After the Asia Cup loss, angry Afghan fans throw chairs at Pakistani fans. After Pakistan edged their team in a thriller, Afghanistan fans began to break and throw chairs in Sharjah.
Afghanistan and Pakistan’s Asia Cup Super 4 match will remember as one of the most thrilling T20 matches ever played. The contest had its ups and downs, but in the end, Pakistan won by one wicket. Pacer Naseem Shah stole the show by hitting the first two balls of the final for sixes. Securing his team’s place in the final. However, following the game, some ugly scenes were witness at the stadium, with Afghanistan fans breaking chairs and even a brawl between fans supporting Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar shared the video of the commotion on Twitter, writing: “This is what Afghan fans are doing. This is what they’ve done in the past multiple times. This is a game and it’s supposed to be played and taken in the right spirit.@ShafiqStanikzai your crowd & your players both need to learn a few things if you guys want to grow in the sport.”
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Watch: Angry Afghan fans throw chairs at Pakistani fans.
It is worth noting that Akhtar tagged Shafiq Stanikzai in his post, who is the former CEO of the Afghanistan Cricket Board.
Stanikzai also responded to Akhtar’s tweet, saying: “You can’t control the emotions of the crowd, and such incidents have occurred numerous times in the world of cricket; just ask Kabir Khan, Inzimam Bhai, and @iRashidLatif68 how we treated them. I’m going to give you some advice the next time baat ko nation pe Mat lena.”
Moreover, In the match between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Afghanistan batted first and scored 129/6 in 20 overs. Pakistan also chasing 130, was cruising at one point, with the score 87/3 in the 16th over. Pakistan, on the other hand, crumbled from there on, falling to 118/9 in the penultimate over.
They also needed 11 in the final over to win, and it was Naseem Shah who came through for Pakistan.
It is also worth noting that after Pakistan’s batter dismiss, Asif Ali and Afghanistan’s Fareed Ahmad Malik got into a spat in the game’s final over.
In addition, Ali nearly hit the Afghanistan pacer with his bat, and tempers flared.
Pakistan’s players were also ecstatic after their win, which secure their place in the Asia Cup final, and there were some wild scenes in Sharjah.
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