Afghanistan's cricketers see their chances of qualifying for the World Twenty20 take a heavy blow with a defeat to the Netherlands in the qualifying competition in Dubai.<br /><br />Reaching the tournament in the West Indies would be a huge achievement for the team, who were ranked 130th in the world just 18 months ago.<br /><br />Their exploits since then have seen them rocket to 15th and grab headlines around the globe, despite having just one pitch in their war-torn country.<br /><br />As Al Jazeera's Rahul Pathak reports, the dream could die if Afghanistan don't reverse their fortunes in the next match against the UAE. <br /><br />For more sports news and features go to http://english.aljazeera.net/sport.<br /><br />February 12, 2010.
