Asia Cup 2014 Photos

Asia Cup: Boom Boom Shahid Afridi takes Pakistan to thrilling one-wicket win over India

March 02, 2014 20:28

Pakistan's Shahid Afridi slammed 35 off 18 balls to take his side to an enthralling one-wicket win over India at Mirpur.

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Indian opener Rohit Sharma got off to a confident start, pulling and hooking deliveries from Pakistan pacers after Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed early by Mohammed Hafeez (All images AP and AFP)
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Umar Gul pegged India back by dismissing Virat Kohli cheaply.
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Ajinkya Rahane got a start but failed to make the most of it and fell for 23.
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Mohammad Talha made an impressive ODI debut as he finished with figures of two for 22 in seven overs.
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Ambati Rayudu took his chance and proved his worth in the Indian middle-order by scoring a half-century (58).
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Ravindra Jadeja helped India shift gears towards the end as he too scored a fifty. India reached 245/8 in 50 overs.
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Chasing 246, Ahmed Shehzad and Sharjeel Khan gave Pakistan a good start.
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After a good opening stand, Ravichandran Ashwin gave India the first breakthrough by cleaning up Sharjeel Khan.
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Pakistan skipper suffered another heartbreak with the bat as he was run out twice in as many games. He fell for 1 run.
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Indian leg-spinner Amit Mishra (3/44), playing his first game in the tournament, dismissed Umar Akmal cheaply to put India in command in the middle overs.
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Mohammad Hafeez (75) held his nerve to keep Pakistan alive in the game.
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Sohaib Maqsood (38) played the supporting role to great effect as he and Hafeez added 87-run stand for the fifth wicket.
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Ravichandran Ashwin kept India alive with the wickets of Hafeez at a crucial juncture and that of Saeed Ajmal in the final over, leaving Afridi to score nine runs from the final three balls.
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Shahid Afridi turned back the clocks by soaking up the pressure and smashing two huge sixes off Ashwin to seal an enthralling one-wicket win for Pakistan.
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Riding on Afridi's heroics, Pakistan have taken the top spot in the points table (9 points from three matches) and look certain to make it to the final once again.

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