With this win, Pakistan took 1-0 lead within the three-match sequence.
Rauf was at his deadly greatest within the opening ODI. His dismissal of Rashid Khan, amongst his 5 wickets, left everybody, together with the Afghanistan batsman, shocked.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 a watch, Rauf’s sheer velocity despatched the stumps flying, leaving everybody awestruck by the spectacle.
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Apart from 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 well, especially tried to use the conditions and make the most of it. It’s a low-scoring game but as a bowling unit we had belief and the wicket demanded hard length bowling and that’s how I picked my wickets. He (Shaheen) started really well and it gave me confidence before I came to bowling. When I’m bowling the focus is not on the speed and I just try to land it where I want it to land,” Raud stated after the match.
The second ODI might be performed on Thursday on the identical venue.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com