Pakistan on Sunday set 131 runs target for Afghanistan in second T20 match being played in Sharjah.
Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. This is a must-win game for Pakistan as they are 1-0 down in the three-match series.
Imad Wasim scored his maiden T20I fifty as Pakistan were restricted to 130-6 in their allotted 20 overs.
Wasim remained unbeaten on 64 runs in 57 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes.
Captain Shadab Khan also chipped in with a crucial contribution of 32 runs in 25 balls.
Imad and Shadab added 66 runs in 54 balls for the sixth wicket partnership to help Pakistan post a competitive total on the board.
Pakistan once again got off to a poor start after pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi struck twice in the first over of the match to send Saim Ayub (0) and Abdullah Shafique (0) back to the hut.
Shafique also became the first player to bag four ducks in a row in T20I cricket.
Apart from Farooqi’s two scalps, Naveen-ul-Haq, Rashid Khan and Karim Janat claimed one wicket each.
