Pakistan defeated Afghanistan in a Super-4 match of Asia Cup 2022. Pakistan won by 1 wicket in a last-over thriller against Afghanistan. Naseem Shah hit 2 sixes to Fazalhaq Farooqi on consecutive deliveries and won it for Pakistan.
Now Pakistan qualified for the final of the Asia Cup 2022 and will play against Sri Lanka on Sunday. Both India and Afghanistan are now out of the tournament officially.
Shadab Khan got the man of the match award for his all-round performance. He played an important knock for the team and made 36 runs in 26 balls and took 1 wicket in the bowling.
Toss
Early on Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first. No change for Pakistan
While Afghanistan has made two changes – Azmatullah Omarzai is back in for Samiullah Shinwari, while Fareed Ahmad comes in for Naveen-ul-Haq
Teams
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (capt), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah
Afghanistan XI: Hazratullah Zazai , Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (capt), Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fareed Ahmad, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Afghanistan Batting
Afghanistan got a flying start of 36 runs but Pakistan pacers got the openers. Then Pakistan’s bowlers came to the party and didn’t allow the batsmen to play freely.
Ibrahim Zadran made 35 runs but took 37 balls. Hazratullah Zazai also made 21 runs from 17 runs.
Haris Rauf was the pick of the bowler who took 2 wickets for 26 runs. All the other bowlers got one wicket each.
Pakistan Batting
Pakistan got a shaky start when Babar Azam again failed and went for a golden duck. Fakhar Zaman also failed to make an impression as he was run out for 05(09).
After that, Rizwan also gone for 20 runs. Pakistan was in deep trouble after top order failure. Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmad made a crucial partnership of 42 runs. After that Afghanistan’s bowlers came to the party and Pakistan lost wickets in cluster. Pakistan were 9 down for 118 runs when Naseem Shah hit two consecutive sixes in the last over and won it for Pakistan.
Shadab Khan played an important knock for the team and made 36 runs in 26 balls. Iftikhar Ahmed made 30 runs off 33 balls.
From Afghanistan, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Fareed Ahmad each took 3 wickets. Rashid Khan got 2 wickets for 25 runs.
Scorecard
Afghanistan Innings
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Hazratullah Zazai | b Mohammad Hasnain | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 123.52 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | b Haris Rauf | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 154.54 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | c †Mohammad Rizwan b Haris Rauf | 35 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 94.59 |
| Karim Janat | c Fakhar Zaman b Mohammad Nawaz | 15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 78.94 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Fakhar Zaman b Shadab Khan | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 90.9 |
| Mohammad Nabi (c) | b Naseem Shah | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | not out | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Rashid Khan | not out | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 120 |
| Extras | (nb 1, w 2) | 3 |
| TOTAL | 20 Overs (RR: 6.45) | 129/6 |
Did not bat: Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Fall of wickets:1-36 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 3.5 Overs), 2-43 (Hazratullah Zazai, 4.5 Overs), 3-78 (Karim Janat, 11.2 Overs), 4-91 (Najibullah Zadran, 13.6 Overs), 5-91 (Mohammad Nabi, 14.1 Overs), 6-104 (Ibrahim Zadran, 16.3 Overs)
Pakistan Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Naseem Shah | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Haris Rauf | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Shadab Khan | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
Pakistan Innings (Target: 130 runs from 20 overs)
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Mohammad Rizwan † | lbw b Rashid Khan | 20 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 76.92 |
| Babar Azam (c) | lbw b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fakhar Zaman | run out (Najibullah Zadran) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.55 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | c Ibrahim Zadran b Fareed Ahmad | 30 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 90.9 |
| Shadab Khan | c Azmatullah Omarzai b Rashid Khan | 36 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 138.46 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | lbw b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Asif Ali | c Karim Janat b Fareed Ahmad | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 200 |
| Khushdil Shah | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Haris Rauf | b Fareed Ahmad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naseem Shah | not out | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 350 |
| Mohammad Hasnain | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | (lb 4, w 1) | 5 |
| TOTAL | 19.2 Overs (RR: 6.77) | 131/9 |
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Babar Azam, 0.2 Overs), 2-18 (Fakhar Zaman, 3.1 Overs), 3-45 (Mohammad Rizwan, 8.4 Overs), 4-87 (Iftikhar Ahmed, 15.3 Overs), 5-97 (Shadab Khan, 16.2 Overs), 6-105 (Mohammad Nawaz, 17.1 Overs), 7-109 (Khushdil Shah, 17.6 Overs), 8-110 (Haris Rauf, 18.2 Overs), 9-118 (Asif Ali, 18.5 Overs)
Afghanistan Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3.2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 9.3 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Fareed Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 7.75 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Full Scorecard
