Afghanistan registered a historic win against Pakistan in their CWC23 group stage match while climbing to number 6th on the table. Afghanistan’s team is inching closer to the semi-finals after beating Pakistan where both teams will look for winning their third game to move up the table. Afghanistan chased 283 runs while losing 3 wickets. It was Pakistan’s fielding that cost them a match against Afghanistan. As a result Mickey Arthur, the Pakistan cricket team’s head coach, was left fuming over Pakistan’s fielding efforts. The video of his reaction is trending on the internet.

While chasing 282 runs by Pakistan AFghanistan’s openers, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran scored 65 and 87 runs, respectively to set up a cornerstone for their successful chase before Rahmat Shah smacked 77 runs while partnering his inning with Hashmatullah Shahidi’s 48 runs. Pakistan’s Usama Mir and Shadab Khan leaked 55 and 49 runs in eight overs each.

Pakistan’s chances of the semi-final are looking even less now with this loss and the team cannot afford losing any match from now. As the world cup progresses, Pakistan will also have to rely on other teams’ matches’ outcomes to secure a spot in the semi-finals.

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