Pakistan vs Afghanistan, 3rd Match at Fatullah, Feb 27 2014 - Match Highlights

RESULT

3rd Match (D/N), Fatullah, February 27, 2014, Asia Cup

248/8

(47.2/50 ov, T:249) 176

Pakistan won by 72 runs

Player Of The Match

, PAK

102* (89)

'Very important win for us' - Misbah

'Very important win for us' - Misbah

Agarkar: Afghanistan should be proud

Agarkar: Afghanistan should be proud

Match Coverage

Afghanistan v Pakistan

Wisden's review of the third Asia Cup match, Afghanistan v Pakistan

Afghanistan v Pakistan

Akmal's unbeaten ton leaves debutantes Afghanistan undone

Umar Akmal's unbeaten 102 runs from just 89 balls helped Pakistan beat debutants Afghanistan by a massive 72-run margin at Fatullah on Thursday.

Akmal's unbeaten ton leaves debutantes Afghanistan undone

'Batting mistakes almost cost us game' - Misbah

Pakistan's captain Misbah-ul-Haq has expressed his concern over the performance of his batsmen, after a series of rash shots from them had left his team in a precarious position against Afghanistan

'Batting mistakes almost cost us game' - Misbah

Afghanistan's statement of intent

Afghanistan coach Kabir Khan said he wants his team to put pressure on Bangladesh on Saturday, with an eye on a future battle between the sides

Afghanistan's statement of intent

Afghanistan bowl with pace and promise

Afghanistan's bowlers may have been fighting it out mainly at Associate level in the past, but for large periods on Thursday, Pakistan had no answer to their pace or accuracy

Afghanistan bowl with pace and promise

Instant answers to T20 questions

Afghanistan Innings

Player Name		R	B
Mohammad Shahzad	caught	9	12
Noor Ali Zadran	lbw	44	63
Asghar Afghan	caught	40	91
Nawroz Mangal	run out	35	57
Mohammad Nabi	lbw	15	13
Najibullah Zadran	bowled	1	6
Samiullah Shinwari	bowled	14	20
Mirwais Ashraf	run out	4	12
Dawlat Zadran	bowled	0	1
Shapoor Zadran	caught	1	7
Amir Hamza	not out	0	2
Extras	(b 8, w 5)
Total	176(10 wkts; 47.2 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	32	Noor Ali Zadran	Mohammad Shahzad
2nd	33	Noor Ali Zadran	Asghar Afghan
3rd	74	Nawroz Mangal	Asghar Afghan
4th	1	Mohammad Nabi	Nawroz Mangal
5th	11	Mohammad Nabi	Najibullah Zadran
6th	8	Mohammad Nabi	Samiullah Shinwari
7th	13	Samiullah Shinwari	Mirwais Ashraf
8th	0	Samiullah Shinwari	Dawlat Zadran
9th	3	Samiullah Shinwari	Shapoor Zadran
10th	1	Samiullah Shinwari	Amir Hamza

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Asia Cup

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	4	4	0	17	0.773
PAK	4	3	1	13	0.349
IND	4	2	2	9	0.450
AFG	4	1	3	4	-1.278
BAN	4	0	4	0	-0.259