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Pakistan batter Asif Ali and Afghanistan fast bowler Fareed Ahmad have both been fined 25 per cent of their match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the Asia Cup 2022 match in Sharjah on Wednesday (September 7). Asif was found to have breached Article 2.6 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "using a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during an International Match" while Fareed was found to have breached Article 2.1.12, which relates to "inappropriate physical contact with a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee or any other person (including a spectator) during an International Match."

In addition to this, one demerit point each has been added to the disciplinary records of the players, both of whom did not have any previous offence in a 24-month period. The incident occurred in the 19th over of Pakistan's innings, when Fareed came up and made inappropriate physical contact with Asif after dismissing him and the batter reacted with an aggressive gesture of the bat.

Match 4 of the Asia Cup 2022 Super 4 round saw the clash between Babar Azam-led Pakistan National Cricket Team (A2) and Mohammad Nabi-led Afghanistan National Cricket Team (B2) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, September 7.

Pakistan National Cricket Team defeated Afghanistan National Cricket Team by 1 wicket in the nail-biting encounter. With the win over the Mohammad Nabi-led side, the Men In Green knocked both India and Afghanistan out of the tournament and qualified for the final along with Sri Lanka.

Earlier, Pakistan National Cricket Team won the toss and continued the ‘win the toss and bowl first’ tradition. The Men In Green fielded an unchanged playing XI, while Afghanistan made two changes as Azmatullah Omarzai, who missed the last game due to illness, and Fareed Ahmad replaced Samiullah Shinwari and Naveen-ul-Haq.

After losing back to back matches in the Super 4 of Asia Cup, India have put themselves in a difficult spot. After the loss against Pakistan, the Sri Lanka game was virtually a must win for India, but now that they have lost it narrowly by six wickets and just one ball remaining, the Men in Blue have put it up to God's mercy.

There are three more matches to be played in the Asia Cup, and India have an outside chance of qualification. However, things need to fall in place for the Rohit Sharma-led side to be able to qualify for the finals.

Former Australian captain and three-time World Cup winner Ricky Ponting recently named his five best T20I players in the world right now. In his elite list, there were two Indians in the form of Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah. In fact, India is the country with the most players on the Aussie legend's list.

However, the top position in Ricky Ponting's list belongs to Afghanistan captain and leg spinner Rashid Khan, saying that if he goes up for the IPL auction he is sure to fetch the highest price.

Babar Azam's Pakistan side were always on the edge till the final ball of the contest inside the dressing room during their thrilling five-wicket win over Rohit Sharma-led Team India in the Asia Cup 2022 Super 4 match on Sunday (September 4). The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) gave an inside glimpse of the dressing room in the moments leading up to the Pakistan win in Dubai.

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam said that the partnership between Mohammed Rizwan and Mohammad Nawaz was the turning point of the match and the latter was promoted to tackle leg-spinners. A superb 50 by Mohammed Rizwan and cameo by Mohammad Nawaz powered Pakistan to a five-wicket win in a last-ball thriller Super Four clash against Pakistan at the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday.