"Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah Atal smashed successive half-centuries before Afghanistan spinners strangled Pakistan's deep batting lineup to notch an 18-run win in the opening T20 of their tri-series. The spin trio of captain Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad, playing his first game of the tournament, snared six wickets between them to limit Pakistan to 151-9. list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4list 2 of 4list 3 of 4list 4 of 4end of list Zadran (65) and Atal (64) followed their half-centuries against the United Arab Emirates a day ago with an impressive 113-run stand as Afghanistan posted 169-5 after Khan won the toss and elected to field."
"Haris Rauf's four-wicket haul had led Pakistan to a 39-run win in the opening game of the tournament, but on Tuesday, the number 10 batter top-scored with 34 not out off 16 balls. Rauf's blitz came too late as Afghanistan spinners had virtually sealed the game by squeezing Pakistan to 111-9 in 17 overs. Fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi set the game for Afghanistan with two wickets inside the powerplay. The left-armer struck off his first ball when Saim Ayub feathered a catch off a mistimed pull shot to the wicketkeeper, and was dismissed without scoring. Sahibzada Farhan (18) struck two sixes, but was clean bowled by Farooqi off a delivery that nipped back into the right-handed batter and hit the off-stump."
Afghanistan defeated Pakistan by 18 runs in the tri-series warm-up in the United Arab Emirates. Ibrahim Zadran (65) and Sediqullah Atal (64) posted a 113-run partnership that helped Afghanistan reach 169-5. The spin trio of Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Noor Ahmad took six wickets to restrict Pakistan to 151-9. Fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi removed two early batsmen inside the powerplay. Pakistan slipped to 111-9 in 17 overs before number 10 Haris Rauf struck an unbeaten 34 off 16 balls, which proved insufficient for a comeback.
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