Naseem Shah's two consecutive sixes in the last over helped Pakistan clinch a low-scoring nail-biter against Afghanistan in the Super 4 game of the Asia Cup 2022 game! With this 1-wicket victory, Pakistan booked a final date with Sri Lanka while India and Afghanistan are ruled out of the tournament!
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Toss Update: Pakistan won the toss and opted to field first.
After being sent into bat first, Afghanistan scored 129 on the board losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. Ibrahim Zadran top scored for them with 35 runs while their other batters also got starts but couldn't convert them on this slow pitch in Sharjah! At the halfway stage, Pakistan were named favorites to win this match by a big margin but they almost jinxed it during the chase!
Pakistan, chasing 130 runs to win, chased down the target losing 9 wickets in with 4 balls to spare in their innings! They needed 12 runs from the last over with just a wicket in hand and pacer Naseen Shah hit two consecutive sixes in the first two deliveries to take them home!
Match result: Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by a margin of 1 wicket.
Shadab Khan has been adjudged as the Player of the Match for his crucial contribution of 36 runs off 26 deliveries with the bat and 1-27 with the ball.
Brief Scores: Pakistan: 131-9 in 19.2 overs (Shadab Khan - 36, Fareed Ahmed - 3-31) defeated Afghanistan: 129-6 in 20 overs (Ibrahim Zadran - 35, Haris Rauf - 2-26) by a margin of 1 wicket
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