Pakistan aim to avoid whitewash in final T20I against Afghanistan today
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This was Afghanistan's first-ever series win over Pakistan in any format.
SHARJAH (Dunya News) – After suffering humiliating series defeat against Afghanistan, Pakistan aim to make a comeback in the third and final match of the series to avoid a whitewash at Sharjah Cricket Stadium tonight.
Going into the last game of the three-match series, Pakistan are expected to go into the game without any changes to the batting and bowling lineups that have failed to live up to their billing in the first two matches.
The results from the opening two games of the series haven't gone to plan as Afghanistan registered thrilling wins over Pakistan.
On Sunday, Imad Wasim’s unbeaten half-century went in vain as Afghanistan defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the second T20I to take a 2-0 unassailable lead in the three-match T20I series here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.
Afghanistan, chasing a target of 131 runs, got off to a solid start, thanks to Rahmanullah Gurbaz's 44 runs and Ibrahim Zadran's 38 runs. Despite losing few wickets in the middle overs, Najibullah Zadran unbeaten 23 off 12 balls, and player of the match from first match Mohammad Nabi’s 14 not out off nine balls, guided Afghanistan to a historical series win over Pakistan with a ball to spare.
This was Afghanistan’s first-ever series win over Pakistan in any format.
Earlier, after winning the toss for the second successive time in the series, Pakistan skipper Shadab Khan again opted to bat first. However, like the first match, their batting order collapsed as they lost five wickets inside 11 overs with just 63 runs on the board.
