Imad helps nervy Pakistan defeat Afghanistan
Pakistan reached their target of 228 in 49.4 overs with three wickets to spare in a nervy chase against Afghanistan during their group stage match at Leeds.
After 49.4 Overs
A brilliant Imad Wasim 49 helped Pakistan withstand another nervous collapse and guided them home against a sprited Afghanistan bowling performance.
Pakistan 230/7
Imad 49 (54), Wahab 15 (9)
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Rashid 10-0-50-1
Naib 9.4-0-73-0
After 35 Overs
In-form Haris Sohail is dismissed by Rashid Khan who finally has a wicket as Pakistan fall further.
Pakistan 142/5
Sarfaraz 10 (14), Imad 0 (0)
Rashid 5-0-22-1
Nabi 9-0-21-2
After 20 Overs
Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowl beautifully to take the key wickets of Imam-Ul-Haq, Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman to keep Afghanistan on top.
Pakistan 87/3
Hafeez 3 (7), Haris 2 (9)
Nabi 5-0-11-2
Rashid 3-0-17-0
Pakistan Innings
After 50 Overs
Afghanistan 227/9
Shaheen Shah Afridi was once again the best bowler for Pakistan but 42's from Asghar Afghan Samiullah Shinwari helped Afghanistan reach a decent total.
Mujeeb 7 (9), Shinwari 19 (32)
Amir 10-1-41-0
Wahab 8-0-29-2
After 30 Overs
Afghanistan 134/5
Nabi 7* (14) Najibullah 3* (9)
Amir 5-1-14-0
Shaheen 4-0-26-2
Pakistan and Afghanistan are on two different sides of the table. As Pakistan looks to grab another couple of points to strengthen their semifinal hopes, winless Afghanistan will look to finish the tournament on a high.
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first.
Pakistan currently have seven points from the same number of games, whereas Afghanistan sit bottom with nothing in their points tally.
PAkistan are unchanged, whereas Hamid HAssan comes in for Dawlat Zadran for the Afghans.
Pakistan - 1. Imam-ul-Haq, 2. Fakhar Zaman, 3. Babar Azam, 4. Mohammad Hafeez, 5. Haris Sohail, 6. Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), 7. Imad Wasim, 8. Shadab Khan, 9. Mohammad Amir, 10. Wahab Riaz, 11. Shaheen Afridi
Afghanistan - 1. Gulbadin Naib (c), 2. Rahmat Shah, 3. Hashmatullah Shahidi, 4. Asghar Afghan, 5. Samiullah Shinwari, 6. Mohammad Nabi, 7. Najibullah Zadran, 8. Ikram Alikhil (wk), 9. Rashid Khan, 10. Hamid Hassan, 11. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
