Highlight
- Pakistan won the toss and invited Afghanistan to bat first.
- Afghanistan scored 129 for six after scoring 35 off 37 balls with the top scorer from Ibrahim Zadran.
- With Pakistan’s victory, the men in blue are out of the competition.
Pakistan’s Naseem Shah hit two consecutive sixes in the last over to guide his team to a one-wicket victory against Afghanistan. Pakistan has now become the first team to qualify for the final of the Asia Cup 2022. With this win, the Men in Blue are also out of the competition.
Initially, Pakistan won the toss and invited Afghanistan to bat first. Afghanistan scored 129 for six after scoring 35 off 37 balls with the top scorer from Ibrahim Zadran. But had it not been for Rashid Khan’s late strike, the team would have been very low on the scorecard.
Chasing 130 runs, Afghanistan pushed Pakistan to the limit. In the beginning, the Afghan boys kept hitting at regular intervals and did not allow Pakistan to run away from the game. Rashid Khan was the most favorite of the bowlers
The bowlers for Afghanistan included Fazlhaq Farooqui, Farid Ahmed Malik and Rashid Khan. The trio shared 8 wickets among themselves.
In the end, Pakistan needed 11 runs off the last 6 balls. With just one wicket left, Afghanistan were a strong contender for victory. But Naseem Shah pulled off Javed Miandad and smashed consecutive sixes to win the game for his team.