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Afghanistan<\/strong> emerged victorious in the second T20 international against Pakistan<\/strong>, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-game series at Sharjah.<\/p>\n In the closing overs, Afghanistan faced some nerve-wracking moments as they needed 30 runs from the last three overs and 22 runs from the last two. However, Najibullah Zadran<\/strong> and Mohammad Nabi<\/strong> played a significant role in hitting a six each off pace bowler Naseem Shah<\/strong> in the penultimate over to reduce the target to five runs. Eventually, Zadran scored the winning boundary off Zaman Khan\u2019s last over<\/strong>, with Afghanistan chasing down the 131-run target with one ball to spare<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pakistan had set a target of 130-6 in 20 overs, built around a slow 57-ball 64 not out by all-rounder Imad Wasim<\/strong> \u2013 his maiden T20I half-century. Imad led Pakistan\u2019s recovery and added 67 runs for the sixth wicket with skipper Shadab Khan<\/strong>, who scored 32 off 25 balls. However, Pakistan had a disastrous start with left-arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi<\/strong> claiming Saim Ayub<\/strong> and Abdullah Shafique<\/strong>, both for nought, in the first over of the innings. Farooqi finished with 2-19 in his four overs. Shafique, who made his debut in November 2020, has been dismissed for nought on four successive occasions in five T20Is.<\/p>\n Afghanistan\u2019s victory was their first bilateral T20I series against any of the top six teams, which include India, England, Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. Previously, they had won a T20I series against the West Indies, Bangladesh and five in five against Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s how Twitter reacted:<\/strong><\/p>\n