Pakistan Vs Afghanistan News

Renowned as a formidable batting unit, Pakistan's display unusually left spectators baffled and fighting for grace after winning the toss and opting to bat first. The side quickly found itself in dire straits as both of their openers were dismissed within a mere 13 overs in a sluggish effort.

In recent years, a new rivalry has emerged in world cricket between Pakistan and Afghanistan but the drama hit new peaks on Thursday. Afghan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi executed a surprise mankad in the final over to all but doom the opponents to a loss, only for Naseem Shah to flip the script.

Players often get angry over their teammate in case their mistake turns out to be costly for the team but on rare occasions, the emotions run high even when there is a happy ending. Mohammad Nabi was part of such an incident when his teammate almost dropped an opportunity to dismiss Fakhar Zaman.

In the first assignment of his second stint as Pakistan's national selector, Inzamam-ul-Haq made the big call of ommitting Shan Masood from the squad, as announced on Tuesday. The change-up also saw Faheem Ashraf return to ODI setup while Saud Shakeel was included in the squad to face Afghanistan.