Naseem Shah sends Pakistan to Asia Cup final as Afghanistan and India crash out

07.09.2022 - 22:37 thenationalnews.com

Naseem Shah peeled off two successive sixes off the first two balls of the final over as Pakistan broke Afghanistan’s hearts in Sharjah.

The fast bowler’s remarkable cameo gave Pakistan a one-wicket win which sends them through to Sunday’s Asia Cup final, where they will play Sri Lanka.

Afghanistan had been defending 11 off the final over, with Fazalhaq Farooqi, who had been outstanding until that point, bowling.

He sent down two low full tosses, and Naseem muscled each of them over the long off boundary. Until that point, it had felt like the Afghans were set to create a remarkable upset that would have kept all four sides in with a chance of making the final.

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