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Cricket PlayersAFG vs PAK Highlights T20 World Cup 2021: Asif Ali blitz, Babar Azam's 50 take Pakistan to 5-wicket win vs Afghanistan
AFG vs PAK Highlights T20 World Cup 2021 Live Updates: Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 5 wickets in their Super 12 match in Dubai. Asif Ali's late blitz, Babar Azam's 50, and the bowlers were the stars of the night. Follow AFG vs PAK highlights on the live blog.
Afghanistan vs Pakistan Highlights: Pakistan bagged their third win on the trot by beating Afghanistan by 5 wickets in Dubai. In their chase of 148 in 20 overs, Pakistan stuttered to 38/1 after 6 overs. They faced an early hiccup as Mujeeb Ur Rahman dismissed Mohammad Rizwan cheaply. Fakhar Zaman and skipper Babar Azam then steadied the team's ship, by finding regular boundaries and rotating the strike ably to register a 50-run partnership. They reached 72/1 after 10 overs. In the next 5 overs, they lost 2 wickets for 29 runs as Fakhar Zaman (30) was dismissed by Nabi, while Rashid Khan scalped the wicket of Mohammad Hafeez, With that wicket, he became the fastest bowler to 100 T20I wickets. Babar Azam reached 50 before being bowled by Rashid Khan. AFG picked up wickets in quick succession. But it was Asif Ali's unbeaten 7-ball 25 that took the side over the line with 6 balls and 5 wickets to spare. Earlier in the first over, courtesy of an unbeaten 35 each from Gulbadin and Mohammad Nabi, and their unbeaten 71-run stand, Afghanistan posted 147/6 in 20 overs. Earlier, we witnessed one of the most entertaining powerplays of the tournament so far. While Afghanistan blasted 49 in the first 6 overs, Pakistan managed to bag four wickets. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Imad Wasim, Hasan Rauf, and Hasan Ali bagged a wicket each. Wasim bagged one more wicket as Afghanistan, at the halfway stage, stuttered to 65/5. In the next five overs, the Afghans could only manage to add 28 runs, while losing Najib to Shadab Khan. Unbeaten Afghanistan, led by Mohammad Nabi, will bat first against Pakistan. Just like AFG, Babar' Azam PAK are also unbeaten and interestingly, both sides remain unchanged from their previous fixtures.
...Read MoreSHAHEEN AFRIDI GETS HIS MAN, AT LAST
OUT! After being hit for a 4, Shaheen Afridi gets his revenge as he sends Mohammad Shazad packing on 8. Clears the front leg and looks to clear Babar Azam at mid-on but doesn't time it well enough.
AFG are 13/2 after 2.4 overs.
Asghar Afghan is the new man in
AFG vs PAK T20 Live: First boundary of the innings.
FOUR! THE STADIUM ERUPTS! Full and wide from Shaheen, Shahzad frees his arms and lofts the ball through extra-cover for 4.
THIS IS SO EXCITING! Expect the whole match to be played on the same frequency
AFG vs PAK: Wasim strikes, Zazai perishes
Despite Zazai, Babar has decided to throw the ball to Imad Wasim.
OUT! AND IT'S WORKED! BRILLIANT CAPTAINCY AND GREAT CATCH! ZAZAI IS GONE FOR A DUCK. Coming to the dismissal, Wasim angles the ball away from Zazai from around the wicket. Tempted by the fullish delivery, Zazai goes for a wild sweep. But the ball flies off the top edge and is caught very well by a backpedaling Haris Rauf at short third man,
AFG are 7/1 after 1.3 overs.
19-year-old Gurbaz walks out to bat at no.3
Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score: Shaheen Shah Afridi's 1st over
WIDE! He starts off with a wide down the leg side to left-hander Zazai.
1 leg-bye. Zazai gets on the other side of the pitch
OOOOH NERVES? Shahzad knows Shaheen loves zipping the ball back into the right-handers so he walks down the pitch but misses it outside off.
1 run- he's off the mark with a bunt to third man.
NO SWING YET
1 LB- A crunching yorker to Zazai, there's an appeal for LBW. Umpire gives it not out. The ball pitches outside leg.
HOW'S THAT? NOT-OUT! A fast, low full-toss to Zazai and it thumps into his pads. Babar and PAK review it. But it looks like missing leg.
AFG vs PAK LIVE: ALL SET, LET'S PLAY
Afghanistan openers Mohammad Shahzad and Hazratullah Zazai are out.
