In Pics: ICC World Cup 2019 | Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 3 wickets

In the match number 36 of the ICC World Cup 2019, Pakistan locked horns with Afghanistan at the Headingley in Leeds. Pakistan won the match by 3 wickets and added much-needed two points to stay alive in the tournament. It was Imad Wasim’s outstanding performance which took Pakistani side to the finish line. So, here is the complete gist of the #PAKvAFG game. (Image credit: Getty Images)

Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first against Pakistan (Image credit: Getty Images)

Firstly, Afghan openers Rahmat Shah and Gulbadin Naib comes out to bat but Shaheen Afridi strikes in the fifth over and scalps Naib’s wicket. (Image credit: Getty Images)

It was again Shaheen Afridi who took maximum wickets for Pakistan. He took four wickets in 10 overs and gave away just 47 runs. (Image credit: Getty Images)

With the help of Najibullah Zadran’s 42 runs innings, Afghanistan managed to score 227 on board with loss of 9 wickets in 50 overs. (Image credit: Getty Images)

In reply, Pakistan’s openers Fakhar Zaman and Imam Ul Haq comes out in the middle to chase down 228-run target but Mujeeb Ur Rahman strikes on the second ball and takes Fakhar’s wicket. (Image credit: Getty Images)

Pakistan kept on losing wicket on regular intervals and no batsmen could even add even 50 runs to the total (Image credit: Getty Images)(Image credit: Getty Images)

It was getting tough for Pakistan to chase down the total as the required run rate was increasing rapidly. In the end, it was Imad Wasim’s outstanding performance who took Pakistan to the finish line. In the end, Pakistan won the match 3 wickets and also gained much-needed two points. (Image credit: Getty Images)