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Cricket World Cup:<\/strong> Afghanistan young opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz has shared that their team was resolute in breaking their streak of ODI losses against Pakistan ahead of their record-breaking run-chase and said that "he was waiting badly" to beat the neighbours.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Afghanistan clinched their first-ever ODI triumph over Pakistan when they chased down a target of 283 for the loss of only two wickets at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 on Monday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. This was their highest-ever chase in ODI history.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The stunning victory snapped a seven-match losing streak for Afghanistan against Pakistan in ODIs stretching back to their first encounter in the format in 2012.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Gurbaz hailed this rousing triumph over their ODI nemesis as “really special”.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"So happy. Big win. That was really special, waiting for a long time for this game. Wow!" Gurbaz told the ICC after the victory. Six-seven years we were waiting for this kind of game. Whenever we faced them, they always beat us. That was the first time that we beat them," the 21-year-old told ICC.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

In the 2019 Cricket World Cup, Afghanistan came tantalizingly close to defeating Pakistan, but in the end, they lost a nail-biting encounter in the final over by just three wickets with only two balls to spare.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The competition between the two teams became even more intense during a recent tri-series, where Pakistan managed to secure a victory by just one wicket on the penultimate delivery. However, it's worth noting that Afghanistan had previously struggled to match Pakistan's performance in five other ODI matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Back home, everyone is so happy, we know that. So excited! I was waiting since the last World Cup that we lost against them, and then the Asia Cup, and then the tri-series. I was waiting badly to beat them," Gurbaz added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 21-year-old Gurbaz was pivotal to Afghanistan's victory with a blazing 65 from 53 balls in a 130-run opening stand alongside Ibrahim Zadran that set up the record-breaking chase.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Rahmat Shah, who scored an unbeaten 77 off 84 deliveries and shared an unbeaten 86-run partnership for the third wicket with skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi (48 not out), who played a key role as Afghanistan reached 286\/2 in 49 overs after restricting Pakistan to 282\/7 in 50 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

This is Afghanistan's second upset in this tournament after they stunned defending champions England by 69 runs a few days back.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Monday's win takes Afghanistan to four points in the team standings, the same as Australia and Pakistan. They can now turn their focus toward a semifinal surge starting in their next match against Sri Lanka on October 30.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mens-odi-wc-i-was-waiting-badly-to-beat-them-says-gurbaz-after-afghanistan-stun-pakistan-1698143878.JPG", "alt_img": "Men's ODI WC: 'I Was Waiting Badly To Beat Them', Says Rahmanullah Gurbaz After Afghanistan Stun Pak", "alt_title": "Men's ODI WC: 'I Was Waiting Badly To Beat Them', Says Rahmanullah Gurbaz After Afghanistan Stun Pak", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Men's ODI WC: 'I Was Waiting Badly To Beat Them', Says Rahmanullah Gurbaz After Afghanistan Stun Pakistan On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Cricket World Cup:\u00a0Afghanistan young opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz has shared that their team was resolute in breaking their streak of ODI, Men's ODI WC: 'I Was Waiting Badly To Beat Them', Says Rahmanullah Gurbaz After Afghanistan Stun Pakistan.", "seo_keywords": "Rahmanullah Gurbaz, ICC ODI World Cup 2023, Afghanistan Vs Pakistan", "tag": null, "tagging": "Rahmanullah Gurbaz, ICC ODI World Cup 2023, Afghanistan Vs Pakistan", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "mens-odi-wc-i-was-waiting-badly-to-beat-them-says-rahmanullah-gurbaz-after-afghanistan-stun-pakistan", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "1383", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2023-10-24 16:07:58", "updated": "2023-10-24 16:07:58", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Rahmanullah Gurbaz, ICC ODI World Cup 2023, Afghanistan Vs Pakistan", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "13", "jio_date": "2023-10-24 16:07:58", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": "Select", "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/mens-odi-wc-i-was-waiting-badly-to-beat-them-says-rahmanullah-gurbaz-after-afghanistan-stun-pakistan-131045" }