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Pakistan managed to beat Afghanistan, 148/5 - 147/6, in the last over by raising 24 points. Ali gave the victory to his side with those four sixes. That's all for today, stay tuned on VAVEL, until next time.
What an end to the meeting
Ali put on his hero's cape by hitting four sixes in the last over to give Pakistan the victory. What a game we have witnessed in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan now have six points in the standings.
Malik eliminated
Malik is out, and Afghanistan get another fifth wicket. Good bowling from Naveen to end the 18th over.
Rashid gets another wicket
The Afghan bowled Babar for an out. The Pakistani walks off the pitch with 51 runs. Ali comes in to bat. Pakistan need 26 runs in 18 balls.
Hafeez eliminated
Afghanistan's third wicket of the match. Rashid with this wicket gets 100 in T20. Malik will come in to bat. The scoreboard looks like this: 98/3.
Zaman eliminated
Afghanistan manages, now, to remove Zaman, after reviewing the action again. This time the ball did hit the wicket so it goes up on the scoreboard.
Second wicket cancelled
Afghanistan had managed to remove the Pakistani batsman but the umpire overrules it because the ball was not going in the direction of the wicket. Pakistan still have a wicket.
11 over for the end
The tenth over begins with Janat bowling. Pakistan need 84 runs to win the match.
Mujeeb is in discomfort
Mujeeb leaves the field of play. It looks like the Afghan has injured himself. Next to bowl is Janat, Pakistan need 101 runs to win the match and have 13 overs left.
Good shots by Zaman
Zaman has finished the fourth over well getting 10 runs in Nabi's last two overs. In one of them he has hit a sixes.
Rizwan eliminated!!!!!
On Mujeeb's third pitch of the third over he gets Rizwan, one of Pakistan's big hitters, out. In comes in to bat Zaman.
Pakistan's turn begins
The first over starts with Mujeeb bowling and Babar and Rizwan will bat. Pakistan need 148 runs to win the match.
Pakistan's turn to bat
The 20 overs are over, now it's Pakistan's turn to bat. The Pakistanis need 148 runs to win the match, will they do it?
Over 18
Between Nabi and Gulbadin, he has managed to score 15 points in this Rauf over to increase the score.
Gulbadin's big over of Gulbadin
In this seventeenth over, Gulbadin has scored 18 runs on five Hassan pitches to put the score at 126/6.
Gulbadin of six
The Afghan hit hard to send the ball into the stands for a six to make it 110/6.
Sixth wicket
Najib is eliminated by Shadab's pitch. Before that he managed to perform in sixes. Now Gulbadin comes in to bat.
Hasan does not concede any runs in his over
Hasan finishes his over without conceding any runs. Good bowling from the Pakistani. Eight overs left for Afghanistan.
Janat eliminated
Imad at the throw-in causes Janat to be eliminated. Nabi comes in to replace him. Imad continues to bowl. Fifth wicket of the match.
Rahmanullah eliminated
Rahmanullah removed. Fourth wicket for Pakistan thanks to Azam's catch and Hasan's great bowling. Zadran comes in to bat.
Third wicket for Pakistan
Great bowling by Rauf on his third delivery of the fifth over to take wicket and remove Afghan. In comes Janat to bat. Still bowling Rauf who has just seen Janat hit a sixes.
Good fourth over for Afghanistan
A great over was bowled by the Afghan batsmen, who managed two sixes and a four-wicket haul in one over. Imad has scored 17 runs in his innings.
Second wicket for Pakistan
What a way for the Pakistanis to start. Second wicket of the match. Shahzad is out, Afghan comes in to bat. Azam caught in the air, thanks to Afridi's good throw.
Zazai out
Zazai is run out after Rauf caught the ball in the air. First wicket for Pakistan. Rahmanullah comes in to bat. Imad continues to bowl. 8/1.
The match begins
The match begins in Abu Dhabi. Afghanistan starts with Shahzad and Zazai batting. Pakistan bowls Afridi. Who will win? Place your bets.
Afhganistan roster
Klusener lines up: Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Asghar Afghan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq and Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Pakistan roster
Misbah lines up: Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi.
Group 2 Classification
The standings are as follows:
1-Pakistan / 4p
2-Afghanistan / 2p
3-Namibia / 2p
4-New Zealand / 0p
5-India / 0p
6-Scotland / 0p
Where to watch the match?
The match will be televised on Star Sports Network. The blog commentary of the match will also be available on Disney+ Hotstar and VAVEL online.
Less than thirty minutes to start
Less than half an hour to go in this match between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the battle for first place in Group 2.
Match Schedule
This is the start time of the game Afghanistan vs Pakistan of 29th October 2021 in several countries:
Argentina: 11:00 AM,
Bolivia: 10:00 AM.
Brazil: 11:00 AM.
Chile: 10:00 AM.
Colombia: 09:00 AM.
Ecuador: 09:00 AM.
USA (ET): 10:00 AM.
Spain: 16:00 PM,
Mexico: 09:00 AM.
Paraguay: 07:00 AM.
Peru: 09:00 AM.
Uruguay: 07:00 AM.
Venezuela: 10:00 AM.
Pakistan's possible roster
This could be Pakistan's possible roster: Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi .
Afghanistan's possible roster
This could be Afghanistan's possible roster: Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Asghar Afghan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq and Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Afghanistan's best bowling
As for Afghanistan's bowlers, Rahman and Rashid Khan stand out. Both had a great match against Scotland. The former bowler picked up five wickets. Khan, meanwhile, picked up four against the Scots.
Pakistan's best bowling
In the Pakistani side the best bowlers are Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi. Rauf harvests five wickets in the two matches he has played, while Afridi has managed four in two matches.
Best batsmen of Afghanistan
So far in the tournament the Afghans have three batsmen who stood out in the previous match against Scotland, these batsmen are: Zadran (59 runs), Gurbaz (46 runs) and Zazai (44 runs).
Pakistan's best batsmen
Mohammad Rizwan is the Pakistan batsman who managed to be unbeaten by making 79 runs against India. Against New Zealand he scored 33 runs for his team. Also noteworthy is Azam who has scored 77 runs so far in the tournament.
Afghanistan's last match
On their part the Afghans beat Scotland with a great performance of the Afghanistan batsmen. The result of this match was 190/4 to 60/10 in the match corresponding to the first day of the second phase of the ICC World Twenty20.
Pakistan's last match
In the previous match the Pakistanis defeated New Zealand by 135/5 - 134/8 on the second day of the World Twenty20. In addition, in the first match they beat India by 151/7 - 152/0. Right now they are placed in the first position with four points.
Welcome to VAVEL
Welcome to the online broadcast of the Afghanistan vs Pakistan cricket match, corresponding to the second day of the second phase of the ICC WORLD Twenty20. The match will be played this October 29, 2021 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.