Pakistan vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI: Pakistan has given Afghanistan a target of 269 runs in the third ODI. By winning the first 2 matches of this ODI series of 3 matches being played between the two teams, the Pakistani team has already taken an unbeatable lead in the series. Pakistan decided to bat first after winning the toss in the third match. Captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan saw half-century innings from the side of Pakistan team. On the other hand, Gulbadin Naib and Farid Ahmed Malik took 2-2 wickets in bowling for Afghanistan.
Babar and Rizwan’s partnership handled Pakistan’s innings
After winning the toss, Pakistan team captain Babar Azam decided to bat first in this match. The opening pair of Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq could only manage to add 36 runs for the first wicket. After this, captain Babar Azam, who came out to bat, started very slowly. Pakistan’s team could only manage to score 42 runs at the loss of 1 wicket in the first 10 overs.
On the score of 52, Pakistan got the second blow in the form of Imam-ul-Haq, who was dismissed after scoring 13 runs. From here, Captain Babar and Mohammad Rizwan, handling the Pakistani team’s innings, continued to increase the score at a slow pace. Between the two, there was a partnership of 110 runs in 145 balls for the third wicket. While Babar Azam became the victim of Rashid Khan after scoring 60 runs, Mohammad Rizwan returned to the pavilion after scoring 67 runs.
Agha Salman and Mohammad Nawaz crossed 260
Agha Salman and Mohammad Nawaz worked to speed up the run speed of the Pakistani team which was increasing with a slow pace. There was a partnership of 61 runs in 47 balls for the 7th wicket between the two. While Agha Salman played an innings of 38 runs, Mohammad Nawaz could manage to score 30 runs. Due to this, the Pakistan team managed to reach the score of 268 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs. Gulbadin Naib and Farid Ahmed Malik took 2-2 wickets while Fazhalaq Farooqui, Mujeeb ur Rehman and Rashid Khan took 1-1 wickets in bowling for Afghanistan.
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