Pakistan’s Shadab Khan Left Stunned As Afghanistan Star Runs Him Out At Non-Striker’s End. Watch

The second ODI between Pakistan and Afghanistan went right down to the wire in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, on Thursday. At the top Pakistan prevailed by one wicket to take an un assailable 2-0 led within the three-match collection however not earlier than there was sufficient drama on the sector. Chasing a goal of 301, Pakistan reached the goal in 49.5 overs in a tense chase. With Pakistan needing 11 off six balls, the sport noticed a contentious second when bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi of Afghanistan confirmed excessive sport consciousness.

Pakistan’s Shadab Khan, who was working amok scoring 48 off 35 balls, was backing up too far on the primary ball of the final over. Farooqi whereas bowling the primary supply ran him out. Though, Afghanistan began celebrating, Shadab waited. The TV umpire agrees although agreed that it was certainly a run out. However, few balls later, Naseem Shah took Pakistan residence.

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Earlier, Swashbuckling opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit a career-best 151 to steer Afghanistan to 300-5 towards Pakistan. The 21-year-old scored an aggressive run-a-ball century and shared a gap stand of 227 with Ibrahim Zadran, who scored a 101-ball 80, after Afghanistan gained the toss and batted.

Gurbaz knocked 14 boundaries and three sixes towards a world-class assault that had diminished them to 59 all out on Tuesday. Gurbaz’s earlier greatest was 145 towards Bangladesh in Chattogram final month. Zadran additionally hit out brilliantly, knocking six boundaries and two sixes.

Spinner Usama Mir broke the opening stand within the fortieth over when he had Zadran caught at lengthy off, whereas lanky pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi dismissed Gurbaz caught behind within the forty fifth over.

With AFP inputs