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