Young pacer Naseem Shah was the star of the show for Pakistan, but it was not with the ball in hand. He won the match for Babar Azam-led side with the bat, in fact, against Afghanistan in the Super 4 clash of the ongoing Asia Cup.
Naseem smashed two sixes off the first two balls of the final over bowled by Fazalhaq Farooqi to seal a one-wicket win for Pakistan.
The match was one for the ages, and even skipper Babar could not hold his emotions at the post-match presentation. Speaking at the post-match presentation to former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri, Babar said: "This moment reminds me of Javed Miandad's six." To this, Shastri replied: "I was there that day, thanks for reminding." Javed Miandad had hit a final-ball six in the 1986 Austral-Asia Cup off the bowling of India's Chetan Sharma, and as a result, Pakistan registered a famous victory.
Naseem might not have a hit a final-ball six, but still everyone will remember his heroics for the time to come. Speaking about the match, Babar said: "To be honest, the dressing room was very tensed.