Pakistan kept striking and restricted Afghanistan to score 130 in T20 match

Sharjah: Afghanistan has set 130 target for Pakistan in the Super 4s match of Asia Cup 2022 that is being played at Sharjah cricket stadium today.
Afghanis struck 129 for 6 in 20 overs.
Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first. Haris Rauf got two wickets, while Shadab, Naseem Shah, Muhammad Husnain and Muhammad Nawaz took one wicket each.
Ibrahim Zardan struck 35 runs followed by Hazratullah Zazai who struck 21 runs.
Fast bowler Haris Rauf led an inspired Pakistan bowling attack that limited Afghanistan to 129-6 on Wednesday as they look to seal a spot in the Asia Cup final.
Rauf took 2-26 after Pakistan elected to field first knowing victory would secure a place in Sunday's final against Sri Lanka and knock India out of the T20 tournament.
Afghanistan struggled to put together any significant partnerships, with Ibrahim Zadran (35) the lone batsman to put up some genuine fight.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz started cautiously before hitting pace bowler Mohammad Hasnain for two straight sixes at the end of the second over.
Hazratullah Zazai joined in with a few boundaries but soon lost his partner after Rauf bowled Gurbaz with an angling delivery that clipped the off stump.
Zazai's innings was cut short by Hasnain who bowled the left-handed opener on 21.
Ibrahim and Karim Janat attempted to rebuild against a disciplined Pakistan spin attack, which kept the scoring to under seven an over.
Janat looked to launch left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz into the stands but succeeded only in skying to long-on.
Afghanistan kept losing wickets and fast bowler Naseem Shah bowled Mohammad Nabi for a first-ball duck in the captain's 100th T20 international as Afghanistan slipped to 91-5.
Ibrahim took Afghanistan past 100 but soon fell caught behind to Hasnain.
Rashid Khan added some runs to the total, hitting Rauf for a four and six in the final over to finish unbeaten on 18 off 15 balls.
-- ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM AFP
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