Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 3rd ODI Highlights: Pakistan win by 59 runs, seal series 3-0

Faheem Ashraf to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shortens his length and serves it outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz uses his feet and runs it down to third man for a single. 

Faheem Ashraf to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, On the off stump line, on a good length, Rahmanullah Gurbaz steers it with soft hands to point. 

Shaheen Afridi to Riaz Hassan, Good bumper! Bangs it in short and directs it at the batter, Riaz Hassan sways out of the way quickly and lets the ball pass. A tidy over from Shaheen Afridi comes to an end. 

Shaheen Afridi to Riaz Hassan, Back of a length, at the batter, Riaz Hassan stays back in his crease and tucks it to mid-wicket. 

Shaheen Afridi to Riaz Hassan, Slightly fuller but a bit too wide outside off, Riaz Hassan presses forward and is happy to leave the ball alone. 

Shaheen Afridi to Riaz Hassan, Hurls it on a good length, outside off, Riaz Hassan shoulders arms and lets the ball go through to the keeper. 

Shaheen Afridi to Riaz Hassan, Looks to go full but ends up bowling a low full toss, on middle, Riaz Hassan clips it straight to square leg. 

Shaheen Afridi to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angles it across, on a length from over the wicket, Rahmanullah Gurbaz plants his foot forward and slices it off the outer half towards third man for a single. 

Faheem Ashraf to Riaz Hassan, Good-length delivery again, on off, Riaz Hassan stays put and pushes it down to mid off. 

Faheem Ashraf to Riaz Hassan, Angles it on the pads, on a good length, Riaz Hassan plays it under his eyes and nudges it in front of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. 

Faheem Ashraf to Riaz Hassan, Lands it full and on middle, Riaz Hassan drives with a straight bat and finds mid on. 

Faheem Ashraf to Riaz Hassan, First runs off the bat for Riaz Hassan and Afghanistan! Pitches it up, on off, Riaz Hassan tries to work it on the off side. Gets it off the inner half towards deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.  

Faheem Ashraf to Riaz Hassan, Sharp delivery! In the channel on off, on a shortish length, Riaz Hassan looks to punch it off the back foot but does not connect. 

Faheem Ashraf to Riaz Hassan, Begins on a hard length and bowls it with a cross seam, gets the ball to bounce. Riaz Hassan goes for the pull but the ball gets big on him and hits him on the arm. 

Faheem Ashraf to bowl from the opposite end.

Shaheen Afridi to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Pulls his length back and hurls it on off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz dabs it with soft hands towards point. The throw hits at the non-striker's end but Riaz at no point had left his crease. 

Shaheen Afridi to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Overpitched by Shaheen Afridi, around off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz drives it firmly but cannot get it past mid off. 

Shaheen Afridi to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Two leg byes! Honing in at the toes, a hint of tail in, Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets this one his toes towards fine leg for two leg byes. 

Shaheen Afridi to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Continues to target the stumps, on a full length, Rahmanullah Gurbaz pushes it to mid on for a dot. 

Shaheen Afridi to Riaz Hassan, Leg bye! A searing yorker, tailing into the pads, Riaz Hassan fails to get his bat down in time and gets hit on the pads. A stifled appeal but the ball was heading down leg. 

Shaheen Afridi to Riaz Hassan, WIDE! Loses his radar again and sprays it full but way beyond the tramline on off. A wide called again. 

Shaheen Afridi to Riaz Hassan, WIDE! Goes full again but this time drifts down leg. Riaz Hassan lets it go for a wide. 

Shaheen Afridi to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Leg bye! Starts off on a full length, shaping into the pads, Rahmanullah Gurbaz looks to help it fine but misses. The ball rolls behind square off his pads for a leg bye. 

The umpires are out on the field. The fielding team has taken their respective positions. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Riaz Hassan, the opening batters for Afghanistan walk out to bat. Shaheen Afridi has the new ball in his hand and is raring to go. Let's go...

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Right then, Pakistan will be the happier of the two sides at the halfway mark. They are on course here to dish out a 3-0 hammering to Afghanistan. On the other hand, Afghanistan could not finish well with the ball and now need to bat out of their skins to avoid a whitewash. Can Rahmanullah Gurbaz repeat his heroics from the last game? We shall find out when we return in a bit for the chase.  

As far as Afghanistan are concerned, the new ball pairing of Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman set the tone for them and did not allow Pakistan to get off to a flying start. Coming in for his first game of the series, Gulbadin Naib was switched on from ball one and got rid of the two Pakistan openers in quick succession. In the middle overs, Rashid Khan, Fareed Ahmad, and Mohammad Nabi kept things quiet as well and did not allow the opposition to release the pressure. Just when Rizwan and Babar were starting to shift momentum, the spin wizard Rashid Khan nipped out the Pakistan skipper which put a spring in the step for Afghanistan. Despite having Pakistan in a precarious position, Afghanistan were unable to wrap up the innings and Hashmatullah Shahidi will be hoping that it does not come back to haunt them. 

