Pakistan’s tailenders stored their nerves and edged out Afghanistan by one wicket in a tense high-scoring second one-day worldwide on Thursday.
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No. 10 batter Naseem Shah (10 not out) edged seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi for a profitable boundary off the penultimate ball as Pakistan reached 302-9 and acquired a decisive 2-0 lead within the three-match collection.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s epic 151 and a significant 80 by his opening accomplice Ibrahim Zadran had earlier offered Afghanistan a formidable complete of 300-5.
“All credit to the boys,” Pakistan captain Babar Azam mentioned. “We just tried to build the partnership when me and Imam were playing, just wanted to play long and see where we stand after 40 overs. We knew we could chase 80 or 90 in the last 10 overs.”
