However, the instance that caught the attention of the viewers was the interaction between Afghan opener Hazratullah Zazai and young Pakistan spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi.
The incident happened during the 4th over when the Afghans were at 0/14. Zazai decided to let loose and preyed on Afridi.
The opener clattered the left-arm quick for three consecutive boundaries but the pacer decided to chirp up when he eventually got one past the batsman as Zazai missed a pull shot. In reply, the batter simply put his head down, raised his right arm and flicked his wrist, telling the bowler to go back to his mark and stop wasting his energy.
Here’s the video:
Well, this was not the end of the Zazai’s hammering. He smacked another four through the on side and finished the over with his fifth boundary of the over.
Afghanistan announced their intentions of being more than mere pushovers as they stunned Pakistan by three wickets in a World Cup warm-up game that went to the wire. Zazai set the pace in the Powerplay overs which enabled Shahidi to deal in singles and the occasional boundary as the Pakistan bowling looked pedestrian.