PAK vs AFG, World Cup 2023: IN PHOTOS - Afghanistan stun Pakistan in historic win

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Afghanistan beat Pakistan by eight wickets in yet another ICC World Cup 2023 upset here on Monday. Afghanistan chased down the target of 283 with six balls to spare with openers Ibrahim Zadran (87 off 113 balls) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65 off 53 balls) setting up the win.

One-down Rahmat Shah and captain Hashmatullah Shahidi chipped in with 77 not out and 48 not out respectively. This was Afghanistan's second upset win of the tournament after their shock victory over defending champions England.

Earlier, opting to bat, Pakistan scored 282 for 7 with captain Babar Azam top-scoring with 74 off 92 deliveries. Opener Abdullah Shafique contributed 58 while Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed made 40 each down the order. Noor Ahmad was the most successful Afghan bowler with figures of 3/49 while Naveen-ul-Haq chipped in with 2/52.

Brief Scores: Pakistan: 282 for 7 in 50 overs (Babar Azam 74, Abdullah Shafique 58; Noor Ahmad 3/49, Naveen-ul-Haq 2/52). Afghanistan: 286 for 2 in 49 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 87, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 65, Rahmat Shah 77 not out; Hasan Ali 1/44).

Afghanistan batting (Target: 283 runs from 50 overs) Rahmanullah Gurbaz c Usama Mir b Shaheen Afridi 65 Ibrahim Zadran c Mohammad Rizwan b Hasan Ali 87 Rahmat Shah not out 77 Hashmatullah Shahidi not out 48

Extras: (NB-1 W-8) 9 Total: (For 2 wickets in 49 overs) 286, Fall of wickets: 1/130 2/190

Bowling: Shaheen Shah Afridi 10-0-58-1, Hasan Ali 10-1-44-1, Haris Rauf 8-1-53-0, Usama Mir 8-0-55-0, Shadab Khan 8-0-49-0, Iftikhar Ahmed 5-0-27-0.

Pakistan Innings: Abdullah Shafique lbw b Noor Ahmad 58 Imam-ul-Haq c Naveen-ul-Haq b Azmatullah Omarzai 17 Babar Azam c Mohammad Nabi b Noor Ahmad 74 Mohammad Rizwan c Mujeeb Ur Rahman b Noor Ahmad 8 Saud Shakeel c Rashid Khan b Mohammad Nabi 25 Shadab Khan c Mohammad Nabi b Naveen-ul-Haq 40 Iftikhar Ahmed c Azmatullah Omarzai b Naveen-ul-Haq 40 Shaheen Shah Afridi not out 3

Extras: (LB-4 NB-1 W-12) 17 Total: (For 7 wickets in 50 overs) 282 Fall of wickets: 1/56 2/110 3/120 4/163 5/206 6/279 7/282

Bowling: Naveen-ul-Haq 7-0-52-2, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 8-0-55-0, Mohammad Nabi 10-0-31-1, Azmatullah Omarzai 5-0-50-1, Rashid Khan 10-0-41-0, Noor Ahmad 10-0-49-3.

-PTI