Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Asian Games Men’s T20I, 2023 Oct 6 Full score card

FOUR! This sums up the evening for Pakistan as Mirza Tahir Baig has misfielded this for a boundary that takes Afghanistan into the final for a Gold Medal game against India. On a length in middle, Gulbadin Naib pulls this flat and hard towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Wide! Fuller one way too wide of off, Gulbadin Naib leaves ti all alone

SIX! On a length in the middle, Gulbadin Naib slogs this and connects well as the ball travels over the fence for a maximum towards the deep square leg region.

On a length outside off, Gulbadin Naib looks for the slog but misses out.

Wide! Free-hit continues as Aamer Jamal has bend hi back and bowled a short one way too high for the umpire's liking.

No ball and SIX! Aamer Jamal has overstepped and this has travelled over the fence for a maximum. Short-pitched delivery in middle, Gulbadin Naib pulls this out of the park and a Free Hit to follow.

Four leg byes. On a length around the pads, Gulbadin Naib misses out on a wild swing but a deflection of his pads takes this away from the keeper for a boundary behind the wicket.

Back of a length body bound, Gulbadin Naib looks to pull this one but gets hit on the grill of his helmet. He looks fine to continue.

With pace back into the attack this could possibly be make or break over for Pakistan.

Tossed up on off, Gulbadin Naib drives this towards sweeper cover for a single.

Tossed up in middle, Gulbadin Naib reverse sweep this one with no timing at al towards cover for no run.

Fuller one wide of off, Gulbadin Naib looks for the wild slog but misses out.

Tossed up outside off, Gulbadin Naib has no idea on how it will turn as he gets beaten.

Fuller one on off, Sharafuddin Ashraf lofts this towards deep point for a single.

Tossed up on off, Sharafuddin Ashraf looks to cut but edges this towards first slip bouncing just in front of him.

Tossed up wide of off, Gulbadin Naib looks to block this one but the spin takes it further away from the batter and he gets beaten.

Tossed up on off, Sharafuddin Ashraf smashes this towards deep square leg for a single.

Fuller one around off, Sharafuddin Ashraf looks to block but gets beaten.

Fuller one outside off, Sharafuddin Ashraf gets beaten all ends up but ths turned away from him.

Tossed up in middle, Gulbadin Naib tucks this towards the on side for a single.

Fuller one on off, Gulbadin Naib pushes this towards cover for no run.

Floated ball turning sharply outside off from back of a length and beats the batter all ends up to end the over.

Wide! Wayward outside the leg stump. Wide called.

Short ball at the batter. Sharafuddin Ashraf blocks it back to the bowler from the crease.

Just short outside the off stump. Sharafuddin Ashraf plays it towards point.

Tossed up outside the off stump. Sharafuddin Ashraf plays it straight to point. No run.

FOUR! Short and wide, cut away in great fashion to find the boundary. Much needed for Afghanistan.

Sharafuddin Ashraf walks out next.

OUT! CAUGHT! Thats a blunder. Short ball on the leg stump and Karim Janat goes back into his crease and pulls the ball straight down the throat of Asif Ali standing at widish long on. Afghanistan lose another one.

Full and wide outside off, Gulbadin Naib looks for the slog sweep but misses out.

Fuller one around off, Karim Janat smashes this to long on for a single.

Wide! Fuller one wide of off, Karim Janat leaves it all alone.

Fuller one on off, Karim Janat pushes this to short cover for no run.

Fuller one on off, Karim Janat looks for the sweep but gets a top edge landing in front of Haider Ali at short fine leg and spinning away from him as the batters run a couple.

Tossed up in middle, Karim Janat defends this off the front foot.

Pitched up at the stumps. Flicked towards long on for a single.

Tossed up outside the off stump. Karim Janat looks to play the cover drive but is beaten with the spin. The wicketkeeper takes the bails off and appeals for stumping. in the end turns out to be not out.

Short ball at the batter, flicked away for a run.

Tossed up and missed by the batter. Gulbadin Naib looks to play the cover drive but is beaten by the spin on the ball.

SIX! Thats a huge one over deep mid-wicket. Full toss at the batter and Gulbadin Naib heaves one over the deep mid-wicket fielder for a massive six. Afghanistan still need 38 runs to win.

just short at the batter, pushes away towards the fielder.

