Another big upset in the World Cup, Afghanistan beats Pakistan by eight wickets

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Chennai. In another major upset in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, Afghanistan responded to Pakistan’s 282 runs for seven wickets by scoring 286 runs for two wickets in 49 overs and won the match by eight wickets with one over to spare.

After a strong start given by opening batsmen Player of the Match Ibrahim Zadran (87 runs in 113 balls) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65 runs in 53 balls), Rahmat Khan (77 not out in 84 balls) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (not out in 45 balls) With 48 runs) he took his team across the threshold of victory. Afghanistan’s first wicket fell at 130 runs on the first ball of the 22nd over when Gurbaz Shaheen was caught by Usama Mir on the ball of Shah Afridi. Ibrahim became the victim of Hasan Ali in the 34th over on the score of 190. He was caught by Mohammad Rizwan.

Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. With the help of half-centuries from Babar Azam (74 runs in 92 balls) and opener Abdullah Shafiq (58 runs in 75 balls), the score was 282 runs for seven wickets. After losing five wickets for 206 runs in the 42nd over, lower-order quick innings of 40-40 runs from Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed helped Pakistan reach 282.

For Afghanistan, Noor Ahmed dismissed three Pakistani batsmen for 49 runs in 10 overs. Naveen-ul-Haq took two wickets and Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzai took one wicket each.
–IANS

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