A great fightback with the bat from Pakistan and they end up with 268 on the board! After Babar Azam called it right and opted to put runs on the board, Pakistan were off to a sedate start, scoring 34 runs in the first 8 overs. As a result of this start, Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq felt the need to get a move on and lost their wickets in the process. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan then joined hands to do a rebuilding job for Pakistan. The duo could not find the fence much but were prepared to grind it out. With 20 overs remaining in the innings, Rizwan in particular upped the ante with a flick of the switch and brought up his fifty, and so did Babar. In no time, Pakistan lost four wickets to be reduced to 189-6. Agha Salman and Mohammad Nawaz joined hands and provided stability to the innings with handy knocks. Salman batted through and propelled his side to 268. 

Fareed Ahmad to Shaheen Afridi, Short again and on off. Shaheen Afridi pulls it away through deep mid-wicket but to the fielder. The batters run two to end the innings. It seems as Rahmanullah Gurbaz is hurt.

Shaheen Afridi walks in now and will face the last delivery of the innings. 

Fareed Ahmad to Faheem Ashraf, OUT! CAUGHT! Fareed Ahmad bowls this quick and short outside off. Faheem Ashraf tries to hit it down the ground but the timing is wrong. The bat turns in his hand as the ball goes straight up. Rahmanullah Gurbaz completes an easy catch behind the batter.

Fareed Ahmad to Agha Salman, A slow short ball on middle. Agha Salman switches and hits it to point for a quick single.

Fareed Ahmad to Agha Salman, Full again and way outside off. Agha Salman sweeps it to deep mid-wicket where there is a mis-field. The batters run two and Agha Salman survives a run out as he safely dives in the crease.

Fareed Ahmad to Agha Salman, SIX! A low full toss outside off. Agha Salman has to improvise and he sweeps it over square leg. The ball has traveled the necessary distance to go all the way for a flat six over deep square leg.

Fareed Ahmad to Agha Salman, Very full and way outside the tram lines on off. Agha Salman leaves it alone as the umpire signals a wide.

Fareed Ahmad to Agha Salman, FOUR! Fuller and in the slot. Agha Salman just times it over cover and wide of long off. The fielder is very far away and the ball races away to the fence for a four to start the over.

Fareed Ahmad (9-0-54-1) will bowl the final over.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Faheem Ashraf, Very full and straight on middle and off. Faheem Ashraf digs it out to long on for a couple of runs to end the over.

Faheem Ashraf is the new batter. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mohammad Nawaz, OUT! CAUGHT! Fazalhaq Farooqi with the exact same ball full and on off. Mohammad Nawaz slices it again to deep point but this time it is Riaz Hassan in the deep. He takes a safe catch and Mohammad Nawaz has to depart as Fazalhaq Farooqi gets his man.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mohammad Nawaz, Dropped! Fullish and on the off pole. Mohammad Nawaz slices it off the deep point where Mujeeb Ur Rahman drops an easy catch. The batters get a couple of runs.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mohammad Nawaz, Beaten! Another quick ball on length and outside off. Mohammad Nawaz swings head but is beaten. The keeper appeals but it is turned down.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mohammad Nawaz, Quick,full and just outside off. Mohammad Nawaz swings and misses.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mohammad Nawaz, SIX! UP UP AND AWAY! Fazalhaq Farooqi is welcomed with a six. He bowls this on length and outside off. Mohammad Nawaz pulls this with power over deep mid-wicket. The ball sails over everything and into the stands for a mamimum.

Fareed Ahmad to Agha Salman, Fuller on the off pole. Agha Salman digs it out to long off for a quick couple of runs to end the over.

Fareed Ahmad to Mohammad Nawaz, Slow again and on length. Mohammad Nawaz pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for yet another single.

Fareed Ahmad to Agha Salman, On a hard length and outside off. Agha Salman shifts across and pull it away to deep square leg for a single. The 50-run stand comes up between the batters.

Fareed Ahmad to Agha Salman, Beaten! On length and slow outside off. Agha Salman swings and misses.

Fareed Ahmad to Mohammad Nawaz, Fuller and on the off pole. Mohammad Nawaz drives it to long off for a single.

Fareed Ahmad to Mohammad Nawaz, Slow again but very wide outside off. Mohammad Nawaz leaves it alone as the umpire signals a wide.