In the important match of Asia Cup 2022, Naseem Shah hit two consecutive sixes in the last over to give Pakistan a one-wicket victory over A...
In the important match of Asia Cup 2022, Naseem Shah hit two consecutive sixes in the last over to give Pakistan a one-wicket victory over Afghanistan after a very thrilling match.
In the match played in Sharjah, Babar Azam won the toss and decided to field first against Afghanistan.
Both the Afghanistan openers made a confident start against the Pakistani bowlers and took a cautious approach in the first over, but Rahmanullah Garbaz hit two consecutive sixes in Muhammad Hasnain's over to bring the score to 20 runs.
Haris Rauf came to bowl the fourth over, but on the third ball, Naseem Shah dropped an easy catch on the boundary, giving Hazratullah Zazai a valuable chance.
Haris gave a great blow to the Afghanistan team on the fifth ball and blew the wickets of Rehmanullah Garbaz, who had performed well in the previous matches.
Rehmanullah Garbaz scored 17 runs off 11 balls with the help of 2 sixes in Hasnain's over.
Muhammad Hasnain also looked troubled in his second over where he had to endure a wide ball and a six as well, but on the fifth ball Hazratullah Zazai equalized by clean bowling him.
The Pakistani bowlers put the Afghan team in serious trouble by dismissing both the openers and on the second ball of the 12th over, Karim Jannat was caught by Mohammad Nawaz by Fakhar Zaman.
Karim Jannat scored 15 runs off 19 balls with the help of a four.
Najeebullah Zadran showed dangerous ambitions by hitting Shadab Khan for a towering six in the 14th over, but the leg-spinner did not give him an open berth and was caught out by Fakhar on the last ball.
Captain Mohammad Nabi came in to bat at number five and Naseem Shah was called to bowl the 15th over, who blew the wickets of the Afghan captain on the first ball.
When Mohammad Nabi was dismissed for zero, Afghanistan's score was 91 runs.
Ibrahim Zadran tried his best to revive the struggling Afghan team, but Haris Rauf limited his innings to 35 runs, for which he faced 37 balls.
Zadran's 37-ball innings of 35 runs included 2 fours and a six.
Rashid Khan did not score any runs on the first two balls of Haris Rauf in the last over, but he hit a six on the third ball while playing a beautiful shot and hit a four on the next ball to advance the team's score.
Afghanistan scored 129 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the allotted overs.
Rashid Khan and Azmatullah Umar Zai remained not out scoring 18 and 10 runs respectively.
On behalf of Pakistan, Haris Rauf took the most 2 wickets while other bowlers got one wicket each.
Pakistan started chasing the target when captain Babar Azam was dismissed on the second ball of the first over, Fazal Haq caught him lbw.
After the dismissal of the captain, when Fakhrzaman came to bat, the batsmen looked worried and Fakhrzaman was run out after scoring 5 runs off 9 balls.
Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed put on a partnership of 27 runs for the third wicket to take the score to 45 runs in the 9th over.
Rashid Khan bowled the best spin bowling to bowl the best batsman of the tournament, Mohammad Rizwan, who scored 20 runs with the help of a four and a six.
Shadab Khan brought the team back to a good position and hit Mohammad Nabi for a towering six in the 13th over and was supported by Iftikhar Ahmed from the other end.
There was a partnership of 42 runs for the fourth wicket but Iftikhar Ahmed was caught by Ibrahim Zadran trying to play a high shot off Farid Ahmed, his innings consisted of 30 runs from 33 balls.
Shadab Khan led the team to a score of 97 but he scored 36 runs with the help of a four and 3 sixes and became the wicket of Rashid Khan.
Mohammad Nawaz, who showed a winning performance against India, failed to play a good innings against Afghanistan and got out lbw off Fazal Haq Farooqi after scoring only 4 runs, the team came under more pressure.
Khushdil Shah also failed completely, scoring only one run and was bowled by Farid Ahmed.
Haris Rauf also proved to be the guest of a ball and Farid Ahmed bowled Safar.
Asif Ali must have scored 16 runs with the help of 2 sixes in 8 balls, but at an important time when the team needed him, he was caught and left the field, Asif was the 9th batsman to get out.
Youngster Naseem Shah took the crease when all the batsmen failed and returned to the pavilion, the team was under a lot of pressure and 11 runs were needed in the last over with one wicket to spare.
Naseem Shah showed a very strong nerve and hit two sixes on the first two balls of Afghanistan bowler Fazal Haq Farooqui to win by one wicket and Afghanistan's hopes were dashed.
Pakistan scored 131 runs for the loss of 9 wickets on the second ball of the 20th over and secured an incredible victory.
Naseem Shah scored 14 runs off 4 balls without getting out, Mohammad Hasnain stood at the other end without facing a ball.
Earlier, after winning the toss, Babar Azam said that the pitch was looking good and would be favorable for batting later.
He said that no changes have been made in the team for the important match against Afghanistan.
The Afghanistan captain said that he will try to score big by batting first, there have been good matches in the past and he will not repeat the mistakes that happened that time.
He said that two changes have been made in the team.
Both teams consisted of these players:
Afghanistan: Muhammad Nabi (captain), Hazratullah Zazai, Rehmanullah Garbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Najeebullah Zadran, Karim Jannat, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Umarzai, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, Fazal Haq Farooqui.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Muhammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Muhammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Muhammad Hasnain.
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