Afghanistan register historic win over Pakistan

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Afghanistan overcame late nerves in the closing overs to beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the second T20I on Sunday and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-game series.

Needing 30 off the last three overs, and 22 from the last two, Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi hit a six each off pace bowler Naseem Shah in the penultimate over to reduce the target to five runs.

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Zadran then hit the winning boundary off Zaman Khan's last over to chase down the 131-run target with one ball to spare. "It's a great honour and pleasure to lead this wonderful team," said Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan.

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