Twitter Reactions: Clinical Afghanistan secure first-ever victory against Pakistan in T20Is, script history

Mohammad Nabi was adjudged Player of the Match for his unbeaten run-a-ball 38 coupled with 2/12 in the first innings.

By Ankit Mishra

Updated - 25 Mar 2023, 08:37 IST

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Afghanistan scripted history as they emerged victorious by six wickets against Pakistan, winning their first-ever T20I against the opponents. The two sides took the field on Friday, March 24 for the first of the three-match T20I series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Notably, the Men in Green were without their senior players Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Haris Rauf among others. Upon winning the toss, Pakistan opted to bat first and were restricted to a paltry 92 runs in their stipulated 20 overs of the contest. 

On a surface which proved to be tricky for the batters, a disciplined Afghan bowling unit came all guns blazing and struck the vital breakthroughs. Shadab Khan and Co. kept frittering wickets at regular intervals as the side lost their top-order in just six overs of the clash for 39 runs.

With little to no respite for the Men in Green, Afghanistan bowlers continued to stamp their authority as spin sensation Mujeeb Ur Rahman struck twice to dent the middle-order. Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mohammad Nabi too got two wickets each as Pakistan concluded the innings with 92 runs on board for the loss of nine wickets.

Nabi-Najibullah partnership rescues Afghanistan’s chase

It is worth noting that with the meagre score in place, team Pakistan posted their fifth lowest total in T20Is. Speaking about the chase, Pakistan too made hay as they used the pitch conditions to their advantage to stay well in the contest.

Young pace sensation Ihsanullah drew first blood as he got the vital scalp of Ibrahim Zadran for a score of nine and followed it with a second wicket of Gulbadin Naib within the next two balls. While the chase became seemingly tough in the given conditions, Naseem Shah and Imad Wasim further dented Afghanistan's batting line-up as the duo picked up one wicket apiece.

Just when Afghanistan seemed to be struggling, former skipper Nabi and Najibullah Zadran showed nerves of steel to guide the side to a potential win. The duo hoicked the ball at regular intervals just to keep the run rate steady and revived the chase with an unbeaten 53-run partnership.

History beckoned as a cool lofted shot by Nabi cleared the ropes to hand Afghanistan their first win in the T20Is. Rashid Khan and Co. stood on top, beating Pakistan by six wickets with 13 balls to spare. Nabi was adjudged Player of the Match for his 38*(38) coupled with 2/12 in the first innings.

