In the first match of the series, Afghanistan’s worst defeat by Pakistan, Pakistani bowler destroyed Afghani Batting line, in pursuit of the target of 202 runs, the entire team of Afghanistan collapsed for only 59 runs.Â
Haris Rauf destroyed the Afghani batting line
Haris Rauf destroyed the Afghan batting line-up, Afghanistan’s worst defeat by Pakistan in the first match of the series. According to the details, Pakistan easily defeated Afghanistan in the first ODI of the series in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. Chasing the target of 202 runs, the whole team of Afghanistan collapsed for only 59 runs, on behalf of Pakistan Haris Rauf took 5 wickets, while Shaheen Shah Afridi took 2 wickets, Naseem Shah and Shadab Khan took 1, 1 wicket.
Earlier, in the first ODI match, Pakistan gave Afghanistan a target of 202 runs to win. In the match played in Hambantota, national team captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bat first.
Earlier, after winning the toss, captain Babar Azam said that he wants to win the match and take the lead in the series. On this occasion, Afghan team captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said that the team is balanced, they are trying to improve their record against Pakistan.
The Pakistan squad included captain Babar Azam, Imamul Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan, Usama Mir, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf.
The Afghanistan squad consisted of Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rehmanullah Garbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rehmat Shah, Muhammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujibur Rehman, Fazlul Haque Farooqui, Umar Zai, Abdul Rehman and Ikram Ali. Both the teams are playing series in preparation for mega events like Asia Cup and World Cup, all three matches are being hosted by the Afghan board in Sri Lanka.
It should be noted that before today’s match, the teams of Pakistan and Afghanistan had faced each other in 4 One Day Internationals in which the national team Pakistan won 4 matches.
Haris Rauf was declared Man of the Match for his brilliant bowling, he gave 18 runs and dismissed 5 players.
It should be remembered that for the first time in history, the Pakistan team was all out against Afghanistan, after 6 T20 and 4 ODI matches, Afghanistan managed to out all Pakistan for the first time.
Earlier, Afghanistan had dismissed 9 players of Pakistan in T20 this year, earlier in ODIs, Afghanistan had taken a maximum of 8 wickets of Pakistan.
On the other hand, Afghanistan’s 59 runs in ODIs is also the lowest score by any team against Pakistan, previously New Zealand was bowled out for 64 runs against Pakistan in 1986.
For the first time in history, the Pakistan cricket team got all out against Afghanistan.
Pakistan team was bowled out for 201 runs in the first ODI against Afghanistan. For the first time after 6 T20 and four ODI matches, the Afghan team has been able to all out Pakistan.
Earlier, Afghanistan dismissed 9 Pakistan players in T20 this year. Earlier in ODI, Afghanistan could take maximum of 8 wickets of Pakistan.
Pakistan Vs Afghanistan 2nd ODI
The Second ODI will be played on 26 August 2023 in Sri Lanka. You can get all information about cricket and the net worth of all celebrities on our site infopeakpro.com.
It should be noted that the second match between the two teams will be played on August 24 at the same venue, while the third and final match will be played on August 26 in Colombo.
A 0-3 victory in the ODI series against Afghanistan will make Pakistan the number-one team in ODI cricket again.