Rain ruins first Scotland v Afghanistan ODI

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Persistent rain forced the first ODI between Scotland and Afghanistan at The Grange in Edinburgh to be abandoned without a ball bowled.

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Scotland put the weather aside to partake in some football, with seamer Safyaan Sharif supplying this spectacular overhead kick.

Scotland's Sharif in action
Scotland’s Sharif in action

The washout means the occasion of former captain Asghar Afghan’s 100th ODI was delayed, though perhaps not for long, with the sides set to play a second ODI on Friday, 10 May.

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The occasion of Afghan's 100th ODI will have to wait
The occasion of Afghan’s 100th ODI will have to wait