AFG vs PAK: Asif Ali's storm, 4 sixes in 6 balls, like this broke the heart of Afghans

AFG vs PAK: Pakistan scored an unbeaten 25 not out with captain Babar Azam (51) hitting a half-century and Asif Ali's seven-ball four sixes in a group two match of the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup here on Friday. Defeated Afghanistan by five and registered a third win.

AFG vs PAK: Pakistan scored an unbeaten 25 not out with captain Babar Azam (51) hitting a half - century and Asif Ali's seven-ball four sixes in a group two match of the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup here on Friday. Defeated Afghanistan by five and registered a third win. Pakistan's team is at the top of Group II with six points from three wins. Chasing Afghanistan's score of 147 for six, the Pakistani team was looking in trouble at one time but 'Player of the Match' Asif Ali hit four sixes in the 19th over to give his team victory with an over.

Asif Ali's storm in the 19th side,

Afghanistan's team remained in the match. Rashid and Naveen-ul-Haq tied the Pakistan batsmen. Naveen-ul-Haq gave only 3 runs in the 18th over, due to which the match was in Afghanistan's hold. In the earlier over, Rashid had opened the way for Afghanistan to win by bowling Babar Azam. For 17 and 18 overs it seemed as if Afghanistan would win the match but what happened in the 19th over broke the hearts of the Afghan fans. 

24 runs in the 19th over. In the

last two overs, Pakistan needed 24 runs to win. In such a situation, Asif Ali batted in an aggressive manner and was successful in getting Pakistan victory. In the 19th over, Asif scored a total of 24 runs with 4 sixes and ended the match single-handedly. Asif remained unbeaten on 25 off 7 balls, which is why he was awarded the man of the match title.

Pakistan's 3 consecutive wins

Till now Pakistan has won 3 matches in its 3 matches and remains on top. Pakistan are leading the race to reach the semi-finals. In the first match, Pakistan defeated India, then it has succeeded in defeating New Zealand and now Afghanistan.