PAK vs AFG Highlights – Pakistan win by 1 wicket – Naseem Shah hit two sixes in the final over of the innings to book Paksitan’s place in the Asia Cup final on Sunday. Needing 11 to win with only 1 wicket in hand, Naseem hit Farooqi for back-to-back maximums to knock India and Afghanistan out of the competition. Watch PAK beat AFG Highlights & follow Asia Cup 2022 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN.
India’s fate in the tournament was hanging on an Afghanistan win. The Afghan bowlers, breathing fire in the cauldron of Sharjah cricket stadium, nearly ran through the Pakistan batting lineup while defending 129/7.
But Naseem sealed the deal in the first two balls of the final over bowled by Fazalhaq Farooqi. Naseem’s hits clinched a thriller for Pakistan with just a solitary wicket. This win has booked a place in the final for Pakistan alongside Sri Lanka, rendering the next two Super 4 matches completley meaningless.
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Pakistan 131/9 in 20 OVERS – Win by 1 Wicket
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Rizwan (WK) | 20 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 76.92 | |
| Babar Azam (C) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Fakhar Zaman | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 | |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 30 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 90.91 | |
| Shadab Khan | 36 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 138.46 | |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Asif Ali | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 200.00 | |
| Khushdil Shah | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Haris Rauf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Naseem Shah | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 350.00 | |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 5 (b 0, w 1, nb 0, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 131/9 (19.2) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3.2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 9.30 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Fareed Malik | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 7.75 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
Afghanistan Innings LIVE scorecard – 129/6 in 20 OVERS
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazratullah Zazai | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 123.53 | |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK) | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 154.55 | |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 35 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 94.59 | |
| Karim Janat | 15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 78.95 | |
| Najibullah Zadran | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 90.91 | |
| Mohammad Nabi (C) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Rashid Khan | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 120.00 | |
| Extra | 3 (b 0, w 2, nb 1, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 129/6 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Farid Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naseem Shah | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 |
| Haris Rauf | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Shadab Khan | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 1-36 | 3.5 |
| Hazratullah Zazai | 2-43 | 4.5 |
| Karim Janat | 3-78 | 11.2 |
| Najibullah Zadran | 4-91 | 13.6 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 5-91 | 14.1 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 6-104 | 16.3 |
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi(c), Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah
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