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Afghanistan recorded a historic cricket victory as the team clinched the Under-19 Asia Cup for the first time, reported International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday.
Afghanistan pulled off a 185-run victory against Pakistan at the Kinrara Academy Oval in Kuala Lumpur. The team posted 248 for 7. In response, Pakistan was bundled for just 63 in 22.1 overs.
Earlier on Friday, Afghanistan had overwhelmed Nepal by seven wickets in the semi-final of the ACC U-19 Asia Cup.
On Sunday, the early fall of wickets triggered panic among green shirts and the Afghanistan bowlers took full advantage of the situation. Due to the pressure, nine Pakistan batsmen failed to reach double-figures.
Afghanistan had got off to a good start, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz (40) and Ibrahim Zadran (36) putting on a 61-run partnership off 108 balls for the opening wicket.
Afghanistan had more than enough on the board to get the better of Pakistan in its first entry into the final. They had crashed out at the semi-final stage in the previous three editions.
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Nov 19, 2017 08:14pm
Bright future of Cricket in Afghanistan. Best of Luck.
Very poor performance of Pakistani players. Better luck next time.
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Nov 19, 2017 08:34pm
Thanks to Inzimam's coaching and the fact that Afghanistan played most cricket against Pakistan in last 10 years.
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Nov 19, 2017 08:44pm
Afghani seems to be very capable people, Good luck from Pakistan
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Nov 19, 2017 08:45pm
Well done Afghanistan team.
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Nov 19, 2017 09:14pm
Welcome to the club
Hang on tough.
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Nov 19, 2017 09:22pm
CONGRATULATIONS.
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Nov 19, 2017 09:27pm
Forgot to mention that Afghanistan thrashed Pakistan in group stage with 57 all out this time again Afghanistan thrashed Pakistan with 63 all out very bad poor performance by Pakistan.
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Nov 19, 2017 09:27pm
Talent always shines.
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Nov 19, 2017 10:01pm
Good for cricket.. best of luck for future Afghanistan.. from a Pakistani Fan
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Nov 19, 2017 10:30pm
Well done afganistan under 19 team..
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Nov 19, 2017 10:37pm
Big Congratulations, Afghanistan U-19 Cricket Team !
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Nov 19, 2017 10:54pm
Pakistan dusted by 185.
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Nov 19, 2017 11:11pm
weldone to afghanistan and v badly done by Pakistan 63 all out in a final , pathetic v bad performance
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Nov 19, 2017 11:12pm
Excellent work Afghanistan! Pakistan lost twice very badly to Afghanistan. Where is the pakistani talent everyone keeps talking about?
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Nov 19, 2017 11:16pm
Whosoever wins ? In reality only game wins.
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Nov 19, 2017 11:18pm
Congratulations - Well played Afghanistan.
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Nov 20, 2017 12:11am
Typical Pakistani batting collapse.
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Nov 20, 2017 12:13am
Oh " Brotherly country" again.
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Nov 20, 2017 01:04am
Behold South Asia. The next cricket power house in the making, make way for Afghanistan.
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Nov 20, 2017 01:04am
Pakistan needs to do better than this
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Nov 20, 2017 01:23am
Just wondering what happened to power house of cricket ?
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Nov 20, 2017 01:24am
Very interesting. Now we will have one option to play with a team without having to justify our security arrangement
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Nov 20, 2017 01:46am
That’s what the future of Pakistan is , unfortunately , that applies to all sectors of life
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Nov 20, 2017 02:06am
''Hard work defeats talent if talent does't work hard''. So, congrats Gran Afghanistan! and best of luck next time for Pakistan.
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Nov 20, 2017 02:31am
@Trump Et
Inzimam coached Afghanistan for a few months and Afghanistan played Zimbabwe more than any other team. Talent and athleticism cannot be coached, you either have it or you don't.
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Nov 20, 2017 02:37am
@Trump Et
And now they beat us. Congrats to the Afghans. Better team won.
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Nov 20, 2017 05:16am
In the last 10 years, Afghans are better than Pakistan at all levels! This result is no surprise
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Nov 20, 2017 05:32am
If the present set up of Pakistan cricket is not changed the day is not far when Afghanistan will pose a big threat to our ODI and Test team as well.
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Nov 20, 2017 06:41am
Team with strategy and stamina, we can work on this no problem best part is to have a sportsman spirit if u want to remain in the game!!!
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Nov 20, 2017 08:24am
I think, Pakistan need to start playing with China.
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Nov 20, 2017 08:49am
Pakistan has to understand if it is level playing field it does not matter whether it is cricket or security they are second to none,
It is warning to Pakistan , given opportunity they beat any team of any country !!!
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Nov 20, 2017 10:07am
Is this Pakistan U19 players who will be future of Pakistan national team then all is doomed for Pakistan. PCB needs to take things seriously at grass root level. This defeat is shameful for Pakistan. These are players who will make Afghanistan team strong as they brought victory. Cricket has become very competitive over time and no team can be taken lightly. PCB needs to focus on bringing reforms and revamping the structure. This shows that Pakistan poor domestic structure except PSL.
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Nov 20, 2017 11:07am
Something to rejoice for our caring neibhors more than Afghanis itself...
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Nov 20, 2017 12:38pm
Nice to see small teams like Afghanistan and Bangladesh emerge as future champion of cricket..miles to go..but they put first step for further journey.
Good luck
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Nov 20, 2017 12:51pm
No surprise, under 19 team is following its seniors so far unpredicability is concerned.
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Nov 20, 2017 04:06pm
Nice. Congratulations to the Afghans. The boys in blue persevered! Does not matter from west or east as long as the correct side loses, doesn't it?
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Nov 20, 2017 05:39pm
Once again, its the batting which has let the green-shirts down. For sure, history has a tendency to repeat itself.
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