Spin-heavy Afghanistan have trounced Pakistan by 18 runs in the 4th match of the tri-nation series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
PAKISTAN’S INNINGS
According to details, Haris Rauf was the leading score for Pakistan as none of the batters could add impetus to the innings. He clobbered four sixes in his unbeaten 16-ball 34. Sufiyan Muqeem has remained unbeaten on 6-ball 7.
Rashid Khan has removed Mohammad Nawaz, who made his way back to the pavilion, scoring 16-ball 12.
Shaheen Shah Afridi was flummoxed by Rashid Khan on the golden duck.
Faheem Ashraf could not turn the tide for Pakistan and was removed by Noor Ahmad on 18-ball 14.
Mohammad Haris has once again failed to show resistance with the bat, scoring merely 4-ball 1 as Mohammad Nabi removed the Pakistan wicket-keeper
Noor Ahmad has struck against Hasan Nawaz on the first delivery. Hasan could only score 12-ball 9.
Agha, who was looking to rebound the Pakistan’s innings, got run out. Agha smashed 15-ball 20.
Mohammad Nabi has picked up a “golden” wicket of Fakhar Zaman to complete 100 wickets in T20Is.
Fakhar scored 18-ball 25, studding with three boundaries and one six.
Fakhar Zaman and Salman Ali Agha were looking to rebound the Pakistan’s innings after two quick wickets.
Pakistan have once again scored quickly in the powerplay, scoring 52-2.
Fazalhaq Farooqi has perplexed Sahibzada Farhan on 13-ball 18.
Farhan clobbered one boundary and two sixes.
Sahibzada Farhan has clobbered a six and one boundary off AM Ghazanfar.
Debutant AM Ghzanfar has started the proceedings for Afghanistan with the bowl.
He bowled tidy deliveries, before Sahibzada Farhan hammered him for a six.
In the second over, it was Fazalhaq Farooq, who picked up a wicket on his first delivery as Saim Ayub removed on first delivery, without troubling the scorecard.
For Afghanistan, Mohammad Nabi (2-20), Noor Ahmad (2-20), Fazalhaq Farooqi (2-21) and Rashid Khan (2-30) have picked up two wickets apiece.
AM Ghazanfar (0-24) has remained wicketless.
AFGHANISTAN’S INNINGS
Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah have steered Afghanistan to 169-5 against Pakistan.
Faheem Ashraf shone with the bowl and ensured to restrict Afghanistan below 170. Faheem has removed Afghanistan veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi on 5-ball 6 in the 20th over.
Faheem Ashraf has removed Azmatullah Omarzai and Ibrahim Zadran in the 18th over.
Omarzai has scored 6-ball 4. Faheem Ashraf has removed Sediqullah Atal on 45-ball 64 in the 16th over.
Zadran has continued his good form from the previous game against UAE and went on to score 45-ball 65, lacing with eight boundaries and one six.
After Afghanistan faced early hiccup, Zadran and Atal stitched a 113-run partnership off just 80 deliveries. Atal has smashed three boundaries and three sixes, before his departure.
Pakistan bowlers have put the Afghan batters to the test as the Rashid Khan-led side could merely score 34-1 in the powerplay. Saim Ayub has perplexed the “dangerous” Rahmanullah Gurbaz on 10-ball 8.
For Pakistan, Faheem Ashraf (4-27) has remained standout with the bowl, picking up four wickets to register his best bowling figures in his T20I career.
Saim Ayub (1-18) took a scalp.
Shaheen Shah Afridi (0-27), Haris Rauf (0-38), Mohammad Nawaz (0-24), Sufiyan Muqeem (0-33) have remained wicketless.
TOSS
Afghanistan have elected to bat first in the 4th match of the tri-nation series.
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan (capt), Mohammad Nabi, AM Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (capt), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem
