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Shadab's glorious knock vs Afghanistan

By Gaurav Tripathi

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Shadab's match-winning knock

Pakistan snatched victory from Afghanistan in the second ODI on Thursday, courtesy of Shadab Khan's timely 35-ball 48.

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Involved in crucial partnerships

Pakistan were struggling at 211/6 and Shadab Khan's crucial partnership turned the tide. He added 47 runs with Iftikhar Ahmed and 22 runs with Naseem Shah.

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Controversial run-out

Shadab smashed Abdul Rahman for 16 runs in the penultimate over but Falzalhaq Farooqi controversially ran him out on the non-striker's end in the final over.

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Last-ball victory for Pakistan

Despite losing Shadab in the last over, it was Naseem Shah who turned hero and won Pakistan the match with a ball to spare.

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Lower-order brilliance

Shadab has proven his worth as a lower-order batter, averaging 37.2 and striking at 107.51 when batting at number eight or lower in ODIs.

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Shadab's ODI stats

In 58 ODI matches, Pakistan all-rounder Shadab has amassed 718 runs and scalped 74 wickets with his leg-spin bowling.

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