Afghanistan defeated Shabad Khan-led Pakistan by six wickets in the first T20I at Sharjah, which was solely their eighth white-ball encounter in 11 years. Khan received the toss and opted to bat. Little did they know the struggles that awaited them.Â
On a pitch that was fairly difficult to bat on, Afghanistan saved a good grip on Pakistan’s batters and didn’t, for as soon as, allow them to unfastened. The indisputable fact that Saim Ayub’s rating of 17 off 15 deliveries was the best amongst Shadbad’s group speaks volumes of how properly Afghanistan bowled, or properly, how badly Pakistan batted.
New Lows For Men in Green
- First Loss in opposition to Afghanistan in 11 years
- Fifth lowest rating for Pakistan in T20Is
- Pakistan’s ninth under 100 rating in T20Is
- Pakistan 92/9 in 20 overs is the second slowest innings in phrases of run charge (4.6)
For Afghanistan, Fazal-Haq-Farooqui took two wickets for simply 13 runs in 4 overs, whereas Mujeeb ur Rehman gave solely 9 runs in 4 overs and took two wickets. Apart from this, Mohammad Nabi additionally took two wickets for 12 runs in 3 overs. Captain Rashid Khan, Azmatullah and Naveen ul Haq additionally took a wicket every.Â
In reply, Afghanistan chased the goal of 93 runs, shedding simply 4 wickets in the method. At one stage, it regarded as if the Pakistan bowlers had been as much as one thing, however Mohammad Nabi and Najibullah Zadran made positive that no additional harm was executed, as the group chased down the whole with 13 balls to spare.
The similar venue will host the 2nd T20I on March 26, Sunday.
