Afghanistan pulled off yet another upset in the Cricket World Cup 2023 as they defeated Pakistan by eight wickets in Chennai on Monday.

Afghanistan chased down the target of 283 with six balls to spare with openers Ibrahim Zadran (87 off 113 balls) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65 off 53 balls) setting up the win. Rahmat Shah and captain Hashmatullah Shahidi chipped in with 77 not out and 48 not out respectively.

Earlier, opting to bat, Pakistan scored 282 for 7 with captain Babar Azam top-scoring with 74 off 92 deliveries. Opener Abdullah Shafique contributed 58 while Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed made 40 each down the order. Noor Ahmad was the most successful Afghan bowler with figures of 3/49 while Naveen-ul-Haq chipped in with 2/52.

Later, Babar scored 75 and kept the momentum on Pakistan's side. Finally, Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan also smashed 40 runs each and guided Pakistan to a good total. For Afghanistan, Noor Ahmad took three wickets while Naveen-Ul-Haq took two wickets.

Source NDTV

BDST: 2238 HRS, OCT 23, 2023
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