Here is how Twitter reacted to Afghanistan's historic win-

Afghanistan Cricket Boardverified@ACBofficials
This was the 𝓜𝓞𝓜𝓔𝓝𝓣! 👌 The President @MohammadNabi007 finished the job in some style to make history and win the game for Afghanistan. 🤩🔥 #AfghanAtalan | #AFGvPAK | #LobaBaRangRawri
12:52 AM · Mar 25, 2023
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Pakistan Cricketverified@TheRealPCB
Afghanistan win the first T20I by six wickets. #AFGvPAK | #BackTheBoysInGreen
12:45 AM · Mar 25, 2023
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Najam Sethiverified@najamsethi
Well played Afghanistan! Better luck next time Pakistan! @TheRealPCB
12:49 AM · Mar 25, 2023
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Daksh Tiwari@DakshTi80278995
Congratulations For First Win Against Pakistan #AFGvPAK
07:47 AM · Mar 25, 2023
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Abdul Samad Abbasi🇵🇰🏏@ASamadAbbasi745
I think This stare at imad is showing him that, he had more match winners in @KarachiKingsARY nd they lost even with his match winners but Nabi win today nd showed him the actuall mean of winners. IMO.... #AFGvPAK
07:41 AM · Mar 25, 2023
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Atta Nasibverified@NasibAtta
Keep the tri color flag 🇦🇫 flying high #AFGvPAK twitter.com/ICC/status/163…
ICCverified@ICC
Afghanistan registered their first ever T20I win against Pakistan thanks to a brilliant all-round performance by Mohammad Nabi 👏 #AFGvPAK | 📝 https://t.co/02UF3fxh9x
07:23 AM · Mar 25, 2023
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Ishaan Meet@ishaanmeet
Afganistan finally Won .. It was pending since long .. They have been performing consistently without luck & reward. This time “Its D Time” Pakistan with their Best Young Guns & Future .. Best T20 players of #PSL .. They LOST Pakistan LOsT AFG Rocks. #PakvsAfg #AfgvPak 🤣 twitter.com/ishaanmeet/sta…
Ishaan Meet@ishaanmeet
Pak 60-6 vs Afg .. ( Real Live Match ) Quite Similar to what i played today 🤣🤣🤣🤣 #Pakistan #PakvsAfg Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 🇵🇰 vs 🇦🇫 1st T20I - Live Cricket GAMEPLAY | (Cricket 22) #AFGvsPAK https://t.co/aOSMEF6zTu
07:20 AM · Mar 25, 2023
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Faheem Naseer@faheemnaseer
Congratulations 👏👏👏 Neighbours Team #Afganistan @ACBofficials @rashidkhan_19 @MohammadNabi007 @Mujeeb_R88 ! You Guys Are Awesome, Hope You Win A Big Tournament Soon, Respect From Pakistan 🇵🇰! #AFGvPAK Pitch The US China Elon Musk #Rain #AFGvsPAK #PAKvAFG #رمضان_المبارك
07:17 AM · Mar 25, 2023
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Satish Iyer@SatzStar
#Afghanistan registered their first ever #T20I win against #Pakistan thanks to a all-round performance by #MohammadNabi #AFGvPAK #PakvsAfg #Cricket #PakistanCricket #PAKvAFG #CricketTwitter #AFG #Pak #Victory #cricketlovers #pcb #ACB
07:14 AM · Mar 25, 2023
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Spandan Kumar@spandankumar476
That’s an epic comeback. Absolute bowling performance by Afghanistan.Historical win over Pakistan’s new T20 captain. Winning a match is not a cup of tea for any all rounder captain. Mohammad Nabi at his best 🙌🏻 #AFGvPAK #Nabi #ShadabKhan
07:13 AM · Mar 25, 2023
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KAR SUHAIL@KARSUHAIL100
#AFGvPAK game proved how Valuable @babarazam258 & Rizwan have been at the top for @TheRealPCB . #PakistanCricket
07:12 AM · Mar 25, 2023
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Azizullah Bugti@AzizullahBugti
Congratulations #Afghanistan on Their Historical Victory Against #Pakistan. #Cricket #AFGvPAK #AFGvPAK2023
06:59 AM · Mar 25, 2023
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Aryan Riaz🇵🇰@aryanriaz12
Pakistan will win this series 2-1 In Shaa Allah 🇵🇰💚 #AFGvPAK
06:53 AM · Mar 25, 2023
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Daniyal 56@daniyalamir809
Saim jaani, You're a star🌟, Haris bro, You're only one 360° player in 🇵🇰🌟, Tayyab bhai, You're a Star🌟, IhsanUllah, You're a speed🌟, Zaman Khan, Death over specialist🌟, My msg to all of you, Stay strong, Stay positive, We are always supporting you. #AFGvPAK
06:51 AM · Mar 25, 2023
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Fact Amit@fact_amit
Pakistan lost to 10th ranked T20I team What a shameful act Just wait Humiliating defeat loading for LOANka too #looser #shameful #AFGvPAK #NZvSL twitter.com/daniel86cricke…
Daniel Alexanderverified@daniel86cricket
Pakistan shouldn't have taken Afghanistan lightly and rested big players, Afghanistan are the 4th best T20I team in Asia after Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh. #Cricket #AFGvPAK
06:51 AM · Mar 25, 2023
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******@kh_f23
#AFGvPAK #AfghanAtalan Congratulations to Afghanistan on a fantastic victory over Pakistan. 🇦🇫🔥💪
06:36 AM · Mar 25, 2023
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