NEW DELHI: Pakistan despatched out a robust commentary forward of the Asia Cup as Mohammad Nawaz’s hat-trick impressed a thumping 75-run victory over Afghanistan within the tri-series last in Sharjah on Sunday. Nawaz completed with career-best T20I figures of five for 19, dismantling Afghanistan for simply 66 in 15.5 overs whilst protecting a modest 142 on a difficult floor.Previous, Afghan skipper Rashid Khan claimed 3 wickets to limit Pakistan to 141 for 8 once they selected to bat first. Fakhar Zaman top-scored with 27, including 49 runs for the second one wicket with Saim Ayub (17). Nawaz chipped in with a 21-ball 25, whilst captain Salman Agha laboured to 24. Rashid got rid of Zaman in his opening over, sooner than additionally disregarding Hasan Nawaz (15) and Agha, regardless that the latter struck him for 2 sixes.The fit grew to become decisively when Nawaz brushed aside Darwish Rasooli and Azmatullah Omarzai off successive deliveries for geese, sooner than trapping Ibrahim Zadran (9) first ball of his subsequent over to finish his hat-trick. In doing so, he was simply the 3rd Pakistani bowler after Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Hasnain to say a T20I hat-trick.Afghanistan’s batting collapsed within the chase, with most effective Rashid (17) and Sediqullah Atal (13) achieving double figures. Their general of 66 used to be their second-lowest in T20Is, at the back of the 56 all out towards South Africa in closing 12 months’s International Cup semi-final.
“We would have liked to arrange in some way that is helping us for the Asia Cup and we’ve achieved that,” mentioned Pakistan captain Salman Agha. “We’ve been doing in point of fact neatly because the Bangladesh collection at house. Now, we’re in superb form and completely ready.”Afghanistan will start their Asia Cup marketing campaign on Tuesday towards Hong Kong in Abu Dhabi, with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh additionally in Crew B. Pakistan, in the meantime, are positioned in Crew A along India, Oman and hosts UAE.