Live Score, Pakistan vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup 2021: Afghanistan opt to bowl, both teams unchanged - Firstcricket News - Firstpost

Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Latest Updates, T20 World Cup 2021: Pakistan have got off to a flier with two wins in two and would be looking to make their position strong at the top of the table with a third win in a row. Afghanistan, on the other hand, would look to leapfrog Pakistan and gain that top position with a win here as they have a very good run rate thanks to the thrashing they laid out to Scotland. With both teams looking to go all out, we can expect a cracker.
After having thumped arch-rivals India in their first match, the Pakistani batters had to fight hard while chasing 135 against New Zealand, but Shoaib Malik (26*) and Asif Ali (27*) sealed the match with eight balls and five wickets to spare.
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.
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