Afghanistan Defeats Pakistan By 4 Wickets In Asian Games 2023 Semifinal
In a historic victory, Afghanistan defeated Pakistan by 4 wickets in the semifinals of the Asian Games 2023 men’s cricket tournament. This is the first time that Afghanistan has ever defeated Pakistan in a major international cricket tournament.
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bowl first. Pakistan got off to a good start, but they lost wickets at regular intervals and were eventually bowled out for 115 runs in 18 overs. Fareed Ahmad and Qais Ahmad were the pick of the Afghan bowlers, with 3 and 2 wickets respectively.
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In reply, Afghanistan chased down the target in 17.5 overs, losing 6 wickets along the way. Noor Ali Zadran was the top scorer for Afghanistan with 39 runs off 33 balls. Gulbadin Naib and Afsar Zazai also played important knocks, scoring 26 and 13 runs respectively. Afghanistan will now face India in the final of the Asian Games 2023 men’s cricket tournament.
Gulbadin Naib – the hero of Afghanistan!
Scored 26* (19) with 1 four and 3 sixes – finished the match with 6,6,4 against Pakistan and knocked them out of Asian Games. pic.twitter.com/aVqwXmANGf
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 6, 2023