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Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Latest Updates, T20 World Cup 2021: An eventful couple of overs. And it’s going down the wire. Pakistan lost Babar Azam but they managed to get 12 runs off the Rashid Khan over. Malik hammered a six over wide long on. Naveen then bowls a terrific over under pressure. He nearly had Malik as he dropped a tough caught and bowled chance. But had his man a ball later as he had Malik caught behind. He bowled a great mix of fast and slow deliveries to give away just 2 runs in the over. 24 needed off 12 now. [caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“640”]
Live Cricket Score and Live Streaming of Pakistan vs Afghanistan, ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Match[/caption] After Afghanistan, the Men in Green round off their Super 12 campaign with relatively easy fixtures against Namibia (2 November) and Scotland (7 November). If it was Shaheen Afridi who starred with the ball against India in their first match, it was Haris Rauf’s turn as the right-arm fast bowler did the damage for Pakistan with four Kiwi wickets. Once again, a full-strength bowling lineup with be up against an impressive Afghanistan batting unit, which decimated Scotland in their previous match. Having won the toss and opted to bat against Scotland, knocks from Najibullah Zadran (59), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (46) and Hazratullah Zazai (44) led the Afghans to 190/4. Rashid Khan was the pick of the bowlers, picking up four wickets as Scotland were bundled out for 60. On the points table, it will be a battle between first and second, with unbeaten Pakistan (four points) aiming to extend their unbeaten run. Here’s everything you need to know about the Afghanistan vs Pakistan clash: When will the Group 2 match of the T20 World Cup 2021 between Afghanistan vs Pakistan take place? The match between Afghanistan and Pakistan will take place on 29 October 2021. What is the venue for Afghanistan vs Pakistan match? The match will take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. What time will Afghanistan vs Pakistan match start? The match will begin at 7.30 pm IST. The toss will take place at 7 pm IST. Which TV channels will broadcast Afghanistan vs Pakistan match? The match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network. The live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney+ Hotstar. Besides, you can browse
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for live updates and over-by-over commentary. Squads: Afghanistan: Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Ghani, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi (captain), Najibullah Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Shahzad, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen ul Haq, Hamid Hassan, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Qais Ahmed Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vice-capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Asif Ali, Sohaib Maqsood, Azam Khan (wk), Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hasnain
Highlights, Pakistan vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup 2021: Pakistan win by 5 wickets
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ASIF ALI WINS IT IN STYLE for Pakistan!
Hammers another couple of sixes. One straight down the ground and the other over extra cover. 4 sixes in the over to win it for Pakistan. They needed 24 off 12, Ali finished it with four sixes in the penultimate over. What hitting!
After 18 overs,Pakistan 124/5 ( Asif Ali 1 , Shadab Khan 0)
An eventful couple of overs. And it’s going down the wire.
Pakistan lost Babar Azam but they managed to get 12 runs off the Rashid Khan over. Malik hammered a six over wide long on.
Naveen then bowls a terrific over under pressure. He nearly had Malik as he dropped a tough caught and bowled chance. But had his man a ball later as he had Malik caught behind. He bowled a great mix of fast and slow deliveries to give away just 2 runs in the over. 24 needed off 12 now.
DROPPED and OUT! Naveen drops Babar at backward point. Babar looks to heave but is done in by the leg spinner, gets an outside edge to backward point where Naveen doesn’ t manage to hold on to it.
OUT! Rashid has his man. Cleans up Babar. A ball later, Rashid bowls a googly, Babar goes for a wild swing but misses it completely. He misses, Rashid hits the bulls eye.
26 needed off 18.
SIX! Malik smashes it over wide long on, off Rashid.
32 needed off 22
After 16 overs,Pakistan 110/3 ( Babar Azam (C) 50 , Shoaib Malik 9)
Another decent couple of overs for Afghanistan!
A successful over from Rashid. He got the wicket of Hafeez in that over. But he didn’t quite get his lengths right. Bowled a couple of short ones which went for just singles, luckily for him. He gave away just four runs in that over.
Naveen bowls four good balls, gives away four singles. One of which brings up Babar Azam’s FIFTY! But then, off the next ball, he darts it in short, Malik slashes it wide of third man for a much-needed FOUR. He slashes at the next ball as well but gets an outside edge to third man for just a single. 9 runs off the Naveen over. 13 off the last 2. Pakistan need 38 off 24 balls.
After 14 overs,Pakistan 97/2 ( Babar Azam (C) 46 , Mohammad Hafeez 10)
Pakistan chipping away in the last couple of overs, 16 off them.
Rashid bowls another brilliant over. There is a stifled appeal for an LBW against Babar which is turned down as it was heading down leg. Babar looked to heave one but mistimed it to deep mid-wicket for just a single. Rashid then induced an outside edge off a quick leg spinner which flew wide of the first slip for a streaky FOUR! The last one is a dot. 8 runs off the Rashid over.