Wide! Wayward outside the legstump. Wide called.

Gulbadin Naib walks out next.

OUT! CAUGHT! That's a soft dismissal. Short ball at the batter, holding on the surface a bit. Afsar Zazai looks to pull the ball over mid-wicket but only manages to get a top edge to long on. Afghanistan in trouble now.

Pitched up again outside the off stump. Pushed towards covers off the front foot.

Karim Janat walks out next.

OUT! CAUGHT! Tossed up outside the off stump and Noor Ali Zadran gets down on a knee to play the slog sweep, only this time he manages to get a top edge and the ball flys towards Haider Ali standing at short fine leg who finishes an easy catch to get rid of the dangerous Noor Ali Zadran.

Pitched up at the stumps. Played into the mid-wicket gap by Afsar Zazai for a single.

Pitched short at the batter, flicked into the mid-wicket gap for a single.

On the stumps again pitched up. Noor Ali Zadran blocks the ball well from the crease.

Dropped chance by the bowler himself. Pitched up on the stumps and while flicking the ball towards mid-wicket, Afsar Zazai gets a top edge towards the bowler who misses the catch and the batters pick up a single.

Short outside the off stump. Afsar Zazai pushes the ball towards sweepers for a single.

Just short at the batter. Noor Ali Zadran flicks the ball to short fine leg and runs a quick single.

Pitched up at the stumps. Flicked towards long on for a single.

tossed up at the stumps. Afsar Zazai offers a front foot defence.

just short at the pads, flicked into the mid-wicket gap for a single.

Tossed up outside the off stump. Pushes into the sweepers gap for a single.

Time for a drinks break. Pakistan are well and truly in the game at this point as a wicket would open the gates for a long tail of Afghanistan on exposure for them. Whereas, just one good partnership of 25-30 runs would bring the games closer to the Afghanistan ranks.

Tossed up in middle, Noor Ali Zadran drills this to short extra-cover for no run.

Fuller one on off, Noor Ali Zadran defends this off the front foot for no run.

Tossed up on off, Afsar Zazai pushes this towards mid off for a single.

Fuller one on off, Noor Ali Zadran inside edges this towards short fine leg for a single.

Tossed up around off, Noor Ali Zadran drives this towards sweeper cover for a couple.

FOUR! Fuller one outside off, Noor Ali Zadran hops back and cuts this towards deep point region for a boundary.

Tossed up around off, Afsar Zazai looks to block this one but the ball turns away from the batter sharply.

Fuller on on off, Noor Ali Zadran tucks this towards the on side and takes a single.

Fuller one on off, Noor Ali Zadran slices this to gully for no run.

FOUR! Fuller one on the pads, Noor Ali Zadran sweeps this towards fine leg region for a boundary.

Fuller one in middle, Noor Ali Zadran defends this off the front foot.

Tossed up around middle, Afsar Zazai tucks this towards mid-wicket and takes a single.

Fuller one in middle, Noor Ali Zadran defends this off the front foot for no run.

Fuller one in middle, Afsar Zazai nudges this towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up around middle, Noor Ali Zadran tucks this towards the on side for a single.

Fuller one in middle, Noor Ali Zadran drills this back towards the bowler for no run.

Leg bye. Tossed up around the pads, Afsar Zazai clips this off his pads towards fine leg for a single.

Fuller one in middle, Noor Ali Zadran pushes this towards the on side for a single.

Fuller one wide of off, Afsar Zazai looks to cut but misses out.

Fuller one in middle, Afsar Zazai pushes this towards deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Fuller one on off, Noor Ali Zadran drives this to sweeper cover for a single.

Fulle rone turning away from the right-hander, Noor Ali Zadran looks to block but gets beaten.

FOUR! Tossed up around off, Noor Ali Zadran slices this up and over the point fielder for a boundary.

Fuller one on off, Afsar Zazai drills this to long off for a single.

That's the end of the first power play. Afghanistan are 37/3 after 6 and it is Sufiyan Muqeem to continue the attack for Pakistan.

Over-pitched around off, Noor Ali Zadran drills this towards mid off for no run.

