Afghanistan beat Pakistan by eight wickets: Cricket World Cup 2023

Afghanistan caused another big upset in the World Cup when Hashmatullah Shahidi-led side beat Pakistan by 8 wickets. Chasing 283 for win in 50 overs, Afghanistan reached the target in 49 overs. Openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran laid a strong foundation, scoring 65 and 87 respectively.

Afghanistan beat Pakistan by eight wickets in yet another World Cup upset here on Monday.

Afghanistan chased down the target of 283 with six balls to spare with openers Ibrahim Zadran (87 off 113 balls) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65 off 53 balls) setting up the win.

Earlier, opting to bat, Pakistan scored 282 for 7 with captain Babar Azam top-scoring with 74 off 92 deliveries.

Opener Abdullah Shafique contributed 58 while Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed made 40 each down the order.

Noor Ahmad was the most successful Afghan bowler with figures of 3/49 while Naveen-ul-Haq chipped in with 2/52.