Afghanistan's second major upset win of the World Cup takes Pakistan by surprise and leaves reigning champion England dead last in the tournament standings.
Afghanistan has pulled off its second giant-killing act of the World Cup with a memorable eight-wicket victory against 1992 champion Pakistan.
It was a clinical chase by Shahidi's men, who had stunned England earlier in the tournament, after Pakistan posted 7-282 riding on half-centuries by skipper Babar Azam and opener Abdullah Shafique."The way we chased today was very professional."Babar won the toss and elected to bat against a spin-heavy Afghan attack, which kept things tight in the first 10 powerplay overs.
Iftikhar clobbered four sixes in his belligerent 40, while Shadab contributed as many runs before falling to the last ball of the innings. Hasan Ali ended Zadran's gallant knock but Shah and Shahidi milked the Pakistan attack with consummate ease during their unbroken 96-run stand to seal a memorable victory over their neighbours.
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