Naseem Shah was on strike with Pakistan needing 11 runs off the final over, with Asif Ali dismissed shortly before, but Shah did the job himself.
Pakistan's young pacer Naseem Shah showed nerves of steel as he smacked two sixes back-to-back to take Pakistan to the final of Asia Cup 2022 on Wednesday. Dangerman Asif Ali was dismissed shortly before, and Babar Azam's side needed 11 runs off the final over.
Afghanistan's man in-form Fazalhaq Farooqi bowled the final over however, Shah despite being a pacer rescued his side with two consecutive sixes down the ground and helped his team win the nail-biting clash.
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Watch Naseem Shah's heroics:
Talking about the match, Pakistan produced a terrific bowling performance to restrict Afghanistan to 129/6 in 20 overs.
Ibrahim Zadran (35 off 37) was the top-scorer for Afghanistan while Hazratullah Zazai (21 off 17), Rashid Khan (18 off 15), and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (17 off 11) were the other main contributors with the bat.
For Pakistan, Haris Rauf was the pick of bowlers with figures of 2/26, while Naseem Shah (1/19), Mohammad Nawaz (1/23), Shadab Khan (1/27), Mohammad Hasnain (1/34) picked one wicket each.
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Chasing a small total, Shadab Khan (36 off 26), Iftikhar Ahmed (30 off 33), and Mohammad Rizwan (20 off 26) played crucial knocks but Pakistan kept losing wickets at regular intervals.
Eventually, Pakistan needed 11 runs in 6 balls to win. Farooqi crumbled under pressure in the final over as Naseem Shah found the sweet spot on his bat twice, hitting back-to-back sixes, leading Pakistan to a thrilling one-wicket win, with four balls to spare.
Fazalhaq Farooqi (3/31), Fareed Ahmad Malik (3/31), and Rashid Khan (2/25) were the wicket-takers for Afghanistan.
With inputs from IANS
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