Pakistan captain Babar Azam gifted his bat to opening player Rahmanullah Gurbaz who scored a shocking 65 to assist Afghanistan with pulling off a memorable triumph over the Men dressed in Green in the continuous World Cup. Afghanistan enlisted their second astonishment triumph On the planet Cup and their very first success over Pakistan in 50-over cricket on Monday. Gurbaz alongside Ibrahim Zadran set the vibe for the 283-show pursue to sewing up a 130-run organization. His fast fire knock of 65 off 53 balls permitted Afghanistan to enroll their most memorable triumph over the Men dressed in Green in the 50-over design.
Despite the fact that Pakistan wound up on the horrible side and are very nearly entering the must-win an area, Babar won hearts by giving his bat to Gurbaz keeping the “soul of cricket alive”.
“A gift from Babar Azam. The soul of cricket perfectly healthy,” ICC composed on X.
A gift from Babar Azam.
The soul of cricket fit as a fiddle #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/QJ9jv2DXge
— ICC (@ICC) October 23, 2023
Watch the video here:
Babar Azam gifted his bat to Gurbaz#PAKvsAFG #Afghanistan #PakistanCricketTeam #BabarAzam # pic.twitter.com/PoMJrFVBh6
— Abbas (@Abbas28673126) October 23, 2023
iding on an amazing all over execution in the field, Afghanistan staggered their neighbors with a pounding eight-wicket rout on a drowsy Chennai surface.
The initial sets of Gurbaz (65), and Zadran (87), alongside Rahmat Shah (77)* at No.3, featured with the bat to assist Afghanistan with posting a success for the ages.
After the destroying against India, Pakistan’s bowlers had one more forgettable excursion, neglecting to come down on the Afghan players regardless of shielding a better than expected all out of 283 on a slow and testing Chennai surface.
Pursuing 283, a difficult all out on a Chennai pitch managing the cost of lopsided skip, Afghanistan trotted to a success by eight wickets, with an over in excess.
Afghanistan has now got the better of two cricketing forces to be reckoned with – – previous title holders Pakistan and the reigning champs Britain. The success lifted Afghanistan to 6th on the focuses table. Then again, Pakistan remained in the fifth situation with four places and a net run pace of – 0.400.
The high-flying Afghans will play Sri Lanka next on October 30 at the high-scoring Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation Arena in Pune.
