Afghanistan exhibited outstanding performance in all fields as they defended a 170-run target against Pakistan in the fourth match of the T20I tri-series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Chasing a daunting 170-run target, Pakistan’s batting unit could accumulate 151/9 in their set of 20 overs.
The Green Shirts had a dismal start to the pursuit as they lost both their openers – Saim Ayub (zero) and Sahibzada Farhan (18) – inside four overs with just 29 runs on the board.
Following the early hiccup, experienced top-order batter Fakhar Zaman and skipper Salman Ali Agha attempted to launch a recovery and had put together 33 runs for the third wicket before both perished in successive overs, reducing Pakistan to 67/4 in 8.3 overs.
