PAKISTAN vs AFGHANISTAN / Cricket World Cup 2023 Highlights

Pakistan vs Afghanistan, World Cup 2023: Afghanistan win! Make history!

In the World Cup 2023, Afghanistan emerged victorious, defeating Pakistan by eight wickets in a thrilling match.
Afghanistan chased down the target of 283 runs with six balls to spare.

WORLD CUP 2023

Pakistan vs Afghanistan , World Cup 2023

Afghanistan pulled off their second major shock of the Cricket World Cup on Monday when they defeated Pakistan by eight wickets.

In their pursuit of 283 runs for victory, Afghanistan reached their goal with remarkable efficiency, propelled by outstanding performances from Ibrahim Zadran (87), Rahmat Shah (77 not out), Rehmanullah Garbaz (65), and skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi (48 not out). Mission accomplished with six balls to spare.

Both Afghanistan, who stunned defending champions England earlier in the tournament, and Pakistan have now won two and lost three of their five group matches.

And got Garbaz's wicket. Pakistan's finishers Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan ensured a fine finish for their team as they hit big boundaries in the final overs to take their team to 282/7 after 50 overs. Noor Ahmed picked up 3 crucial wickets to derail Pakistan's batsmen, but Afghanistan's fast bowlers were not as effective.

Noor Ahmed's brilliant bowling continues as he dismisses Pakistan captain Babar Azam for his third wicket of the day. Babar Azam was trying to increase the run rate in the last overs of the game when Noor Ahmed dismissed him.

Muhammad Nabi bowled beautifully today and dismissed Saud Shakeel. Pakistan look in trouble as vice-captain Shadab Khan joins Babar Azam at the crease. Afghanistan will try to take advantage of this instability.

Noor Ahmed took two wickets and disrupted Pakistan's batting by dismissing Abdullah Shafiq and Mohammad Rizwan. Saud Shakeel and Babar Azam are at the crease at the moment, trying to bring some stability to Pakistan.

Pakistan openers Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafiq put up a good partnership but fast bowler Azmatullah Umarzai gave Afghanistan their first breakthrough when he dismissed Imam-ul-Haq and Pakistan captain Babar Azam walked to the crease.

Pakistan have won the toss and are batting first at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The team led by Babar Azam is looking to put a big total on the board and put pressure on the Afghan batting in the second innings. Despite losing to New Zealand, Afghanistan will be full of confidence after beating defending champions England by 69 runs.

Meanwhile, Pakistan are in deep trouble after losing back-to-back matches against India and Australia. The Babar Azam-led side is still not looking very stable as they are facing problems in both their batting and bowling departments.

Pakistan's batting has failed to live up to the high standards of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed. The world number one batsman himself is somewhat subdued in this edition of the World Cup. Adding to their woes, Pakistan's middle-order batsmen have struggled against spin bowling, as evidenced by their performances against India and Australia.

On the other hand, Afghanistan have a strong bowling line-up in the spin trio of Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Mujeebur Rahman, who can take full advantage of the conditions in Chepak. However, the Afghans will be looking for a solid performance from their batsmen if they are to secure a place in the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup 2023.

Teams of Pakistan and Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rehmanullah Garbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hasan, Rahmat Shah, Najeebullah Zadran, Muhammad Nabi, Ikram Ali Khel (w/k), Azmatullah Umarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujibur Rahman. , Noor Ahmad, Fazlul Haque Farooqui, Abdul Rehman and Naveen Haque.

Pakistan

Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafiq, Muhammad Rizwan (w/k), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Muhammad Nawaz, Osama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Wasim.

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Key Highlights

1. Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat first.

2. Pakistan openers Abdullah Shafiq and Imamul Haq started well for Pakistan.

3. Azmatullah Umarzai took the first wicket when he dismissed Imam-ul-Haq and Pakistan captain Babar Azam walked to the crease.

4. Youngster Noor Ahmed gets Afghanistan's second wicket by dismissing Abdullah Shafiq.

5. Another wicket from Noor Ahmed as Mohammad Rizwan walks back to the pavilion.

6. Some partnership was forming between Saud Shakeel and Babur Azam but Muhammad Nabi dismissed Saud Shakeel to end it.

7. Babar Azam scored his second 50 in ICC World Cup 2023

8. Noor Ahmed took his third wicket of the day when he dismissed Pakistan captain Babar Azam.

9. Afghanistan took the team's total to 50 in the eighth over.

10. Afghanistan scored 60 runs in the first powerplay.

11. Afghanistan scored 100 runs in the sixteenth over.

12. Shaheen takes Garbaz's wicket.

13. Hasan Ali took the wicket of Zadran.