Mirpur: Shahid Afridi slammed an unbeaten 18-ball 34 to give Pakistan a thrilling one-wicket win over India with two balls to spare at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here Sunday.
Chasing a target of 246, Pakistan almost lost the plot in the last few overs. They needed 13 runs from 12 balls with four wickets in hand. But then lost three quick wickets within a space of five balls.
Afridi, however, held his nerve and smacked spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for two cosecutive sixes in the last over as Pakistan reached 249 with two balls to spare.
Image: Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi, left, celebrates with a teammate after winning the Asia Cup one-day international cricket tournament against India in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, March 2, 2014. Pakistan won by 1 wicket.
