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Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team defeated Afghanistan by just 1 wicket in the second ODI on Thursday night. The reaction of Pakistani players after this win is going viral on social media. Naseem Shah, who scored a four off the fifth ball of the 50th over to give the team victory, threw his bat and helmet on the ground and ran across the stadium, seeing the reaction of the Pakistan team’s coaching staff from Imam-ul-Haq to Babar Azam in the dugout. Batting first in the match, Afghanistan got 300 runs on the board thanks to Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s century, a score that gave Pakistan a 2–0 lead in the three-match series with 1 ball to spare.
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The last over of Pakistan’s innings was very exciting. In the 49th over, Shadab Khan brought his team back into the match by scoring 16 runs. In the last over, Pakistan needed just 11 runs to win and had 2 wickets in hand. At that time Shadab was playing scoring 48 runs. On the first ball of the 50th over, Fazalhaq Farooqui ran out Shadab at the non-striker’s end to tilt the match in Afghanistan’s favour. Shadab’s wicket was a major blow for Pakistan, he left the crease before the ball was bowled, causing his wicket to fall.
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However, Naseem Shah hit two fours on the first and fifth balls of the over to give his team the win. After scoring the win against Afghanistan, Naseem threw his helmet and bat on the ground, while Haris Rauf also ran after him. The reaction of the Pakistani players and staff sitting in the dug out was also worth watching.
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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 Shadab’s 48-run innings finally gave Pakistan victory over Afghanistan. Shadab Khan was awarded the player of the match based on his innings.