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A very exciting match was played between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday night. In this breath-taking match, Babar Azam’s team won with 1 ball and 1 wicket to spare. Shadab Khan’s mankding run out during this match made many headlines. Khel Shadab’s blistering knock of 48 brought the team close to victory, but he was run out at the non-striker’s end trying to steal the first ball of the last over. His mistake could have embarrassed the Pakistan team, but Naseem Shah’s two fours saved the team’s embarrassment.
VIDEO: Naseem Shah throws helmet and bat…. Pakistan celebrates victory against Afghanistan this way
After 48 overs, Pakistan’s score was 274 for 8. The team was 27 runs away from victory with 2 wickets in hand. At that time, Shadab Khan was playing by scoring 32 runs in 29 balls. Shadab scored 16 off Abdul Rahman’s 49th over to turn the match largely in Pakistan’s favour. Now his team needed only 11 runs from the last over.
Shadab showed cleverness on the first ball of Fazalhaq Farooqui’s 50th over and left the crease before the ball was bowled. He wanted to take the strike in any situation, but Farooqui had already understood his intentions, leading him to run out Shadab Khan by hitting the ball at the non-striker’s end before completing his action. Shadab’s wicket at this time was a big blow for Pakistan. This might have embarrassed his team as till date Pakistan have not lost against Afghanistan in ODI cricket, but in the end Pakistan managed to win with the help of two fours from Naseem Shah.
This is how Afghanistan’s air-tight, breath-taking match before Pakistan’s Asia Cup was decided
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As for the match, after winning the toss and electing to bat first, Afghanistan set a target of 301 runs against Pakistan on the back of Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s blistering innings of 151 runs. Chasing this score, Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam scored half-centuries and in the end Shadab’s innings of 48 gave Pakistan victory over Afghanistan. Shadab Khan was awarded the player of the match based on his innings.