SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz claimed a hat trick and impressed Pakistan to a 75-run win within the ultimate of the Twenty20 tri-series as Afghanistan crashed to its second lowest-ever T20 rating of 66 on Sunday.
Afghanistan’s spinners, led by Rashid Khan’s 3-38, had earlier restricted Pakistan to 141-8 which was the bottom whole by groups batting first within the event that additionally featured United Arab Emirates.
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“It was the type of wicket the place even 130-140 was all the time going to be difficult and as soon as we obtained there, we knew it might be powerful for them,” Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha stated.
“Since Nawaz’s comeback, he’s been excellent, performing brilliantly in all departments. For me, he’s the man I can depend on in powerful conditions.”
Nawaz (5-19) sliced via the Afghan middle-order with the wickets of Darwish Rasooli and Azmatullah Omarzai off the final two balls of his first over within the powerplay. He turned solely the third Pakistani bowler to attain a hat trick in T20s when in-form batter Ibrahim Zadran was stumped off the primary ball of Nawaz’s second over.
Quick bowlers Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Hasnain achieved hat tips for Pakistan in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2017 and 2019, respectively.
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Nawaz had Afghanistan on the mat with 4 wickets for only one run in his first two overs when he additionally had Karim Janat leg earlier than wicket off a straight supply earlier than he rounded off an ideal night time at Sharjah Cricket Stadium by claiming the wicket of Khan in his ultimate over.
Khan, enjoying in his one hundredth T20 for Afghanistan, top-scored for his crew with 17 whereas Sediqullah Atal made 13 as not one of the different batters may attain double-figures with two specialist spinners Sufiyan Muqeem (2-9) and Abrar Ahmed (2-17) additionally baffling the batters.
“I really feel like that was a chaseable whole however we didn’t play the model of cricket we wished,” Khan stated. “Dropping 5 wickets contained in the powerplay made it actually onerous to bounce again … it’s essential for us to study from these circumstances forward of the Asia Cup.”
Pakistan had earlier chosen to bat first and stuttered to 72-5 within the twelfth over earlier than Nawaz revived the innings by contributing 25 runs off 21 balls and sharing a 40-run stand with Agha, who made 24 earlier than falling to Khan within the seventeenth over.
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On a spinning wicket, Pakistan batters struggled and Saim Ayub was restricted to 17 runs off 19 balls whereas Fakhar Zaman couldn’t learn Khan’s straight supply and was out plumb leg earlier than wicket for 27 in 26 deliveries.
However Pakistan’s template of going with a fleet of all-rounders bailed them out and gave the crew confidence forward of the Asia Cup, beginning in UAE on Tuesday.
“We wished to arrange in a method that helps us for the Asia Cup and we’ve finished that,” Agha stated. “We’ve been doing very well for the reason that Bangladesh house sequence. Lastly, we’re in excellent form and totally ready for the Asia Cup.”
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