Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2022 Highlights: India out of contention for final; Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 1 wicket in a thriller

Mohammad Hasnain to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! Up and over the leaping fielder in the deep! Rahmanullah Gurbaz has made his intentions clear here. 16 from the over. Full in length and around middle, Rahmanullah picks it off his pads and flicks it nonchalantly over deep square leg for a maximum.

Mohammad Hasnain to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! High and handsome! Rahmanullah Gurbaz is moving brilliantly inside the crease. A sharp delivery, short and angling into the batter, Gurbaz rides the bounce and muscles it over long leg for a biggie.

Mohammad Hasnain to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Gets away with a poor delivery. A length ball on middle and leg, at 145 kph, Gurbaz clips it off his pads but finds short fine leg.

Mohammad Hasnain to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Swing and a miss! Pace does the trick this time. Mohammad Hasnain clocks 145 kph as he delivers it short and wide outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz tries to cut but misses.

Mohammad Hasnain to Hazratullah Zazai, A high full toss as Mohammad Hasnain attempts a slower one. It's wide outside off at 130 clicks, Zazai slaps it down to third man and takes a single. It's called a no ball and Free Hit is coming up...

Mohammad Hasnain to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Back of a length, around off at 145 clicks, Gurbaz stays on the back foot and works it through square leg for a single. Rahmanullah Gurbaz' movement inside the crease shows that he is in form.

Mohammad Hasnain to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Wide! A 144 kph delivery, short but down the leg side, Gurbaz tries his best to pull but fails to connect.

Mohammad Hasnain to share the attack with Naseem Shah.

Mohammad Hasnain to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Hasnain starts with a half-volley around off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz drives but picks the mid off fielder.

Naseem Shah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Timed beautifully. A touch fuller and outside off, at 144 clicks, Gurbaz drives it through the gap at extra cover. It's chased down in the deep and the batters get three runs.

Naseem Shah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naseem Shah steams in and serves a good-length delivery outside off, at 141 kph, Rahmanullah Gurbaz stays back and pushes it to covers.

Naseem Shah to Hazratullah Zazai, A muted appeal for an lbw, nothing from the umpire. An inswinger, full and around leg at 142 kph, Hazratullah Zazai tries to flick and gets a gentle tickle behind it. The ball races down to fine leg and Afghanistan are away with a single.

Naseem Shah to Hazratullah Zazai, The line is a lot straighter this time, on a fuller length around off, at 143 kph, Zazai defends it back from the inner half of his bat.

Naseem Shah to Hazratullah Zazai, Delivers it on a length and close to off, Zazai gets behind the line of the ball and pushes it to the off side.

We are ready for play now! We can see the players of Pakistan in a huddle. The two openers of Afghanistan, Hazratullah Zazai and Rahmanullah Gurbaz walk out to the middle now. Naseem Shah to start proceedings with the ball. Let's play...

Naseem Shah to Hazratullah Zazai, Beaten first up! In fact, Naseem is appealing for a caught behind but doesn't get much support from behind the stumps. Considerable movement on this delivery. It lands a touch short and around off, Hazratullah Zazai stays back and pushes inside the line but gets beaten. No DRS taken, Babar Azam only claps and encourages his bowler.

We are minutes away from the start of play! But before the game begins, the umpires and the two sets of players line up for their respective national anthems. It will be Pakistan's national anthem first followed by the national anthem of Afghanistan.

Mohammad Nabi, the Afghan skipper, looks a bit disappointed to lose the toss. Says that they also wanted to bowl first due to the dew factor and adds that they will now try their best to put a good score on the board. Further says that they will focus on bowling disciplined lines. Claims that it is always a tough game against Pakistan and they have played good games against them. Mentions that they don’t want to repeat the mistakes of the past and look to do things better. Informs that they have a couple of changes - Azmatullah Omarzai comes back in the XI, replacing Samiullah Shinwari and Fareed Ahmad is in for Naveen-ul-Haq. 

Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, says that they want to bowl first due to the dew factor. Adds that the mood in the camp is cool and calm, and they want to keep that momentum. Tells that winning gives you confidence and they are looking to carry on with the same. Informs that they are going unchanged. 

Afghanistan (Playing XI) - Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (C), Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai (In for Samiullah Shinwari), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad (In for Naveen-ul-Haq), Fazalhaq Farooqi.