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'Bhai ye kya kar diya tum logo ne' - Fans react as Afghanistan lose three-match ODI series 3-0 against Pakistan

Pakistan won the match by 59 runs and the Men in Green clean-sweep the series 3-0 against Afghanistan on Sunday.

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Pakistan locked horns with Afghanistan in the third and final ODI of the series at the R. Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pakistan won the match by 59 runs and the Men in Green clean-sweep the series 3-0. Mohammad Rizwan was awarded the Player of the Match and Imam-ul-Haq was awarded the Player of the Series for their brilliant performances.

If we talk about the match, Pakistan's skipper, Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat first. The Green Brigade scored 268 runs with the loss of eight wickets. The highest scorer for the side was Rizwan who scored 67 runs off 79 balls with six fours and a six. Babar also scored crucial 60 runs from 86 balls with four boundaries and a six in his innings.

The pick of the bowlers for Afghanistan was Gulbadin Naib and Fareed Ahmad who snapped two wickets each in their respective spells where they conceded 36 runs and 70 runs respectively in their spells. One wicket each was grabbed by Fazalhaq Farooqi Mujeeb-ur-Rehman in their respective spells where they conceded 45 runs, 50 runs, and 42 runs respectively.

The conditions were tough: Mohammad Rizwan

Afghanistan while chasing 269 runs was bundled out for 209 runs in the 48.4 overs they played. Mujeeb-ur-Rehman was the highest scorer for the side. The spinner smashed 64 runs off 37 balls with five fours and five sixes in his innings. Shahidullah Kamal and Riaz Hassan scored notable knocks but that was not enough for the side to cross the line.

The pick of the bowler for Pakistan was their leg-spinner, Shadab Khan bagged three wickets in his spell of 10 overs where he conceded 42 runs in his spell and bowled one maiden over. Two wickets each were taken by Shaheen Afridi, Faheem Ashraf, and Mohammad Nawaz in their respective spells where they conceded 31 runs, 43 runs and 45 runs respectively.

"The conditions were tough. We came to know that it's a 240-pitch. After losing our openers, we assessed the pitch and decided to take it deep. Imam played the LPL here and he gave us the inputs. (Batting in the middle-order) It's a bit difficult. Sometimes you play against the new ball, sometimes the ball grips and sometimes you need to accelerate," Rizwan was quoted as saying in the post-match presentation.

Here's how fans reacted:

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