Pakistan vs Afghanistan, 1st ODI at Hambantota, AFG v PAK, Aug 22 2023 - Match Result

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Rauf, the player of the match: "As a bowling unit, I am happy for the team. When I started the bowling, I just wanted to hit the hard lengths. Naseem and Shaheen bowled really well. I don't know [about my speed]. My focus is not in speed, just want to bowl good lengths."

Shahidi, Afghanistan captain: "It was chaseable, we had a good chance but we couldn't do. I think our shot selection in the beginning was not good enough. Because of that also we lost some wickets. I am happy with our bowling performance. This is the first match. Looking forward to the next few games. [on his team's batting] you have to be smart in shot selection. That's something we want to look at moving forward."

Babar, Pakistan captain: "At the toss, felt the wicket was a bit dry. We lost wickets upfront and then Imam and Iftikhar got us to a decent total. We wanted to put 250 on board but unfortunately couldn't. [In bowling], we just wanted to bowl as many dot balls as possible and hit hard length in the powerplay. Haris' spell was game-changing. [on his duck]. No pressure, I always learn from my mistakes. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose, it happens in the game of cricket. We want to stay positive."

8.55pm: A 142-run win for Pakistan after being bowled out for 201. It was Afghanistan's spinners vs Pakistan pacers. Afghanistan were a happier bunch going into the break at halfway stage after Mujeeb, Rashid and Nabi shared eight wickets between them. However, that joy was short-lived as red-hot Haris Rauf rattled the hosts with pace and swing to restrict them for 59 for 9 inside 20 overs. En route, he picked up his maiden five-for in ODIs. Omarzai retired hurt and that meant Pakistan will have a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. Sampath also tells me this is Afghanistan's second lowest ODI total and Afghanistan's 59 all out is the lowest total by any team in men's ODIs against Pakistan.

SaadSami: "Who will be man of the match today? Haris has got my vote"

Looks like Omarzai is struggling with back strain. He walks off the field.

saqib kundi : "Amazing display of cricket۔ one half is dominated by world class spin and the other half belongs to wolrd class Fast bowling۔ it's spin vs Fast show ۔ "