Pakistan vs Afghanistan T20I Asia Cup 2022 Super 4 Match Highlights: PAK beat AFG, knock India out of tournament

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A contest awaits cricket fans in Super 4 stage of Asia Cup 2022 with Babar Azam’s Pakistan taking on Mohammad Nabi's Afghanistan in their second Super 4 match of the Asia Cup in Sharjah on Wednesday (September 7). Rohit Sharma-s India will also keep an eye on the proceedings and will be hopin for an Afghanistan win. Afghanistan beating Pakistan will keep India afloat in the contest.

Pakistan opened their Super 4 campaign with a record-breaking win over India on Sunday (September 4) and our comfortably placed in second spot on the Super 4 Points Table behind Sri Lanka.

A win for Babar’s side will mean that both Sri Lanka and Pakistan will qualify for the final with 4 points each and the next couple of matches between India and Afghanistan and Sri Lanka vs Pakistan will be made insignificant.

A win for Afghanistan will keep their hopes as well as India team’s chances alive. Pakistan will not find it easy against Afghanistan, who have former Pak pacer Umar Gul in their support staff as bowling coach.

07 September 2022

23:50 IST

India Wednesday knocked out of contention for the Asia Cup final after Pakistan beat Afghanistan by one wicket in a tense Super 4 match in Sharjah. Winless in two matches, both India and Afghanistan are out of the tournament and Thursday's match between the two sides here has been rendered inconsequential. With four points each from two wins apiece, Pakistan and Sri Lanka sealed their places in the summit clash to be played on Sunday.

Thats that from us for tonight, See you again in our next coverage. 

22:51 IST

PAK vs AFG Asia Cup 2022 Super 4 Match LIVE Updates

PAKISTAN WIN, NASEEM SHAH HITS TWO SIXES IN A ROW TO SEAL THE DEAL! INDIA KNOCKED OUT. 

22:49 IST

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PAK 110/8 (18.2)

Pakistan need 20 runs in 10 balls

22:44 IST

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OUT!

One more bits the dust as Khusdil Shah departs for 1 off 3 balls. Farooqi gets his third wicket. 3 for 19 from 4 overs, what a spell this was. The match heads to a close finish.  

PAK 110/7 (18.1)

Pakistan need 20 runs in 11 balls

22:38 IST

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OUT! Mohammad Nawaz departs, trapped in front of the stumps by Farooqi. He is gone for 4 off 5 balls. 

PAK 105/6 (17.1)

Pakistan need 25 runs in 17 balls. 

22:28 IST

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OUT! Well, well, well! Another twist in the tale and Shadab Khan walks back after playing a brilliant innings of 36 off 26 balls. Had hit Rashid for a six on the last ball and then attempted another big one but was caught inside the circle square off the wicket. 

PAK 97/5 (16.2)

Pakistan need 33 runs in 22 balls

22:19 IST

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And Iftikhar Ahmed is gone for 30 made off 33 balls. Held in deep off Fareed Ahmad Malik. What a breakthrough for Afghanistan this is. The match is far from over and surely Indian cricket team is glued to their TV sets right now. 

PAK 87/4 (15.3)

Pakistan need 43 runs in 27 balls

22:09 IST

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Shadab Khan has started hitting his shots, smashed Nabi for a six and four and then hit one more six in the next over as Pakistan take control in the chase again. Things are beginning to slide away from Afghans are here and they need a wicket or two here to bounce back in style. 

PAK 80/3 (13.2)

Pakistan need 50 runs in 40 balls

22:02 IST

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PAK 57/3 (10.5)

Pakistan need 73 runs in 55 balls

That reminder again - Pakistan run-chases are not recommended for those with a weak heart or those of a nervous disposition #AsiaCup #AFGvPAK

— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) September 7, 2022

21:36 IST

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OUT and thiis a big wicket. Rashid Khan has trapped Mohammad Rizwan right in front of the three sticks and despite the review, the decision from umpires is the same, he has to go. He makes 20 off 26 balls and did not look at his best tonight but needed to be there till the end. Shadab Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease. He and Khusdil Shah in middle. 

PAK 48/3 (9.2)

Pakistan need 82 runs in 64 balls

21:34 IST

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OUT! Huge mix up between Rizwan and Fakhar and that leads to Fakhar getting run out, top work by Najibullah. Pakistan lose 2nd wicket and the boundaries are suddenly hard to come by. Afghanistan have a low score but heir fighting it out in the middle. 

