Asia Cup 2022, Pakistan vs Afghanistan: I had the self-belief to hit sixes, says Naseem Shah

Pakistan tailender Naseem Shah credited self-belief and practice sessions in the nets for his final over heroics against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup. Naseem struck two consecutive sixes in the last over of the game to help his side beat Afghanistan and qualify for the final.

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Naseem Shah probably hit the two most important sixes to protect Pakistan’s ego on a Wednesday night that broke millions of Afghan hearts and knocked India out of the Asia Cup. Naseem's hefty blows may not match the Javed Miandad's last-ball six off Chetan Sharma from 1986, it would hurt Indian fans

The 22-year-old who has already impressed with his fast bowling in the tournament, changed roles on Wednesday as his two stunning sixes not only sealed Pakistan's one wicket win in a tense Super 4 match but also threw arch-rivals India out of the tournament. "When I went in to bat I had the belief to hit the sixes. I practice (hitting sixes) and I knew they would bowl yorkers as they had the field up. I just tried and I executed," Naseem said after the match.

1/13Pakistan beat Afghanistan to knock out India and reach Asia Cup finalShow Captions<p>Naseem Shah hit two last-over sixes as Pakistan pulled off a thrilling one-wicket win over Afghanistan. AP</p><p>Pakistan's victory set up an Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka, knocking out rivals India in the process.</p><p>In a game dominated by bowlers, Haris Rauf led an inspired attack that limited Afghanistan to 129-6.</p><p>Ibrahim Zadran stood out with a fighting 35 but skipper Mohammad Nabi fell for a first-ball duck.</p><p>In Pakistan's reply, Fazalhaq Farooqi