High order fireplace Afghanistan to well-known win in opposition to Pakistan

CHENNAI, India, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Afghanistan pulled off their second giant-killing act of the continuing 50-over World Cup with a memorable eight-wicket victory in opposition to 1992 champions Pakistan on Monday.

Afghanistan’s prime three batters smashed fifties and skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi made an unbeaten 48 at quantity 4 of their profitable pursuit of a 283-run victory goal that they completed with one over to spare.

It was Afghanistan’s first ODI victory in opposition to Pakistan in eight makes an attempt and the result leaves defending champions England on the backside of the factors desk.

It was a medical chase by Shahidi’s males, who had shocked England earlier within the match, after Pakistan posted 282-7 driving on half-centuries by skipper Babar Azam and opener Abdullah Shafique.

“This win tastes good,” a beaming Shahidi stated after their second victory in 5 matches.

“The way in which we chased at the moment was very skilled.”

Babar received the toss and elected to bat in opposition to a spin-heavy Afghan assault, which stored issues tight within the first 10 powerplay overs.

Afghanistan packed in 4 spinners of their enjoying XI nevertheless it was pacer Azmatullah Omarzai who drew first blood by dismissing Imam-ul-Haq for 17.

Teenage spinner Noor Ahmad (3-49) dismissed Abdullah Shafique (58) and Mohammad Rizwan (eight) in his successive overs in his memorable World Cup debut.

Babar (74) fell to Noor as properly making an attempt to speed up the scoring, leaving it to Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan to supply the late flourish.

Iftikhar clobbered 4 sixes in his belligerent 40, whereas Shadab contributed as many runs earlier than falling to the final ball of the innings.

Afghanistan raced to the 100-mark within the sixteenth over with openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65) and player-of-the-match Ibrahim Zadran (87) combining in a breakneck opening stand of 130.

They made Pakistan’s bowling look pedestrian and Babar’s males didn’t assist their trigger with sloppy fielding.

Shaheen Afridi returned to interrupt the burgeoning stand, dismissing Gurbaz, however Zadran and Rahmat Shah, who made 77 not out, continued the nice work.

Hasan Ali ended Zadran’s gallant knock however Shah and Shahidi milked the Pakistan assault with consummate ease throughout their unbroken 96-run stand to seal a memorable victory over their neighbours.

“That actually damage us,” a dejected Babar stated after Pakistan’s third defeat in 5 matches left their semi-final hopes within the stability.

“We acquired a superb complete however our bowling was not on top of things. In World Cups you want all three departments firing and we’ve not completed that.”

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