🏏 Cricket World Cup 2023: Match #22: Pakistan vs Afghanistan 🏏 - Page 54

Originally posted by: Sanskruthi

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Afg players know how to express gratitude to their supporters

Originally posted by: Moonks

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Uff he always supports wrong things haan. He doesnt like Jadduu too n doesnt want Shami in team

Take a bow, Afghanistan! They had won just one WC match in two editions. Now, they have outplayed England and Pakistan - two teams that were touted as favourites. This was a clinical performance. On a slow Chepauk track, they lost the toss and picked four frontline spinners. They didn't get off to a great start with the ball as Pakistan scored 56/0 in the first powerplay. Afghanistan fought back in the second powerplay with their spinners applying the brakes and picking wickets. 40s from Iftikhar and Shadab powered Pakistan to 282, which looked above par. But, what followed that was something very special - Afghanistan put on a masterclass.

Chasing a tricky score, Gurbaz scored a boundary off the very first of the innings and Afghanistan never looked back. The openers stitched a century partnership with both of them notching up their respective fifties and Pakistan looked clueless. Shaheen broke the stand in his second spell and Rahmat joined Zadran to keep the scoreboard ticking. Hasan Ali bowled a superb spell - he nipped out Zadran, bowled a maiden and for the first time, Afghanistan were put under a bit of pressure as the asking rate crossed 6 RPO in the 36th over. Howver, Afghanistan didn't panic. Captain Shahidi took a while to get going but he was helped by some poor deliveries from the Pakistani spinners. Strangely, Babar Azam didn't attack with pace and the Rahmat-Shahidi played risk-free cricket to take their team home with an over to spare. Afghanistan clearly outplayed their opponents in all three departments. This is Afghanistan's first-ever win over Pakistan in ODIs and they did a lap of honour.

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Babar is talking like doing ratta for exam

STAT: This is the first win for Afghanistan against Pakistan in eight ODIs.

Afghanistan wins in ODI World Cups

Beat Scotland by 1 wicket, Dunedin, 2015

Beat England by 69 runs, Delhi, 2023

Beat Pakistan by 8 wickets, Chennai, 2023*

Originally posted by: samarp2

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Originally posted by: SoniRita

Pak se nahi, Indian muslims who support Pak🤷‍♀️

Afg bhi muslim country hai but they chose to support Pak. Speaks a lot about them

Highest totals for Afghanistan in World Cups

288 vs West Indies, Leeds, 2019

286 vs Pakistan, Chennai, today*

284 vs England, Delhi, 2023

272 vs India, Delhi, 2023

Highest target chased by Afghanistan in ODIs

283 vs PAK, Chennai, today*

274 vs UAE, ICCA Dubai, 2014

269 vs SL, Hambantota, 2023

268 vs SCO, Edinburgh, 2019