PAK vs AFG 1st ODI: Awards list, Man of the Match, stats and records, best memes as Pakistan win by 142 runs

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Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by 142 runs despite themselves getting bundled out for 201 in the first ODI of the 3-match series in Hambantota on Tuesday. With the win Pakistan are now leading the 3-match series 1-0.

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first on a slow and difficult batting surface. Imam-ul-Haq was the only batter who scored a fifty in the match. Fakhar Zaman departed for 2, while Babar Azam got out for a 3-ball duck.

Mohammad Rizwan looked good during his 22-ball stay for 21 runs before Mujeeb ur Rahaman trapped him in front of the stumps. Iftikhar Ahmed (30), Shadab Khan (39) and Naseem Shah (18*) also chipped in with handy contributions.

Afghanistan spinners picked nine out of 10 Pakistan wickets. Mujeeb Ur Rahman finished with figures of 3/33 in 10 overs. Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan also picked two wickets apiece.

In complete contrast, just one wicket was taken by a Pakistan spinner and pacers run riot to bundled out Afghanistan for 59. Haris Rauf picked his maiden five-wicket haul. Shaheen Afridi picked two wickets, while Naseem Shah got one wicket for 12 runs in five overs. Azmatullah Omarzai was retired out for 16 off 12. The second match will be played at the same venue on Thursday.

PAK vs AFG 1st ODI: Full List of Awards

Stylish Player of the Match: Shaheen Afridi (2/9 in 4 overs)

Man of the Match: Haris Rauf (5/18 in 6.2 overs)

"Feeling well, especially tried to use the conditions and make the most of it. It's a low-scoring game but as a bowling unit we had belief and the wicket demanded hard length bowling and that's how I picked my wickets. He (Shaheen) started really well and it gave me confidence before I came to bowling. When I'm bowling the focus is not on the speed and I just try to land it where I want it to land," Haris Rauf said.

Who said what?

Babar Azam (Pakistan captain): “At the toss, felt the wicket was a bit dry. We lost wickets upfront and then Imam and Iftikhar played a good hand in getting us to a decent total. We just tried to hit the hard length with the ball and build more dot balls in the powerplay. We all know what Shaheen can do with the new ball. The way Haris Rauf bowled, that spell was game-changing. I always try my level best (as a batter and captain), sometimes you win and sometimes you lose, it happens in the game of cricket. We want to stay positive.”

Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan captain): “It was chaseable, we had a good chance but their bowling didn't allow us. Out shot-selection wasn't good enough and it put pressure on us. Happy with our bowlers performance and looking forward to the next game, we will try our best. Gotta be smart in our shot-selection and today we didn't do that well.”

Records and Stats

• Haris Rauf registered his maiden five-wicket haul for India
• Rauf's figure is best by a pacer in a PAK vs AFG ODI
• Rauf's figure is also best figure by a pacer in Hambantota
• Pakistan's win by 142 runs at Hambantota is their biggest win in a One-Day International where they were bowled out
• Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (No. 2, 3 and 4 batters for Afghanistan) were dismissed for a duck.
• Only the 13th time in 4625 men's ODIs that 3 of first 4 batters got ducks in an innings.

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