Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by 75 runs in the final match of the tri-series with a brilliant hat-trick by Mohammad Nawaz. Apart from Pakistan and Afghanistan, the third team in this series was UAE. This victory by Pakistan before the Asia Cup will help revive its team’s fortunes. In the final of the tri-series against Afghanistan, the Pakistan team decided to bat first after winning the toss, but its start was not very special.
Batting first, the Pakistani team could only score 141 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. On the difficult pitch of Sharjah, the Pakistani team was desperate to score every run. In such a situation, Afghanistan also attempted to achieve the target, but it ultimately fell apart. Chasing the target of 142 runs, the Afghanistan team was all out after scoring 66 runs in 15.5 overs.
Mohammad Nawaz’s hat-trick
In the final match against Afghanistan, Pakistan’s spin bowler Mohammad Nawaz wreaked havoc with his spin. Nawaz took two wickets on the last two balls of the sixth over of the innings. After this, when he came to bowl the 8th over, he completed his hat-trick by taking a wicket on the very first ball. Nawaz in the match, he took five wickets for a total of 19 runs in 4 overs with 1 maiden. Apart from Nawaz, Abrar Ahmed and Sufiyan Muqeem took 2-2 wickets in bowling for Pakistan, while Shaheen Afridi took one wicket.
Afghanistan’s batting was a complete flop
On the spinning track, it was as if the Afghan bowlers had trapped the Pakistani players in their net. Something similar happened with the Afghans as well. The team thought that they would achieve the target easily, but it did not happen. Captain Rashid Khan scored the highest 17 runs from Afghanistan’s side. Apart from this, Shadiqullah Atal played an innings of 13 runs. Apart from these two, no other batsman could cross the double-digit mark.
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Pakistan’s batting also looked sluggish
Not only Afghanistan, but Pakistan’s batting was also quite sluggish. Fakhar Zaman played an innings of 27 runs from Pakistan’s side, which came to bat first. Apart from this, Mohammad Nawaz played an innings of 25, and Salman Aga played an innings of 24 runs. This is the reason why Afghanistan’s team could score only 141 runs. Talking about Afghanistan’s bowling, Rashid Khan took 3 wickets for them. Apart from this, Noor Ahmed and Fazal Haq Faruqhi took 2-2 wickets, while Allah Ghazanfar took 1 wicket.