While Gurbaz’s situation improved, Afghanistan’s did not. Darwish Rasooli was out in the following over while Nabi departed in the one after that. With 25 needed off the last two overs, Springer crushed Afghanistan’s hopes with a hat-trick, the second of the series following one by Mujeeb Ur Rahman earlier, by dismissing Gurbaz, Rashid and Shahidullah Kamal. Afghanistan were left needing 20 off the last over before Gulbadin Naib was run-out attempting a second run to retain the strike.
