3rd T20I, Sharjah, March 27, 2023, 09:30 PM
Pakistan
182/7(20.0ov)
Afghanistan
116/10(18.4ov)
Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 66 runs
That is it from this game and the series! Rashid Khan has been handed over the trophy. A series Afghanistan will never forget. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. It is goodbye for now.
Rashid Khan says it is special to lead this team and as a captain, he is very happy with the players. Adds they responded well in pressure situations and batted well in the first two games. Reckons this was a better wicket than previous matches and he felt it was a gettable target. Shares they are preparing for the next World Cup and this series was a great learning. Mentions he tries to keep his bowling simple and hit the right area.
Mohammad Nabi is the Player of the Series. He is glad to win the series. Adds that the conditions were tough and the matches were close too but happy that they came out on top in first two games. Mentions that he is happy with his contributions and will look to perform similarly in future.
Shadab Khan is the Player of the Match. He says they wanted to finish the series on a higher note and they did it. Adds they adapted to the conditions well in this game. Shares they wanted to give some youngsters a chance and give them confidence for the future.
...Presentation time...
Pakistan have something to take from this series. The bowling finally clicked in this match. Ihsanullah has been superb throughout but the likes of experienced players stepped up. Pakistan were coming into this series with a lot of inexperienced players but have so much positive to take home apart from the series. They also avoid whitewash at the hands of their neighbors.
Pakistan win the game but it is Afghanistan who take the series. A historic win for them beating Pakistan for the first time. Talking about this match, it didn't go as per their plan. After choosing to bowl first, Afghanistan were taken to the cleaners by some fine batting from Saim Ayub and cameos from hard-hitting finishers. Above 180 was always going to be difficult and three wickets in the Powerplay didn't help Afghanistan either. They kept on losing wickets regularly. The exploits from Rashid Khan and Azmatullah Omarzai in the back end too, prove to be in vain. Afghanistan succumbed under pressure right from the start and never showed glimpse of comeback.
In over# 19
0W
1wd
0
0
0
Zaman Khan 20/1(3.4)
18.4
W
OUT! TAKEN! The fireworks end! Fuller and around off. Omarzai looks to go downtown but hits it straight in the hands of Tayyab Tahir who takes it at long on. PAKISTAN WIN BY 66 runs.
18.4
1wd
Wide! Sees Omarzai shaping up to play the scoop and delivers it almost out of the pitch over the tramline.
18.3
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Tad full and on off, Omarzai hits it to long on for no run again.
18.2
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This is full and close to off. Omarzai slashes and misses.
18.1
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Length and on off. Omarzai heaves it to deep mid-wicket and denies a single.
In over# 18
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0
0
4
0
0
Mohammad Wasim 13/1(3)
17.6
1
Short and on middle, this is pulled to deep square leg for a single.
17.5
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Too full and on off. Omarzai slams it again to cover.
17.4
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Fuller and outside off. Omarzai hits it straight to cover.
17.3
4
FOUR! Omarzai is doing some serious batting! Shorter and outside off, Omarzai smashes it over mid off and the ball wins the race.
17.2
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A yorker on middle. Omarzai drills it to mid off.