Nabi took 2-12 and used to be ably assisted by means of Mujeeb Ur Rahman (2-9) and pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi (2-13) to limit Pakistan to 92-9 when they gained the toss and batted at Sharjah Stadium,
Nabi then saved his cool with a wary run-a-ball 38 no longer out and added 53 for the unbroken 5th wicket with Najibullah Zadran (17 no longer out) to lend a hand Afghanistan overhaul the objective in 17.5 overs.
Nabi hit his first boundary off his twenty seventh ball after which hit two extra within the subsequent over from Naseem Shah prior to sealing the win with a six off Ihsanullah.
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Pace bowler Ihsanullah (2-17) disregarded Ibrahim Zadran (9) with the primary ball of his T20I profession after which had Gulbadin Naib (nought) to go away Afghanistan tottering at 45-4 however Nabi and Najibullah made positive victory used to be completed.
With 5 key gamers — skipper Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf rested for the sequence — Pakistan passed T20I debuts to Saim Ayub, Tayyab Tahir, Ihsanullah and Zaman Khan.
Pakistan have been 41-5 within the 8th over on a low and gradual Sharjah Stadium pitch that gave help to Afghanistan’s three-pronged spin assault.
Imad Wasim top-scored with 18 whilst Ayub (17), Tahir (16) and skipper Shadab Khan (12) have been the opposite major run-getters.
Ayub, identified for his energy hitting, smashed two limitations and a six in his 15-ball knock whilst Wasim’s 32-ball innings didn’t function a unmarried boundary as he attempted to rescue the innings.
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Wasim and skipper Shadab Khan (12) added 19 for the 6th wicket, the very best partnership of the innings.
Recalled energy hitters Azam Khan and Abdullah Shafique failed to attain.
Pakistan’s different lowest T20I totals are 74 vs Australia in Dubai 2012, 82 vs West Indies in Dhaka 2014, 83 vs India in Dhaka 2016 and 89 vs England in Cardiff in 2010.
This is the primary bilateral sequence between the 2 international locations with the rest fits additionally in Sharjah on Sunday and Monday.