Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI: Pakistan Pull Off a Thriller by 1 Wicket

Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI: Pakistan Pull Off a Thriller by 1 Wicket Afghanistan and Pakistan came against each other in the 2nd ODI of the series at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota. Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first. Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran came to bat and Shaheen Afridi opened the bowling attack. In the 1st over, Ibrahim Zadran hit a four on the fifth ball and it was the first boundary of the match. In the 5th over, Gurbaz started the over with back-to-back two boundaries and hit a four on the sixth ball. In the 9th over, Ibrahim Zadran finished the over with a four. After 10 overs, PAK was at 48-0. In the 11th over, Ibrahim Zadran took a single and Afghanistan reached 50 runs. In the 13th over, Gurbaz hit a four on the third ball. 

 

In the 19th over, Gurbaz took a single on the third ball and scored a half-century. In the 22nd over, Gurbaz smashed a six on the third ball and the partnership between Gurbaz and Zadran reached 100 runs. In the 25th over, Gurbaz smashed a six on the second ball. After 25 overs, Afghanistan was at 113-0. In the 27th over, Ibrahim Zadran started the over with back-to-back two boundaries. In the 30th over, Ibrahim Zadran took a single on the first ball and scored a half-century. In the 31st over, Ibrahim Zadran hit a four on the first ball and Gurbaz hit a four on the fifth ball. In the 35th over, Gurbaz took a single and scored a century. In the 37th over, Gurbaz smashed back-to-back four fours and Afghanistan reached 200 runs. 

 

In the 40th over, Gurbaz hit a four on the third ball and Ibrahim Zadran got out after scoring 80(101) on the fifth ball. After 40 overs, AFG was at 227-1. In the 44th over, Gurbaz took a double and reached 150 mark. In the 45th over, Gurbaz got out after scoring 151(151) on the second ball and Rashid Khan got out after scoring 2(3) on the last ball. In the 46th over, Nabi hit back-to-back two fours. In the 47th over, Shahidullah ran out after scoring 1(3) on the second ball and Shahidi finished the over with a four. In the 50th over, Nabi got out after scoring 29(29) on the first ball and Afghanistan reached 300 runs on the fifth ball. In 20 overs, Afghanistan scored 300 runs with a loss of 5 wickets. Chasing 301 runs, Fakhar Zaman and Imam came to bat and Fazalhaq Farooqi opened the bowling attack. 

 

In the 1st over, Fakhar Zaman finished the over with a four. In the 9th over, Fakhar Zaman hit back-to-back two fours and got out after scoring 30(34) on the last ball. In the 10th over, Babar Azam hit a four on the second ball and Imam hit a four on the fifth ball. After 10 overs, Pakistan was at 65-1. In the 16th over, Imam hit a four on the second ball and Babar Azam hit a four on the fifth ball. In the 17th over, Babar Azam took a single and Pakistan reached 100 runs. In the 18th over, the partnership between Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam reached 50 runs. In the 20th over, Imam-ul-Haq took a single on the fifth ball and scored a half-century. After 25 overs, Pakistan was at 140-1. In the 27th over, Pakistan reached 150 runs. In the 30th over, Babar Azam hit a four on the fifth ball and scored a half-century. In the 31st over, Babar Azam got out after scoring 53(66) on the fourth ball. 

 

In the 34th over, Rizwan ran out after scoring 2(7) on the first ball. In the 37th over, Agha Salman smashed back-to-back two fours and Pakistan reached 200 runs. In the 38th over, Agha Salman got out after scoring 14(15) on the third ball, Usama Mir got out for a duck on the fifth ball. In the 39th over, Imam-ul-Haq got out after scoring 91(105) on the fifth ball. After 40 overs, Pakistan was at 220-6. In the 46th over, Pakistan reached 250 runs. In the 47th over, Iftikhar Ahmed got out after scoring 17(24) on the second ball. 

 

In the 48th over, Shaheen Afridi got out after scoring 4(5) on the fourth ball. In the 49th over, Shadab Khan finished the over with back-to-back two boundaries. In the 50th over, Shadab Khan ran out after scoring 48(35) on the first ball and Naseem Shah hit a four on the second ball. Naseem Shah hit the winning boundary on the fifth ball and won the match. Pakistan scored 302/9 and won the match by 1 wicket. 

 

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