Pakistan vs Afghanistan Highlights, World Cup: AFG create history, defeat arch-rivals PAK by eight wickets

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: SHOT! A FULL TOSS BY SHAHEEN AND SHAHIDI SMACKS HIM OVER SQUARE LEG FOR A FOUR! THE AFGHAN CAPTAIN WINS THE MATCH! HISTORY CREATED!

AFG: 286/2 (49), Target: 283

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: A length delivery by Hasan, and Rahmat clobbers it over the bowler for a six!

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: A good delivery by Usama and Shahidi is taken aback and edges, gloves it past Rizwan, who wasn’t ready for this. Goes away fine of the short third man fielder for a four!

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: A full delivery by Shaheen and Rahmat outside edges it to third man for a single.

AFG: 253/2 (45), Target: 283

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: 10 runs from this over, including a four as Rahmat (53*) are Shahidi (28*) look strong for Afghanistan!

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: 3 off this over as Afghanistan edge closer to the target now! Shahidi (16*) and Rahmat (50*) are currently batting.

AFG: 225/2 (41), Target: 283

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: SHOT! Hasan pitches it up, on off. Rahmat launches it down the ground for a six! SHOTT!

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: 9 off this over as Rahmat (29*) and Shahidi (7*) also get two fours! Afghanistan cross 200!

AFG: 204/2 (37), Target: 283

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Too much of width by Shadab in this ball as Shahidi punishes him with a shot to the left of mid-off for a four!

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: A length delivery by Hasan, outside off. Zadran edges it through to cover, where Rizwan is tehre to catch it!

Zadran c Rizwan b Hasan 87 (113)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: A slow delivery by Iftikhar and Rahmat reverse sweeps him behind square for a four!

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: A short delivery by Usama, and he increases the pace. Rahmat cuts it to the left of backward point for a four! Then he slams him over mid-wicket for another four!

AFG: 171/1 (29), Target: 283

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Four off this over as Zadran (76*) and Rahmat (10*) are going slow and steady here!

AFG: 156/1 (26), Target: 283

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Six off this over as Rahmat (3*) and Zadran (68*) aim to rebuild for Afghanistan in this chase.

AFG: 141/1 (23), Target: 283

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: A good deliveyr by Shaheen, and Gurbaz moves to his left, but directs it to Usama for a catch at deep third!

Gurbaz c Usama b Shaheen 65 (53)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: A poor delivery bby Iftikhar and Gurbaz punishes him. The opener clobbers him over long-off for a huge six!

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: A short delivery by Usama, outside off. Gurbaz cuts it through cover point for a double. He reaches the keeper’s end quickly.

AFG: 111/0 (17), Target: 283

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Zadran (53*) guides this delivery to cover for a single. He and Gurbaz (50*) are building a strong partnership here as Afghanistan cross 100!

AFG: 105/0 (16), Target: 283

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: A full delivery by Usama, and Zadran off drives it for a single. Also, gets his fifty!

AFG: 95/0 (14.5), Target: 283

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: A short delivery by Usama, outside off. Zadran is cramped and tries to cut, but edges it wide of the fielder at slip for a four!

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: A short delivery by Rauf, and Gurbaz pulls it with ease, it goes in the air, wide of long leg for a four!

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: The boundaries keep coming as Ibrahim Zadran hits Hasan Ali for a four in between the cover and point region. AFG: 60/0 (9 overs)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Gurbaz goes bang bang against Haris Rauf as he hits the pacer for four boundaries in an over. 17 runs come in his over. AFG 55-0 (8 overs)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Hasan Ali bangs it short against against Ibrahim Zadran, which is collected by Rizwan. The umpire signals it out and Zadran immediately reviews it and DRS comes to his rescue.

Shaheen Afridi continues from the other end and he is hit for a four by Gurbaz. AFG 38-0 (7 overs)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Gurbaz, Zadran keep the scoreboard ticking as Afghanistan race to 26/0 in 4 overs.

Hasan Ali shares the new ball with Shaheen and he too is hit for a couple of fours in the over. Ibrahim Zadran hits both the boundaries. AFG 18-0 (2 overs)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz arrive in the middle to start the 283 chase. Shaheen Afridi leads the attack for Pakistan and he starts with a 10-run over. Both Ibrahim and Rahmanullah hit a boundary each. AFG: 10/0 (1 over)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Naveen-ul-Haq comes and bowl the final over. He starts with a dot, and gets rid of Iftikhar Ahmed in the next ball, who falls for 40(27).

