Mohammad Nabi's last over mayhem in Abu Dhabi; Afghanistan veteran smacks 5 sixes in final over during SL vs AFG - Watch

Mohammad Nabi smacked five sixes in an over to break his own record of fastest T20I fifty by an Afghanistan batter against Sri Lanka in a Group B encounter of the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Nabi is currently on level with fellow Azmatullah Omarzai for the record with both batters reaching their half-century in 20 balls. Interestingly, both Omarzai and Nabi reached the feat in the ongoing tournament.

Batting first, Afghanistan were never looking to get a big total as Sri Lankan bowlers struck at regular intervals in a match that would determine the top two from Group B into Super 4 stage. Afghanistan were reeling at 114/7 in 17.1 overs when Rashid Khan went back for 24.

What followed was nothing short of a mayhem as Nabi smacked Dunith Wellalage for five sixes in the first five deliveries of the final over to take Afghanistan to a respectable 169/8 in 20 overs. The last over yielded 32 runs, including a no ball and a single run in the final over.