Pakistan captain Abbas Afridi lit up the Hong Kong Sixes 2025 on Friday, smashing six consecutive sixes in an over to haul his side to a last-ball, four-wicket win over Kuwait.
Set 123, Pakistan reached 124 on the final delivery. Afridi blazed an unbeaten 55 from just 12 balls, clearing the ropes eight times, including the over of sixes that flipped the chase.
Shahid Aziz offered clutch support with 23 unbeaten off five balls to seal a breathless finish.
Earlier, batting first, Kuwait started strongly with opener Adnan Idrees hitting 17 off eight balls, including two sixes. Afridi struck in the second over to dismiss Idrees, reducing Kuwait to 23-1.
Bilal Tahir responded with consecutive sixes to take the score to 35-1.
Mohammad Shahzad’s third over went for 31 runs as Meet Bhavsar continued his aggressive innings, taking Kuwait past 50 to 66-1.
Abdul Samad conceded 22 runs in the fourth over, while Bhavsar smashed three sixes and a four to bring Kuwait to 88-1.
Maaz Sadaqat then claimed Bilal Tahir for 24 off six balls, and Usman Patel joined Bhavsar to take Kuwait past 100 with a six, four, and a single in the fifth over.
Afridi bowled the final over, conceding 39 runs, including two sixes and a four from Usman Patel.
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