Pakistan went all the way down to Afghanistan in the second match of the three-match T20I sequence on Sunday (March 26). With this win, Afghanistan additionally sealed their first ever sequence win in any format over the Men in Green. For the second time in a row, Pakistan’s batting did not click on in the absence of their key gamers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. Among these, Azam Khan got here beneath extreme scrutiny of a fan who was furious with the cricketer through the second T20I.
Azam Khan got here out to bat quantity six together with his workforce tottering at 60/4. But he could not bother the scorers a lot scoring just one run and Pakistan sinked even additional. After his dismissal, a fan was seen furious with the wicketkeeper-batter over his failure. Moreover, the fan was additionally seen bodyshaming Azam Khan together with his gesture even because the followers round have been disenchanted with Pakistan’s place in the match. For the unversed, Azam Khan had obtained out for a duck in the primary T20I and his miseries solely compounded after getting out for simply 1 run in the earlier recreation.
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As for the match, Pakistan opted to bat first after successful the toss solely to lose two wickets in the primary over itself. Both Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique bagged geese and did not recuperate till the tip. It was as a consequence of Imad Wasim’s unbeaten 64 off 57 deliveries with 3 fours and a pair of sixes that the Men in Green have been capable of put up at the least a good whole of 130 runs for the lack of six wickets in their 20 overs. Shadab Khan additionally led from the entrance with the bat mustering 32 runs. Fazalhaq Farooqi was one of the best bowler choosing up 2/19 in his 4 overs together with a maiden.
It wasn’t a simple chase by any means for Afghanistan. But their high order batters Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran caught it out in the center to attain 44 runs and 38 runs. Things obtained shut on the finish, however the duo Mohammad Nabi and Najibullah Zadran have been the precise males in the center for Afghanistan who obtained them over the road with one ball to spare.
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