Opting to bat, Afghanistan were reduced to 64-5 in 9.1 overs, but Gulbadin Naib (35 not out) and skipper Mohammad Nabi (35 not out) shared 71 runs to take Afghanistan to a competitive 147 for 6.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam en route his 51 v Afghanistan yesterday. Pic/Getty Images
Pakistan beat Afghanistan by five wickets in their Group 2 Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup here on Friday.
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Opting to bat, Afghanistan were reduced to 64-5 in 9.1 overs, but Gulbadin Naib (35 not out) and skipper Mohammad Nabi (35 not out) shared 71 runs to take Afghanistan to a competitive 147 for 6.
Chasing the total, Babar Azam scored 51, while Asif Ali blasted four sixes in the 19th over as Pakistan romped home, scoring 148 for 5 in 19 overs.
Afghanistan spin trio of Rashid Khan (2-26), Nabi (1-36) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (1-14) were among wickets.
For Pakistan, Imad Wasim (2-25), Shaheed Afridi (1-22), Haris Rauf (1-37), Hasan Ali (1-38) and Shadab Khan (1-22) were the wicket-takers.
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