On Wednesday, tense scenes broke out in Sharjah during the tense match between Pakistan and Afghanistan. During the penultimate over of the match, Afghan seamer Fareed Ahmed gave Pakistan batter Asif Ali a mouthful as a send-off.
As a result, Ali almost struck the Afghanistani bowler with his willow in the heat of the moment.
Fareed found himself directly in Asif’s path as he pumped his fist and roared as Ali was walking back to the dugout. Asif stood and glared at the bowler celebrating right in front of his face, clearly unimpressed with how close he had come. It was impossible for Fareed to move. In response, he Then Asif shoved him off, and Fareed continued to stare. In some ways, this was even more dangerous than Javed Miandad or Dennis Lillee when Asif raised his bat as if to strike.
Thanks to umpires and Afghan players, the situation was defused.
Even though the Afghans lost the game, Fareed vs Asif Ali will be giffed, talked about, and memed for a long time to come.
As for Wednesday’s final Super 4 match, Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by one wicket. As a result, India and Afghanistan are out of contention for Sunday’s final because they have lost both games. Pakistan and Sri Lanka both qualified for the title match with four points each.
