Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by a single run within the 2nd One Day Worldwide (ODI) on the Mahinda Rajapaksa Worldwide Stadium, Hambantota to safe an unassailable 2-0 lead within the collection.
Imam-ul-Haq top-scored with 91 within the Pakistan chase but it surely was a late Shadab Khan cameo (48, 35b) that allowed Pakistan to creep over the road after a flurry of middle-order wickets.
Fazalhaq Farooqi was the highest wicket-taker for Afghanistan, and he was accountable for a second of drama after working Shadab out on the non-strikers finish over the past over.
Babar Azam scored a 66-ball 53, constructing a stable partnership with Imam to set Pakistan on its approach.
Earlier within the day, Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored a run-a-ball 151, his fifth ODI hundred in 23 innings to take Afghanistan to 300/5 in 50 overs.
He was ably supported by opening associate Ibrahim Zadran who scored 80 of 101 balls however Babar’s aspect managed to edge the shut contest and safe the collection.