Asia Cup 2022: Asif Ali loses cool after dismissal, hurls bat at Fareed Ahmad in furious spat

In the Super 4 game between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Asif Ali and Fareed Ahmad went against each other in a heated exchange. The incident happened in the 19th over when Asif smacked Fareed for a huge six on the fourth ball. On the next delivery, Fareed managed to outsmart the batter with a bouncer as Asif top-edged the delivery straight into the hands of the short fine leg fielder.  

While the players were celebrating in the ground, Ali wasn’t happy with the bowlers’ reaction and he immediately pushed the bowler back for celebrating on his face. While Fareed did not shy from backing away, Ali went one step far away as he hurled his bat at him before the players and umpires intervened and brought the situation under control.

Meanwhile, coming to the game, it went down right into the wire and an unlikely hero Naseem Shah, more known for his bowling skills, came to the rescue with two sixes in the final over to seal a victory for Pakistan. Afghanistan managed to make a game out of the low total, however, Fazalhaq Farooqi, who was so good until the final over, could not hold on to his nerves in the final over.

 "The boys were brilliant with the ball and the field. But again we didn't finish well, we didn't control our nerves at the end. We didn't give up at any stage. We thought that chasing 130 is tough, like Bangladesh the other day. The fielders supported the bowlers a lot. We gave two options to the bowlers, slower balls and yorkers, and sadly we couldn't execute it when we needed to. Tomorrow we will play with the same energy. Thanks to the fans for the lovely support," Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi said after the match.

With the victory, Pakistan have managed to eliminate India and Afghanistan from the tournament and are through to the finals of the Asia Cup 2022, where they will meet Sri Lanka.

Here’s the video of Asif Ali losing cool 

#PAKvAFG AsifAli and Fareed ahmed at the heat of the moment after taking his moment pic.twitter.com/xTb7GWyPwX

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