HALT - Noor Ali Zadran gets another hit on the left wrist this time and this time it does not look good. He is receiving medical attention at the moment. Looks good to go again.

Another one bonces a bit much and hits Noor Ali Zadran in an unguarded area on the left wrist this time. Noor Ali Zadran looks in some pain as the physio has rushed into the middle with the magic spray.

HALT - Noor Ali Zadran is receiving medical attention as he feels a little strain on his right wrist from the blow from the ball. Looks good to go now.

Good length delivery around off, Noor Ali Zadran taps this off his gloves and a bit of wrist towards short third for no run.

On a length wide of off, Afsar Zazai cuts this towards cover-point for a single. Arafat Minhas puts in a valiant effort diving to his left to keep this down to a single.

Good length delivery wide of off, Afsar Zazai looks for the cut but gets beaten by pure pace behind this one.

On a length outside off, Afsar Zazai leaves it all alone.

Short ball at the batter. Afsar Zazai pulls the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single to open his account.

Pitched up again. Afsar Zazai pushes the ball to covers off the front foot.

Tossed up at the stumps. The batter offers a front foot defence.

Afsar Zazai walks out next.

OUT! CAUGHT! Thats the second one in the over. tossed up outside the off stump and Shahidullah Kamal looking to go for the big shot straight away, mistimes the ball high into the air for Qais Ahmad to run from mid off and finish the catch to send Shahidullah Kamal back into the dressing room.

Short and wide, pushed away towards covers from the crease.

Shahidullah Kamal walks out next.

OUT! TIMBER! Just short at the stumps and Mohammad Shahzad looking to make room and cut the batt through the covers gap misses the ball altogether. The ball skids on to hit the middle and off stump to get Pakistan their second wicket.

SIX! Thats the best in the lot so far in the match. Tossed up outside the off stump and Noor Ali Zadran is onto it on a flash, takes a leg out and slogs the ball over long on for a huge six, second of the over.

Pitched up on the stumps. Noor Ali Zadran flicks it straight to the fielder.

Just short at the batter, pulled away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up at the batter. Mohammad Shahzad plays the front foot defence.

On the pads and flicked away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Tossed up at the stumps and Noor Ali Zadran launches the slog sweep into the ball to sail it over the deep mid-wicket fielder for a massive six.

Short ball outside the stumps and Mohammad Shahzad plays it straight to point for no run.

Tossed up at the stumps. Mohammad Shahzad offers the front foot defence.

Play and a miss again to a short ball outside the off stump. Mohammad Shahzad not able to fine the right timing.

Pitched up outside the off stump. Mohammad Shahzad gets beaten while looking to push the ball.

Short and wide, cut away straight to the hands of point.

FOUR! Tossed up outside the off stump and Mohammad Shahzad takes the front foot out and drives the ball beating covers to his right for another boundary for Afghanistan.

Arafat Minhas is introduced into the attack.

That misses everything. Good delivery just short of length turning into the right hander. Noor Ali Zadran gets beaten between bat and pads and so does the wicketkeeper. 4 byes for Afghanistan.

Short and wide, cut away straight to point. No run.

FOUR! Short and at the batter. Noor Ali Zadran goes back deep into the crease and pulls thye ball behind square leg for a welcome boundary for Afghanistan.

Just short again, gets some turn into the batter. Noor Ali Zadran blocks the ball.

Just short at the stumps. Blocked by the batter from the crease.

Noor Ali Zadran walks out next.

OUT! LBW1 Early scares for Afghanistan as Qasim Akram has struck on his first ball. pitched in line of the stumps and hits Sediqullah Atal on the front leg while he is looking to block the ball. The umpire says out and Afghanistan lose their first.

Qasim Akram will bowl from the other end.

Hits the length and nips back in to the right hander. Mohammad Shahzad looks to open the face of the bat to run it down to third man but is beaten completely.

FOUR! Thick outside edge again this time by Mohammad Shahzad. pitched up outside the off stump, Mohammad Shahzad swings the bat in the line and gets a thick outside the edge over point for a boundary.

Short and wide outside the off stump. Mohammad Shahzad lets the ball go through.

Just short outside the off stump again. Played late by the batter to third man for a single.

Just short at the batter. Blocked well from the crease.

