Afghanistan vs Pakistan, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, PAK vs AFG, 24 August, 2023
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
300/5 (50 ov)
302/9 (49.5 ov)
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Player of the match
Shadab Khan,
Pakistan
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naseem Shah | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Haris Rauf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 300.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 9.5 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 7.02 |
| Abdul Rahman Rahmani | 10 | 0 | 83 | 1 | 8.30 |
Pakistan won by 1 wickets
Afghanistan vs Pakistan, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Match abandoned) | 10th Match, Group B | 28 Feb 2025 |
| England (AFG won by 8 runs.) | 8th Match, Group B | 26 Feb 2025 |
| South Africa (SA won by 107 runs.) | 3rd Match, Group B | 21 Feb 2025 |
| Pakistan A (PAK A won by 144 runs.) | 1st Match | 14 Feb 2025 |
| Zimbabwe (AFG won by 72 runs.) | 2nd Test | 2 Jan 2025 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (NZ won by 84 runs) | 2nd ODI | 2 Apr 2025 |
| New Zealand (NZ won by 73 runs) | 1st ODI | 29 Mar 2025 |
| New Zealand (NZ won by 8 wickets) | 5th T20I | 26 Mar 2025 |
| New Zealand (NZ won by 115 runs.) | 4th T20I | 23 Mar 2025 |
| New Zealand (PAK won by 9 wickets) | 3rd T20I | 21 Mar 2025 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 8 run (0.3 ov): Naseem Shah: 5 (2), Haris Rauf: 3 (1)
- Last Bat: Shadab Khan 48(35) - runout (F Farooqi)
- Fall of Wickets: 52 - 1 Fakhar Zaman, 170 - 2 Babar Azam, 176 - 3 Mohammad Rizwan, 208 - 4 Agha Salman, 208 - 5 Usama Mir, 211 - 6 Imam ul Haq, 258 - 7 Iftikhar Ahmed, 272 - 8 Shaheen Afridi, 290 - 9 Shadab Khan
- Reviews Remaining: Pakistan - 2 of 2, Afghanistan - 0 of 2
- Toss: Afghanistan elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 2nd ODI
- Series: Pakistan vs Afghanistan
- Date: Thursday, August 24, 2023
- Time: 03:00 PM
- Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
- City: Hambantota
- Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afghanistan), Sharfuddoula (Bangladesh), Nitin Menon(India, TV)
- Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Rashid Khan to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, Iftikhar Ahmed hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed sloge sweep off an off break ball delivered at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
Rashid Khan to Shadab Khan, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Shadab Khan elegantly goes back into the shot and gracefully guides it to long off region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
End of over 46 (10 runs)
Abdul Rahman to Iftikhar Ahmed, 2 runs, Abdul Rahman delivers an fast ball at a perfectly full length, on the stumps, causing Iftikhar Ahmed to hangs in the crease and execute sloge sweep. but, the ball is stopped by the fielder, limiting to 2 runs.
Abdul Rahman to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Iftikhar Ahmed with no chance to make contact, and the umpire calls it a wide.
Iftikhar Ahmed c M Nabi b A Rahman 17 (24) Abdul Rahman to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, c M Nabi b A Rahman, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Iftikhar Ahmed hangs in the crease and tries a high-risk shot towards long on, but the ball finds safe hands of Mohammad Nabi, who makes no mistake in taking the catch, and Iftikhar Ahmed is out.
Abdul Rahman to Shaheen Afridi, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Shaheen Afridi hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Abdul Rahman to Shaheen Afridi, 1 run, Shaheen Afridi hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivered at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Abdul Rahman to Shadab Khan, 2 runs, Shadab Khan hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivered at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Abdul Rahman to Shadab Khan, 5 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball, full length, That sails wide of the leg stump, Shadab Khan left the ball. It gets past the keeper, and the ball raced away to the boundary for four.
Abdul Rahman to Shadab Khan, 2 runs, Shadab Khan hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed hook off an bouncer delivered at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
End of over 47 (13 runs)
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shaheen Afridi, 2 runs, Shaheen Afridi hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 2 runs.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shaheen Afridi, 1 run, Shaheen Afridi hangs in the crease and plays flick shot off an fast ball delivered at a full length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at point for 1 run.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shadab Khan, 1 run, Shadab Khan hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed punch off an fast ball delivered at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at point for 1 run.
Shaheen Afridi c R Khan b F Farooqi 4 (5) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shaheen Afridi, no run, c R Khan b F Farooqi, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Shaheen Afridi hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Rashid Khan, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Shaheen Afridi.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Naseem Shah, 1 run, Naseem Shah hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Shadab Khan, 1 run, Shadab Khan hangs in the crease to take off cutter of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
End of over 48 (6 runs)
Abdul Rahman to Shadab Khan, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Shadab Khan hangs in the crease and dabs sweep with soft hands toward square leg, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Abdul Rahman to Shadab Khan, 2 runs, Shadab Khan hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 2 runs.
Abdul Rahman to Shadab Khan, 2 runs, Shadab Khan hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 2 runs.
Abdul Rahman to Shadab Khan, 2 runs, Abdul Rahman delivers fast ball at full length, Shadab Khan hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long on, limits Shadab Khan to just 2 runs.
Abdul Rahman to Shadab Khan, Four, fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps. Shadab Khan hangs in the crease and hit sloge sweep in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Abdul Rahman to Shadab Khan, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, and Shadab Khan hangs in the crease and exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep and sends it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
End of over 49 (16 runs)
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Naseem Shah, Four, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Naseem Shah hangs in the crease and plays drive in the air to deep cover, and ball finds the ropes for four.
Shadab Khan runout (F Farooqi) 48 (35) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Naseem Shah, no run, runout (F Farooqi), Run out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Naseem Shah misjudged the single and paid the price. Naseem Shah hangs in the crease to hit it straight to the fielder, but the throw was right on the money, and Shadab Khan was run out by a comfortable margin.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Naseem Shah, 1 run, Fazalhaq Farooqi delivers fast ball at full length, Haris Rauf hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Haris Rauf, 3 runs, Haris Rauf goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident inside out shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 3 runs.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Naseem Shah, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Naseem Shah goes forward and plays drive, gets an edge!, in the air to third man, and ball finds the ropes for four.