Fareed, Qais, Zahir take down Pakistan to arrange gold-medal match with India

Afghanistan 116 for six (Noor 39, Naib 26*, Minhas 2-11, Qadir 2-20) beat Pakistan 115 (Yousuf 24, Fareed 3-15, Qais 2-11, Zahir 2-20) by 4 wickets

After being despatched in, Pakistan have been 44 for 1 on the finish of the powerplay. Fareed eliminated Rohail Nazir within the seventh over earlier than the 2 wristspinners, Qais and Zahir, labored their magic. As a outcome, Pakistan slid from 49 for 1 to 83 for 7. Arafat Minhas and Aamer Jamal helped them cross the 100-run mark by including 26 off 21 balls for the eighth wicket earlier than they misplaced the ultimate three wickets in an area of six runs. Fareed picked up two of these.

But captain Naib smacked three sixes and a 4 to make sure there have been no additional hiccups, ending unbeaten on 26 off 19 to take Afghanistan house with 13 balls to spare.