FOUR! Lucky for the first ball. Pitched on the good length outside the off stump. Sediqullah Atal gets a thick outside edge while blocking the ball from the crease which takes the ball to the third man boundary. Afghanistan start off with a boundary.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! On a length outside off, Sufiyan Muqeem stands tall and scuffs the slog towards the safe hands of skipper Gulbadin Naib at mid off for a soft dismissal. Pakistan faulters with the bat as they have managed to score 115 without batting out the complete quota of 20 overs.

On a length around off, Usman Qadir inside edges this onto his pads for a single.

Good length delivery wide of off, Usman Qadir looks to poke at this but gets beaten.

On a length outside off, Sufiyan Muqeem guides this towards third man for a single.

Good length delivery in middle, Sufiyan Muqeem defends this off the front foot.

Sufiyan Muqeem is the last batter for Pakistan.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! On a length outside off, Arafat Minhas looks to run this wide of the keeper but he gets a faint edge taking the ball towards Mohammad Shahzad behind the wickets. Mohammad Shahzad took a good catch diving in front as the ball was dropping in front of him.

FOUR! On a length outside off, Usman Qadir edges this past the keeper's reach for a boundary behind the wickets.

Usman Qadir is the next man in.

OUT! Change of pace does the trick for Gulbadin Naib and Afghanistan. On a length much slower in the line of stumps, Aamer Jamal plays for the pace on delivery as he hurries into his stroke and the ball sneaks past his bat and disturbs the timber.

Back of a length in middle, Arafat Minhas punches this towards long off for a single.

Fuller one on off, Aamer Jamal drills this to long on for a single.

FOUR! Short-pitched delivery in middle, Aamer Jamal waits for it and lofts this over the extra cover fielder for a boundary.

Fuller one on off, Arafat Minhas drills this towards the right of mid off for a single.

SIX! Tossed up in middle, Aamer Jamal strides forward and slogs this out of the park over the lon on fielder for a huge six.

Wide! Fuller one wide down leg, Aamer Jamal looks to smash this big but misses out.

Fuller one in middle, Arafat Minhas pushes this to sweeper cover for a single.

Fuller one on off, Arafat Minhas slices this towards deep point for a couple.

Tossed up in middle, Aamer Jamal cut this to deep point for a single.

Fuller one on off, Arafat Minhas sweeps this towards deep square leg for a single.

Tossed up outside off, Arafat Minhas looks to play the reverse but misses out completely.

Bowls a legbreak on the pads from a fuller length and the batter eases it behind square on the leg side for a single to end the over.

A good short ball just outside the off stump, turning into the left hander. Arafat Minhas gets his bat down in time to block the ball from going onto the stumps. Close call.

Just short again at the stumps. Aamer Jamal tucks the ball towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Just short at the stumps. Aamer Jamal blocks it off the back foot.

Looped up on the off stump. The batter pushes the ball into the hands of covers again.

Pitched up outside the off stump. Played straight to the man at covers.

FOUR! Thats a good shot for a boundary. Pitched up ball outside the off stump and Aamer Jamal takes out the sweep as he gets down on one knee and places the ball to the left of deep mid-wicket for 4 runs.

Pitched up again outside the off stump. Arafat Minhas gets beaten looking to cut it late.

Pitched up outside the off stump. Aamer Jamal pushes the ball to long off for a single.

Tossed up again at the stumps. Played straight back to the bowler off the front foot.

Aamer Jamal walks out next to bat.

OUT! CAUGHT! Tossed up again at the middle stump line and the batter takes a leg out and looks to clear the boundary but mistimes the ball high into the sky towards the running Qais Ahmad who completes another good catch for his team. Pakistan 7 down.

Tossed up just outside the off stump, swept away to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! Lovely strike over deep long on for six. Good length ball outside the off stump and Asif Ali swings the bat in the line of the ball to get good timing that takes the ball all the way over the boundary rope.

Slightly onto the pads this time from a good length. Arafat Minhas flicks the ball to fine leg for a single.

Good length ball at the stumps. Blocked well from the crease.

Arafat Minhas walks out next.

OUT! TIMBER! What a beauty of a ball to get the timber. Pitched on the good length on the middle stump line and leaving the batter a bit after pitching. The batter stays on the crease and the late movement does the trick and it beats the outside edge to hit the top of the off stump. Pakistan in huge trouble as they lose their 6th.

