Pakistan beats Afghanistan by 59 runs to confirm series sweep

Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 59 runs to seal a series clean sweep at the R Premadasa Stadium on Saturday.

Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan (2L) and Babar Azam (L) run between the wickets as Afghanistan’s Fareed Ahmad (2R) looks on during the third and final one-day international (ODI). | Photo Credit: ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP

Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 59 runs to seal a series clean sweep at the R Premadasa Stadium on Saturday.

Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam laid the platform for Pakistan with patient fifties and get the team to 268/8, before the bowlers put in a concerted effort to wrap up the win.

Shadab Khan picked up three wickets while Shaheen Afridi, Faheem Ashraf, and Mohammed Nawaz picked two each to bowl Afghanistan out for 209.

Brief Scores

Pakistan 268-8 in 50 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 67, Babar Azam 60) v Afghanistan 209 all out in 48.4 overs (Mujeeb Ur Rahman 64)

Result: Pakistan won by 59 runs

Toss: Pakistan

Series: Pakistan 3 Afghanistan 0

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