Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Afghanistan Men’s Cricket Team Wrote History in the First T20I

Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Afghanistan Men’s Cricket Team Wrote History in the First T20I

Mohammad Nabi and Najibullah Zadran remained unbeaten as Afghanistan secured a 6-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first T20I at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium on Friday.

Earlier, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Nabi and Fazalhaq Farooqi claimed two wickets apiece as Afghanistan restricted Pakistan at 92 for 9 in 20 overs. Meanwhile, Azmatullah Omarzai, Naveen-ul-Haq and Rashid Khan claimed a wicket each. Imad Wasim was the top scorer for Pakistan with an 18-run knock. Pakistan skipper Shadab Khan had won the toss and opted to bat against Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Men’s Cricket Team Wrote History in the First T20I

Afghanistan men’s cricket team wrote history on Friday (March 24) when they defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets in the first T20I of the three-match series at Sharjah cricket stadium in UAE. This was the first time that Afghanistan have beaten Pakistan in this format of the game. It was quite a dominant win too as Afghanistan bowled out Pakistan for their fifth lowest total ever in T20Is before chasing it down with 2.1 overs remaining in the game.

Afghanistan used six bowlers and all of them picked at least one wicket. Rashid led from the front and finished with a spell of 1 for 15 from his four. Faalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Nabi picked 2 wickets each while Azamatullah and Naveen-ul-Haq got a wicket each. This was a second-string Pakistan outfit alright with stars like Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi missing, but Afghans ensured they took big advantage of it and displayed a brilliant effort.