Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 24th Match, Group 2 at Dubai, T20 World Cup, Oct 29 2021 - Match Result

Pakistan do it in style! Asif Ali with four sixes in the 19th to seal the match! The game-clinching blow sails over extra cover! Now we know why Asif turned down a single off the final ball of the 18th. This one is in the slot again wide outside off stump. Karim went for yorker every ball of the over, succeeded 33% of the time. If this were baseball, he'd be in the hall of fame. But in cricket, he's just served up four balls of cannon fodder to Asif, who made him pay in the most devastating way every single time.

yep! You betcha! Six, yorker, six, yorker, six... Janat misses the length going for wide yorker again, sits up as a half-volley on fifth stump and is annihilated over long-off.

wide yorker that Asif plays over the top of once more.

length ball on sixth stump, Asif spanks Karim over midwicket off the facade of the first row of seats.

wide yorker, Asif swings over the top of it.

full in the slot on sixth stump at 134 kph, buffet bowling from Janat and Asif gets back in his crease to get under this and launch it over long-off.

slower ball on middle, adjusts to tap this gently into midwicket for a clear single but Asif Ali either doesn't want the single so he can stay on strike to start the 19th or is totally asleep. Not sure they can afford to be turning singles down with wickets in hand. Confusing sequence. Shadab certainly wasn't prepared to be sent back and has to scamper back into his crease to beat a relay from Naveen fielding off his own bowling firing to Shahzad.

edge behind chasing a wide ball! Naveen goes for the wide yorker and Shoaib's footwork lets him down. Reaches out with his arms for this and no feet, toe edge behind and Shahzad goes bonkers after clasping on.

slower ball yorker is jammed out by Shoaib back to Naveen.

dropped! Length ball driven back to Naveen's right, it came to him at catchable right on his right hand. Had to go for it one-handed. Instead of going into his palm, it cracked him on the thumb. Just got cramped for room slightly, actually stuck his arm out too far, more than he needed, and it caused the ball to pop out going off the thumb rather than the palm. Afghanistan needed that to stick. 7/10 on difficulty but it's left on the table.

slower bouncer again on off, keeps the hands back to pull behind square for another single.

slower ball bouncer on off stump, pulled through midwicket for one.

googly again finally does in Babar! The dropped chance only costs one run. Bizarre shot from Babar considering they'd already gotten double-digit runs in the over, but rather than see off Rashid's final ball, got greedy and a hubristic heave for midwicket winds up with his leg stump knocked back as Rashid's trademark googly gives him T20I wicket #101.

short and wide, cut to backward point, Naveen airmails a throw over the non-striker's stumps.

dropped! Naveen at backward point! 4/10 on difficulty! Had to be taken! Rashid floats this up full on middle, Babar heaves for midwicket and a leading edge balloons to backward point. Naveen charges forward toward cover and dives in plenty of time but shells this. Had to be taken at international level, let alone a World Cup.

googly on a good length spins down leg and they switch strike for a second wide.

charges Rashid now to slog again, mistimes this full ball on fifth stump into midwicket for a pair.

looks like Shoaib has ditched that plan. No mercy vs Rashid Khan! Cobra Kai cricket! Strike first, strike hard! Rashid floats up a legspinner on fifth stump, recipe for a top edge but Shoaib roundhouse kicks this into the second tier over wide long-on.

good length ball on off, goes back and across to defend into midwicket.

length ball on fifth stump, goes to drive over extra cover, thick edge goes straight to deep third man on a bounce for a single.