Pakistan batter Asif Ali and Afghanistan bowler Fareed Ahmed were involved in an ugly spat on Wednesday in the Asia Cup thriller.
Fareed dismissed Asif Ali at crunch situation and celebrated aggressively. Asif seemd to be upset and pushed Fareed and he in response pushed him back. Fakhar then showed his bat as if he was tried to hit him.
It all looked a bit ugly as players from bothe the teams had to separte them.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE SPAT BETWEEN ASIF ALI AND FAREED AHMED
In the end, Pakistan managed to win the game with Naseem Shah hitting two sixes off Fazalhaq Farooqi. Pakistan, especially Naseem, celebrated the win quite fericously.
Invited to bat, Afghanistan posted 129/6 with Ibrahim Zadran top-scoring with a 37-ball 35. Pakistan chased down the target with four balls to spare, reaching 131 for 9 in 19.2 overs. Shadab Khan top-scored for Pakistan with 36 while Iftikhar Ahmed made 30.
The result meant that India and Afghanistan are out of reckoning for the final to be played on Sunday as they are winless from two matches. With four points each, Pakistan and Sri Lanka qualified for the title clash.
Pakistan 131 for 9 (Shadab 36, Fareed 3-31, Farooqi 3-31) beat Afghanistan 129 for 6 (Ibrahim 35, Rauf 2-26, Naseem 1-19) by one wicket
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE SPAT BETWEEN ASIF ALI AND FAREED AHMED