- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 Gottim! Saim Ayub lured by the tempter angled in from outside off and he tentatively pokes at it, edges it to Gurbaz who dived to his left and pouched it well! It was an incredible delivery and Saim was caught in two minds whether to go hard at it or steer it down to point and takes the long walk back into pavilion 0/13.3 Edged and taken! A rash swat and he nicks it to the keeper, playing away from his body with minimal feet movement, a scorching delivery in the corridor and Pakistan invite more trouble. Jubilation for Afghanistan though, they have been superb so far, picking wickets and making life tough for Pakistan batters 20/30.3 Goes full and hits the pads as he tries to flick it down leg, that looks stone dead, no deflection on ultra-edge and Abdullah Shafique goes without troubling the scorers, three reds and what a over it is turning out to be for Farooqi! He has been spot on! Farooqi is on a hat-trick! 0/29.5 Goes up in the air, two men under it, Omarzai tracks the ball from the bat, through the air, towards him and then into his hand, superb work at square leg, he had to cover a lot of distance and Tayyab has to go! He knew the moment he hit that he mistimed it. This was pitched short and didn't rise as much as Tayyab anticipated, he went for the hook looking a bit ungainly, not on top of the bounce and this is a timely wicket for Afghanistan as the partnership was starting to look dangerous 60/410.6 Traps his lbw! Azam Khan contemplates taking a review, consults Imad and then decides to take the long walk back towards the dressing room, it was a superb googly that kept low and tenderised his pads as he was just rooted back in his crease, umpire took his time before raising the dreaded finger. Rashid Khan rejoices as Pakistan stare into the abyss. This is vintage Rashid, spinning a web around batters, suffocating them with his bag of tricks. Rashid you can do no wrong! 63/519.6 Deep square leg has come up in the ring. Full and wide yorker, carved away to deep third and Shadab hurries off for the second, puts in a full-length dive and the third umpire is taking a look at it from different angles, just fails to make his ground by a few milimeters and Pakistan finish on 130 130/6Extras5 (lb 3, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL130/6 (20 Overs, RR: 6.5)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Saim Ayub, 0.2 ov), 2-0 (Abdullah Shafique, 0.3 ov), 3-20 (Mohammad Haris, 3.3 ov), 4-60 (Tayyab Tahir, 9.5 ov), 5-63 (Azam Khan, 10.6 ov), 6-130 (Shadab Khan, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 4 1 19 2 4.75 13 1 1 0 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 3 0 34 0 11.33 3 3 1 0 0 Naveen-ul-Haq 4 0 26 1 6.5 10 3 0 0 1 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2 0 19 0 9.5 2 1 1 1 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 16 1 4 10 0 0 0 0 Karim Janat 3 0 13 1 4.33 7 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR15.3 Attempts a reverse sweep and the ball goes dribbling away to Naseem Shah at short third who hits the bull's eye at the striker's end and he can't make back, zingers are off, pressure is building up and this is a big wicket! 86/23.6 Zingers are alight! Slower one rips through the stumps, 123 kph delivery on a slightly shorter length, flummoxing him completely as he inside edges it onto the stumps! This has been a probing over, bumpers, yorkers, and now a slow ball to hoodwink Ghani who completely befuddled on this occasion, feet going nowhere and just stuck on the crease. 30/117.2 Test for Ihsanullah, make or break over. He rises to the occasion, darts in a scorching delivery on a shorter length, rips away in the corridor, takes the outside edge and Azam Khan makes no mistake behind the stumps, ball was whizzing away to his right but he plucks it well with his big bucket hands 102/3Extras7 (b 2, lb 2, w 3)TOTAL133/3 (19.5 Overs, RR: 6.7)Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Usman Ghani, 3.6 ov), 2-86 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 15.3 ov), 3-102 (Ibrahim Zadran, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Naseem Shah 4 0 39 0 9.75 7 1 3 0 0 Zaman Khan 3.5 0 22 1 5.73 10 3 0 0 0 Ihsanullah 3 0 23 1 7.66 4 2 0 1 0 Mohammad Nawaz(3) 4 0 16 0 4 9 0 0 0 0 Shadab Khan 4 0 24 0 6 12 2 0 1 0 Imad Wasim 1 0 5 0 5 1 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Pakistan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Afghanistan led the 3-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Match days
26 March 2023 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 0.3: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - Ahmed Shah Pakteen, Batter - Abdullah Shafique (Struck down)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Pakistan - 60/4 in 9.5 overs (Imad Wasim 30)
- Imad Wasim: 50 off 45 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Over 17.3: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Umpire - Bismillah Shinwari, Batter - Imad Wasim (Struck down)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 4
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 46 balls (Imad Wasim 29, Shadab Khan 19, Ex 2)
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 130/6 in 20.0 overs (Imad Wasim 64)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 1 wicket)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 66/1 in 10.0 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 36, Ibrahim Zadran 20)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 20, Ibrahim Zadran 29, Ex 1)
- Over 13.6: Review by Afghanistan (Batting), Umpire - Ahmed Shah Pakteen, Batter - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Upheld)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 5
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