With this win, Pakistan took 1-Zero lead within the three-match sequence.
Rauf was at his deadly finest within the opening ODI. His dismissal of Rashid Khan, amongst his 5 wickets, left everybody, together with the Afghanistan batsman, surprised.In a masterful show, Rauf delivered a size ball, strategically pitching it across the off stump. Rashid discovered himself unable to gauge the tempo, and within the blink of an eye fixed, Rauf’s sheer velocity despatched the stumps flying, leaving everybody awestruck by the spectacle.
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Other than Rashid, Rauf dismissed Rahmanullah Gurbaz (18), Ikram Alikhil (4), Mohammad Nabi (7) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (4).
Rauf was awarded Man of the Match for his spectacular figures of 6.2-2-18-5.
“Feeling effectively, particularly tried to make use of the situations and take advantage of it. It is a low-scoring sport however as a bowling unit we had perception and the wicket demanded arduous size bowling and that is how I picked my wickets. He (Shaheen) began very well and it gave me confidence earlier than I got here to bowling. After I’m bowling the main target will not be on the velocity and I simply attempt to land it the place I would like it to land,” Raud stated after the match.
The second ODI might be performed on Thursday on the identical venue.
