PAK vs AFG: Afghanistan Defeats Pakistan in World Cup 2023 Clash By Historic 8 Wickets

Today’s 8-wicket defeat against Afghanistan at Chennai’s 22 yards confirmed the complete downfall of Pakistan cricket. Pakistan won the toss today in the fight between two neighboring countries. Babar Azam chose to bat first. Imam Ul Haq failed again. After losing the first wicket, Abdullah Shafiq and captain Babar stood up. Their pair of half-centuries set the stage for a fighting Pakistan innings. In the middle order Rizwan, and Saud Shakeel did not get significant runs but Iftiker Ahmed and Shadab Khan took effective roles Pakistan reached 282 runs.

Chasing this run in Chennai was not easy. However, two openers Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz accepted the challenge with both hands. When they returned after playing two remarkable innings, the Afghans’ second win was almost assured. Afghanistan reached the target without a doubt with the bat of Rahmat Shah and Hasmatullah Shahidi. While the crowds on one side of the Durand Line erupted in celebration, the silence of the crematorium descended on the other.

Babar Azam finally saw Ran’s face. He scored only 83 runs in the last four matches in the current World Cup. Apart from a 50-run innings against India, there were no significant runs with the bat. Babar was seen taking the burden of the innings on his shoulders for a long time on the tough pitch of Chennai today. Even after crossing half a century, he looked very fluent. When the Pakistan captain’s century on Indian soil seems certain, he has to return with 74 runs. Rizwan (8), Saud Shakeel (25) did not get big runs. Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed protected the puck batting in the lower middle order. Shadab has returned to Mohammad Nawaz’s place today. Do 40 Iftikhar also scored 40 off 27 balls. Afghan spinner Noor Ahmed caught attention on his World Cup debut. He took 3 wickets for 49 runs. 2 wickets for Naveen Ul Haque.

The time is 2019. Afghanistan came close to victory against Pakistan at Leeds in the World Cup. At the crossroads of history, the Afghan people were ready to rejoice. But captain Gulbadan Naib made a few mistakes in one over to miss out on the victory. With two balls left, the Pak team chased the run. After four years, Rashid Khan, and Muhammad Nabi’ra solved that regret. I couldn’t stop the run last time. This time they snatched the victory by chasing the run. Chasing 283 runs, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran were seen doing the work of sending the bowling attack of Shaheen-Haris-Hassan on the back foot early on. Gurbaz is very consistent in the current World Cup. Today, Zadran shook off the temporary failure.

Afghanistan averaged 130 runs opening pair today. When Rahmanullah Gurbaz returned with 65 runs from 53 balls, Afghanistan was still 153 runs away from victory. Rahmat Shah and Ibrahim Zadran gave Pakistan a chance to get back into the match. The two went ahead with the goal of success by forming a new pair. Once it seemed that Ibrahim would become the first Afghan batsman to reach the milestone of a World Cup century.

But he stopped at 87 runs. There was a lot of talk about Hasmatullah Shahidi’s strike rate, today he also focused on getting quick runs. Finally, Rahmat Shah-Hasmatullah Shahidi duo made the impossible possible with one over remaining. Captain Gulbadan Naib sank Afghanistan against Pakistan in the last World Cup. Afghanistan’s captain Hasmatullah Shahidi remained unbeaten on 48 runs. Rahmat Shah scored 77 runs.