Pakistan’s one-wicket victory was marred with controversies as the penultimate over of the match saw a heated altercation between Pakistan batter Asif Ali and Afghan seamer Fareed Ahmad.
The Super four-stage match between Pakistan and Afghanistan saw the former triumph over their neighbours by one wicket in a close nerve-wrenching encounter, thanks to two final over sixes by
Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah hit consecutive sixes in the final over to seal the game for Pakistan.
With the help of Najibullah Zadran's fiery fifty and Rashid Khan's overall performance, Afghanistan managed to get past their Irish counterparts by 27 runs in an 11 overs-per-side contest.