Maxwell also lauded the Afghan spinners for keeping things tight.
New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner feels assessing the conditions in Dharamsala and countering an in-form Rohit Sharma will be vital as they eye the "tough" task of beating India at home during their World cup clash on Sunday.
Virat Kohli was the only centurion in the tournament.
Stokes is also among the Test Cricket of the Year nominees alongside compatriot Jonny Bairstow, Australia opener Usman Khawaja and South Africa speedster Kagiso Rabada.
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh can beat each other on their day
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in Brisbane on Tuesday.
After defeats in their opening two matches, Australia came roaring back, winning their next nine games in succession
Captain Rashid Khan took six wickets to help Afghanistan crush Bangladesh by 224 runs, in a rain-hit fifth and final day of the one-off Test.
IMAGES from the Asia Cup match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan played in Lahore on Sunday
Rodrigues, Kaur, Mandhana and Sharma were also a part of the now-defunct Kia Super League (KSL) in 2019, the ECB's domestic T20 tournament that made way for the Women's Hundred.
Despite dependence on the ISI for years of sustenance, Taliban leaders may harbour resentment over the ISI's excessive control, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing.
Manish Pandey continued his good form as India 'A' outclassed Afghanistan 'A' by 113 runs.
