Player of the Match
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Best performances - Batsmen

Imad Wasim
Imad Wasim
64(57) 3x4 - 2x6
Control %59%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 19 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
6 0 9 3 27 4 7 8
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
44(49) 2x4 - 1x6
Control %81%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 20 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
1 0 6 0 6 3 9 19

Best performances - Bowlers

Fazalhaq Farooqi
Fazalhaq Farooqi
O4
M1
R19
W2
Eco4.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
Karim Janat
Karim Janat
O3
M0
R13
W1
Eco4.33
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: Binoy George | Commentator: Rvel Zahid

Afghanistan players are absolutely ecstatic and are soaking up the moment. Their rise in international cricket is a testament to their tenacity, incredible talent, skill and ability to learn and adapt to different conditions. It's a watershed moment for the spirited Afghanistan team who have registered an epoch-making win over Pakistan. A pall of gloom is hanging over Shadab Khan-led side. The young batting-line up once again found it tough to acclimatise to the conditions whereas Afghanistan bowlers were deadly accurate. They didn't drop the intensity and showed the courage and conviction to win the series. On that note, it's time for me, Rvel Zahid, to say goodbye. I'll see you tomorrow for the third and final T20I of this series.

Rashid Khan: "It's a great honour and pleasure to lead this wonderful team. Great effort with the ball, and then we took it deep and finished it. This wicket is always a 150-160 wicket but Pakistan-Afghanistan game is pressure game and that makes it 125-130. 130 was a good total. We tried our best to take it deep and finish it. Strategy was to go there and make sure you take responsibility. We have players to finish it like Nabi and Najib. Main thing was to have wickets in hand."

Shadab Khan: "We were struggling again. If you look at stats, if you lose three wickets in powerplay, you lose 70 percent of the games. I think the young players were nervous; they are playing for the first time for Pakistan. We have to back them. Sometimes you don't perform but attitude matters. That's more important for me. They have talent. They will be great cricketers. We'll play for pride tomorrow."

Azweer : "Quality performance from Afghanistan. Back-to-back victory."

Tahir : "You have spinners bowling so well, still Imad WASIM doesn't get a chance to finish his overs and pacers ensure the defeat:poor captaincy"

Muhammad Laiq: "Naseem shah poor progress continues, since Asia cup i have not seen he has performed well at this level! "

Bilal : "I had high hopes for Shadab as a Captain but he's been very ordinary today especially with the bowling changes.

Mnkhan : "Poor tactics by Shadab cost us this game. First bowling 4 overs himself and eating up Imad overs and then giving the crucial over to Naseem who has been clueless whole series and PSL "

Khalid Kundi : "This Afghan team has come of age. Further glory awaits"

Raj: "nicely done my Afghan brothers

Mohammad Waheed: "So this Azam Khan for you. Lesson don't exaggerate some one until he performs at international level. Hell of difference between domestic and international"

19.5
4
Zaman Khan to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR, That's it! Afghanistan has done it, they have made history and clinched the series as Zadran throws his bat at it and it goes flying to Ihsanullah at third man who came charging in but cannot gather the ball and it slips away to the boundary. This is the first time Afghanistan has beaten a side that is in the top-six rankings. Fantastic work from Najibullah and Nabi who held their nerve and waited for their moments. Naseem missed his targets in the penultimate over and that made the equation easier for the set batters.
19.4
1
Zaman Khan to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, Backs away to disturb his line, Zaman sticks to his guns and spears in a yorker on fifth stump, he shovels it down to the right of mid-off
19.3
1b
Zaman Khan to Najibullah Zadran, 1 bye, Short of a length, slanting away outside off, flail and miss, Azam Khan couldn't pick it up cleanly and they run a bye.
19.2
1
Zaman Khan to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, Short of a length, outside off, he pulls it away off the backfoot to deep square leg.
19.1
0
Zaman Khan to Mohammad Nabi, no run, Pace off the ball, fuller length, wicket to wicket stuff, he warily pokes at it and cover fielder came charging in, no run

END OF OVER:
19 | 17 Runs | AFG: 126/3 (5 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.63, RRR: 5.00)

  • Najibullah Zadran19 (10b)
  • Mohammad Nabi12 (6b)
  • Naseem Shah4-0-39-0
  • Ihsanullah3-0-23-1
18.6
6
Naseem Shah to Najibullah Zadran, SIX, Bludgeoned! Flexes his muscle and launches it over long-on for a six! It was right in his slot as he holds his stance and hoists him for a six. 17 runs off the over and Afghanistan surely in the driving seat now, jus a hit away from a series win over Pakistan!

Afghanistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st30Usman GhaniRahmanullah Gurbaz
2nd56Ibrahim ZadranRahmanullah Gurbaz
3rd16Najibullah ZadranIbrahim Zadran
4th31Mohammad NabiNajibullah Zadran