END OF OVER:20 | 10 Runs | AFG: 129/6 | RR: 6.45
- Rashid Khan18 (15b)
- Azmatullah Omarzai10 (10b)
- Haris Rauf4-0-26-2
- Naseem Shah4-0-19-1
7.32pm Pakistan walking off the field then as much the happier side, high fives all around, as they'll be quite confident of chasing this down. The pitch has been admittedly on the slow side, but a target of 130 is something Pakistan would have gladly taken at the start of the game. Afghanistan started their innings well, but when Zazai and Gurbaz fell inside the powerplay the momentum completely shifted and Pakistan just kept up the pressure from then on. As things stand then, Pakistan are in the driver's seat and just 130 runs away from a place in the final! Hemant will be with you in a bit for the start of the chase.
Upesh : "If Pakistan wins today then we will all be stress free from thinking about who's going to play in the final. It will be Sri Lanka vs Pakistan and all the other matches are going to be meaningless."
Haris Rauf to bowl the final over.
Farhan: "Afghanistan will reach around 140, nowadays it just takes a few hit. I remember the times when getting 10 runs of 6 balls would be favourable for the bowling team" Think they'll bite your hand off for that at this point.
END OF OVER:19 | 6 Runs | AFG: 119/6 | RR: 6.26
- Azmatullah Omarzai10 (10b)
- Rashid Khan8 (9b)
- Naseem Shah4-0-19-1
- Mohammad Hasnain4-0-34-1
Naseem into his final over
END OF OVER:18 | 8 Runs | AFG: 113/6 | RR: 6.27
- Azmatullah Omarzai5 (6b)
- Rashid Khan7 (7b)
- Mohammad Hasnain4-0-34-1
- Haris Rauf3-0-16-2
Ahsan Butt: "Rashid has the ability to do significant damage in the last few overs! His wicket is the key to a low Afghanistan total here for Pakistan!"
Here's Hasnain
END OF OVER:17 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | AFG: 105/6 | RR: 6.17
- Rashid Khan1 (3b)
- Azmatullah Omarzai3 (4b)
- Haris Rauf3-0-16-2
- Shadab Khan4-0-27-1
Sharjeel : "Pakistan did not changed playing 11 despite the injury of Dahani. Is that a defensive approach or best combination???" If it ain't broke, why fix it, right?
Ibrahim Zadran c †Mohammad Rizwan b Haris Rauf 35 (54m 37b 2x4 1x6) SR: 94.59