Short and wide outside the off stump, cut late to third man for a run.

Pitched up at the stumps. Khushdil Shah flicks the ball towards mid-wicket for a single.

Pitched up on the stumps. Khushdil Shah flicks the ball towards deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over.

Short and wide again, beaten again, looking to cut the ball late.

Just short again outside the off stump. Khushdil Shah looks to cut the ball but is beaten.

Just short outside the off stump, pushes to long on for a single off the back foot.

Asif Ali walks out next.

OUT! CAUGHT!  Tossed up at the stumps and the batter looks to go all the way but struggles to get the elevation right. Mistimes the ball a little and hits straight down the throat of Qais Ahmad standing at long on who takes a comfortable catch to bring Pakistan to 5 down.

Short and wide, cut straight to point.

Zahir Khan is introduced into the attack.

Short and wide again, cut away towards sweepers for a single.

Good length again on top of the stumps. Qasim Akram looks to play the scoop over short fine leg but gets beaten in the process.

Good length ball outside the off stump. Qasim Akram pushes the ball straight to covers off the front foot.

Just short outside the off stump. Qasim Akram looks to cut it but gets beaten in the process.

Hits the good length at the off stump line. Khushdil Shah taps it to the right of point for a single.

Short and wide to start with. Qasim Akram cuts it hard to sweepers for a single.

Fuller one on off, Khushdil Shah taps this towards the first slip fielder for no run.

Fuller one on off, Qais Ahmad pushes this back over the bowlers head for a single down the ground.

Fuller one in middle, Khushdil Shah flicks this towards deep mid-wicker for a single.

FOUR! Tossed up wide of off, Khushdil Shah reaches to this one and drills this past the extra-cover fielder for a boundary.

Wide! FUller one way too wide of off, Khushdil Shah leaves it all alone.

Fuller one around off, Khushdil Shah flicks this to short fine leg.

DRINKS- Its drinks at the first innings of this semi-final match where Pakistan are 4 wickets down for 61 runs after 9.1 overs. Pakistan from here on needs a firm partnership if they want to reach a respectable total and set a competing target for Afghanistan. The new batter in for Pakistan is Khushdil Shah.

OUT! CLEANED'EM! Tossed up in the line of stumps, Haider Ali looks for the wild slog but misses out completely as the ball sneaks past his bat and clatters into the stumps. Haider Ali departs after scoring just 2.

On a length just wide of off, Qasim Akram looks to drive again but gets beaten.

FOUR! Crisply hit for a boundary. On a length outside off, Qasim Akram drives this through the cover region for a boundary.

Back of a length around off, Qasim Akram looks to block but gets beaten all ends up.

On a length in middle, Haider Ali tucks this towards the on side for a single.

On a length around middle, Haider Ali looks to block this out but gets a bit late as the ball hits his thigh guard.

On a length around off, Qasim Akram pushes this towards sweeper cover for a single.

Fuller one in middle, Qasim Akram tucks this to the mid-wicket region for a single.

Fuller one around off, Qasim Akram pushes this to cover-point for no run.

Qasim Akram is the new man in.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Tossed up around off, Omair Yousuf looks to go big but the ball strikes the outside half of his bat and balloons towards long off as Sediqullah Atal takes a good catch running in from the fence.

Leg bye. Fuller one pitching outside leg, Haider Ali deflects this off his pads towards shirt fine legfor a single.

Wide! Fuller one way too wide of off, Haider Ali leaves it all alone.

Fuller one on off, Haider Ali drills this to extra-cover for no run.

Leg bye. Tossed up around the pads, Omair Yousuf clips this off his pads towards fine leg for a single.

Fuller one around the middle, Omair Yousuf leg glances this towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Good length delivery in middle, Omair Yousuf tucks this straight to mid-wicket for no run.

Back of a length around middle, Haider Ali clips this off his gloves for a single towards the on side. Haider Ali looks in some discomfort with his left wrist.

Haider Ali is the new batter in for Pakistan.

OUT! A disappointing end to a promising-looking innings from Rohail Nazir. On a length around middle, Rohail Nazir looks to pull this out of the park but gets hit high on his bat as the ball balloons over the keeper for a simple take. Mohammad Shahzad makes no mistake and takes it nice and steady.