PAK 19/2 (3.4)

Pakistan need 111 runs

21:16 IST

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Pakistan are off to a terrible start as their Babar Azam has been caught in front of the stumps, dismissed for a golden duck, which means he goes without scoring on just the first ball he faced. Fazalhaq Farooqi with a peach.  

PAK 1/1 (0.2)

Pakistan need 129 runs

21:07 IST

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Disappointing batting performance by Afghanistan. With a more regimented approach could have got 25-30 runs more to give their bowlers a decent total to defend. Cricket's unpredictable, more so T20, but if Pak sweat too much in winning this I'll be surprised

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) September 7, 2022

20:54 IST

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Disappointing day for Afghan batters as none could step up to take the side to a respectable total. They post 129/6 in 20 overs. 40 runs too short it seems. Chasing is anyway easy on these UAE tracks. Brilliant spell of bowling by all Pak bowlers. Rashid Khan with a six and boundary in last over to take the team to 129. 

If Pakistan score these 130 runs, India will be knocked out tonight only. 

20:40 IST

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Azmatullah and Rashid in the middle as Afghanistan look to score as many as possible. 150 will make them happy but it looks unlikely as of now as Pak pacers are bowling brilliantly, bowling in the hole and mixing it up nicely with slower ones. 

AFG 118/6 (18.3)

20:23 IST

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Aghanistan in BIG trouble here as Mohammad Nabi has also walked out of the park for a golden duck on his landmark 100th T20I. A lull among the Afghanistan fans. Onus on Azmatullah Omarzai and Ibrahim Zadran to step up and take the team to a fighting total. 

AFG 103/5 (15.5)

20:05 IST

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Karim Janat departs as Mohammad Nawaz strikes. Janat wanted to go big and has perished in the process. Pakistan bowlers have put Afghanistan batters in a shackle. Najibullah Zadran, left handed bat, comes to the crease. Pakistan on top at the moment.

AFG 79/3 (12)

19:58 IST

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Afghanista go past 50 at the end of 7th over. Zazai also gone, cleaned up by Hasnain. Zadran and Karim Janat in the middle and the boundaries have dried up as Pakistan spinners take charge in the middle. 

AFG 53/2 (7.1)

19:52 IST

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Hasnain gets Zazai_ all his wicket to wickets deliveries are dot and this one hits the stumps_ slight wides are hit _ speed is with him so must keep wicket to wicket #PAKvAFG

— Shahid Hashmi (@hashmi_shahid) September 7, 2022

19:42 IST

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OUT! Gurbaz cleaned up by Haris Rauf in the first over of his spell. Sharp inswinger does the right-hand batter in. Ibrahim Zadran joins Zazai in the middle as Pak get the first important breakthrough. Big wicket as Gurbaz has been in good form in this year's Asia Cup. 

AFG 37/1 (4)

19:06 IST

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Afghanistan off to a flying start vs Pakistan. Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz is playing his shots as partner Hazratullah Zazai is taking his time to get better. This is good news for Indian fans as well who are rooting for Afghanistan's win. Naseem Shah and Hasnain under pressure straightaway.  

AFG 20/0 (2.2)

19:02 IST

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Afghanistan (Playing XI): Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi(c), Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah

18:33 IST

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Toss News from Sharjah: Babar Azam wins the toss and Pakistan will be bowling first tonight. 

18:28 IST

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Before the much-awaited contest between Pakistan and Afghanistan, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has dropped a big comment on Babar Azam's side. 
Read here.

18:28 IST

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Game day INSHALLAH Afghanistan __ pic.twitter.com/6p5pgCZCrW

— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) September 7, 2022

17:32 IST

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Afghanistan Squad: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi(c), Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Samiullah Shinwari, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afsar Zazai, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Usman Ghani, Azmatullah Omarzai, Noor Ahmad

Pakistan Squad: Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Usman Qadir, Haider Ali, Hasan Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani

16:59 IST

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Big boost for Pakistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan ahead of the all-important clash against Afghanistan tonight as he has been named as the No 1 T20I batter in the world, displacing his captain Babar Azam from the top spot. Check out his key records and achievements here. 

16:57 IST

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Super 4 match in Asia Cup 2022 between Pakistan and Afghanistan on our LIVE blog here. 

India will be hoping for an Afghanistan win tonight to stay afloat. If Pakistan win, they will be through to final. 

Stay tuned for more updates here.