Pakistan vs Afghanistan LIVE: ICC Cricket World Cup result and reaction as minnows earn surprising win
Afghanistan defeat Pakistan by eight wickets to claim second victory of the tournament
Pakistan’s up-and-down Cricket World Cup campaign continued today as they were beaten by Afghanistan in Chennai. Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat first but his team failed to assert their dominance on the associate nation.
Afghanistan’s quartet of spin options restricted Pakistan to ones and twos while continuously taking wickets through the middle of the innings. Babar scored a fine 74 and some late innings hitting from Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed took the team to 282-7 at the halfway stage.
It seemed to be a challenging total but the Afghanistan batters made light work of it. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran put on 130 for the first wicket with both openers scoring over 50 before being dismissed. Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi then combined through the middle overs, taking advantage of loose bowling and poor fielding to guide the team over the line with an over to spare.
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Pakistan vs Afghanistan
18.1
Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Zurmatai.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan
17.6
Noor Ahmad to Babar Azam. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, down leg side on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Zurmatai.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan
17.4
Noor Ahmad to Babar Azam. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Murid.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan
17.2
Noor Ahmad to Babar Azam. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan
16.6
Rashid Khan to Abdullah Shafique. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan
16.5
Rashid Khan to Abdullah Shafique. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Khil.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan
16.4
Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Gurbaz.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan
16.3
APPEAL! Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Khil, appeal made for Caught.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan
16.1
Rashid Khan to Babar Azam. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Lakanwal.
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