Shaheen Afridi to open the Pakistan's attack.
AFG vs PAK Live Score: Time for the national anthems
National anthems time. Players have lined up
All done, let's play
Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score: Are you ready?
The prospect of an in-form Shaheen Shah Afridi against big-hitters Mohammad Shahzad and Hazratullah Zazai is so exciting! This is the kind of start we love to see in T20Is, right?
AFG vs PAK Live Score: Form guide says Pakistan are in red-hot form
vs New Zealand: Won by 5 wickets
vs India: Won by 10 wickets
vs WI- Abandoned
vs WI- Abandoned
AFG vs PAK T20 Live: IT'S TRUE! Saqlain and Babar Azam square off in the nets
CRICKET FANS. YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS CLIP! Thank me later (smiles)
AFG vs PAK Live Score: Form guide says Afghanistan are on a roll, unbeaten in last 4 games
vs Scotland: Win by 130 runs
vs Zimbabwe: Won by 47 runs
vs Zimbabwe: Won by 45 runs
vs Zimbabwe: Won by 48 runs
Mohmmad Nabi surprises everyone
Well, well, well! This is the first time that a side has decided to bat first in Dubai. Usually, the toss has determined the winner in this ground as teams have opted to field first. The ball tends up come off the surface slower and with dew falling in the latter half, batters find it easier to play their strokes
Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score: Mohammad Nabi, AFG captain, at the toss
"We will bat first. It looks dry on the top, could be good for batting first, look to put a decent total on the board and then defend it. We are playing the same team."
Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score: Babar Azam, PAK captain, at the toss
"The mood in the camp is good, we're in great spirits. It's a team game and I'm lucky to have a good set-up, can't write off any team, they have good spinners. We're also playing an unchanged team."
AFG vs PAK Live: Playing XIs
Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad(w), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi(c), Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
AFG vs PAK Live Score: Afghanistan win toss, to bat first
Afghanistan win the toss and have elected to bat first in Dubai. A big surprise there
Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score: Asif Ali played a memorable innings
27 runs in 12 balls. 1 four and 3 sixes. Asif Ali turned up at the party with fireworks and ended up finishing the job. He did receive a knock on the helmet while batting and then showed slow developments of concussion, but he stayed put till the end. In Dubai, he will look to go even bigger.
AFG vs PAK T20 Live: Mohammad “The Professor” Hafeez vs NZ
With the bat: 11 runs, including a first-ball 6 | With the ball: 1/16 in 2 overs.
Mohammad Hafeez had a decent outing. PAK will continue to bank on him
AFG vs PAK Live Score: Let's not forget Rahmanullah Gurbaz
The wicketkeeper-batsman walked in at no.3 and scored 46 against Scotland. He took a while to get going but once he found his feet, the Sharjah boundaries seemed even smaller. He smashed four sixes and one four during his 37-ball stay.
AFG vs PAK: Mujeeb Ur Rahman coming off a five-wicket haul
Mujeeb Ur Rahman played a massive role in helping Afghanistan to a 130-run win against Scotland in their previous game. He bagged 5/20 in 4 overs.
AFG vs PAK: Watch out for Haris Rauf, Afghanistan
Haris Rauf was the ‘Player of the Match’ in their previous game'. After impressing heavily against India, with an economical spell, he rattled the Kiwis with a four-wicket haul. Moreover, he bowled a toe-crushing yorker to Martin Guptill, who could not take the field after being bowled by Rauf. Once again, he will be the danger man.
T20 World Cup Live: Will Wasim bowl to Zazai?
Left-hander Hazratullah Zazai is one of the hardest hitters of the cricket ball in the side and in Asia. Keeping that in mind and his prowess against the slower bowlers, Babar Azam could look to save Imad Wasim for a little later. So far, Wasim has shared the new ball with Shaheen Afridi. But of the six overs in the powerplay, he's only bowled 2 balls to a left-hander.
AFG vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan Predicted XI
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
AFG vs PAK Live: Afghanistan Predicted XI
Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Asghar Afghan, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score: AFG vs PAK squads
PAKISTAN: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shoaib Malik
Reserves: Khushdil Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir
Afghanistan vs Pakistan Live Score: AFG vs PAK squads
AFGHANISTAN: Mohammad Nabi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Shahzad, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Hamid Hassan, Farid Ahmed Malik, Naveen ul Haq
Reserves: Sharafuddin Ashraf, Samiullah Shinwari, Dawlat Zadran, Fazal Haq Farooqi
