WATCH: Babar Azam Fulfils His Promise to Rahamanullah Gurbaz After Pakistan’s Loss to Afghanistan in Chennai – News18

Pakistan lost their first-ever ODI to Afghanistan on Monday night in Chennai. The men in green posted 283 for 7, riding on fifties from Abdullah Shafique and captain Babar Azam followed by some late hitting by Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed. However, a below-par bowling performance and lethargic fielding cost Pakistan the game. Afghanistan’s 8-wicket win is now their second victory in the ongoing World Cup 2023 while Pakistan succumbed to three defeats in a row.

Apart from the intensity of the game and its outcome, there was a great gesture on display as Pakistan captain Babar Azam gifted a bat to Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

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In a viral video, Babar could be heard saying, “Maine isse bohot phele wada kiya tha (I promised him long back of gifting a bat).”

Meanwhile, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) also shared the picture of the two stars on microblogging site X.

“Thank you @babarazam258 for your gift! #AfghanAtalan | #CWC23 | #AFGvPAK | #WarzaMaidanGata,” the caption of the post read.

Afghanistan put on a superb batting and bowling display to hand Pakistan a stunning eight-wicket defeat in the Cricket World Cup on Monday.

Chasing a 283-run target, Afghanistan were lifted by Ibrahim Zadran (87), Rahmat Shah (77 not out) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65) as they scored 286-2 in 49 overs.

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Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi, with a 45-ball 48 not out, hit the winning boundary as Afghanistan improved upon their highest ODI chase of 274 against the UAE in Dubai in 2014.

The win is Afghanistan’s first-ever over Pakistan in eight ODIs and came eight days after their shock victory over defending champions England in Delhi.