PAK vs AFG: All-round Afghanistan Stage Stunning World Cup Upset With 8-wicket Win Over Pakistan
Rahmat Shah and skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi held their nerves and took their team over the line as Afghanistan chased down the 283-run target in 49 overs. Afghanistan defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets in the ODI World Cup match in Chennai, marking their first time in international cricket. The victory was a significant upset as Pakistan failed to match the intensity with the ball and in the field. The loss means Pakistan's chances of qualifying for the semifinals are slim. This was also Afghanistan's highest successful chase in ODI cricket, with their highest score of 274 against the United Arab Emirates nine years ago. 18-year-old left-armer Noor Ahmad took a career best 3-49 on his World Cup debut. Pakistan's only wicket-takers were Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hasan Ali.
Publié : il y a 2 ans par dans Sports
Afghanistan staged a big upset in the ODI World Cup match on Monday by defeating Pakistan by 8 wickets at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. In a thrilling game of cricket, Rahmat Shah and skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi held their nerves and took their team over the line as Afghanistan chased down the 283-run target in 49 overs.
It was Pakistan’s third defeat on a trot as they failed to match the intensity, especially with the ball and in the field.
Skipper Shahidi hit the winning runs as Afghanistan beat Pakistan for the first time in international cricket. With the loss, Pakistan’s chances of qualifying for the semifinals got slimmer as they have three matches out of five thus far.
It was also Afghanistan’s highest successful chase in ODI cricket. Before Monday’s clash, their highest successful ODI chase was the 274 they achieved against the United Arab Emirates in Dubai nine years ago.
Chasing the 283-run target, Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz set the platform for the Afghans with a solid 130-run stand for the opening wicket. Ibrahim, who was struggling with form before the match, scored a brilliant 87 runs off 113 balls which was laced with 10 fours. While Gurbaz continued his golden patch with the bat as he hit 53-ball 65 runs.
Rahmat (77*) and Shahidi (48*) held their ground strong after the openers’ departure as they shared an unbeaten 96-run stand for the third wicket to take their team over the line. Rahmat hit 5 fours and two sixes, while Shahidi smashed four boundaries.
Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hasan Ali were the only wicket-takers for Pakistan as it was a below-par performance by the bowling unit in the thrilling clash.
Earlier, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam hit a stylish half-century to guide his team to a fighting 282-7 on a tricky Chennai surface.
Azam’s 92-ball 74 was ably supported by opener Abdullah Shafique’s 75-ball 58 while Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed then scored a valuable 40 runs apiece.
On a spin-friendly Chidambaram Stadium pitch, Afghanistan fielded four slow bowlers with 18-year-old left-armer Noor Ahmad grabbing a career best 3-49 on his World Cup debut.
Shadab added a rapid 73 runs with Iftikhar for the sixth wicket as Pakistan added 61 in the last five overs, with Shadab falling off the last delivery.
Iftikhar cracked four sixes and two boundaries while Shadab’s innings featured a six and a four.
Noor spun the web on his World Cup debut to take big wickets of Babar, Rizwan and Shafique as Pakistan failed to cross the 300-run mark.
Les sujets: Afghanistan, World Cup, Pakistan