Afghanistan Registers Historic Win Against Pakistan in First T20I Match

Afghanistan Registers Historic Win Against Pakistan: On Friday night, Afghanistan created history by defeating Pakistan for the first time in cricket history. In the first T20I match played in Sharjah, Afghanistan secured a comfortable victory by 6 wickets, marking their first-ever win against Pakistan.

Afghanistan Registers Historic Win Against Pakistan
Afghanistan Registers Historic Win Against Pakistan

Pakistan’s Struggle with Batting

Winning the toss, Pakistan chose to bat first, but their decision didn’t yield the desired results. Resting some key players, including Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan’s batting line-up struggled against Afghanistan’s bowlers.

In the scheduled 20 overs, Pakistan lost 9 wickets and managed to score only 92 runs. Imad Wasim scored the highest 18 runs in 32 balls, but the rest of the team failed to leave a significant impact. Sam Ayub, who played his debut game, got out for 17 runs, while Mohammad Haris was dismissed for 6.

Afghanistan’s Impressive Bowling Performance

Afghanistan’s bowlers displayed an outstanding performance, with Fazal Haq Farooqui, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Mohammad Nabi taking two wickets each. Captain Rashid Khan, Naveen Ul Haq, and Azmatullah Omarzai also contributed with one wicket each.

Afghanistan’s Chase

Chasing a target of 93 runs, Afghanistan had a steady start, only losing the wicket of Ibrahim Zadran off Azam Khan for 9 runs in the first ball of Ihsanullah’s career. Gulbadin Naib was also caught out for a wicket, while Rahmanullah Gurbaz was caught out by Abdullah Shafiq for 16 runs off Naseem Shah.

Karim Jannat was bowled by Imad Wasim for 7 runs, but Afghanistan’s other batsmen held their nerve and achieved the target comfortably. Najibullah Zadran scored an unbeaten 40 off 36 balls, while Mohammad Nabi contributed 21 runs off 18 balls.

Conclusion: Afghanistan Registers Historic Win Against Pakistan

Afghanistan’s victory against Pakistan is a significant milestone for their cricket team, and it marks their progress in the sport. Pakistan, on the other hand, has a lot to improve in their batting and bowling departments to come back in the remaining matches.

The second match between the two teams will be played on Saturday. And the third match will be played on Monday. Both the game will be in Sharjah. As Afghanistan has won one match already against Pakistan, it will be exciting to see how they perform in the upcoming matches.

Has Afghanistan ever won against Pakistan in T20I?

Afghanistan created history by defeating Pakistan for the first time in cricket history. In the first T20I match played in Sharjah, Afghanistan secured a comfortable victory by 6 wickets, marking their first-ever win against Pakistan.

Has Afghanistan ever won against Pakistan in ODI?

Afghanistan hasn’t won against Pakistan in ODI yet.

How many times did Afghanistan beat Pakistan?

Pakistan and Afghanistan have played a total of 8 matches till now. Out of that 4 matches are ODI and the other 4 matches are T20I. Afghanistan have beat Pakistan in 1 T20I match only. Other match was won by Pakistan. So till now, Pakistan 7-1 Afghanistan.

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