Pakistan quick bowler Haris Rauf has grabbed 5-18 as Afghanistan succumbed to a 142-run one-day worldwide loss.
After bowling out Pakistan for 201 on a difficult, sluggish pitch in Sri Lanka, Afghanistan have been all out for 59 in lower than 20 overs, their second lowest ODI whole.
Shaheen Shah Afridi rattled Afghanistan’s prime order with the wickets of Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah off successive deliveries in his second over, then Shadab Khan took an excellent catch of captain Hashmatullah Shahidi that left Afghanistan limping at 3-4.
Rauf’s fiery tempo and swing then routed the center order.
Only Rahmanullah Gurbaz (18) and Azmatullah Omarzai (16), who retired harm, reached double figures earlier than Rauf claimed the final wicket and fell to his knees following the perfect figures of his ODI profession.
“The spell of Haris was game-changing,” Pakistan captain Babar Azam stated.
Pakistan’s prime order had struggled towards the skilled spin trio of Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who shared seven wickets.
Babar fell for a uncommon duck as Pakistan slipped to 4-62, however Imam-ul-Haq survived three shut catching possibilities to attain 61 off 94 balls.
Shadab (39) and Iftikhar (30) helped Pakistan previous the 200-run mark.
“Our shot selection in the beginning was not good enough,” Shahidi stated. “I am happy with our bowling performance.”
The second of three ODIs shall be on the similar venue on Thursday. The sequence is preparation for subsequent week’s Asia Cup in Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
