KABUL by four wickets after chasing down 163 in the last over of their Twenty20 encounter in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first and lost both openers within the first four overs. Captain Asghar Stanikzai then struck a counterattacking half century and he was supported by Sadiq (22) and Samiullah Shenwari (34) for a late surge.
Shafiqullah provided the required impetus late in the innings with a 16-ball 30 to lift Afghanistan to a score of 162 for . . .
