Afghanistan vs Pakistan 2nd ODI 2023 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Afghanistan vs Pakistan 2nd ODI 2023 - Afghanistan - Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 3-match one-day international series of the 2nd ODI match played between Pakistan and Afghanistan at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota in 24th August 2023.

Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam's 118-run stand helped set Pakistan a platform for the chase © AFP/Getty Images

Opener Imam-ul-Haq's classy 91, Captain Babar Azam's fifty and Shadab Khan's brilliant 48 sets up to Pakistan thrilling one-wicket victory over Afghanistan, despite a opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz's record-breaking 151 and took an unassailable 2-0 lead to seal the series in a high-scoring incident game of the second ODI.

Match Stats : Pakistan chased 301 was their ninth highest successful run-chase in One-day international and It is their highest chase against Afghanistan in ODIs, previous highest chase was 258 at Abu Dhabi in 2018 Asia Cup. Afghanistan's 300 was their seventh highest score in One-day international and It is their highest total against Pakistan in ODIs, previous highest was 257 at Abu Dhabi in 2018. Afghanistan's 300 was their second highest total in Sri Lankan soil in ODIs after their 313 against Sri Lanka at Pallekelle in the last year. Rahmanullah Gurbaz became the first Afghanistan batsman to score a century against Pakistan in One-day international cricket history. Rahmanullah Gurbaz's 151 was the second highest score for Afghanistan in One-day international after Ibrahim Zadran's 162 against Sri Lanka at Pallekelle in the previous year and the highest-score by an Afghanistan batsman against Pakistan in ODIs, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 97 held by Hashmatullah Shahidi at Abu Dhabi in 2018. 227 : Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran set up the record first-wicket partnership for Afghanistan against Pakistan in One-day international, previously held by the 32-run stand between Mohammad Shahzad and Noor Ali Khan at Fatullah in the 2014 Asia Cup, It is the Afghanistan's second highest opening stand in ODIs and also the Afghanistan's highest any-wicket stand against Pakistan in ODIs, previously held by the 94-run stand for the fourth-wicket between Hashmatullah Shahidi and Asghar Afgan at Abu Dhabi in 2018 Asia Cup. Pakistan's 302 was their highest score against Afghanistan in ODIs, previous highest was 258 at Abu Dhabi in 2018.

* In the last over of the match comes the controversy as Shadab Khan has been Mankaded, It's controversy Mankad incident by the bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi, observed that the non-striker batsman Shadab Khan was venturing out of the crease too much and the bowler wasted no time in taking the bails off at the bowler's end. As always, the debate will go on as many feel that Mankading is against the spirit of the game but International Cricket Council (ICC) have kept it legal.

* Fazalhaq Farooqi has run Shadab Khan out backing up!. Afghanistan are celebrating but Shadab Khan waits. Fazalhaq Farooqi runs in from over the wicket but does not bowl and before he gets into his delivery stride, Shadab Khan was out of the crease. Fair dismissal, the TV umpire agrees.

Afghanistan scored a run-a-ball 300 for lost five wickets in the exact 50 overs with top scorer by Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit a run-a-ball career-best 151-runs - which was his 5th ODI hundred & his first century against Pakistan in ODIs - including 14-fours & 3-sixes.

Ibrahim Zadran cracked a 80 off 101-balls including 6-fours & 2-sixes, Mohammad Nabi scored a run-a-ball 29-runs included 3-fours and Hashmatullah Shahidi 15 not out.

Pakistan best bowler by Shaheen Shah Afridi took 2-wickets and one for Naseem Shah - Usama Mir.

Pakistan chased 302-9 in 49.5 overs with top scorer by Imam-ul-Haq hit 91 off 105-balls - who fell nine-run short of his century - including four boundaries.

Babar Azam cracked a 53 off 66-balls including 6-fours, Shadab Khan blasted a 48 off 35-balls, Fakhar Zaman struck 30 off 34-balls included 5-fours.

Iftikhar Ahmed scored 17 off 24-balls with a boundary and Naseem Shah hit a unbeaten 10 off 5-balls included 2-fours with strike rate of 200.

Afghanistan best bowler by Fazalhaq Farooqi picked up 3-wickets, Mohammad Nabi took 2-wickets and one for Mujeeb Ur Rahman - Abdul Rahman.

Shadab Khan named Player of the match for his match-winning brilliant 48 off 35-balls including 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 137.14.

                   

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