Fareed, Qais, Zahir take down Pakistan to set up gold-medal match with India

Pakistan

Afghanistan 116 for 6 (Noor 39, Naib 26*, Minhas 2-11, Qadir 2-20) beat Pakistan 115 (Yousuf 24, Fareed 3-15, Qais 2-11, Zahir 2-20) by four wickets

After being sent in, Pakistan were 44 for 1 at the end of the powerplay. Fareed removed Rohail Nazir in the seventh over before the two wristspinners, Qais and Zahir, worked their magic. As a result, Pakistan slid from 49 for 1 to 83 for 7. Arafat Minhas and Aamer Jamal helped them cross the 100-run mark by adding 26 off 21 balls for the eighth wicket before they lost the final three wickets in a space of six runs. Fareed picked up two of those.

In reply, Afghanistan lost three wickets inside the powerplay but Noor kept them going. He found an ally in Afsar Zazai with whom he added 36 off 44 for the fourth wicket. But Noor then skied one to short fine leg off Sufiyan Muqeem before Usman Qadir struck two quick blows to reduce Afghanistan to 84 for 6.

But captain Naib smacked three sixes and a four to ensure there were no further hiccups, finishing unbeaten on 26 off 19 to take Afghanistan home with 13 balls to spare.

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