The tense Asia Cup encounter on Wednesday night in Sharjah ended with an argument between Pakistani batter Asif Ali and Afghan paceman Fareed Ahmed.
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After Ahmed dismissed Ali for 16 in the penultimate over of the T20 match with a bouncer that was top-edged in the direction of a short superb leg, where Karim Janat pouched the catch, tensions erupted.
After the dismissal, Afghanistan was in a strong position and Pakistan needed 12 runs to win off of nine deliveries with one wicket in hand. Ahmed gave a hand pump and also a happy bark right in front of the 30-year-old before Ali started moving toward the dugout.
Following that, Ahmed turned around and raised his bat in a threatening manner to strike his opponent, evoking memories of Javed Miandad’s infamous 1981 match against Dennis Lillee. The right-handed hitter replied by pushing Ahmed before making his way into the sheds, but the covering bowler intervened with a few hints.
Before Afghan teenager Azmatullah Omarzai interfered and split the cricketers, both entered call once more.
“This is foolishness at an extreme level by Asif Ali and should be (barred) from the remainder of the tournament,” tweeted Dulbadin Naib, a former captain of Afghanistan. ‘Any bowler has the right to rejoice, but getting aggressive is never acceptable’.
Ali and Ahmed reportedly anticipated fines under Level 1 of the ICC’s Code of Conduct as a result of the event. In the end, Pakistan prevailed by one wicket as Naseem Shah, a youngster, hit two sixes in the last over to win the unexpected result.
After the game, Babar Azam of Pakistan stated, “To be honest, the atmosphere in the locker room was extremely tight.”
“I was in the changing area… I had a little amount of faith because I reasoned that it was cricket and I had seen Naseem bat like way.
As a result, Pakistan will play Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup championship, eliminating India and Afghanistan from the competition.
Mohammad Nabi who is the captain of Afganistan stated “The guys were excellent with the ball and on the pitch, but once more we struggled to finish.”
He further add “At the very end, we couldn’t control our nerves. We provided the bowlers with the options of slower balls and yorkers, but regrettably we weren’t able to use them when we needed to.”