Naseem Shah : The Skipper , the Pacer , the Legend , the History reminder , the Shinning Star of Pakistan.

Naseem Shah reprised his Asia Cup pillage against Afghanistan, winning by one wicket with two final-over boundaries off Fazalhaq Farooqi and celebrating in eerily same style.

Before today, Afghanistan had never beaten Pakistan in an ODI, but that streak appeared to be over when Farooqi ran out Shadab Khan at the non-striker's end, leaving Pakistan requiring 11 off six balls with one wicket in hand.

That reckoned without Naseem, however, who hit a boundary to bring the equation down to seven off five, regained the strike with three needed off two, and edged another four to spark wild scenes.

He tore away from the crease, just like at the Asia Cup, tossing his equipment as he went. As his teammates surrounded him, he flung his bat and then his helmet.

Pakistan won the series and restored the ODI No. 1 team status with victory, and they owed it to Naseem.

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 The batter, Naseem Shah, returns to haunt Afghanistan as he helps his team chase 301 with one wicket in hand in the second ODI on Thursday in Hambantota. 

The batter, Naseem Shah, returns to haunt Afghanistan as he helps his team chase 301 with one wicket in hand in the second ODI on Thursday in Hambantota.  

Pakistan At this time With Naseem 

After suffering back-to-back Asia Cup defeats against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, India needed three results to go their way to continue in the competition, the first of which was the conclusion of the Pakistan vs. Afghanistan Super 4 tie on Wednesday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

It was a long shot for Afghanistan to win their opening game against Pakistan, but for a while, it appeared that would be the case. Afghanistan was on the verge of pulling off the largest heist in cricket history, but their plans, and India's aspirations, were dashed by an unlikely hero in the form of Naseem Shah.

The Pakistan bowler, who had only 59 runs before the match, smashed two sixes off two balls in the penultimate over to send his team into the final and break a billion Indian hearts. With Pakistan requiring 11 off the final over, eventually delivered by Afghanistan's star of the evening Fazalhaq Farooqi, and with only one wicket remaining, an upset appeared imminent. But Naseem had other plans, and in only two deliveries, he dashed India's slim dreams of reaching the final, as well as any permutation and combination that may have helped the Men in Blue.