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Naseem Shah hit two straight sixes to help Pakistan pull off a thrilling one-wicket win over Afghanistan on Wednesday and set up an Asia Cup title clash with Sri Lanka.
It was the second Super Four defeat in a row for Afghanistan and one that also eliminated reigning champions India from running for a place in Sunday’s final.
The top two teams on the points table — Sri Lanka and Pakistan — with two points each will face each other on September 11 in the T20 Asia Cup 2020 final.
The Asia Cup acts as a tune-up to the T20 World Cup in October-November.
Let’s take a look at the points table:
Team | Match | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Net run rate |
SRI LANKA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0.351 |
PAKISTAN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0.241 |
INDIA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -0.125 |
AFGHANISTAN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -0.452 |