Gives three runs in the next three balls and dismisses Shadab Khan in the final ball, who falls for 40(38).

Pakistan post 282/7 in 50 overs.

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan combine and fetch 29 runs in the previous two overs as Pakistan reach 279/5 at the end of 49 overs.

Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan combine to hit Azmatullah for 16 runs in an over. Shadab welcomes him with a maximum and follows with a boundary, Iftikhar then gets another boundary in the fourth ball.

Pakistan reach 250 with three overs to spare. PAK: 250/5 (47 overs)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Iftikhar Ahmed hits a SIX against Naveen-ul-Haq. Slightly short comes around the waist height of Iftikhar, who then pulls it over long-on. PAK: 234/5 (46 overs)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Iftikhar Ahmed hits Rashid Khan for a maximum as the spinner concedes six runs in his final over. He ends wicketless and gives 41 runs in his full quota. PAK 221-5 (45 overs)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Naveen-ul-Haq is back into the attack and he concedes a boundary in the first ball, which is signalled legbyes.

The bowler does a decent job in the remaining five deliveries as two singles come in it. PAK 215-5 (44 overs)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Babar Azam switches gear as he hits Noor Ahmad for a six in the first ball of the 42nd over. The bowler, however, has the final laugh as the skipper is caught at covers by Rashid Khan in the fifth ball. He falls for 74(92). PAK: 206/5 (42 overs)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Noor Ahmad keeps thing tight from his end as two singles come from his end.

Rashid Khan is operating from the other end, and he gives away five runs. PAK reach 146/4 in 41 overs.

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Babar Azam hits Mujeeb for a boundary, as six runs come in his over. Shadab and Babar have quickly added 26(30) for the fifth wicket. PAK: 189-4 (39 overs)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Babar Azam completes his fifty, his 30th in ODIs.

However, Pakistan will want their captain to add another 50 and guide the team to a stiff total.

Shadab Khan is batting alongside Babar, and he too will look for runs, especially after being dropped in the previous encounter. PAK: 178/4 (37 overs)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Mohammad Nabi joins the party as he removes Saud Shakeel for 25(34). The batter hands a simple catch to Rashid stationed at wide mid-on. Pakistan are reduced to 163/4 in 34 overs.

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: A length delivery by Nabi, around off. Shakeel smacks it into the off-side for a single. Pakistan are 150-up now!

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: 2 runs off this over as Nabi keeps it tight. Shakeel (9*) and Babar (41*) are currently batting for Pakistan.

PAK: 139/3 (30)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: 4 off this over as Shakeel (3*) and Babar (36*) are trying to rebuild for Pakistan now.

PAK: 124/3 (26)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: A full delivery by Noor, outside off. Rizwan tries to go for the sweep, and he top-edges it to short fine for an easy catch!

Rizwan c Mujeeb b Noor 8 (10)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Noor Ahmad breaks the 54-run stand between Abdullah Shafique and Babar Azam as the former is trapped LBW for 58(75).

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Rashid Khan concedes three singles in the over.

Mujeeb is reintroduced in the attack. He was expensive in his first spell and he starts the second spell with a boundary by Shafique. PAK 109-1 (22 overs)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Abdullah Shafique completes his half-century as he guides a ball by Rashid Khan on his pads behind square and completes a double. Takes 60 balls to reach the milestone. PAK 93-1 (19 overs)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Noor Ahmad, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack and he starts with a five-run over. PAK: 90/1 (18 overs)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Nabi keeps thing tight from his end as just four singles come in his over.

Rashid Khan bowls from the other end and he too bowls an economical over, with just three singles in it. PAK: 85/1 (17 overs)

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Score: Babar Azam and Abdullah Shafique keep things moving as they take Pakistan to 78/1 at the end of 15 overs.

Azmatullah provides Pakistan with the first breakthrough as Imam is caught by Naveen-ul-Haq.

Bit short and angling towards the left-hander and he fails to connect his pull properly. The ball goes towards mid-wicket and Naveen-ul-Haq, who somehow manages to hold onto the ball. He falls for 17(22).

Mohammad Nabi keeps it tight from the other end as just one run come from it. PAK: 64/1 (12 overs)