Pakistan vs Afghanistan 1st T20I 2023 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Pakistan vs Afghanistan 1st T20I 2023 - Pakistan - Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates (UAE) 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between Afghanistan and Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah in 24th March 2023.

Afghanistan's players celebrates after taking a wicket © Afghanistan cricket

Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi's each two wickets and All-round display from Mohammad Nabi's 2-wickets with a superb unbeaten 38 helped to Afghanistan registered their historic first T20I win against Pakistan by 6-wickets, despite a impressive debut bowling display from Ihsanullah's two wickets in his first over and take a 1-0 lead in a low-scoring game of the first T20I.

Match Stats :

Afghanistan chased 93 was their second lowest successful run-chase against Afghanistan in T20Is after they chased 72 against Ireland at Dubai in 2017. This is the Afghanistan's first T20I win against Pakistan in the fourth T20I meeting between these sides. Pakistan's 92 was their fifth lowest score in a completed innings in T20 international and It is their worst-total against Afghanistan in T20Is, previously they scored 131 in a run-chasing at same venue in the last year Asia Cup. Pakistan's 92 was the sixth lowest score in a completed innings at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in T20Is. 53* : Mohammad Nabi and Najibullah Zadran set up the record fifth-wicket partnership for Afghanistan against Pakistan in T20 international, previously held by the 29-run stand between Najibullah Zadran and Samiullah Shinwari at same venue in 2013 and the Afghanistan's second highest any-wicket stand against Pakistan in T20Is.

Pakistan scored 92 for 9 in 20 overs with top scorer by Imad Wasim scored 18 off 32-balls without a boundary.

Debutant Saim Ayub - who scored 17 off 15-balls on his debut T20I match - including 2-fours & a six and another Debutant Tayyab Tahir - who hit 16 off 9-balls on his debut T20I match - included 3-fours.

Afghanistan best bowler by Mujeeb Ur Rahman took 2-wickets for 9-runs in 4-overs with economy rate of 2.25.

Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mohammad Nabi both strikes 2-wickets, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq and Azmatullah Omarzai each took one-wickets.

Afghanistan chased 98-4 in 17.5 overs with top scorer by Mohammad Nabi scored a run-a-ball unbeaten 38-runs including 3-fours & a six.

Najibullah Zadran scored 17 off 23-balls including 2-fours and Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit 16 off 17-balls included one-six & a four.

Pakistan best bowler by Debutant Ihsanullah - who took 2-wickets on his debut T20I match, Imad Wasim and Naseem Shah both took one-wickets.

Mohammad Nabi named Player of the match for his match-winning all-round performance to scored a run-a-ball unbeaten 38-runs after taking a 2-wickets for 12-runs in 3-overs.

                   

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