Back of a length around middle, Omair Yousuf nudges this towards square leg for a single.

FOUR! On a length outside off, Omair Yousuf plays this late as he opens the face of his bat and guides this just wide of the diving keeper for a boundary towards third man region.

Short of a length around off, Rohail Nazir cuts this but fails to pierce the field on the off side as the point fielder cuts it off.

Tossed up on off, Rohail Nazir looks for the tap and run but it wasn't to be on this ocassion.

Short of a length around off, Rohail Nazir taps this to gully for no run.

SIX! That's a huge one. Short of a length in middle, Rohail Nazir makes room by shifting to hi leg and pulls this out of the park for a maximum over the deep mid-wicket fence.

Length dragged back further bit, Rohail Nazir hops back and pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Short of a length around off, Rohail Nazir scuffs ths pull back towards the bowler.

Full outside off and he taps it between point and cover for a quick single to end the over.

Pitched up outside the offstump. Rohail Nazir pushes it off the front foot straight to covers.

Short ball outside the off stump, slashed away hard towards third man for a single.

FOUR! Another good shot this time off the front foot to an over pitched ball outside the off stump. Omair Yousuf takes the leg out and plays the cover drive in the covers gap beating the mid off fielder to his left for a boundary.

Thats a good come back. Hits a good length hard outside the off stump. Omair Yousuf is beaten from the crease.

SIX! What a cracker of a shot off the backfoot. Short and wide by Gulbadin Naib and Omair Yousuf says thank you by lofting it over the point fielder for a massive six. First of the Pakistan innings.

Looped up at the stumps. Rohail Nazir takes a leg out and blocks it well.

Looped up at the stumps. Rohail Nazir takes a leg out and blocks it well.

Pitched up again just outside the off stump. Omair Yousuf tucks it between point and covers and runs a quick single.

Tossed up outside the off stump. Omair Yousuf looks to come down and hit the ball over covers but gets an outside edge to short third man in the process.

Pitched up again just outside the off stump and Rohail Nazir gets an inside edge while playing the defence to the right of mid-wicket and the batters pick up a single.

Tossed up at the off stump. Rohail Nazir blocks it off the front foot.

Swinging in from the good length. Rohail Nazir gets a hit on the thigh pad and runs a single as leg bye to end the over.

On a length outside off, Rohail Nazir looks to drive but gets beaten on his outside edge.

OUT! Thats beautiful fielding to get Afghanistan the first. On a length wide of off, Omair Yousuf taps this towards point and looks for a quick single but an excellent fielding effort by Sediqullah Atal diving to his left and stopping this following it with a direct hit sees the back of Mirza Tahir Baig. This was referred upstairs and the replay suggests the batter was way short of his crease. An excellent fielding effort gets the Afghans first wicket.

Hits the good length again and this time Omair Yousuf lets the ball go through.

Hits the good length on the stumps. Omair Yousuf flicks the ball into the mid-wicket gap for 2 runs.

Pitched up outside the off stump. Omair Yousuf pushes the ball straight to point.

That misses everyone again. Huge turn on the ball from a fuller length just outside the off stump. Mirza Tahir Baig looking to play the big shot again and is beaten all ends up. Mohammad Shahzad misses the ball again and Pakistan get another 4 byes.

Just short at the batter and is defended well from the crease.

FOUR! What a shot! Pitched up at the stumps and Mirza Tahir Baig lofts it straight over the bowler's head for a beautiful four.

Thats through, and through everyone. Pitched up at the stumps and Mirza Tahir Baig looking to defend it gets beaten between bat and pads and so does the wicketkeeper for 4 byes.

Pitched up outside the leg stump. Mirza Tahir Baig gets a hit on the pads while offering a defence. Appeal for LBW, no says the umpire.

Tossed up at the stumps. Omair Yousuf looks to play the defence and gets an outside edge of the bat to take the ball towards the third man boundary and the batters pick up 3 runs.

Sharafuddin Ashraf will bowl from the other end.

Beauty to end the over. Pitched on the good length outside off stump, leaving the batter after pitching. Mirza Tahir Baig gets beaten all ends up.

