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After losing to India in their Asia Cup 2022 opener, Pakistan have won three consecutive games against Hong Kong in the group stage followed by victories against India and Afghanistan in the Super Fours. Pakistan beat Afghanistan by one wicket on Wednesday and qualified for the Asia Cup 2022 finals.

Batting first, Afghanistan placed 129 runs on the board as Ibrahim Zadran scored 35 runs while Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf picked two wickets in his four-over spell.

While chasing the target, Pakistan lost their three opening batsmen including Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, and Mohammad Rizwan in starting nine overs. However, Pakistan pulled off a comeback as Shadab Khan (36) and Iftikhar Ahmed (30) combined for 42 runs for the fourth wicket.

Afghanistan bowlers picked six wickets in the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th over before losing the match in the first two balls of the final overs as Naseem Shah scored two consecutive sixes.

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Pakistan won the game against Afghanistan and fixed their Asia Cup 2022 finals spot alongside Sri Lanka and both the teams will play for the continental title on September 11 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.