Pakistan vs Afghanistan, 2nd T20I at Sharjah, AFG v PAK, Mar 26 2023 - Match Result

That's it! Afghanistan has done it, they have made history and clinched the series as Zadran throws his bat at it and it goes flying to Ihsanullah at third man who came charging in but cannot gather the ball and it slips away to the boundary. This is the first time Afghanistan has beaten a side that is in the top-six rankings. Fantastic work from Najibullah and Nabi who held their nerve and waited for their moments. Naseem missed his targets in the penultimate over and that made the equation easier for the set batters.

Backs away to disturb his line, Zaman sticks to his guns and spears in a yorker on fifth stump, he shovels it down to the right of mid-off

Short of a length, slanting away outside off, flail and miss, Azam Khan couldn't pick it up cleanly and they run a bye.

Short of a length, outside off, he pulls it away off the backfoot to deep square leg.

Pace off the ball, fuller length, wicket to wicket stuff, he warily pokes at it and cover fielder came charging in, no run

Bludgeoned! Flexes his muscle and launches it over long-on for a six! It was right in his slot as he holds his stance and hoists him for a six. 17 runs off the over and Afghanistan surely in the driving seat now, jus a hit away from a series win over Pakistan!

Slower shortish delivery around the line off, he goes back and hooks it away to backward square, didn't get all of it. Big delivery coming up!

Pver the wicket, searching for a yorker, misses it and he swats it all along the carpet to cow corner

Round the wicket, shorter length and angled in from outside off, difficult take for Azam Khan as he dives to his right and gets his hand on it, takes the pace off the ball

Dug in short, fifth stump line, he drags it across the line to square leg who swoops to his right and makes sure to keep it inside the rope. He is coming up clutch again

Out of the sweet spot. Clubbed for six over square leg to cause delirium in the stands, what a timely six from Nabi, Cometh the hour, cometh the man! Landed on a length and he latched onto it in a jiffy, rocks back and thumps it!

Short of a length, kicking and screaming off the deck, he hops and defends it into the vacant point region

Banged in short and Zaman behind square at third man position makes a valiant effort to save a certain boundary, it him on the head but he continues, no concussion protocols for Zaman, came off the top edge

Coruscating strokeplay! Goes full, offers room and it's very easy for the left-hander to show the long handle and heave it over mid-off for a blistering boundary

An absolute jaffa that roars through the gate and the man who is called the president in Afghanistan chops it on top of the bounce to point and opens his account. Will he step up to the plate tonight?

Test for Ihsanullah, make or break over. He rises to the occasion, darts in a scorching delivery on a shorter length, rips away in the corridor, takes the outside edge and Azam Khan makes no mistake behind the stumps, ball was whizzing away to his right but he plucks it well with his big bucket hands

Spears in a thunderbolt on a length outside off, he can't get underneath, thick edge and the ball dies down towards the off side, no run

Round the wicket, a touch short and floating outside off, defended to cover. This is extraordinary piece of bowling, nailing his lines and length and not giving away any room to extend his long levers. New man on the crease, it's not easy to tee off right away. 30 off 18 required.

Banged in short on chest height, arches back and half-hearted pulls it away to square leg, pace off the ball and he cannot generate a lot of power and time it well

Marvellous yorker, that's bowling at its best, followed him up as he was backing away and he can't do much about it, jams his bat down and digs it out back to the bowler