Nabi then gives a single off the first ball but then oversteps and bowls a NO BALL off the next, off which they take a single. Hafeez then holes out in the deep off the FREE HIT ball and they take a single. Babar looks to go downtown charging down the track but mistimes it for two straight down the ground. The next one is a DOT. Nabi then drops it short, Azam cuts it to deep point for a couple. The last one is a DOT. 8 runs off the Nabi over.
After 12 overs,Pakistan 81/2 ( Babar Azam (C) 36 , Mohammad Hafeez 6)
A good couple of overs for Afghanistan!
Rashid Khan starts off with a brilliant over where he at first beats Zaman with a googly and nearly has Babar’s wicket but the batter reviews successfully and survives. He gives away just 3 runs.
Nabi then strikes first ball in the next over as he traps Zaman LBW. After dot and a two, Nabi is unlucky as Hafeez gets an outside edge and it runs away to the third man fence for a streaky FOUR. He ends with a dot again. 6 off the over.
After 10 overs,Pakistan 72/1 ( Babar Azam (C) 35 , Fakhar Zaman 28)
Pakistan upping the ante
Babar Azam finally releases the pressure valve as he hits a couple of fours off Naveen-ul-Haq. They take three more singles and a two to make it 13 off the over.
Naveen then gives away four singles off the first two balls but then gives away 6 off the last two. A couple is followed by an upper cut for FOUR by Babar Azam.
After 8 overs,Pakistan 49/1 ( Babar Azam (C) 15 , Fakhar Zaman 25)
The boundaries have dried up. The last one was hit in the 6th over.
Mujeeb bowls another very good over. That control and accuracy is immaculate as he gives away 6 runs and finishes with figures of 4-0-14-1.
Karim Janat is brought into the attack, he too varies his pace well, Babar Azam looks to up a bit of aggression but doesn’t connect a couple off the middle. Zaman also look to charge down the track off the last ball of the over but doesn’t connect his flick. Just 5 runs off the Janat over.
After 6 overs,Pakistan 38/1 ( Babar Azam (C) 10 , Fakhar Zaman 20)
A decent Powerplay for Afghanistan, Pakistan – 38/1
Mujeeb again pulls things back with his discipline, bowls them quicker and gives away just two singles.
Naveen-ul-Haq is brought into the attack, he gives away just two singles off the first three balls but then drifts one on Zaman’s pads who flicks it away wide of short fine leg for a FOUR. He bounces back well to concede just 2 singles off the last two balls. 7 runs off the over.
After 4 overs,Pakistan 29/1 ( Babar Azam (C) 8 , Fakhar Zaman 13)
A mixed couple of overs for Afghanistan.
Mujeeb bowls a brilliant over. He gives away just four runs and gets the wicket of Rizwan. He’s been accurate with his lines and lengths and has given away just 7 from his 2 overs. Nabi then varies his pace nicely and gives away four singles off four balls. Builds the pressure, Zaman then looks to release the pressure and heaves one, just over the mid-wicket fielder for a four and then charges down and clobbers one into the stands to make it 14 off the over.
After 2 overs,Pakistan 11/0 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 8 , Babar Azam (C) 3)
A decent start for Afghanistan.
Mujeeb starts off well. He is accurate with his lines and gets some drift as well. The Pakistan openers are cautious and they take just three singles off the over.
Nabi comes on to bowl the next one. There was a heart in mouth moment off the second ball as Azam tucked one to mid-wicket and there is a confusion before they decide to go on with the single. The fielder charges in and misses his direct hit. It would have been close had it hit. it was turning out to be a good over but Rizwan got down off the final ball and swept it over short fine leg for a four. 8 runs off the over.
After 20 overs,Afghanistan 147/6 ( Mohammad Nabi (C) 35 , Gulbadin Naib 35)
Afghanistan post 147/6
A very good last over from Shaheen Afridi, bowled that very full length and gave away just 7 runs. He gave away just five runs from first five balls but then delivered a hig full toss which was given a NO BALL. The FREE HIT yielded just a single. A brilliant partnership from Nabi and Naib has helped Afghanistan achieve some respectability after they kept losing wickets at regular intervals.
After 19 overs,Afghanistan 140/6 ( Mohammad Nabi (C) 32 , Gulbadin Naib 33)
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15 off the penultimate over from Rauf. This is some hitting at the death from Nabi and Naib. After a couple of singles, Nabi goes for a wild swing but gets an outside edge to third man for a streaky four. He then pulls the next ball over mid-wicket for back to back fours. A single follows and then Naib pulls away a slower short delivery wide of short fine leg to make it 15 off the over.