Pakistan beat Afghanistan to win trilateral cricket tournament

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): The final match of the trilateral cricket tournament between Afghanistan and Pakistan was held at the Sharjah Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.

 

Pakistan batted first and set a target of 142 runs for Afghanistan for the loss of eight wickets. In Afghanistan's bowling section, Rashid Khan sent off three players, Noor Ahmad and Fazlullah Farooqi two each and Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar one Pakistan player.

 

However, Afghanistan's bowling start was not successful and the team lost their leading player in the first seven runs. Other players also failed to survive and finally the entire Afghan team was eliminated in 16 overs with only 66 runs.

 

On the other hand, Pakistan's Mohammad Nawaz was brilliant and managed to remove five Afghan players in the bowling section.

 

Afghanistan and Pakistan have faced each other three times during the tournament, one of which ended in favor of Afghanistan and two in favor of Pakistan. Afghanistan also won both of their matches against the UAE.

 

The tournament was held to prepare the national teams for the upcoming international competitions. Afghanistan will be playing in the T20 World Cup in the coming months and the three-way matches are part of the team's preparations.