WATCH: 19-year-old Naseem Shah’s celebration as his sixes take Pakistan to Asia Cup 2022 final

WATCH: 19-year-old Naseem Shah’s celebration as his sixes take Pakistan to Asia Cup 2022 final

Naseem Shah

Sharjah is known for countless thrillers over the years and Afghanistan versus Pakistan was not a different one. No one had any idea about the winners till the last over.

The drama in the previous over saw an ugly altercation scene between Pakistani batter Asif Ali and Afghanistan bowler Fareed Ahmed after the batter got dismissed on short fine leg. Naseem Shah, playing his fourth T20, entered with only one wicket left. He is known for his lethal bowling spell with he new ball but this time, the 19-year-old did something that made the entire country proud of him.

He smashed back to back sixes of Fazalhaq Farooqi and finished the match in style to enter the final of Asia Cup 2022. The entire Pakistani players were in rapture, they ran out into the stadium and celebrated like there was no tomorrow.

Watch the video below:

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“This moment reminds me of Javed Miandad’s six”- Babar Azam on Naseem Shah’s knock

Naseem Shah
Naseem Shah

After the match, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam said Naseem Shah’s knock reminded him of Javed Miandad‘s six.

“To be honest, the dressing room was very tense. The team was walking in and out of the dressing room. Excellent with the way Naseem Shah finished it off. Sharjah is always low-scoring, and Mujeeb and Rashid Khan are one of the best bowlers,” Babar Azam said in the post-match presentation ceremony.

“We just wanted to take the match deep. The way we started with the ball was excellent. In our batting, we didn’t execute our plans very well, but Naseem was outstanding.

“At the back of my mind, I have seen Naseem play like this earlier, and I had belief in him. This moment reminds me of Javed Miandad’s six. We would like to continue this momentum and not repeat our mistakes. Every day is a ber day, and we would like to take it day by day,” Babar added.

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