Shaheen Afridi  

Friday's result means that New Zealand have joined India, Australia and hosts England in the knockout stage of the ICC World Cup 2019. Pakistan (-0.525) finished at number five in the table with 11 points, tied with New Zealand (0.175), but were beaten on Net Run Rate (NRR) by the Kiwis

In heart-stopping action at the ICC World Cup 2019, the gritty Afghanistan yet again came close to creating a big upset but were denied by Imad Wasim, who emerged an unlikely batting hero along with Wahab Riaz (15 off 9), who hit a timely six off Rashid Khan to release the pressure

With this win, Pakistan have now moved up to number six in the table with seven points from as many games. They now need to win their last two games against Afghanistan (June 29) and Bangladesh (July 5) to hope for semi-final qualification at the ICC World Cup 2019

'The UAE is Pakistan’s second home ground and they understand UAE’s wicket very well in comparison to the other teams,' Akhtar said