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Asia Cup Pakistan earn bonus point with 72run win over Afghanistan
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Asia Cup: Pakistan earn bonus point with 72-run win over Afghanistan
February 27, 2014 21:29
Umar Akmal's unbeaten century and Ahmed Shehzad's fifty helped Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 72 runs at Fatullah.
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Pakistan's Ajmal Shehzad (50) scored a half-century in a game where the rest of the top-order was crumbling around him against Afghanistan at Fatullah (All images AFP and AP).
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Afghanistan picked up wickets at regular intervals to rock the Pakistan top-order and pose a serious threat of causing a major upset.
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Pakistan ran the risk of being bowled out cheaply after the fall of Shahid Afridi with the score at 117/6
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Dawlat Zadran, Mirwais Ashraf and Samiullah Shenwari picked up two wickets each before Umar Akmal came to Pakistan's rescue.
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Umar Akmal, who scored a fifty in the opening tie against Sri Lanka, worked hard for his runs and managed to stay defiant in tough circumstances.
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Umar Akmal saved Pakistan's sinking ship and anchored the side to 248/8 with an unbeaten century.
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Afghanistan started positively before Umar Gul provided the first breakthrough, dismissing Mohammed Shahzad in the fifth over.
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Afghanistan slowed down in the middle overs. The pressure and the asking rate was mounting which resulted in a few rash shot selection and two run outs.
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In the end Afghanistan fell short by 72 runs, giving Pakistan a bonus point and a chance to go top of the points table.
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