Pitched up at the off stump. Mirza Tahir Baig plays the front foot defence.

Wide! Wayward again outside the off stump. Wide called.

Hits the length outside the off stump. Mirza Tahir Baig blocks it off straight to the fielder at covers.

Pitched up at the off stump line, no swing to be seen yet. Mirza Tahir Baig takes the front leg out and blocks the ball to get an inside edge towards short fine leg.

On the pads of the batter from a good length. Omair Yousuf flicks it late to fine leg to pick up the first run from the bat.

Wide! Wayward again outside the off stump. Another wide ball.

Wide! That is way outside the off stump. He must bowl this ball again as the umpire signals a wide.

Short and wide outside the off stump to start off. Omair Yousuf gets in a good position to cut it but gets beaten with the extra pace on the ball.

We are done with the pre-match formalities and we are all set for play to begin. The match officials have made their way into the middle with the players of Afghanistan taking their respective field positions. Omair Yousuf and Mirza Tahir Baig are the two openers for Pakistan. Gulbadin Naib will bowl the first over for Afghanistan.

Pakistan (Playing XI) - Mirza Tahir Baig, Omair Yousuf, Rohail Nazir (WK), Haider Ali, Qasim Akram (C), Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Arafat Minhas, Aamer Jamal, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usman Qadir.

Afghanistan (Playing XI) - Mohammad Shahzad (WK), Sharafuddin Ashraf, Noor Ali Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Gulbadin Naib (C), Karim Janat, Afsar Zazai, Shahidullah Kamal, Fareed Ahmad, Zahir Khan, Qais Ahmad

TOSS - The coin flip has landed in favor of Afghanistan and they have decided to BOWL first.

Afghanistan on the other hand, is walking into the semi-final following an 8-run victory against the mighty Lankans. Noor Ali Zadran was the star of the show in their Quarter Final as he scored a half-century that took the side to 116 and the experience of Qais Ahmad and Gulbadin Naib restricted the opponents to just 108. The challenge today for the Afghanistan team would be to showcase a better batting performance against one of the most lethal bowling units in the tournament. Let's find out who is going to face India in a Gold Medal match. Stay tuned for toss and team updates.

Pakistan is stepping into the semi-finals with a hefty victory of 68 runs against Hong Kong in the Quarter Final. Pakistan were in a moment of bother after losing 5 wickets with just 54 on board but it was a collective effort of the lower middle order that bailed them out as they scored 160. Hong Kong had no answer to the lethal bowling attack of Pakistan, as Pakistan made an easy task of it. The challenge for Pakistan would be to up the ante with the bat right at the top against a much more quality side in Afghanistan.

Hello and welcome to the second semifinal of the Asian Games between Pakistan and Afghanistan. ZJUT Cricket Stadium in Hangzhou will host this encounter between two fierce sides.

...MATCH DAY...

We are just a couple of games away from the Gold medal clash at the Asian Games for the Men's Cricket Competition and in the second semifinal, Pakistan will take on Afghanistan at the ZJUT Cricket Field in Hangzhou. Pakistan notched up a relatively easy victory over Hong Kong in their quarterfinal clash, which was their first game of the campaign as well and will look to continue in the same form. On the other hand, the 2014 Silver medalists Afghanistan had an intense encounter against Sri Lanka in their quarterfinal match but they managed to topple the 2014 Gold medalists by 8 runs. Pakistan looked fairly under par with the bat early on against Hong Kong but a couple of cameos from Asif Ali and Arafat Minhas and then a sublime 16-ball-41 from Aamer Jamal took them to a solid total of 160. With the ball, they were on the money and after a bit of resilience, they ripped through the opposition batting order as three bowlers took a couple of wickets each and Khushdil Shah stood out with three wickets of his own. Moving on to Afghanistan, they certainly have a few names that have international experience and have played in T20 leagues across the globe which makes them a dangerous opposition. Their batting though faltered as they were bundled out for just 116 with just three batters getting into double figures. Noor Ali Zadran was the standout with a half-century but with the ball, skipper Gulbadin Naib and leggie sensation Qais Ahmad showed their class as they bowled out the Lankans for 108 runs. This second semifinal clash is a highly anticipated one as two neighboring nations go toe-to-toe for glory. Who are you backing?