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.
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.
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