That’s it from us here. Hope you enjoyed a cracker of a match. Until next time, goodbye and take care.
Asif Ali has hit 7 sixes off 19 balls in this tournament and won Pakistan two thrillers. So good for a bloke who had been labelled as parchi, non-international material, mentally weak and what not from ugly trolls on social media.– Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) October 29, 2021
Asif Ali has hit 7 sixes off 19 balls in this tournament and won Pakistan two thrillers. So good for a bloke who had been labelled as parchi, non-international material, mentally weak and what not from ugly trolls on social media.– Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) October 29, 2021
That 19th over perfectly encapsulated why the yorker is overrated. Five attempted yorkers, two executed yorkers, three missed yorkers, three sixes. Janat’s yorker success percentage of 40% in that over would make him the best yorker bowler in T20 history. #T20WorldCup— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) October 29, 2021
The #T20WorldCup desperately needed a day like this with two really tight finishes and the raw energy of the #Afghanistan v #Pakistan match to give the whole thing a lift. Feels like the tournament has finally got going.– Rob Johnston (@RobJ_Cricket) October 29, 2021
Asif Ali is the best finisher in the game congratulations ? Pakistan . What a performance. #ICCT20WorldCup2021 #AsifAli #PakvsAfghanistan— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) October 29, 2021
Asif Ali is named the Player of the Match
ASIF ALI WINS IT IN STYLE for Pakistan!
Hammers another couple of sixes. One straight down the ground and the other over extra cover. 4 sixes in the over to win it for Pakistan. They needed 24 off 12, Ali finished it with four sixes in the penultimate over. What hitting!
SIXES! Asif Ali hammers it over long off and then plunders it over deep mid-wicket, off Janat. 12 needed off 9.
After 18 overs,Pakistan 124/5 ( Asif Ali 1 , Shadab Khan 0)
An eventful couple of overs. And it’s going down the wire.
Pakistan lost Babar Azam but they managed to get 12 runs off the Rashid Khan over. Malik hammered a six over wide long on.
Naveen then bowls a terrific over under pressure. He nearly had Malik as he dropped a tough caught and bowled chance. But had his man a ball later as he had Malik caught behind. He bowled a great mix of fast and slow deliveries to give away just 2 runs in the over. 24 needed off 12 now.