Pakistan’s Imad Wasim holds nerve to see off Afghanistan in thriller

The most electric of matches at Headingley was marred by crowd disturbances as Pakistan crept over the line by three wickets with two balls to spare to keep their World Cup alive.

With a handful of overs to go, tension that had been building between small pockets of spectators all day, with fights outside the gate and disruptive fans being bundled out of the ground, bubbled over. A plastic chair was sent flying, plastic bottles and drinks thrown and mass gesturing between two groups of opposing supporters in the Western and Trueman stands.

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